List of shipwrecks in 1788

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The List of shipwrecks in 1788 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1788.

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7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1788
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Charlotte British East India Company The sloop was wrecked on the east coast of Krakatoa. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to China.[1]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1788
ShipStateDescription
Delight  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Bridgwater, Somerset.[2] [3]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1788
ShipStateDescription
Experiment  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Rotterdam.[4]
Unnamed  Great Britain The flat was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Biddeford, Devon to Lancaster, Lancashire[3]
Unnamed  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1788
ShipStateDescription
Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[5][6]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1788
ShipStateDescription
Active  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal.[2] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Ann  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sicily. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to London.[8]
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]
Anna Margretta Dutch Republic The ship was lost at Marseille, France. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Ostend.[8]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Conway Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was wrecked on Jersey with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Jersey.[11]
Dowson  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Duke of Cornwall  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly.[10]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north west of the Isles of Scilly. All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to Cork, Ireland and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12]
Fame  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[13]
Farmer and Janet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to London.[12]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[12]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Flanders, Dutch Republic.[14]
Jackie  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ostend.[2]
John & Hannah  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, Ireland to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[15]
Jonge Peter Dutch Republic The ship foundered off North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[15]
Louise  France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[11][16]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Swansea.[2]
Minerva Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship spran a leak and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Fowey ( Great Britain). Minerva was on a voyage from Hythe to Cherbourg, France.[17]
New Loyalty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[13]
Nimrod  Great Britain Whaler belonging to Mather & Co. lost in the Falkland Islands. Waterford Packet ( Great Britain) rescued her crew and took them to Faial.[18][19]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Ramhead. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Plymouth, Devon.[10]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Seine at Rouen, France.[20] She was on a voyage from London to Rouen.[8]

February

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1788
ShipStateDescription
Mersey  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[21]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1788
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ayre. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to the Clyde.[22]
Brothers  Ireland The ship was lost near Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Sligo.[23]
Goed Verwachting Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam.[4]
Hawke  Ireland The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[24]
Heart of Oak  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst of a voyage from Carmarthen to Falmouth, Cornwall.[25]
Hersterling  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[22]
Hiligheid Denmark Norway The ship was lost near Stavanger with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Copenhagen, Denmark.[24]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship foundered off the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[26]
Nile  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Marseille, France, and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Marseille. Nile was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Nice, France.[27]
Pallas  Great Britain The ship was wrecked 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) from Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Greenock.[22]
Patriot Hamburg The ship was lost near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hamburg.[4]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[21]
Sally  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank. She was on a voyage from Cork to Belfast, County Antrim.[24]
Sun  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden, Hanover to Liverpool.[28]
Twee Goed Broeders Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London.[23]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Londonderry.[24]

March

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1788
ShipStateDescription
Francis  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent while on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, France.[29]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1788
ShipStateDescription
Epanronidas Dutch Republic African slave trade: The dogger was seized by the nineteen slaves on board. They murdered all but two of the crew and ran the ship ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cape Sierra Leone. The ship was wrecked.[30]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1788
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[31]
Good-Intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[31]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1788
ShipStateDescription
Richard  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Saint Andrew, Jamaica. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Bluefields, Jamaica.[32]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was wrecked on the Musqueteers. Her crew were rescued.[32]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1788
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore between Falsterbo and Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[31]
Anna Maria Ann  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Killina Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin.[33]
Dilligence  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[27]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pool, Dorset and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Pool to Newfoundland, British America.[27][34]
Marechal de Mouchy  France The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Bordeaux.[34]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Weymouth.[34]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Lancaster, Lancashire.[35]
St. Julian Spain The ship was wrecked on the Los Galgos rocks, west of A Coruña with the loss of one of the 33 people on board in late March. Survivors were rescued by the packet ship English ( Great Britain).[36]
Wallfish  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Regesfjord, Sweden.[35]
Union  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and foundered off Ouessant, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[37]

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Mally  Great Britain The ship was lost at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The sloop was wrecked near Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Industry ( Ireland). The sloop was on a voyage from Barmouth, Carnarvonshire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[39]


28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Wade  Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Success ( Great Britain). Wade came ashore and was wrecked at Newport Pratt, County Mayo, Ireland. Thirteen people drowned when their boat capsized going to the assistance of Wade.[40][41]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Earl of Chatham  Great Britain The ship was lost on the island of Sanday in the Orkney Islands. All 56 people onboard survived. Formerly known as HMS Hind.[42][43]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1788
ShipStateDescription
Benjamin  Great Britain The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[44]
Jane and Eleanor  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, She was on a voyage from London to Barmouth, Caernarfonshire.[45]
Kitty  France The ship was dismasted and was abandoned by her crew. She was later taken in to Ramsgate. Kitty was on a voyage from London to Le Havre.[45]
Norfolk  Great Britain The ship was lost near the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[46]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex.[45]
Vigilantia Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Camaret-sur-Mer, France. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Nantes, France.[44]

May

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1788
ShipStateDescription
Good Hope  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[41]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1788
ShipStateDescription
Harriot  Great Britain The ship ran agound off Fort Augusta, Jamaica. She was refloated on 12 May.[32]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1788
ShipStateDescription
Marechal de Castries  France The ship was wrecked on the African coast. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to L'Orient.[47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1788
ShipStateDescription
Dick  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Benin River.[48]
Godfrey  Great Britain The ship was lost near New Romney, Kent.[49]
Maria Elizabeth Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel.[50]
Russia Merchant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "The Spit". She was on a voyage from Memel to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[51]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Carolina, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight and Bremen.[52]

June

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1788
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed vessel United States The Virginian sailing vessel was lost in the Gilstone area of the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly.[6]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1788
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Öland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[53]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal while on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to Gibraltar.[54]
Hector  Ireland The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Newry, County Antrim.[55]

July

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1788
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was lost at Peniche, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[56]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1788
ShipStateDescription
Fanny United States The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Ocracock, North Carolina.[57]
Favourite John  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[58]
Hero  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Norfolk.[58]
Mermaid  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Norfolk.[58]
Nancy United States The sloop was driven ashore at Ocracock.[57]
Polly United States The schooner was driven ashore and dismasted at Ocracock.[57]
Reward  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Marsh Island, North Carolina.[59]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1788
ShipStateDescription
Federalist  United States The miniature ship sank in a storm while moored in the Potomac River near Mount Vernon shortly after being delivered as a gift to George Washington.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1788
ShipStateDescription
Anna  Great Britain The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to a Baltic port.[60]
Ellen  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[61]
Endracht Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Brest, France.[62][63]
Fort William  Great Britain The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Porto, Portugal.[61]
Hope  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Blackrock, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork and Newfoundland, British America.[64]
Six Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend.[60]
Triton  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Lap Shoal and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to Stettin. Triton was taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[65]

August

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1788
ShipStateDescription
Vosmislav  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked on Naissaar with the loss of a crew member.[66]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1788
ShipStateDescription
Fortitude  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[67]
La Blonde  French Navy The frigate was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola and was wrecked.[68]
Trois Frères  France The ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince. She was on a voyage from Angola to Le Havre.[69]
Two unnamed vessels  France The Guineamen capsized in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince.[68]
Unnamed  France The schooner capsized in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince.[68]
'Fifteen unnamed vessels United States The ships capsized in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince.[68]
Unnamed  France The sloop foundered in a hurricane off Hispaniola.[68]
Seven unnamed vessels  France The ships were wrecked in a hurricane at Gonaïve, Hispaniola.[68]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1788
ShipStateDescription
Amable Suzette  France The ship was lost near Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue.[70]
Tycho de Brake Danzig The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[71]
Ulysses Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[72]

September

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1788
ShipStateDescription
John and Samuel  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Málaga, Spain. John and Samuel was anchored off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[73]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1788
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Denmark The yacht was driven ashore was driven ashore and wrecked between Helsingør and Snekkersten.[74]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1788
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship departed from North Carolina, United States for the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1788
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Newnham's Nab, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Newnham, Gloucestershire to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[76]
Dorothea Stettin The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[77]
Fortuna Stettin The ship was lost in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[78]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bristol.[58]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was lost on "Handay Island" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Livorno, Tuscany.[77]

October

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1788
ShipStateDescription
Enigkeit Stettin The ship was lost on the "Island of Zylh". She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[79]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1788
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[80]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1788
ShipStateDescription
De Jonge Frederick Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, France.[81]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1788
ShipStateDescription
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark.[82]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1788
ShipStateDescription
Patience  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1788
ShipStateDescription
Alfred  Great Britain The ship was lost in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Dartmouth, Devon.[79]
Ann and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to London.[59]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.[69]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend.[59] She was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[81]
Henrietta Stettin The ship was lost near Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, France.[83]
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Christiania, Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Perth.[84]
Jane and James  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool.[85]
Matilda Maria Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Ostend and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Bengal, India. Matilda Maria subsequently put into Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[84]
Minerva Stettin The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux.[85]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Runnel Stone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[85]
Norwich  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[69]
Olive  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London. Her crew were rescued by Miller ( Great Britain).[79]
Shetland  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[82]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was lost near Libava. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Le Havre, France.[79]
Welcome Messenger  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Wingo". She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Saint Petersburg.[85]

November

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Bella  Great Britain The ship foundered 25 leagues (75 nautical miles (139 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Bordeaux, France.[86]
William Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was wrecked in Sheep Haven Bay. Her crew were rescued.[87][88]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Industry  Great Britain The ship departed from Boston, Lincolnshire for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[89]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry, Ireland.[90]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Bordeloise  France The ship capsized in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[91]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Annabella  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Zirkza, near Kronstadt, Russia and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[92]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Pillau, Pussia. Her crew were rescued.[92]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The cutter was run ashore and wrecked in Arnhill Bay whilst trying to avoid being captured by HMRC Royal George ( Great Britain).[93]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Friends  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[94]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Bridget  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Castletown, Isle of Man with the loss of five of her thirteen crew.[95]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Tarleton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Africa.[96]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Dnepr  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was holed by ice and sank off the Kinburn Spit. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Krichev  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was holed by ice and sank off the Kinburn Spit. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Vasilii Vekikii  Imperial Russian Navy The Piatyi-class frigate was holed by ice and sank off the Kinburn Spit. Her crew were rescued.[66]
No. 2  Russia The lighter was holed by ice and sank of the Kinburn Spit. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Unnamed  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was holed by ice and sank of the Kinburg Spit. Her crew survived.[66]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1788
ShipStateDescription
Baltick  Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[94]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[19]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was lost near the Haisborough Gut in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[97]
Countess of Hopetown  Great Britain The ship was lost in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Leith, Lothian.[70]
Diamond  Great Britain The light collier was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Workington, Cumberland with the loss of two of her crew.[90]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[91]
Fredrick van Bergen Prussia The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London.[70]
Friends  Great Britain Captain Maxwell's ship was wrecked off Great Yarmouth She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[97]
Friends  Great Britain Captain Park's ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[97]
Jonge Ruerd Dick Dutch Republic The ship departed from Stockholm, Sweden for Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98]
Jonge Vrow Berent Diena Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Pan Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from "Apingaandam" to London.[91]
Judith and Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[97]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[88]
Mary and Michael  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[70]
Nossa Senhora da Conceição Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Porto.[94]
Plain Dealing  Great Britain The ship was lost at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[94]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barcelona, Spain.[91]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[97]
Robert  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[19]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Ostend. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[97]
St Juan Baptista Spain The ship was lost on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Greqat Britain.[18]
Trial  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. She was on a voyage from Landskrona to Helsingfors, Sweden.[97]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lowestoft.[91]

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