List of shipwrecks in 1796

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The list of shipwrecks in 1796 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1796.

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2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship, with "cable and post attached", was driven out of Penzance harbour and on to nearby rocks in Mount's Bay, Cornwall.[1]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Polly United States The ship was lost at Madeira.[2]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Industry United States The vessel was wrecked at "Little Good Harbor". Lost with all hands.[3][4][5]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Diligent  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[6]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Ann and Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in Algoa Bay. There were six survivors.

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The troopship, probably one of Admiral Christian's West Indies convoy, was wrecked within a cable length (0.1 nautical miles (190 m)) of Loe Bar, Cornwall during a ″great storm″ in Mount's Bay. The ship was carrying between 400 and 600 officers and men of the 26th Regiment of Dragoons; not one of the crew or passengers survived. Large quantities of wreckage were washed up including dead horses with D26 brands on their hooves. It is estimated that over 600 people died including nine people on shore.[7][8]
Unnamed Flag unknown A 300 ton ship from Bremen ran aground on Cairn Jenny, near the Abbey Slip, Penzance, Cornwall.[9]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Mounts Bay.[10]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Cartouche France The privateer foundered in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the loss of all hands.[6]
Ponsonby Packet  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, off Dublin, Ireland.[11] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[8]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Flag unknown The full-rigged ship foundered off Clogherhead, County Louth, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[12]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Dutton British East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of between eight and twenty lives.[8][13][14]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig foundered off the coast of County Louth, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[12]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Concordia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidada, Brazil.[11][15]
HMS Hindostan Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fourth rate ship-of-the-line was driven into HMS Santa Margarita (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) at Cork, Ireland and was damaged, the two vessels remaining entangled until the next day. HMS Hindostan was subsequently repaired at Kinsale, County Cork and returned to service. HMS Santa Margarita was repaired at Plymouth, Devon and returned to service.[16]
Prins Carl von Hessen Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. All on board, her crew and 180 hussars, were rescued.[10][11][17]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Astrée  French Navy The Nymphe-class frigate was wrecked off Santo Amaro, Azores with the loss of 138 lives.[18]
Lion  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and was damaged.[19]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Alert  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and put into Tobermory, Isle of Mull, where she was wrecked upon being beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[8]
Carouse  Great Britain The schooner foundered in the Hamoaze, Plymouth, Devon. Her crew survived.[13]
Chesapeak United States The ship was driven ashore near Christchurch, Hampshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Baltimore, Maryland.[20]
Christiana Helena Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Gothenburg.[21]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to the Clyde. She put in to the Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides.[22]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Loch Crinan.[23]
Fanny  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast on Norway. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Ballyshannon, County Antrim.[24]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull.[25] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinique.[24]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola.[24]
General Chacon  Great Britain The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands.[26]
George  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Cartagena, Spain.[17]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.[11] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[17]
John  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christchurch, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to the Isle of May.[8]
Lambe  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Palma de Mallorca while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port.[6]
Lark  Great Britain The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]
HMS Leda Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fifth-rate frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal with the loss of all but seven her crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Bulldog (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) and King George ( Great Britain).[28][29]
Little Devil Flag unknown The privateer was wrecked near Egersund, Norway.[30]
London  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off "Fairleigh" with the loss of all but four of her crew.[31]
Margaretta Batavian Republic The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Marazion, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to a French port.[8]
Maria Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Morlaix, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland.[32]
Nancy United States The ship was wrecked off Bermuda while on a voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Neutrality  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Liverpool.[11]
October  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States before 11 January.[33]
Orford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar, Swedish Pomerania to Liverpool.[21]
Prince  Great Britain The West Indiaman was driven ashore on Selsey Bill, Sussex.[17][11]
Priscilla  Great Britain The ship was lost near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Alderney, Channel Islands.[8]
Proserpina Denmark The ship was wrecked at Skagen. She was on a voyage from Elsinore to Amsterdam.[24][25]
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered off Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Mothecombe, Devon to Plymouth.[21]
Regende Jacob Sweden The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth.[34]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to London.[24][25]
Smyrna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Kent coast and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port. Smyrna was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[35]
Spirito Santo Spain The ship was wrecked at St. Augustin, Spanish Florida with the loss of four of her crew.[36]
Thomas Wilson  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Fort Monckton, Hampshire.[26]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The hospital ship was driven ashore on Selsey Bill.[17][11]
Tres Amigos Spain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Londo. Tres Amigos was later refloated.[8]
Washington United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Tawe. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Philadelphia.[8]
Willing Mind  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire.[11] She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[8]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Stag  Ireland The cutter was wrecked at Crosshaven, County Cork.[16]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Hall  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St Minver, Cornwall while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[6][31]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Prince of Wales  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Peveral Ledge, near Swanage, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[6]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Clementina  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. All on board were rescued.[37]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anna  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[6]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Four unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Mogador, Morocco.[38]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Unity  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off the Goodwin Sands, Kent by HMS Camilla (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[39]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Shelston  Great Britain The brig was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bideford, Devon.[37]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anna Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[32]
Anna Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Libava to Rotterdam, South Holland.[31]
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France.[32]
Aurora  Great Britain The transport ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. All on board about 150 people, were rescued by Sedgeley ( Great Britain).[31]
British Queen  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in "Hozeley Bay" with some loss of life.[6]
HMS Canada Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore at Cork, Ireland. She was refloated with the aid of HMS Penguin (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[16]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent.[40]
Chacer  Great Britain The ship was lost in Honduras Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[41]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[42]
Concord  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the North Sand Head, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[43]
Ellen  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[42]
Gibraltar  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The whaler was captured off Tinmouth, County Durham by a French privateer and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Hull to Greenland.[44]
Jannett and Hellen  Great Britain War of the First Coalition The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was run ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Jannett and Hellen was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hamburg.[33]
John  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin.[32]
La Ventura Spain The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon, Great Britain while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Bilbao.[41]
Maria  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dublin.[45]
Margaret Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States while on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[41]
Mountstuart  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[6]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Donegal Bay. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Lancaster, Lancashire.[46]
Portland  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[47]
Queen Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Queen Charlotte was later refloated.[43]
Sarah  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool for Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[48]
Shilstone  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Biddiford, Devon.[47]
Success Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Berck.[32]
Summer  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[43]
Tracey  Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford.[47]
Union  Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford.[47]
Vine Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. Seven would-be rescuers were killed. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Virginia, United States.[11][6][31]
Vrow Christiana  Hanover The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jever to London.[47]
Vrow Volina  Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Leer to London.[43]
Unnamed  Great Britain The galiot was driven ashore near Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from St Martin's, Isles of Scilly to Placentia, Newfoundland, British America.[11]
Two unnamed vessels  Great Britain The colliers foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[41]

March

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
La Conception Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°N 17°W / 40°N 17°W / 40; -17). Her ten crew were rescued by Virginia ( Great Britain). La Conception was on a voyage from Cádiz to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[48]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off The Smalls, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[49]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Gothenburg Sweden Swedish East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to China.[50]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Mary & Clara  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to a Baltic port.[51]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Fortune  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon and was burnt.[52]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Ponsborne British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost off Grenada after having landed troops.[14] Her crew were rescued.[50]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Bellisarius  Great Britain The West Indies-bound troopship collided with HMS Royal Sovereign (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) and foundered. About 110 survivors were rescued.[53]
Betsey France The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dunkirk, Nord.[53]
Concord  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French frigate and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[54]
Eliza & Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Venice.[49]
Fortuna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Málaga, Spain.[55]
Fortune  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon by a French privateer. She was set afire and sunk.[38]
Frau Karren Hamburg The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.[56]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[49]
John and Henry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and wrecked while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57]
Juno, and
Mars
 Great Britain Juno collided with Mars ( Great Britain) off Whitby, Yorkshire and was beached. Mars was presumed to have foundered.[58][38]
Loo  Great Britain The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Belfast.[55]
Lyde  Great Britain The transport ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight.[52]
Margarett  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by Sémillante ( French Navy) while on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lisbon. She was set afire and sank.[38][58]
Maria Catharina Denmark Norway The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Cork, Ireland.[53]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset.[56]
Mary Batavian Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain.[53]
Mary United States The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[49]
Mentor  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Thurlestone, Devon before 15 March.[59]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Île Pilée, off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[53]
Providence  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and sank off Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey.[44]
Refiner  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[49]
Regulator  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Barbados to London.[44]
Tryphena  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Gibraltar Bay.[49]
Vine  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[53]
Vrow Catharina Flag unknown The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain.[33]
William Kingdom of Great Britain Jamaica The snow foundered while on a voyage from Kingston to London.[57]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
HM Hired armed lugger Spider  Royal Navy The hired armed lugger was run down and sunk by HMS Ramillies ( Royal Navy).

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Ça Ira Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The hospital ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Florent, Corsica, France.

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
Dronning Juliana Maria Danish Asiatic Company The full-rigged ship caught fire and sank in the Bay of Bengal.

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Danzig to the Firth of Forth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1796
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Dublin.[61]
Bælana  Great Britain The whaler was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Greenland.[62]
Chaser  Great Britain On 15 April 1796 she was at Iles de Los. She had been on shore some time before and sustained much damage; her cargo had been landed.[63] She was later condemned there.[64]
Cornbrook  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65]
Diana  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Brest, Finistère, France. She was subsequently lost. Diana was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[61]
Edinburgh  Great Britain The ship struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged at Salcombe, Devon.[62]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hamburg.[66]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[67]
Mary  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (51°35′N 13°00′W / 51.583°N 13.000°W / 51.583; -13.000) by a French privateer and was burnt.[51]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Rathem Island. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[66]
Victory  Great Britain The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[62]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Elbe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durgham to Hamburg.[68]

May

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Edgar  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Cape Ortegal, Spain by a French frigate and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[69]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Ranger  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Postiljon and Scipio (both  Batavian Navy). She was on a voyage from London to Arkhangelsk, Russia.[70]
236 unnamed vessels  Imperial Russian Navy A fire at Saint Petersburg destroyed 79 galleys, 10 gunboats, 7 floating batteries, a bomb vessel, 2 konchebasovs, 4 patrol boats, 11 landing craft, 81 boats and a Royal Yacht.[71]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km) west of Domesnes, Norway by a French brig and frigate. She was on a voyage from Scotland to the Baltic.[72]
Lord Hawkesbury  Great Britain The whaler was lost near the Cape of Good Hope.[73]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Leeds  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Républicaine ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[74]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Southsea Castle, Hampshire.[75]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Maryann  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Jason ( Batavian Navy). Maryann was on a voyage from Nevis to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Following the action, the crew of Jason mutinied and took her in to Greenock,[54] where she was seized by the Admiralty. Jason entered Royal Navy service as HMS Proselyte.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anthony  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Tamise ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Waterford to Oporto, Portugal.[76]
Aurora Denmark The hoy was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ostend, Lys, France.[77]
De Anna Amelia Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Lübeck.[77]
Dove  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of "Italy".[54]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pärnu, Russia.[78]
Flora  Great Britain The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[79]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[78]
Friend's Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[80]
Greyhound  Great Britain The ship was reported on 3 June to be onshore and bilged off Portsmouth.[79]
Harmony  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[76]
Hayle  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in St Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hayle, Cornwall.[72]
Juniper  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[79]
Little Tom Johnson  Great Britain The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[76]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira.[79]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to London.[79]
Princess Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to India.[81]
Vrow Henrietta Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Lübeck.[79]
William Pitt  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[82]
Unnamed Sweden The ship was wrecked at Bishopstone, Sussex.[83]

June

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Arab Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy War of the First Coalition: The Révolutionnaire-class corvette struck a rock off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France and foundered with the loss of 22 of her crew. There were about 80 survivors, who were taken prisoner by the French.

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
Hercules United States The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of East Africa north of the Cape of Good Hope with the loss of thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London, Great Britain.[84]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
São José Portugal The ship was captured by French corsairs 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Azores. She was set afire and destroyed.[18]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Anstruther, Fife to Gothenburg, Sweden.[85]
Felicity  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[48]
Goodhope  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Youghall to Carmarthen.[48]
Hope Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The sloop was captured and sunk by a French lugger privateer.[74]
Industry  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Atalante ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[69]
London Packet  Great Britain The ship foundered at sea.[86]
Maria  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Légère ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Cork to Oporto, Portugal.[87]
Milnes  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[85]
Nossa Senhora de Lupa  Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[88]
Prince of Wales  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and reported to have been scuttled by Légère ( French Navy). However, she was subsequently towed in to Waterford, Ireland.[48]
Ranger  Great Britain The ship was lost off Sicily. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port.[89]
Washington Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near the Stag Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Hamburg.[74]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Hamburg.[85]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Hibernia  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by two French frigates. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the West Indies.[90]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Minerva  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The whaler was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (43°N 38°W / 43°N 38°W / 43; -38) by Bayonnaise and four other vessels (all  French Navy). She was burnt. Minerva was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[91]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
St. Ann France The ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Havre de Grace to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. Her four crew were rescued by Nancy ( Great Britain).[92]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Active  Royal Navy The fifth rate was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to London.[93][94]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Middlesex British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the River Thames near Erith, Kent.[14]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Trompeuse Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Farmer's Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[16] Her crew were rescued.[95]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Mariya  Imperial Russian Navy The galley-frigate was driven ashore on Vegeetel-kari, off Hogland. Her crew were rescued.[71]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Orange Valley  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by a French squadron and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[96]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Albion  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven.[95]
Britannia  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (48°N 15°W / 48°N 15°W / 48; -15) by Ranger ( French Navy)) and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British America.[97]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[98]
Fair American United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Ramsgate, Kent and New York.[99]
Fortress  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by the French. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[100]
Frederick and George  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex whilst evading a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[98]
Hester  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Heneaga Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London.[101]
Primrose  Great Britain The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[92] She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Liverpool.[89]
St Joseph Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon and/or Oporto, Portugal to Hamburg.[48][102]
Whitworth  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[48]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Arkhipelag  Imperial Russian Navy The Bratislav-class frigate ran agroud on the Nore. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Spitfire (1782) and a hired armed tender (both  Royal Navy).[103]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Middlesex British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground and was wrecked in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[104]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth United States The ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Saint Barthélemy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[105]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Andromaque  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The Nymphe-class frigate was driven ashore in Arcachon Bay by HMS Galatea and HMS Sylph (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy). She was burnt by the British.
Anna Margaretha Denmark The brig ran aground off Start Point, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated on 24 August and put in to Plymouth, Devon.[106]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Undaunted Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The frigate was wrecked on the Morant Cays, in the West Indies.

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Charleston, South Carolina, British America.[107]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Astrea  Great Britain The ship driven ashore and wrecked in Tetuan Bay, near Tétouan, Morocco.[108] Her crew were rescued.[109]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[108]
Lady Taylor  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London[91]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Friendship ( Great Britain) on 25 September. Mary was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[110]
Middlesex  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. She was on a voyage from Barbados to London.[111]
Ranger  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[108]
Ranger  Great Britain The transport ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[112]
HMS Serin  Royal Navy The Hasard-class brig-aviso foundered with the loss of all hands.
Sultana  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Red Sand, in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[27]

September

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1796
ShipStateDescription
Little Harry  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[113][114]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Amphion Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fifth-rate ship-of-the-line exploded and sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of 300 of the 312 people on board.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1796
ShipStateDescription
Amphitrite  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[115]
Betsey & Brothers  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116]
Brideport  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[117]
Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Dorothea  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[118]
Earl of Derby  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[118]
Fair Hibernian  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[115]
London  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pärnu, Russia. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool.[118]
Princess Royal  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Liverpool.[115]
Sykes  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig.[119]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[120]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[115]
Vrow Anna Prussia The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain.[119]
Windsor Castle  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[115]
Yarmouth  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[60]

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Glory  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[121]
HMS Narcissus Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Sphinx-class post ship wrecked.

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Withywood  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[113]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
London  Great Britain The transport ship was lost near Ilfracombe, Devon.[107][122]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Malabar Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered. Her crew were rescued by Martha ( Great Britain).[123]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Betsey & Mary  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[124]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Vanneau  Royal Navy The Serf-Voland-class lugger struck a sunken rock and was wrecked at Porto-Ferrajo, Elba, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Archangel Michael  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate ran aground off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated but then struck a rock and sank. Her crew were rescued.[71]
Hazard  French Navy The Hasard-class brig was wrecked on the Moines reef off Île Saint-Honorat, Alpes-Maritimes.[125][verification needed] The loss is also reported as on 28 October[126][127]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Berbice  Royal Navy The schooner was wrecked on Scotsman's Head, Dominica. Her 42 crew survived.
Margaret  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[128]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Jenny  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°N 21°W / 50°N 21°W / 50; -21) by a French privateer cutter.[129]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Curlew  Royal Navy The Diligence-class brig-sloop foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1796
ShipStateDescription
August  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107]
Beaver United States The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[130]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by a West Indiaman. Her crew were rescued.[113]
Carolina  Russia The ship was lost near Liepāja. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London, Great Britain.[107]
Carrier  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from a Baltic port to Whitehaven, Lancashire.[131]
Crown  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk by Jonas ( Great Britain) off North Foreland, Kent.[113]
Friendship  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Arkhangelsk.[132]
Henrietta Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[133]
John and Mary  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain.[134]
Neptune Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was wrecked at the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina, United States before 13 October. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[135]
Orphyr United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic.[134]
Royal Oak  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ice Fiord. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg.[113]
Scarthingwell  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Seska Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[133]
Shelton Castle  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth.[113]

November

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Helena  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands.

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1796
ShipStateDescription
Décius  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The sixth rate frigate was captured by HMS Lapwing (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy. She was burnt the next day to prevent recapture.[136][137]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1796
ShipStateDescription
Peter  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[138]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1796
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Humber.[139]
Admirable Eliza  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic. There were two survivors.[140]
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90]
Ann  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte ( France). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[141]
Caledonia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[142]
Cleopatra United States The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Martinique. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all handns.[143]
Crescent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless at Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[140] Crescent was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[144]
Duke of Cumberland  Great Britain The ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea and was presumed to have foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[73]
Euphrasia  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Baltimore, Maryland.[140]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[140]
Gulle Hoffnung Flag unknown The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[140]
Hillsborough  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dublin.[142]
Integrity  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[73]
Irinarkh  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was damaged by ice and sank in the Dnieper.[71]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost at Dumsness, Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[142]
Kipriyan  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was holed by ice and sank in the Dnieper.[71]
Kitty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Poole, Dorset.[73]
Lands Welvaret  Hanover The ship was lost near Emden. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[145]
Mariya  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was holed by ice and sank in the Dniepr.[71]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Danzig. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[73]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[139]
Neptune  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte ( France). She was on a voyage from Dublin to São Miguel Island, Azores.[141]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[90]
Ophis United States The ship was lost on the coast of Holland.[110]
Pernassus  Great Britain The transport ship was lost at Corsica, France.[145]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[145]
Regina Elizabeth Stettin The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[90]
Seaflower  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[142]
St. John  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Waterford.[73]
Thomas & Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Humber with the loss of all hands.[139]
Union  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[73]
Union  Great Britain The ship was in collision with another vesseld and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently came ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. Union was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[142]

December

Unknown date

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