List of shipwrecks in 1793

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The list of shipwrecks in 1793 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1793.

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2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1793
ShipStateDescription
HMS Childers  Royal Navy French Revolutionary War, Childers Incident: The Childers-class brig-soop was fired upon at Brest, Finistère, France and was slightly damaged.

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1793
ShipStateDescription
Regina Henrietta Hamburg The ship was abandoned in the English Channel 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) south east of The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to France and Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[1]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1793
ShipStateDescription
Vrow Anna Maria Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of Sicily to Hamburg.[2]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1793
ShipStateDescription
Union United States The ship was lost in Dingle Bay.[3]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1793
ShipStateDescription
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered off Barcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[4]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1793
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost near Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to a Mediterranean port.[5]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[6]
Betty  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Hoyle, Cheshire.[1]
Carl Sweden The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[7]
Catharine  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain.[7]
Charlotte Johannah Stettin The ship sank at Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[6]
Columbine  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[7]
Coningham  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[1]
David  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[6]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Hoyle. She was on a voyage from Boston to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[1]
Emas Portugal The ship was lost on the Malabar Coast.[5]
Enigheid Stettin The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Stettin.[6]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to London.[8]
Friends de Jersey  Great Britain Jersey The ship was lost off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[3]
Friends Goodwill  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[7]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all 36 people on board whilst on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[9]
Friends Increase  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
Garland  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[10]
George & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Danzig.[6]
Gottlielf Gustaf Stettin The ship was lost at Stolpe. She was on a voyage from Riga to Stettin.[6]
Hamilton United States The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York to Gothenburg, Sweden.[1]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[11]
Hope  Great Britain Guernsey The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to Guernsey.[10]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset by Enterprize ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued.[7]
Jean  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Liverpool.[5]
Jonge Columbus Prussia The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Königsberg.[5]
Keturah  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[7]
Kitty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goree. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to Rotterdam.[6]
La Baron de la Houze Portugal The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic to Lisbon.[10]
Le Solidad Spain The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Seville to Hamburg.[1]
Le St. Pierre France The ship foundered off St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Ireland to the West Indies.[1]
London Packet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newry to London.[1]
Maria Catarina Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Spain to Dunkerque, Nord, France and Ostend, West Flanders.[2]
Mary  Great Britain Guernsey The ship was driven ashore on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Guernsey.[1]
Nightingale  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Liverpool.[10]
Pearl  French Navy The frigate foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between 19 and 25 January.[12]
Postillion Flag unknown The ship foundered at Swinemünde.[6]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on a Danish island. She was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to London.[10]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beachy Head. She was on a voyage from Seville to London.[13]
Resolution  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the North Bull. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[8]
Robert  Ireland The ship foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bordeaux.[8]
Rosa  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Swansea, Glamorgan.[7]
Santa Rita Rosa Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Oporto.[1][14]
Ses Gebroeders Vesser Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Pillau. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Amsterdam.[10]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[8]
Swan  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Newnham, Gloucestershire to Maryport, Cumberland.[7]
Teynham  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lancaster, Lancashire.[1]
Trial  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Chichester, Sussex.[7]
Trou & Geloof Danzig The ship was driven ashore near Colberg, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[1]
Twee Gebroeders  Hanover The ship was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[11]
Two Brothers Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to L'Orient, Morbihan, France.[6]
Two Good Friends Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Salcombe, Devon with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cette, Hérault, France.[6]
Valiant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[2] Valiant later refloated and was driven ashore again at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[11]
Victory  Great Britain The ship was lost near Colberg. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the south west coast of Ireland. No lives were lost.[15]

February

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1793
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cork, Ireland before 18 February. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[16]
Arthezien Grandededuc France The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gironde with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux, Gironde.[17]
Christina Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Gothenburg.[18]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]
Esperance France The ship was lost near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[4]
Experience or L'Esperance Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea whilst on a voyage from Vaasa Sweden to Dordrecht, South Holland.[20][21]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Seine. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[5]
Harriot  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Bristol.[19]
Harvey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Chale Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[17]
Heart of Oak  Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Frome, Dorset.[5] She was later refloated.[22]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Liverpool.[5]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dumfries. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[17]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Amsterdam, North Holland.[19]
Nancy France The ship was lost on the Île de Ré, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux.[4]
Nancy and Betsey or Nancy & Betty  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island whilst on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[20][21]
Prosperity  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Youghal to Liverpool.[19]
St. George  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight whilst evading two French privateers. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[23]
Unanimity  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[18]
Union Spain The ship foundered off St. Andero. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to St. Andero.[23]

March

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Sherburn Castle  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[24]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Laurel  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[25]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Susannah  Great Britain The brig was wrecked at Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Spain to London.[26]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Pelican  Great Britain The privateer capsized and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of 102 of the 134 people on board.[25]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Norval  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (40°30′N 12°20′W / 40.500°N 12.333°W / 40.500; -12.333). Her crew were rescued by Tavistock ( Great Britain).[27]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1793
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was later refloate3d.[25]
Chesapeak  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from London to the Bay of Biscay.[28]
Helena  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was subsequently driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. Helena was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
Henrietta  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Millom, Cumberland.[29]
Laura  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[29]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Wexford, Ireland to Liverpool.[30]
Mary and Ann  Great Britain The stores ship was destroyed by fire in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth, Devon.[30]
Otter  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth.[25]
Pelham  Great Britain The ship departed from Plymouth for a port in the north of Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31]
Pelican  Great Britain The privateer foundered in the River Mersey with the loss of about 60 lives.[32]
HM Cutter Pilote  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland .[30]
Pledger  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[33]
Ranger  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Ann ( Great Britain). Ranger was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth.[28]
Resolution  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Liverpool.[29]
Upcot  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[24]

April

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1793
ShipStateDescription
No. 7  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yevpatoria. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kherson to Sevastopol.[34]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1793
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. she was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Ireland and Newfoundland, British America.[35]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was lost in Loughindahl Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Limerick, Ireland.[36]
Grtrude Maria Denmark The ship was lost near Boston, Lincolnshire, Great Britain.[37]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[37]
John  Great Britain Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from the United States to Jersey.[35]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[36]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was lost on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Ireland.[38]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[37]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, Ireland to Southampton, Hampshire.[39]

May

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1793
ShipStateDescription
Three Brothers United States The schooner was wrecked on the Melasses Reef, Caicos Islands.[40]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1793
ShipStateDescription
Vrow Henricke Dutch Republic The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Groningen to London, Great Britain.[41]
Whitby  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[42]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1793
ShipStateDescription
HMS Advice Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The 10-gun cutter was wrecked on the Turneffe Atoll, British Honduras.

=29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1793
ShipStateDescription
HSwMS Dygden  Swedish Navy The Kronprins Gustaf Adolf-class ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank at Karlskrona.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1793
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The sloop was run down in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cork, Ireland.[43] She was later towed in to Mount's Bay[44]

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1793
ShipStateDescription
Albion  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Amity Hall ( Great Britain) off Cape San Antonio, Cuba, and her crew abandoned her. Amity Hall rescued Albion's crew. Albion was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[45][46][47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1793
ShipStateDescription
Beresford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Farmley Point, Lancashire.[48]
Briton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent.[49]
Christian Bremen The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Bremen to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[48]
Le Sans Pareil France The ship, a prize of Weymouth ( Great Britain), was wrecked at The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain.[50]

August

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1793
ShipStateDescription
African Queen  Great Britain The ship foundered off Nevis in a hurricane.[51]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Saint Kitts during a hurricane. Her crew were rescued.[52][53]
Charlotte  Great Britain Nevis The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Commerce Flag unknown The barque, a prize, was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Gustavus Adolphus Flag unknown The sloop, a prize, was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Hannah United States The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Hoppet France Saint Barthélemy The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Indian Castle  Great Britain Saint Kitts The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Letitia  Great Britain Antigua The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Little Jack  Great Britain Saint Kitts The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Mary United States The schooner was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Nancy  Great Britain Saint Kitts The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Nancy and William  Great Britain Nevis The sloop was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
Oliver  Great Britain Antigua The sloop was lost at Saint Kitts.[54]
South Carolina United States The ship was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]
William Flag unknown The sloop, a prize, was lost in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[51]

13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1793
ShipStateDescription
Ann Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was later refloated and repaired.[55]
HM Hired armed ship General Ord Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The ship was wrecked on Norman's Island, Virgin Islands in a hurricane with the loss of all but ten of her crew.[54]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1793
ShipStateDescription
Francis & Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands.[56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1793
ShipStateDescription
Charles  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Lap Sand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[57]
Fortuna Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Maldon, Essex.[56]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from the Wyre to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[58]
Nancy  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[59]
Pesouton  Great Britain The brig (450 tons), was carrying a cargo of timber from Calcutta to Rangoon broached and turtled off the coast of Burma in a hurricane, and then broke apart. The wreck washed ashore near "Cape Negrais" in current day Myanmar. Seven survived out of a complement of over 60.[60]
Providence  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[61]
St. Bartholomew Sweden The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[59]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina, United States.[62] She was later refloated.[58]
Tweed  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on The Shingles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset.[56]
Westberry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Arkhangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[56]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1793
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Sweden The ship was wrecked at Margate, Kent, Great Britain. Twenty-four of her crew were rescued.[63]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1793
ShipStateDescription
Commune  Great Britain The brig foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by an American vessel.[64]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1793
ShipStateDescription
Hermione French Navy The Concorde-class frigate ran aground off Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure and was wrecked.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1793
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "The Roll". She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[65]
Cæsar  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
De Jan Poppes Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dartmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Ferrol, Spain.[67]
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[66]
John & George  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[67]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa.[68] She was later refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent.[69]
Nicholas & Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lapland.[67]
Volgass Volkhause Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of ten of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[65]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1793
ShipStateDescription
Edward United States The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[70]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1793
ShipStateDescription
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Riga, Russia.[71]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1793
ShipStateDescription
Impérieuse  French Navy The Minerve-class frigate was scuttled in the Gulf of Spezia. She was subsequently salvaged by the British, repaired and entered Royal Navy service as HMS Imperieuse.

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1793
ShipStateDescription
Commerce  Great Britain The schooner foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Fanny  Great Britain The schooner foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Lord Stanley  Great Britain The schooner foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The full-rigged ship foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered west of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[51]
Mary-Ann  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Montego Bay, Jamaica.[74]
Mary-Ann  Great Britain The schooner was wrecked at Montego Bay, Jamaica.[74]
Palliser  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Great River, Jamaica during a hurricane.[72]
Polly  Great Britain The brig foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Prince of Orange  Great Britain The brig foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Prudence  Great Britain The sloop foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]
Ranger  Great Britain The sloop foundered in Montego Bay during a hurricane.[72][73]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1793
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Ireland The ship was lost at Halmstadt, Sweden. Five of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Riga, Russia.[71]
Arethusa  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at "Rodahl", Jutland with the loss of all crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[75]
Betardigkeit Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to a British port.[76]
Britannia  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Mogadore, Morocco.[71]
Brothers  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Marseille ( France). She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newfoundland, British America.[75]
Capelin  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain.[77]
Catherine  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[71]
Jonathan  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde.[78]
Jupiter  Great Britain The ship was captured by Réunion ( French Navy) and ordered in to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure; However, she foundered before she reached port. Jupiter was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[79][80]
King George India The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Pearl River, China.[81]
Kirkham  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland.[73]
Latona  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea with the loss of seven of her crew.[75]
Leviathan  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[71]
Marianne  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France on or about 13 October. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Dover, Kent. She was refloated, and arrived at Dover on 17 October.[82]
Mary-Ann  Great Britain The schooner foundered in Montego Bay, Jamaica during a hurricane.[72][73]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Danzig. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[75]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship foundered off the north coast of Scotland.[79] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[80]
Morning Star Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic.[75]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Crinan, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool.[80]
Œconomy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex.[71]
Perseverance  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Kensigg Sands, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[71]
Rambler  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Königsberg.[83]
Rust van het Vaderland Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Dort, South Holland.[75]
Sophia Christina Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skagen with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London.[75]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[84]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Danzig.[75]
True Briton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[51]
Two Brothers  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Fortitude ( Great Britain). Two Brothers was on a voyage from Waterford to Newfoundland.[85]
Two Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Memel. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool.[75]
Vreyheid Sweden The ship was wrecked on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Karlskrona.[83]
Wilhelmina Sweden The ship was wrecked near the "Kole" whilst on a voyage from London to Norrköping. Her crew were rescued.[79]
Williamson  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[83]
Wilmington United States The ship foundered off Tybee Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool.[86]

November

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Druid  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[87]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Madona  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked with the loss of fifteen of her crew. There were some survivors. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic to London.[88][89]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1793
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John and Mary  Great Britain The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for a port in "Italy". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Princess Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Cádiz, Spain.[91]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship departed Saint Croix for a port in North Carolina, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[92][93]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Fanny  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Quebec, British North America to Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[94]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Scipion  French Navy The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1793
ShipStateDescription
York  Great Britain A fire at Sierra Leone destroyed the stores ship.[95]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1793
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[96]
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isle of Man.[87]
Amity  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[97]
Ariel Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Leith, Lothian, Great Britain.[98]
Capelin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain.[99]
Cavendish  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tortola.[96]
Daphne  Great Britain The was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to Guernsey. She was refloated and taken in to Guernsey.[97]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered at Memel, East Prussia.[52] She was on a voyage from Memel to Dover, Kent.[53]
Fair Lady Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[100] Fair Lady was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[101]
Fellowship Hall  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Firth of Forth.[98]
Finaneen Sweden The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon.[98]
Fortune Denmark Norway The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Norway to Barcelona, Spain.[75]
George & Harriot United States The ship was driven ashore near Barfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[89]
Harlequin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Glenluce Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[102]
Hayle Trader  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Hayle, Cornwall.[103]
Helvetia Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[100]
Hero  Ireland The ship was lost near Londonderry. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Londonderry.[87]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Dublin, Ireland.[96]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Deerness, Orkney Islands.[101]
Kitty  Great Britain The ship was lost west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[104]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sardinia.[97] She was on a voyage from Cagliari to Oneglia, Kingdom of Sardinia.[101]
London Packet  Great Britain The ship foundered at Oporto, Portugal.[52]
Maria  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire.[77] She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[99]
Mary  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak. She put into the River Foyle, Ireland, where she capsized.[52]
Morva  Great Britain The ship was lost near St Davids, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to London.[96]
Nabby  Great Britain The ship foundered north of Ireland. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Leith to Virginia, United States.[102]
Mary  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and put into the River Foyle, Ireland, where she capsized. Mary was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway, Ireland.[53]
Peggy  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[96]
Recovery  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Leith.[53]
Selby  Great Britain The ship foundered off the coast of Norway whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull.[97] Her crew were rescued.[101]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship foundered at Kristiansand, Norway.[97] She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to Amsterdam.[101]
Travellor  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Gotland whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to North Shields, Northumberland.[97]
Vrude Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain.[102]
Waterford Packet  Ireland The ship struck a rock at Trepassey, Newfoundland, British North America and foundered.[97]
William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[89]
William & Robert  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Kronstadt, Sweden. Sew was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[98] William & Robert was later refloated and returned to Saint Petersburg.[96]
Two unnamed vessels United States The ships were driven ashore in the Mississippi River.ref name=Times091193/>

December

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