List of shipwrecks in 1792

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The List of shipwrecks in 1792 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1792.

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21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ancona  Great Britain The ship was sighted in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight whilst on a voyage from Gallipoli, Apulia to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]
Douglas  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Cork and Jamaica.[2][3]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1792
ShipStateDescription
Palm Tree Dutch Republic The ship was sighted off The Caskets whilst on a voyage from the Bay of Saloe to Ostend. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1792
ShipStateDescription
Atkinson  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by New Hope ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued by New Hope. Atkinson was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of County Galway, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[6]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Bryante  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to L'Orient, Morbihan.[7]
Dame Martha Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Bruges, West Flanders.[8]
Daniel and Harriet  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland before 26 January with the loss of all hands.[2]
Duke of Normandie  France The ship was lost at Brest, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[8]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan.[7]
Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia.[9]
Gustaff Flag unknown The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain to Figueira da Foz.[5]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was lost at St Martin's, Isles of Scilly.[10]
Hero Bremen The ship was driven ashore near Blankenberge, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lisbon, Portugal.[6]
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7][11]
La Diligence de Cadiz  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Havre de Grâce with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[11]
Les Amis  France The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Ostend.[12]
Leviathan  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Maldon  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Spain to Dunkerque.[7]
Marietta  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts.[13]
Mary  Great Britain The ship struck the Fair Ness Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, and sank. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Ramsgate, Kent and London.[5]
Matty  Great Britain The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[14]
Minerva Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[14]
Nancy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at St Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Cádiz, Spain.[8]
Phœnix  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States to Cádiz.[8]
Salerno  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland to Barcelona, Spain.[10]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Wexford, Ireland to Liverpool.[7]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was lost off Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to St. Andero, Spain.[5][7]
Sultan  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[3] Sultan was later refloated.[7]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to San Sebastián, Spain.[12]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Broadstairs, Kent.[14] She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to London.[15]
Vriendschap Denmark The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen.[5]
Vrow Maria Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the coast of France.[11]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent.[16]

February

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1792
ShipStateDescription
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Rostock. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[17]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1792
ShipStateDescription
Matilda  Great Britain The full-rigged ship, a whaler, was wrecked on a shoal in the Pacific Ocean. HMS Providence (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy), Britannia, and Jenny (both  Great Britain) rescued 22 survivors.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1792
ShipStateDescription
Adam de Pieter Dutch Republic The ship driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dort to London, Great Britain.[18]
Blandford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Chesapeake River, United States.[19]
Caroline  Great Britain The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[4]
Chambers  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Thomas ( Great Britain) rescued her crew.[20]
Cloe Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on the Kent coast and abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Baltimore. Cloe was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain.[4]
Delight  Ireland The ship was lost in Clonagilty Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[21]
Dove  Ireland The ship was lost near Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Limerick.[22]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Alicante, Spain.[9]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[23]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
Fellowship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dunkerque.[23]
Flora Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Brest, Finistère, France.[18]
Friends  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Newry, County Antrim.[18]
Friends Goodwill  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[21]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall.[24]
George  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Chesapeake River.[19]
George Hendrick Rostock The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bordeaux, Loire-Inférieure, France.[23]
Goodwill Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[4] She was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[25]
Hercules Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[23]
John & Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnham Flats, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Le Grâce de Dieu  France The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[9]
Le Jeune Elizabeth  France The ship was driven ashore . She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[9]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool.[21]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux.[21]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France.[21]
Patriote Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ostend.[21]
Pomona Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Oporto, Portugal.[23]
Robert & Dorothy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[23]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Bremen.[23]
Triple Alliance Spain The ship was lost near Rota She was on a voyage from Málaga to Ostend.[4]
Volunteer  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool.[21]
Vrow Classina Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[20][26]

March

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1792
ShipStateDescription
De Yonge Jan Konter Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Åbo, Sweden.[27]
Hoppet Sweden The hoy foundered in the English Channel 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Cork, Ireland.[1][28][29]
Stanislas  France African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on Long Long Island. Her crew and about 300 slaves were rescued.[30]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1792
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[28]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1792
ShipStateDescription
Hales Castle  Great Britain The ship was run into by the brig Paisley ( Great Britain) in the Firth of Forth and sank. Three of her six crew were rescued by Paisley, the other three by HMS Martin (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[31]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1792
ShipStateDescription
Young Peter Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on The Strand, County Kerry, Ireland Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[32]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1792
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  Great Britain The barge sank in the River Thames at the Red House, London.[31]
Two unnamed vessels  Great Britain The barges sank in the River Thames at Westminster Bridge, London.[31]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven onto rocks at Mountbatten, Devon and severely damaged.[17]
Anna Maria Sweden The ship was lost near Strömstad with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from "Clayholm" to Stockholm.[33]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France.[31] She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London.[17]
Bridget  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Cape Valnas". Her crew were rescued.[33]
Charlotte  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France to Baltimore, County Cork.[19]
Cheesman United States The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain in a leaky condition.[29]
Echo  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[31] She was on a voyage from Margate, Kent to Memel, Prussia.[17]
Elliot  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London.[33]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34]
Fille Unique  France The ship was driven ashore near Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[35]
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[36]
Hartley  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Fyal, Azores.[1]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[1]
Jenny  Ireland The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Londonderry to Venice.[33]
La Auguste  France The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[37]
Lilla Johanna Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from the Øresund to Stockholm.[33]
Lily  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Fayal.[1]
Louisa  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[19]
Lovel  Ireland The ship ran aground in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Lisbon, Portugal.[33]
Lovely Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost in Pool Day Bay, Wales.[34]
Pike  Great Britain The ship ran aground on rocks at Rota, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Cádiz. Pike was refloated and taken in to Cádiz, where she was declared a total loss.[35]
Recovery  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Recovery  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[17]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Madeira.[1]
Speedy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Spain. .[19]
Superb  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) from Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[35] Superb was later refloated.[38]

April

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1792
ShipStateDescription
St. Andrew  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube.[39]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1792
ShipStateDescription
Garland  Great Britain The former Garland-class frigate was wrecked on Coblers Rock, Barbados.[40]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1792
ShipStateDescription
Juliania United States The ship was wrecked at "Carne" while on a voyage from Maryland to Newry, County Down, Ireland.[41]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick, Ireland.[42]
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cape Bon, Tunisia with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Barcelona, Spain.[43]
Fly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Plymouth Sound.[40]
Holberg Denmark Norway The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[44]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to London.[27]
Maria Elizabeth Stettin The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[45]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Micobite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[47]
Pallas  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Skagen, Denmark.[44]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry, Ireland.[44]
Unanimity  Great Britain The ship became trapped in ice off Viirelaid, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Memel, Prussia. Unanimity was later taken in to the Bay of Larkal.[40][44]
Union  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[40]
William  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[42]

May

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[48]
Christiana Margaretta Sweden Swedish Pomerania The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London, Great Britain.[48]
George  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. He crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Memel.[49]
Henrietta Dutch Republic The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam.[46]
La Dame Martha  France The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Alexandria, Egypt.[46]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[50]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in Lancaster Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston, Lancashire.[51]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[48]
North Star  Ireland The ship was lost near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dublin.[51]
Rachel & Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Memel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic to Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.[49]

June

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ritson  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Old Harbour, Jamaica.[52]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1792
ShipStateDescription
Barbadoes Packet  Ireland The ship sank in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newfoundland, British America.[53]
Berkout Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was refloated but subsequently was driven ashore at Dover, Kent, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[50]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[50]
John & Elizabeth Sweden The ship was driven ashore crewless at Skagen, Denmark, She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Kirkcaldy, Fife, Great Britain.[54]
Polly  Ireland The ship was lost on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Dublin.[50]
Salisbury  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[55]
Success  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[53]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London.[56]

July

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1792
ShipStateDescription
Thomas  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saint Kitts.[57]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1792
ShipStateDescription
Desire  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58]
Trinity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.[59]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1792
ShipStateDescription
Adelphi  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk.[60]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1792
ShipStateDescription
Crampus  Great Britain The ship capsized near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to London.[57]
Industry  Great Britain The ship capsized near Plymouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Plymouth.[57]
Winterton British East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar with the loss of 45 lives.[61][62][63]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1792
ShipStateDescription
Renommée  France The whaler was destroyed by fire off "New Port". She was on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to the South Seas.[64]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1792
ShipStateDescription
America United States The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Amsterdam, North Holland.[65]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Chamont ( Great Britain) in Cádiz Bay and was beached.[66]
Cato  France The whaler was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord.[65]
Jannet  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Wash. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[60]
George  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Venice.[67]
Richard  Great Britain The ship ran aground near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[67]
Ruby  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68]
Southampton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Needing. She was on a voyage from Memel to Montrose, Forfarshire.[69]
St. François France The ship departed from Cette, Hérault for Baltimore, Maryland and New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with th loss of all hands.[70]
St. Johannes Danzig The ship was lost near Gravelines, Nord. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[57]

September

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1792
ShipStateDescription
Experiment  Great Britain The ship departed from St. John's, Newfoundland, British America for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1792
ShipStateDescription
Willaughby Bay Packet France Saint Vincent The ship was lost at Saint Vincent.[71]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1792
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain British America The sloop departed from Capelin Bay for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
Castor & Pollux  Great Britain The ship caught fire and was beached at Alicante, Spain.[73]
De Vrow Rema Elbing The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Ebenezer Denmark Norway The ship capsized. Her crew were rescued.[74]
Everley  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia.[75]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[76]
Friends Success  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Sunderland, County Durham.[73]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[77]
Lark  Great Britain The ship was lost on Hogland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[78]
Les Seux Frères  France The ship was driven ashore near Ostend. She was on a voyage from the United States to Dunkerque, Nord.[77]
L'Heureux Presage  France The ship was lost near Bordeaux, Gironde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[79]
Mentor  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hogland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg.[80]
Mermaid  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[73]
Ocean  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Hogland. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Rising Sun  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Twee Gebroeders  Hanover The ship was lost on Baltrum with the loss of all hands whilst bound for London.[82]
Union  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. Union was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Pool.[73]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1792
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Dutch Republic The sloop ran aground on the Bucksea Sand, in the North Sea off Bradwell, Essex, Great Britain. Her crew survived.[83]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1792
ShipStateDescription
Jonge Albert Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[75]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1792
ShipStateDescription
Amity  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Pitt ( Great Britain).[84]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1792
ShipStateDescription
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Atherfield, Isle of Wight and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[85][86]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknownn in October date 1792
ShipStateDescription
Aid  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[80]
Anna Eleonora Stettin The ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[30]
Bygewal Dutch Republic The ship was lost between Vlissingen, Zeeland and Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Brielle to London.[80]
Cambria  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[86]
Collingwood  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandhammer, Norway.[87]
Galoasen Eleazar Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[75]
Gustavus III Sweden The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin.[64]
Helena Charlotta Denmark The ship was lost near Harwich, Essex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Randers.[88]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Copenhagen, Denmark.[87]
Hoffnung Stettin The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[88]
Hope Hamburg The ship was driven ashore between Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[75][78]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was lost.[80]
Hoppets Anchor Sweden The ship was lost off Wexford, Ireland.[64]
Johanna Christina Stettin The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hamburg.[75]
Lord Bangor  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cloughy Bay. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain to Jamaica.[87]
Maria  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Memel, Prussia.[84]
Nancy Denmark Norway The ship was wrecked on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Norway to the Strait of Gibraltar.[86]
Rosalie France The ship was lost at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[30]
Sprig  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hull in a leaky condition.[83]
St. Patrick  Ireland The ship foundered off Achille Head. She was on a voyage from Galway to Greenock, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[80]
Union  Great Britain The ship was lost near Bordeaux. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux.[86]
West Indian  Great Britain The ship was lost in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[78]
Xenia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Kattegat.[75]

November

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
La Belle Creole France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Aimable ( France). La Belle Creole was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux, Gironde.[89]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
Chance  Ireland The ship departed from Jamaica for Belfast, County Down. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[90]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
HMS Thunderer  Royal Navy The Cullodden-class ship of the line was severely damaged by fire at Chatham Dockyard, Kent.[91]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
Lark  Great Britain The sloop was abandoned in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Two of her crew were rescued by a smack. The were landed at Portsmouth, Hampshire and promptly disappeared. Lark was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to London. It was surmised that the two survivors had murdered the rest of the crew and robbed the ship, as it was discovered that holes had been bored in her bottom. Lark was towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[92]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
De Kleine Regina Prussia The ship foundered in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[93]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1792
ShipStateDescription
Bedford  Great Britain The ship sank at Memel, Prussia.[94]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship sank at Memel.[94]
Rachael  Great Britain The ship sank at Memel.[94]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1792
ShipStateDescription
Acton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[30]
Anna Emerentia Prussia The ship was driven ashore near Pillau. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Königsberg.[95]
Blancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Labrador, British America to Dartmouth, Devon.[96]
Blenheim  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Bornholm, Denmark.[97]
Brilliant  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Gotha Sand Island. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[97]
Cadiz Dispatch  Great Britain The slave ship was on her way from Rotterdam to Africa and the West Indies when she developed a leak at latitude 46° 48' North. She arrived at Portsmouth on 7 December with five feet of water in her hold.[98]
Courier France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme while on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to Dunkerque, Nord.[91]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[99]
Drey Sterne Stettin The ship was lost near "Poster Schilling". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[100]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[101]
Emlyn  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cardigan.[30]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg.[102]
Graff Henckell van Donersmark Prussia The ship departed from London for Memel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103]
Harrington  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Milford.[100]
Hawke  Great Britain The sloop was abandoned in the English Channel. She was later towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a waterlogged condition.[101]
London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Limington, Hampshire.[96]
Mary Tanner  Great Britain The ship was lost near Christiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to the Firth of Forth.[102]
Merry Batchelors  Great Britain The ship was lost near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Caithness to London.[96]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[101]
Phœnix  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Padstow. She was on a voyage from Cork to Penzance, Cornwall.[100]
Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[95]
Standley Green  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[102]
St. Harard France The ship was in collision with Potowmack Planter ( United States and foundered.[30]
Swanwich United States The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dunkerque.[101]
Three Sisters Stettin The ship sailed from Stettin bound for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104]
Two Brothers Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg.[97]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Fraserburgh. She was on a voyage from Caithness to London.[96]
Wacksamheit Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hamburg.[97]

December

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