List of shipwrecks in 1790

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The List of shipwrecks in 1790 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1790.

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22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1790
ShipStateDescription
Good Design  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough for repairs.[2]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1790
ShipStateDescription
HMS Bounty Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy Mutiny on the Bounty: The 4-gun full-rigged ship was burnt in Bounty Bay, off Pitcairn Island.

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1790
ShipStateDescription
Julie  France The ship was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[3]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1790
ShipStateDescription
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Outer Hebrides while on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[4]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1790
ShipStateDescription
Amos Patrie  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[5]
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg, Sweden.[6]
Carlton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated but capsized going in to Dover, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. Carlton subsequently came ashore at Sandgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[7]
Commercial Treaty  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 leagues (7.8 nmi; 14 km) off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[8] She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[9]
Eagle  Great Britain The collier sank on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[10]
Francis  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[1]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to London.[7]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
Jonge Juffrow Johanna Dutch Republic The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Málaga, Spain.[7]
Judith  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[7]
Lavater Bremen The ship was lost on the North Sand Head, off Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bordeaux, France.[7]
Le Telemaque  France The brig ran aground and sank in the Seine at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine. The wreck was salvaged in July 1842.[11]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[12] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. Liberty was later refloated.[10]
Lively  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[5]
Maria Lucia  France The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London.[5]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Bordeaux.[10]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[1]
Nimble  Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[13] She was later refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[14]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea while of a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Preston, Lancashire.[8]
Pitt  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand.[7]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[1]
Weymouth  Great Britain The ship was in collision with another vessel in the River Thames and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset.[1]
William and John  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Chale Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[7] She was refloated in March and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[15]
Young Samuel  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[5]

February

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1790
ShipStateDescription
America United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°40′N 41°30′W / 41.667°N 41.500°W / 41.667; -41.500). Her crew were rescued by Alfred ( United States). America was on a voyage from the Sheep Cut River to L'Orient, France.[16]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1790
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  France The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Rouen.[17]
Belle Henriette  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rouen to Stockholm, Sweden.[18]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to Ostend. Commerce was refloated and taken into port but was declared beyond repair.[19]
John  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg, Sweden.[19]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Hook Sands, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pool, Dorset.[20] She was later refloated and taken in to Pool.[19]
Reward  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[2]
Success  Ireland The ship was lost on the Tail of the Kish. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Dublin.[21]

March

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1790
ShipStateDescription
Keppel  Great Britain The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[22]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1790
ShipStateDescription
HMS Sirius Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy
HMS Sirius.

The 10-gun ship-of-the-line was driven onto a reef off Norfolk Island and was wrecked.

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1790
ShipStateDescription
Hindostan British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire off the Malabar Coast. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to Bombay, India.[23]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1790
ShipStateDescription
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[24]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1790
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from London to the Charente.[25]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship struck a rock in the Strait of Gibraltar and sank.[22]
Privy Counsellor Gaher Hamburg The ship was lost off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz.[25]
Twin Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland.[26]

April

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1790
ShipStateDescription
Lewis  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Passage East, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America.[27]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1790
ShipStateDescription
Resignation  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to Great Yarmouth.[28]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1790
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[29] She was later refloated.[30]
Bridgewater  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden.[31]
Ecclair  France The ship was lost at the Cape of Good Hope.[32]
E. P. Augustenbourg Denmark Danish Asiatic Company The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[29]
HMS Guardian Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Roebuck-class fifth-rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony between Table Bay and Saldanha Bay.
Helena Louisa Dutch East India Company The brig was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[29]
La Desia  France The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[29]
Le Maria Genoise Kingdom of France French East India Company The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[29]
Maria Dutch East India Company The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the cape of Good Hope.[30]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1790
ShipStateDescription
Count Conway  Great Britain The ship was lost at the Cape of Good Hope.[32]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[33]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1790
ShipStateDescription
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Dutch Republic.[24] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Tobago.[34]
Grampus  Great Britain The ship was lost at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Barcelona.[31]
Iron Sides  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[31]
Jonge Pieter Dutch Republic The ship was lost near North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain.[27]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[28]
Olive Branch  Great Britain The ship was lost near Riga, Russia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull, Yorkshire.[35]
St. Anthony Dutch Republic The ship was lost near North Foreland.[27]
Stormont  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[36]
William and Ann  Great Britain The sloop foundered in the English Channel. All on board were rescued by HMS Southampton ( Royal Navy). William and Ann was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Guernsey.[37]
Zephir  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[38]

May

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1790
ShipStateDescription
Alarm  Ireland The ship was wrecked in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[39]
Blessing  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[39]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1790
ShipStateDescription
Khvat  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship struck a submerged object and sank off Reval.[40]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1790
ShipStateDescription
Active Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was wrecked on the "Isle of Ache" while on a voyage from Douglas to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Benediction  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[41]
Christopher  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Alicante, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Elizabeth and Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Royal Tar ( Great Britain). Elizabeth and Ann was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[43]
General Goddard British East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[42] She was later refloated and escorted in to Portsmouth, Hampshire by HMS Hebe (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[44]
Nelly and Ann  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk by a Dutch galiot 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aalborg, Denmark.[45]
Viper The ship was lost in the British Cameroons.[46]

June

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1790
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle.[47]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[48]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1790
ShipStateDescription
HSwMS Finland  Royal Swedish Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Vyborg Bay: The ship of the line ran aground in Vyborg Bay and was captured by the Russians.[40]
HSwMS Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta  Royal Swedish Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Vyborg Bay: The ship of the line ran aground in Vyborg Bay and was captured by the Russians.[40]
HSwMS Jaroslawits  Royal Swedish Navy The ship of the line ran aground in Vyborg Bay and was captured by the Russians.[40]
HSwMS Loviisa Ulrika  Royal Swedish Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Vyborg bay: The ship of the line ran aground in Vyborg Bay and was captured by the Russians.[40]
HSwMS Postiljonen  Royal Swedish Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Vyborg Bay: The fireship was expended in battle.[49][50]
HSwMS Uppland  Royal Swedish Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Vyborg Bay. The ship of the line ran aground in Vyborg Bay and was captured by the Russians.[40]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1790
ShipStateDescription
Ann and Francis  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[39]
Brothers  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[51]
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[52]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a Baltic port.[53]
Kent  Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[54]
Norval  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Trinnel. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated.[47]
Unity  Great Britain The ship rang aground on the Swinn Bottoms,[47] off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[51] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[55]

July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1790
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The yacht ran aground in the River Thames at Chelsea, Middlesex.[56]
Nelly & Nancy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Guadeloupe.[57]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1790
ShipStateDescription
Aleksandr  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Svenskund: The Ekaterina-class frigate ran agound in the battle.[58]
Ekaterina  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Svendskund: The Ekaterina-class frigate ran agroud in the Battle.[58]
Konstantin  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Svendskund: The Ekaterina-class frigate ran agroud in the Battle.[58]
Lynx  Great Britain The ship was lost near the Laun Islands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cape Breton Island, British America.[59]
Mariya  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish war, Battle of Svenskund: The Ekaterina-class frigate was sunk in the Gulf of Finland.[58]
Sankt Nikolai  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War: Battle of Svenskund: The 38-gun frigate was sunk in the Gulf of Finland off Kotka, Sweden.
50 unnamed vessels  Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish war: Battle of Svenskund: The ships, including 5 rowing frigates, 5 xebecs, 2 floating batteries, and 16 galleys, were lost in battle.[40]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1790
ShipStateDescription
Orange Field  Great Britain The brig was wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire while on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her five crew survived.[60]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1790
ShipStateDescription
Columbas  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Bluefields, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian.[61]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1790
ShipStateDescription
Chance  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clevedon, Somerset, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[62]
Dragon  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Swinemünde, Prussia.[63]
Fox  Great Britain The sloop was wrecked near Kilkadrane Point towards the end of July. All on board were rescued.[64]
Miriam  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to New Brunswick, British America.[30]
Nayda  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bordeaux.[65]
Willington  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[63]
Woodhouse  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Pillaw, Prussia to London.[66]

August

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1790
ShipStateDescription
Good Intent  Great Britain The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[67]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1790
ShipStateDescription
HSwMS Sophia Ulrica  Swedish Navy The 64-gun Man-of-War capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off "Winga" with the loss of about 400 lives. There were about 100 survivors.[68]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1790
ShipStateDescription
HMS Endymion  Royal Navy The Roebuck-class ship struck a rock in the Windward Passage and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner New Hope (Flag unknown).

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1790
ShipStateDescription
Abby  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[69]
Clyde  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the cooast of County Dublin, Ireland.[70]
Economy  Great Britain The collier foundered in the North Sea off Margate, Kent at the end of August.[71]
Einigkeit Sweden The ship was lost near "Geroe".[72]
Mercurius Stettin The ship was lost at Anholt.[73]
Prudence  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cape Caloucha, Spain. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[74]
St. Anna and St. Jeza Portugal The ship was wrecked near Stratton, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[72]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[69]
Wilmington  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[57]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[75]
London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[75]
Miss Parker  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[75]
Peerless  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (43°N 13°W / 43°N 13°W / 43; -13) by a Danish brig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the West Indies.[59]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Blacket  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to London.[76] Blacket was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[69]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[76]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Fogo, Newfoundland, British North America to Porto, Portugal.[46]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Carlisle  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[46] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire.[77]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Duke of York  Great Britain The brig foundered off Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[78]
Mary  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a port in Africa. She was refloated with assistance, and put back to Liverpool on 27 September.[78]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Dronning Juliana Maria Danish Asiatic Company
Dronning Juliana Maria
The Chinaman capsized in the North China Sea.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1790
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Walney Island, Lancashire.[79]
HMS Arethusa Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Minerva-class frigate ran aground on rocks off Brest, Finistère, France. She was refloated but found to be severely damaged.[80] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Duke of York  Great Britain The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[79]
Irene  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[81]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[79]
Pitt  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[32]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[79]
HMS Robust Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Ramillies-class ship of the line ran aground on the Horse of Wilmington sandbank, in the English Channel 2 leagues (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) south east by south of Beachy Head, Sussex.[82] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
William  Great Britain The sloop foundered off Start Point, Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Dartmouth, Devon.[83]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Tri Sviatitelia Russian Empire The vessel was wrecked in Kashega Harbor (53°28′50″N 167°10′30″W / 53.48056°N 167.17500°W / 53.48056; -167.17500 (Kashega Harbor)) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Catherine Archipelago during a storm.[84]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen, Denmark.[85]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
William and Margaret  Great Britain The brigantine was wrecked on Oronsay with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Strangford Lough, Ireland.[86]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Nostra Señora de la Conception Spain The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico (24°30′N 84°00′W / 24.500°N 84.000°W / 24.500; -84.000) while on a voyage from Truxillo to Trinidad.[87]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Hunter  Great Britain The ship foundered in Temple Bay.[85]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Concord  Great Britain The ship departed from Quebec for Guernsey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1790
ShipStateDescription
Ajax  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[89]
Compte d'Agay  France The ship sank at Brest, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Brest.[90]
Concord Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon.[91]
Diligence  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[92]
Dublin  Ireland The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dublin.[89][93]
Elephant  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. Five of her crew drowned. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Memel, Prussia.[91]
Endeavour  Ireland The ship foundered in Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin.[94]
Generous Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost in the White Sea.[75]
George  Great Britain The ship was lost at Arkhangelsk, Russia with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to Falmouth, Cornwall.[91]
Hector  Great Britain The ship was lost at Harrington, Cumberland.[69]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Málaga.[95]
La Pierre de Brevendent Dutch Republic The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[96]
Le Tout des Santes  France The ship foundered off Candia, Crete, Greece. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria, Egypt.[77][46]
Margaret  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Runney Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[97]
Neutrality  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk and was wrecked.[96] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[92]
Nostra Señora Del Carmen Spain The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Barcelona.[98]
Rosário de Maria Portugal The ship was wrecked at Reval, Russia while on a voyage from St. Ubes to Saint Petersburgh.[46]
Santissimo Trinidada Spain The ship was wrecked at Ballykelly Point, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Belfast, County Antrim.[94]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[89]

November

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1790
ShipStateDescription
La Concorde France France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk, Great Britain. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[99]
Unnamed  Great Britain The fishing smack was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of a crew member.[99]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1790
ShipStateDescription
Huron  France The brig ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Bayonne, Pyrénees-Atlantiques. She was later refloated and taken in to Bermuda ofr repairs.[100]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1790
ShipStateDescription
Prudence  Great Britain The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Howth, County Dublin, Ireland while on a voyage from Whitehaven, Lancashire to Dublin. All but one of her crew were lost.[101]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1790
ShipStateDescription
HMRC Nimble  Great Britain The cutter ran aground on the Harrow Bank. She was refloated the next day.[102]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1790
ShipStateDescription
Mary  Ireland The Galway hooker was lost off "Robert's Cove" with the loss of all five people on board.[103]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1790
ShipStateDescription
Apollo  Great Britain The ship was lost in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[23]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship struck the pier at Dover, Kent and damaged her stern. She put into Ramsgate where she sank. Betsey was on a voyage from London to Air, Scotland.[104]
Carolina Stettin The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, France.[105]
Concordia Elizabeth Danzig The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[75]
Delaware  Great Britain The ship was lost in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[106][107]
Delight  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was in collision with another vessel in the River Thames and was beached near Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[108]
Elizabeth & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Stormay, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool.[109]
Experiment  Great Britain The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[75]
Fly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to London.[75]
Francis  Great Britain The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[75]
Gainsborough  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dagerort, Russia.[104]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[108]
Humber  Great Britain The ship was lost at Riga, Russia.[23] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga.[86]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to London.[108]
Jeune Antoine  France The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[86]
Johannes Denmark Norway The ship was driven ashore near "Snowrig". She was on a voyage from London to Norway.[75]
La Grâce  France The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[23]
Perseverance  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the West Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[105]
Prince Gustaff Adolph Sweden The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[86][110] She was on a voyage from Gefle to Alicante, Spain.[111]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to the Strait of Gibraltar.[109]
Robert and Mary  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[112] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[108]
Robert and Susannah  Great Britain The ship was run down by another vessel and sank in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham.[86]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near East Dean, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[105]
Unity  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23]
Vrow Maria Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ancona, Papal States.[107]
Wahlfish Sweden Swedish Pomerania The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Rügenwalde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[109][112]
Wexford  Ireland The ship departed from Cork for Porto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[113]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near "Dragacre". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[102]

December

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