List of shipwrecks in 1791

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The list of shipwrecks in 1791 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1791.

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2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Ireland The ship was wrecked at the entrane to Loch Ryan, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew.[1]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
HMS Actaeon  Royal Navy The Roebuck-class ship was driven ashore in Cawsand Bay.[2]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the River Thames during a gale.[3]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Little Neptune  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Dunkerque, Nord.[4]
Lively  Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[5]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Charleston Packet  Ireland The ship departed from a port in Carolina, United States for Larne, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[6]
Unnnamed  Ireland The wherry sank at Clontarf, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued by HMY Dorset ( Royal Navy).[1]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Nancy United States The schooner was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina with the loss of at least nine lives.[7]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1791
ShipStateDescription
Aimable Martha  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "the Ovens". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cork.[8]
Amity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[9]
Angelique  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent in a severely damaged condition.[10]
Ann  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry.[11]
Balloon  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Londonderry.[11]
Barclay  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from, Philadelphia to Londonderry.[12]
Baron Duhalde  France The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lisbon, Portugal and Bordeaux, Gironde.[11]
Belfast  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alicante, Spain.[13]
Bellona  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[5]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Quimper, Finistère, France with the loss of her captain.[14] She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to London.[12]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[13]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship capsized at Lisbon and was declared beyond repair.[14]
Briton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (31 nmi; 58 km) off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, United States.[9]
HMRC Bushe  Great Britain The Revenue cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway, Ireland with the loss of five of her crew.[1]
Carolina Gustaffa Sweden The ship was lost near "Christiansound". She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[9]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith.[10]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London.[15]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[9]
Choice  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to London. Choice was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Audierne.[10][16]
Courier  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[14]
Cousan  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque.[5]
Deux Anges  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[14]
Deux Felicities  France The ship was lost near Nantes. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes.[17]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[5]
Dispatch  Ireland The ship was wrecked near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Girbaltar to Livorno.[10]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was lost at Galipoly, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Galipoly and Bruges, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[4][18]
Dublin and Philadelphia Packet  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[19]
Duc de Normandie  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue.[14]
Earl of Eglington  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkerque.[20]
Elizabeth and Marguerite  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to "Jeremiah".[14]
Fair Helen Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Ancona, Papal States.[20]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Mull of Galloway. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[21]
Four Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[22]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Liverpool.[9]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( Great Britain). Friendship was on a voyage from Boston to Montserrat. Fanny was subsequently wrecked (see above).[21]
Germania Bremen The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[8]
Good Intent Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Ostend.[11]
Hannah  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Orne River, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[8]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London.[9]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Londonderry.[12]
Henderson  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland while on a voyage from Livorno to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[14]
Henrietta  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Alemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to the Firth of Forth.[17]
Heureux Savage  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near L'Orient, Morbihan while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Dunkerque.[14][15]
Increase  Great Britain The ship was lost in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[13]
Integrity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright.[20]
John  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Memel.[17]
Jolly Cooper  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Limerick, Ireland.[8]
Jonge Christian Danzig The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[19]
Jonge Gottfried Danzig The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[19]
Juffrow Anna Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[10][22]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset.[5]
Lady Magdalena  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. Her crew were rescued.[11]
L'Amiable Marianne  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince.[14]
La Nereede  France The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain.[18]
La Princesse de Asturias  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Louisiana, New Spain.[14]
Lark  Ireland The ship was wrecked in Quiberon Bay.[14] She was on a voyage from Cork to Brest, Finistère.[12]
Leeming  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Caernarfon.[20]
Lucy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[8]
L'Union  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique.[14]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[17]p
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[20]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London.[17]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost at Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Bilbao.[13]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20]
Ninety Electors  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique.[12][14]
Nostra Señora del Carmen Spain The ship was wrecked near Bordeaux while on a voyage from Bilbao to London.[14]
Orange Tree  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lytham St. Annes.[20]
Patrioten  France The ship was run into in The Downs and was severely damaged. She was on a vopyage from London to Marseille.[14]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off "Latiste" while on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Setúbal, Portugal or St. Lucar, Spain.[12][14]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Penelope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Havre de Grâce.[19]
Prince William  Great Britain The ship was lost at Livorno. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno.[11]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Connemara, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Galway.[8]
Robert's Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Susannah United States The ship was driven ashore at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New York to Porto.[9]
Swift  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Newry, County Antrim.[12]
Thomas and Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne with the loss of all hands.[10]
Three Brothers  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Montreal-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[5]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Tryphena  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Cádiz, Spain.[10] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[22]
Two Anns  Great Britain The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[11]
Two Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[5]
Weymouth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to London.[9]
William  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[11][21]
Woolton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Chester, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[13]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were wrecked in Quiberon Bay.[14]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1791
ShipStateDescription
Wilmington United States The ship was wrecked at Coolbeg, County Fermanagh, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[23]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1791
ShipStateDescription
Fortuna Duchy of Holstein The ship departed from Glückstadt for London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[6]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1791
ShipStateDescription
Rose  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[24]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1791
ShipStateDescription
De Valck Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of six of the 58 people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[24][25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown in February date 1791
ShipStateDescription
Amphitrite  French Navy The Dédaigneuse-class frigate was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of 106 of her 108 crew. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to L'Orient, Morbihan.[4][26]
Ark  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Nore, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London.[27]
Blessing  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Birchington, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
Boston Packet  Great Britain The ship was lost on Little Island, off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[24]
Bridget  Ireland The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[27]
Clara  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, Dublin and Belfast, County Antrim.[29]
Dame Elizabeth Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Suderwell". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stockholm.[30]
Diligence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[27]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[27]
Elmyra  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Groningen, Dutch Republic to London.[27]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Firth of Forth.[21]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire.[31]
Federalist  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London.[27]
Flora  Great Britain The ship sank at Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[31]
Friends Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey.[28]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[23]
Hazard  Great Britain The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[4]
Henrica Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Honfleur, Calvados, France.[23]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost near Jural Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool.[31]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Ormes Head, Caernarfonshire.[32]
Jeune Henriette  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais while on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.
Jeune Louis  France The ship was lost near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux, Gironde.[31]
Johanna Catharina Flag unknown The ship was destroyed by fire at Cartagena, Spain. Two other vessels were also burnt.[24]
Jonge Cornelius Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain while on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port.[33]
Juliana Denmark The Guineaman was wrecked on Anholt.[27][34]
Keatie  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless near Cromer, Norfolk.[30]
Lady Salton  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Inverness.[23]
L'Amiable Meritte  France The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Cape De Gatt and Alborán Island, Spain.[35]
La Nereede  France The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île de France, Mauritius.[4]
London Merchant  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[36]
Lucinda  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[37] She was later refloated and take in to Gibraltar.[38]
Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool.[31]
Mary  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[33]
Mary and Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[33] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to London.[28]
Matthias Hendrick Lübeck The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[31]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[33] She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[28]
Mould  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[33] She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[28]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to London.[28]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Cromer. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[21]
St. George  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[31]
St. James  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry.[28]
Vrow Piche  Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[28][33]
Zufriedenheit Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay.[4]
Unnamed  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore near Birchington.[33]
Unnamed Bremen The ship was lost of the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[33]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[33]
Unnamed Hamburg The ship ran aground and sank on the Goodwin Sands. She was reported to be on a voyage from Altona to Hamburg.[33]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1791
ShipStateDescription
William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[33]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1791
ShipStateDescription
Antonii  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate was destroyed by fire in the Dnieper.[39]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1791
ShipStateDescription
Edgar  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Falio, Dutch Cape Colony. All on board were rescued. [40]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1791
ShipStateDescription
Arab  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[41]
Catherine  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Dumfries with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
Commerce  Ireland The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Limerick.[42]
Concordia  Great Britain The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Mediterranean port.[24]
Duke of Sudermania Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She on a voyage from Norrköping to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[38][43]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[24]
Fortune Dutch Republic The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[44]
Four Friends Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Charleston.[45]
François Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[24]
Friends Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[45]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bône, Algeria.[46]
Havry Alem United States The brig was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg.[44]
Helen & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dawpool, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[44]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Crombie Point, Fife to a Baltic port.[42]
Lark  Great Britain The ship capsized in the English Channel. She was towed into Dover, Kent still in a capsized state.[25] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to London.[24]
Le Cultivation  France The ship was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued by Perseverance ( Great Britain). Le Cultivation was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque, Nord.[37]
Les Deux Sœurs  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[45]
Lord Mansfield  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[38]
Lyon  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( British East India Company) in the River Thames and was beached at Tilbury Fort, Essex. Lyon was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America.[38] She was later refloated.[41]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[46]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire to London.[24]
New Concord  Great Britain The ship was run into by another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce. She put in to Dover.[43]
Olive Branch  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Kincardine. She was on a voyage from Kincardine to Gothenburg, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.[44]
Peace  Great Britain The ship was lost off "Cape St. Marie". She was on a voyage from Naples to Galipoly, Ottoman Empire.[47]
Sally  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[33]
Ville de Paris  France The whaler was lost off "Holstone". She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkerque.[47]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Margate. Twelve crew were rescued.[48]

April

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1791
ShipStateDescription
Termagant  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Georgetown.[49]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1791
ShipStateDescription
Argo  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[50]
Charles & Margaret  Ireland The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drontheim, Norway.[51]
Duke of York  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Dover, Kent.[42]
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was lost near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[50]
Fortitude  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[50]
Goed Hoep  Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia.[52]
James  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[52]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, North Holland.[42]
Liberty  Ireland The ship struck the Tuskar Rock. She subsequently drove ashore on the coast of County Wexford and was wrecked.[53] She was on a voyage from Cork to Greenock, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[54]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Dutch Republic.[55]
Royal Oak  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Peggy ( Great Britain) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Peggy.[54]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France.[56]

May

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1791
ShipStateDescription
Admiral Rodney  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[56]
Invincible  France The ship was driven ashore at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[57]
Juffrow Dorothea Danzig The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[58]
Vrow Ailka Flag unknown The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Flatholm" to Narva, Russia.[6]
Young Thomas Danzig The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[59]

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1791
ShipStateDescription
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[60]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1791
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[61]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[62]
Edinburgh  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Shuna. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[63]
Gallant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Aldeburgh.[63]
Goede Henessight Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga.[62]
Hannah  Great Britain Captain Holiday's ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga.[62]
Hannah  Great Britain Captain Murdoch's ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga.[62]
Les Trois Sœurs  France The ship was lost near Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[62]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Banff.[64]
Mayflower  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Sligo.[16]
Sophia Dorothea Amelia Prussia The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[49]

July

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1791
ShipStateDescription
Speedwell Kingdom of Great Britain Barbados The ship capsized with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New London to Barbados.[65]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1791
ShipStateDescription
Gaspye  Great Britain The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Greenland  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Norwegian Sea 90 leagues (230 nmi; 430 km) north west of Nordkapp, Denmark-Norway. Her crew were rescued by Lady Jane ( Great Britain).[67]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Pool to Hull, Yorkshire.[66]
St. Laurent  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Dunkerque.[68]

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship foundered between Priestholm, Anglesey and Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all on board..[69]
Unnamed  Great Britain The sloop was wrecked on the Hoyle Sand with the loss of all on board.[69]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
Richard  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm. Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[70]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[71][72]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
Joseph  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated.[73]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
Foulis British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost whilst on a voyage from Madras to Bencoolen, India.[74]

29 August

HMS Pandora.
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1791
ShipStateDescription
HMS Pandora Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Porcupine-class sixth rate post ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of 35 of the 134 people on board.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1791
ShipStateDescription
De Triede Sweden The ship foundered in the Kattegat off Gothenburg while on a voyage from Stockholm to Maldon, Essex, Great Britain.[67][75]
Grace United States The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[76]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[76]
Kite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London and Ostend.[72][77]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1791
ShipStateDescription
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[78]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1791
ShipStateDescription
Pitt  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hornbeck", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[79]
Unnamed Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hornbeck" with the loss of two of her crew.[80]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1791
ShipStateDescription
Albany  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel, East Prussia.[81]
Betsy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel.[81]
Unnamed Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark.[80]
Unnamed Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør.[80]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1791
ShipStateDescription
Thomas and Helen  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Valencia Bay, Spain.[82] She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Valencia and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[83]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1791
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost near Minehead, Somerset with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[79]
Cecilia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated.[81]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Anholt.[78] She was later refloated and taken in to Memel, Prussia.[84]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Bornholm.[78]
Earl & Amelia Danzig The ship was driven ashore near Danzig. she was on a voyage from Danzig to Ireland.[78]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[78]
Hiram  Great Britain The ship was lost near Amlwch, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston.[77]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[78]
Johan Dutch Republic The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin.[79]
Johan Dutch Republic The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam. South Holland to Stettin.[79]
Maria Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Gothenburg.[85]
Michael Stettin The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[79]
Ranger  Great Britain The whaler was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[86]
St Joseph  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[60]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Margate, Kent.[78]
Trent  Great Britain The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[87]
Union  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "Summers Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[60]
Wilhelmina Carolina Stettin The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[79]
Wohlfaart Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[78] Wohlfaart was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[60]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1791
ShipStateDescription
Neptune  Great Britain The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (longitude 26° W) while on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Dart ( France).[82][88]
Polly & Betsey United States The ship capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to New Providence, New Jersey.[89]
Seaflower United States The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Antigua[89]
Unnamed  Great Britain The barge was destroyed by fire in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent.[90]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1791
ShipStateDescription
Mary & Susannah Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was sestroyed by fire at Great Brule, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[91]
Neptune  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, Great Britain to Wexford.[92]
Unnamed  Great Britain The sloop ran aground and sank at the mouth of the River Wye with the loss of both crew.[93]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1791
ShipStateDescription
Columbine  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Vigo, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[94]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland for Figueira da Foz, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[95]
John Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship departed from Burin, Newfoundland for Bilbao, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[96]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1791
ShipStateDescription
Diligence United States The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Seven of her crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 20 December by Royal ( United States). Diligence was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[97]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1791
ShipStateDescription
Almy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[92]
Charles  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Exeter, Devon.[98] Her crew were rescued.[99]
Elizabeth and Kitty  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven while on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[93]
Emily  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Aegean Sea off Delos, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[82]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall.[83]
General Elliot  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[85]
Hannah  Great Britain The sloop caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was carrying a cargo of quicklime.[90]
Helena  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[100]
John Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Plymouth, Devon.[101][102]
Joseph and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to a Baltic port.[85]
Margaret  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[87]
Marquis de la Fayette  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[88]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[92]
Royal Escape  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cardigan.[92]
Thames  Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Thames was later taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[92][103]
Ulrica Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ostend, West Flanders.[101]
Vrow Elizabeth Maria Flag unknown The ship was lost near Trondheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[92]

November

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1791
ShipStateDescription
Blessed Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dover.[104][105]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1791
ShipStateDescription
Exuma  Ireland The ship was lost at Oracabessa, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica tp Dublin.[94]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1791
ShipStateDescription
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[106]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1791
ShipStateDescription
Charlotte and Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carsaig, Isle of Mull with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107]
Jessie  Great Britain The ship foundered off Lunga, Slate Islands with the loss of all hands.[107]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[108]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1791
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[91]
Admiral Stromfeldt Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Ohlsund". She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[109]
Anna Maria Portugal The ship was driven ashore on Bardsey Island, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Lisbon.[108]
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[110]
Briggs  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[105]
Countess of Scarborough  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[110]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[110]
Essex  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, Spain. She was on a voyage from the United States to Cádiz, Spain.[105]
Estrella d'Asia Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Porto.[105]
François  France The ship departed from Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[111]
Fortune  Russia The ship was wrecked on the Girdler Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Venice.[104]
Groot Sohn Danzig The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[104]
Hercules  France The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[109]
Johanna Maria Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[112]
Lark  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the northern coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Roscoff, Finistère, France.[113]
Luce  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[114]
Maryland United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[89]
Munificent  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire.[105]
Olive Tree  Great Britain The ship was lost near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[109]
Plympton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin, Ireland.[105]
Portland  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Sand Head. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[91]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[109] She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby.[89]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) from Marseille. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille.[115]
Sodermanland Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore, in the North Sea while on a voyage from Stockholm to London. Her eighteen crew were rescued the next day by Swanland ( Great Britain). Sodermanland was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[116]
Susan  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[105]
Swallow Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau.[91]
Thetis Sweden The brig was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisby to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[88][112]
Unnamed Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico near Cape Florida, West Florida before 9 November.[97]

December

Unknown date

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