List of shipwrecks in 1786

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The list of shipwrecks in 1786 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1786.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Betty Sweden The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[1]
Cornelius Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cádiz.[1]
Jenny  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Llencalth" and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Barbados.[3]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
James  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Rosamund  Great Britain The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon.[4]
St. Antonia Boa Viagem  Great Britain The ship was severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Porto to London, Great Britain.[4]
Trecothick  Great Britain 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 Dutch Republic The ship sank at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam.[4]
Zeelust Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Nantes, France to Amsterdam.[4]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Hannah  Great Britain The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
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 British East India Company
Halsewell
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Alban's Head, Dorset with the loss of over 240 lives. There were 74 survivors.
James  Great Britain 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 Sweden The ships were wrecked on the coast of Essex, Great Britain.[9]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Jonge Ricke Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the North Sea west of Ostend, West Flanders, France. Her crew were rescued.[10]
L'Aimable Desirée  France The brigantine was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew.[11]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Hero  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Notre Dame de Montserrat Spain 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  Great Britain The ship capsized and sank at Cork, Ireland.[13] She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[8]
Two unnamed vessels Sweden The ships were wrecked at Cádiz.[11]
Unnamed  Great Britain 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 Denmark The ship was wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and "Saint Petri", Spain. Her crew were rescued.[11]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked between the Bass Rock and the Isle of May, Fife.[14]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Peggy  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Nancy  Ireland 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  Ireland 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  Great Britain The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thistle ( Great Britain).[18]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
William and Margaret  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Ireland 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

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1786
ShipStateDescription
Antilope  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[20]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1]
Catharine  Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[20]
Crescent  French Navy The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked off Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue.
Defiance  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. She was on a voyage from "Guyon" to London.[1]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[1]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London[1]
Enterprize  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon.[21] She was later refloated.[22]
Everton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[1]
Fanny  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The full-rigged ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all on board.[9]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira.[4]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London,[4] or vice versa.[8]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[19][14]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Porto.[24]
Ganges Dutch East India Company 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon.[19]
Grampus  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all on board.[14]
Hibernia  Ireland 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helston, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[19]
Jupiter  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Steden Point, Zealand, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[4]
Le Maria  France The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[3]
Marie Anne  France The ship was driven ashore near Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[20]
Martha  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to London.[6]
Molly  Ireland 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  Spain The polacca was wrecked at Cádiz.[11]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost at Port a Ferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[15]
Patience Denmark 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  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol.[26]
Piedmont  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The sloop was run down and sunk by Monmouth ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[20]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was lost near Portland. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London.[1]
Prescieux  France 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  Great Britain The ship was lost near Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Lisbon.[3]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon.[19]
Rose  Ireland 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  Great Britain The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Pool, Dorset.[24]
Silecia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[19]
Snowden Hill  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[24]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Plymouth.[20]
St Elias  Russia 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  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship capsized at Cork.[4]
William & Margaret  Great Britain 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  France 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 Algerine Corsairs The corsair foundered off "Fara", Portugal. Her crew survived.[11]
Unnamed Algerine Corsairs The corsair foundered off Vila Real, Portugal. Her crew survived.[11]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
San Pedro de Alcantara  Spanish Navy 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

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain 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  Spanish Navy 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

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Emperor  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
L'Amiable Desirée  France 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  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Jenny  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Iris  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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 United States 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

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
William  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Earl Tyrone  Ireland 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

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Enterprize  Great Britain 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 ( Great Britain).[39][40][41]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1786
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily.[43]
Brothers  Ireland 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 Denmark 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 Kingdom of Sicily The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples.[21]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[32]
Harmony  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[21]
Helena  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to London.[22]
Mary  Ireland The ship was lost at the Koog of Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam.[22]
Prosperity  Ireland 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

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Bahama  Great Britain 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  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette to Alderney, Channel Islands.[45]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Clio  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°37′N 50°51′W / 37.617°N 50.850°W / 37.617; -50.850). Her crew were rescued on 22 March by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46]
Friendship  Ireland 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 Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cádiz.[47]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Sweden The ship foundered in Sole Bay, Suffolk, Great Britain with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by two fishing boats.[48]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Friends Adventure  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Christian  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[2]
John & Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[2]
Nancy United States The sloop was driven ashore at Swansborough, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[50]
Vulcan  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Henrietta  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[52]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1786
ShipStateDescription
John & Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was refloated.[39]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1786
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Pool.[53]
Elogium  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[53]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Dunworley Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[39]
Flora  Great Britain The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[53]
Frederick Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[53]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Emden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[53]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Brothers ( Great Britain). Hannah was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, France.[54]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Jenny  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all hands.[2]
La San Jos la Conception Spain 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 Hamburg The ship was lost near Dunkirk, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bordeaux.[28]
Molly  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Rose & Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Tinmouth, Devon to Bristol.[2]
Sally  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[53]
Vrow Catharina  Hanover 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]
Unnamed Denmark 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 Kingdom of Naples 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 Algerine Corsairs The barque was attacked by two Portuguese Navy frigates and a polacca and sunk off Carthagena.[56]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Lady Cathcart  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Carolina United States 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

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Spain 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

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Republic of Venice The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania with the loss of most of her crew.[61]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Adriana Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[62]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1786
ShipStateDescription
Fly Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[64]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1786
ShipStateDescription
American United States 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  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was run ashore at Fayal and was wrecked.[63]
Cato Hamburg 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  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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 ( Great Britain). Jamaica Paquet was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[66][67]
James  Great Britain 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 Denmark Danish Asiatic Company 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[65]
Seville Packet  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1786
ShipStateDescription
Lord Townsend  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1786
ShipStateDescription
Zonsderdorf Prussia 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

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1786
ShipStateDescription
Albion  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage fom London to Cádiz, Spain.[73][74]
Betsey  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Zea, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[72]
Clyde  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[73]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Danzig. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[75][77]
Prosperous  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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 Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao.[72]
St. Joze e St. Antonio Portugal The ship was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[76]

June

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1786
ShipStateDescription
Mary United States 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 United States The brig was driven ashore near Plymouth, Massachusetts.[38]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1786
ShipStateDescription
Crown  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Memel, Prussia.[80]
Eagle United States The brig was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jamaica.[81]

July

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1786
ShipStateDescription
Two ship′s boats  France 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

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1786
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was lost at Barbados.[66]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1786
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  Great Britain 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 Kingdom of France French West India Company The ship departed from Africa for the French West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84]
Rose  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bay of Bulls.[85]
Scotia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[86]
Unnamed { Kingdom of Slavonia The ship was wrecked on "La Porie du Fer", in the Danube with loss of life.[87]

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden.[69] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[88]
Florentia Prussia The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Dort, Dutch Republic.[66]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fly ( Great Britain).[89]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Three Cranes  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 37°N 60°W / 37°N 60°W / 37; -60) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued.[90]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was driven out of Dominica in a storm. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Trial  Great Britain The ship departed from Saint Vincent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1786
ShipStateDescription
Aid  Great Britain The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[92]
Ann United States 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  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Loch Crinan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Riga, Russia.[88]
Mary Ann  Great Britain 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  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an Irish port.[68]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was lost near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Narva, Russia.[66]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[88]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Braithwaite  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados with the loss of a crew member.[95][67]
Bridgetown Kingdom of Great Britain Barbados The brig was driven ashore andwrecked at Barbados.[94][67]
Generous Planter  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[96]
Hibernia  Ireland The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67]
Industry  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94]
Isabella  Ireland The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to Cork.[96]
James  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94]
Mary  Great Britain The schooner departed from Tobago for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[97]
Speedwell  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94]
Townsend  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to London.[96]
William  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Barbados.[94]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Cruger United States 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  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Cruger flag United States The ship was wrecked on the Horse Shoe. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Santa Cruz.[100]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Sally  Great Britain 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 Spain 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  France The hoveller capsized off Winchelsea, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of all three crew.[102]
Unnamed  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Two Brothers  France 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

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Castlecrieve  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Formby. Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[104]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
La Laurette  France The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[106]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Nelly  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Four Brothers  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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  Imperial Russian Navy 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

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
General Melville  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc, France. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[107]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship foundered off Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, France. Her 21 crew were rescued.[113]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1786
ShipStateDescription
Auspicious  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[105]
Britannia  Great Britain Captain Muirhead's ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was later refloated.[85]
Britannia  Great Britain Captain Roberts's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107]
Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west of Hogland, Russia.[114]
City of Seville Spain 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 Danzig The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[107]
Copenhagen Denmark The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Two of her crew were rescued by a Tuscan vessel.[85]
Dartmouth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Pitcher's Point. She was refloated.[115]
Diana  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[107]
John & Mary  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Strumstadt", Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[107]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was abandoned off the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued by New Hope ( Great Britain). Mary was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain and Virginia.[91][117]
Phebe  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Memel, Prussia.[85]
Polly  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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 / 60.750; -146.650 (Snug Harbor Cove)) in Russian Alaska in September sometime prior to 20 September.[118]
Severn Packet  Great Britain The ship sank in the Bengal River, India with the loss of all but one of her crew.[79]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship departed from Placentia, Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[119]
Young William  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[99]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Denmark 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

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Ireland 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

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated on 14 October.[120]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123]
Hector  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123]
Hope  Great Britain The brig was driven into a hulk at Jamaica and was damaged.[123][124]
Lady Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123]
Mercury Pacquet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Great Goat Island, Jamaica. She was later refloated.[124]
Minerva  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123][125]
New Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Jamaica.[123]
Sally  Great Britain The schooner capsized at Kingston, Jamaica during a gale with the loss of seven of the nine people on board.[124]
Wilhelmina  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost at Renewse, Newfoundland.[126]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1786
ShipStateDescription
Hendrick and Jacob Hamburg 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

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in Ocotber 1786
ShipStateDescription
America United States 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 Sweden The ship was lost near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Stralsund.[129]
Dispatch  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, Great Britain.[130]
General Washington Republic of Genoa The ship was abandoned off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[116]
Glory  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[131]
Jane  Great Britain 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 Sweden The ship was lost near Marstrand.[129]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[129]
Lambkin  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Hope ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued.[129]
Prosperous  Great Britain 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  France The West Indiamen foundered in the English Channel off Havre de Grâce.[133]
Two unnamed vessels  Ireland The fishing vessels foundered in Galway Bay in mid-October. Their crews were rescued.[134]

November

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Kettle Bender  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[135]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
New London  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
L'Aimable Marthe  France The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[106]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Thomas and William  Great Britain 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

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Gibraltar  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[117]
Le Fry  France The ship foundered off Cordovan. Her crew were rescued.[106]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Notre Dame de Grâce  France 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

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Fly United States The ship was lost at La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bordeaux, France.[138]
Le Pressigny  France The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.[106]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1786
ShipStateDescription
Anna Christina Sweden The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Pegwell Bay crewless.[139]
Anna Elizabeth  Russia 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  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.[139]
British Queen  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[109]
Congress United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[140]
Enterprize  Ireland 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.[139]
Hope  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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  France The ship was wrecked on Drake's Island, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Grandville.[91]
Lowestoffe  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Draken". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[94][93]
Nymph  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to London.[143]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France.[139]
Providence  Great Britain 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  Great Britain 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  Great Britain The ship was lost at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[109]
Two Sisters  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex[143]

December

Unknown date

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