List of shipwrecks in 1797

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The list of shipwrecks in 1797 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1797.

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2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Surveillante  French Navy War of the First Coalition, Expédition d'Irlande: The Iphigénie-class frigate was scuttled in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued.[1]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Suffren  Great Britain War of the First Coalition, Expédition d'Irlande: The transport ship was captured by HMS Jason ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled.[2]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Burton  Great Britain The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3]
Ganges British East India Company The brig caught fire in Saugar Roads in the Ganges Delta and exploded with the loss of eight lives after the fllames spread to her gunpowder magazine. The vessel Laurel (Flag unknown) rescued her 99 survivors. Some sources place this incident on 11 January 1799.[4][5]
Hazleton  Great Britain The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands.[3]
Prosperous  Great Britain The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[3]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Amazon Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy
Droits de l'Homme (centre)

War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The frigate ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France and was wrecked with the loss of six of her crew.

Berwick  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The Elizabeth-class ship of the line ran aground on the Merchants Rocks, in Macrihanish Bay. Her 650 crew were rescued and taken as prisoners of war.[6]
xxxx  Great Britain The .[7]
Droits de l'Homme  French Navy War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finisterre with the loss of between 250 and 390 lives.
Jamaica  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°N 14°W / 44°N 14°W / 44; -14). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[8]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Indian Chief United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall.[9]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Thomas and Alice  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex by Hindostan ( British East India Company). Thomas and Alice was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1797
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11]
Agnes  Great Britain The ship was lost near Whitehaven, Cumberland.[12]
Albion  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly whilst on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[13]
Amphion Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Worthing, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[14]
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal.[15]
Bailies  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Horle, off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[16]
Betsey  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was sunk by cannon fire from a privateer whilst on a voyage from Bristol to Faro, Portugal.[13]
Buona Elina Republic of Venice The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Venice to London.[17]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[17]
Calypso  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by La Tortue ( French Navy), set afire and sunk. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[16][18]
Charlestown United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Concordia Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[19]
Conjecturea Portugal The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon.[20]
Dorothea Catherina Bremen The ship was wrecked on Heligoland whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[13][15]
Downes  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of three of her crew.[11]
Draper  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin, Ireland.[18]
Dublin  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[21]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[16][18]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia, United States.[22]
Fame United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[18]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[21]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[17]
Hope  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was subsequently lost.[23]
Hope  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French squadron.[20]
Industria Hamburg The ship was lost off Oporto.[19]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Needing. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[12]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol.[24]
Juno  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[13]
Lord John Campbell  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from the "Highlands" to Liverpool.[11]
Maria Christina Stettin The galiot was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland in late January. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[25]
Mary  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer La Bonne Citoyenne ( France). She was subsequently wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[9]
Mercey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[12]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to London.[21]
Mermaid  Great Britain The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[3]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Portugal.[20]
Molly and Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Isle of Mull.[21]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Celtic Sea off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[16]
Olive Branch  Great Britain The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to a Scottish port. Olive Branch was towed in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a capsized condition.[11]
Peter Munck Danzig The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Danzig.[12]
Phillis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[14]
Pomona  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London[12]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. David's, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[12]
Ranger  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[9]
Resolution  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off "Cape Clare" and was subsequently lost.[19]
Sarah  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[12]
Sincerity  Great Britain The sloop was lost at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to Dartmouth, Devon.[19]
Sisters  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured of the Isles of Scilly by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Lisbon.[3]
Sovereign  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland whilst on a voyage from Quebec to London. Her crew were rescued by Hebe ( United States).[13]
Speedy Packet  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyager from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire.[26]
St. John  Great Britain The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway.[17]
Surveillante  French Navy Expédition d'Irlande: The Iphigénie-class frigate was scuttled in Bantry Bay.
Syrene Stettin The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[17]
Thames  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[12]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham whilst on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[26]
Three Friends  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[27]
Two Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Brighton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to London.[17]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[14]
Volunteer  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[3]
Westmoreland Packet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth.[24]
William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast and was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[13]
William and James  Great Britain The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[24]
Wye  Great Britain The brig was wrecked on Lundy Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Plymouth.[13]
Unnamed Sweden The ship was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to St Brides Bay.[13]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Ocean British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground on a reef off Kalatea (7°09′S 121°00′E / 7.150°S 121.000°E / -7.150; 121.000). She was scuttled on 5 February with the loss of two of her crew.

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Greyhound  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with some loss of life.[28]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Sydney Cove Kingdom of Great Britain New South Wales The ship was beached on Preservation Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board survived.

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Arrogante  Spanish Navy
Spanish ships burning at Trinidad.

War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[29][30]

Gallardo  Spanish Navy War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[29][31]
Santa Cecilia  Spanish Navy War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The fifth rate frigate was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[29][32]
San Vicente Ferrer  Spanish Navy War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[29][33]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Souris  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The gunboat ran aground at the mouth of the Isigny. She was captured by HMS Badger, HM Hired armed ship Champion, HM Hired armed ship Fly, and HMS Sandfly (all  Royal Navy.[34][35]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[22]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Wyndham  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Watchet, Somerset.[36]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1797
ShipStateDescription
Apphia  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Ireland by the French. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[37]
Bueno Elenna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[37]
Chance  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith, Lothian.[38]
Charlotte Flag unknown The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Barcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[39]
Daniel  Great Britain The ship was lost near Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Ramsgate and London.[41]
Falmouth  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the English Channel by the privateers Ferret and Unitie (both France). She was subsequently lost off Dunkirk, Nord, France Falmouth was on a voyage from Cork to London.[42]
Iris  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[43]
Julie Denmark The ship was lost on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[38]
Maria Christiana Portugal The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[42]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[43]
Tristram  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[43]
William  Ireland The ship was lost at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[43] William later came ashore on the Galloway coast.[37]

March

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1797
ShipStateDescription
Princess Elena  Imperial Russian Navy The cruiser was driven ashore and wrecked at Odesa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Sevastopol.[44]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1797
ShipStateDescription
Jason  Great Britain The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1797
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. No further trace; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[46]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1797
ShipStateDescription
Sally United States The snow was wrecked on "Georgie Island". Her crew were rescued by the whaler Young William ( Great Britain).[47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1797
ShipStateDescription
Belle Flore Hamburg The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Hamburg.[48]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Parsey ( Great Britain). Betsey was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Bangor. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Liverpool.[50]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.[51]
Delia Denmark The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen.[48]
Grizzie  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[28]
Jong Jacob Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[48]
London Packet  Great Britain The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Dublin.[51] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, Ireland to London. London Packet was later refloated.[28]
Louisa Christina Sweden The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Cork, Ireland.[50]
Margaretta Elizabeth Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to New York, United States. Margaretta Elizabeth was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[52]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[50]
Paisley  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[28]
Queen of Naples  Great Britain The ship foundered in Youghal Bay before 10 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[25][51]
Success  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[48]
William Henry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Long Island, County Cork, Ireland.[51]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Tartar  Royal Navy The Lowestoffe-class frigate was wreceked off Saint-Domingue.

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1797
ShipStateDescription
Worcester British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to India.[53]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1797
ShipStateDescription
Harmonie  French Navy War of the First Coalition, Battle of Jean-Rabel; Haitian Revolution: The Virginie-class frigate was deliberaterly run ashore and burnt near Jean-Rabel, Saint Domingue to avoid capture by HMS Thunderer and Valiant (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).
Salvina United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London, Great Britain.[46]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1797
ShipStateDescription
Santa Elena  Spanish Navy War of the First Coalition, Action of 26 April 1797: The frigate was run aground and wrecked in Conil Bay having surrendered to HMS Emerald and HMS Irresistible (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[47]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Albion Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Albion-class ship of the line ran aground in the Thames Estuary. She broke her back two days later and was a total loss.
Anna Maria Sweden The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London Great Britain.[54]
Cremorne  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Sound of Beaumaris.[55] She was on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Dunbar  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Voltigeur ( France) and was subsequently wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[27]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[55]
Nautilus  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Swansea, Glamorgan and Dartmouth, Devon. Nautilus was later towed in to Marazion, Cornwall.[53]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ely, Glamorgan to Memel, Prussia.[56]
Prince Charles of Hesse  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Calabria to London.[54]
Venus  Great Britain The ship sank on the Nore.[57]
William & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[27]
Winskabet  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel, Morocco whilst on a voyage from a Cornish port to Venice. Her crew were rescued.[55]

May

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Providence  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked on a coral reef at the northwestern tip of Yabiji, a reef group in the Miyako Islands south of Okinawa. She filled from the bottom and sank after striking the reef.[58][59][60][61]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1797
ShipStateDescription
Hazard  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Vengeance ( France). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British America.[62]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1797
ShipStateDescription
Travancore British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to China.[63][64]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1797
ShipStateDescription
Conradi and Lovisa Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Reval, Russia.[46]
Diamond  Great Britain The Artois-class frigate ran aground on the French coast. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire in a leaky condition.[65]
Fame  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[66]
Favourite  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[46]
Goodintent  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Darete ( France). She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[67]
Holderness  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Danzig.[68]
John and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[69]
Lady St. Clair  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off "Wingo" by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Memel, Prussia.[62]
St. George  Great Britain The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cork.[47]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1797
ShipStateDescription
Minerva  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Skagen, Denmark by the privateer Courageaux ( France). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ystad, Sweden.[70]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1797
ShipStateDescription
Arno  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Riga, Russia.[71]
Cronberg Denmark Danish Asiatic Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Elsinore. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[72]
Friendship  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 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg.[73]
Langton  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer.[74]
HMS Pandora Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Mutin-class brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.
Providence  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Skagen, Denmark and was burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Narva, Russia.[75]
HMS Resolution Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy After capturing the privateer Pichegru ( France) on 3 June, the brig disappeared in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.
Sarah & Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the "Ross River". She was on a voyage from "Ross" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Sophia  Great Britain The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[76]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Onega, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[76]

July

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
Calliope  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The corvette was driven ashore and wrecked on the Îles des Saintes in an engagaement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[77]
La Freedom  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the Îles des Saintes in an engagement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy). She was burnt by the British.[77]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
La Freedom  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt.[78]
Le Calliope  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The frigate was captured and sunk in Audierne Bay.[78]
Le Henrie France War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured and burnt in Audierne Bay. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[78]
Unnamed France War of the First Coalition: The brig was captured and sunk in Audierne Bay. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Brest, Finistère.[78]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
Auspicious  Great Britain A fire aboard Auspicious at Calcutta almost destroyed her. She was preparing to sail to London and had about 400 tons of goods on board.[79]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
La Fidelle France War of the First Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt in Audierne Bay. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Brest, Finistère.[78]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
L'Anne France War of the First Coalition: The chasse-marée was captured and sunk off Île-Dieu. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Noirmoutier, Vendée.[78]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Artois Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The 38-gun Artois-class frigate was wrecked with no loss of life on the north-west coast of Île de Ré while attempting to reconnoitre the harbour of La Rochelle.[80]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1797
ShipStateDescription
Dorothea Stettin The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia.[81]
Orange  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Land's End, Cornwall by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[82]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[81]
Prince of Orange  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[83]
Providence  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Fair Ness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[84]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship caught fire in the River Thames at the Tower of London and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland.[84]
Sv. Mikhail Russian Empire The vessel was wrecked on Umnak Island in the Catherine Archipelago.[85]

August

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Helen  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbados. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[86][87]
Jackson  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbados. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[86][87]
Prince William Henry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbados. She was on a voyage from London to Martinique.[86][87]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked at Barbados.[86][87]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Martha British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[88]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The corvette was captured at Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée. She was run ashore and wrecked.[78]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
La Marie Anne France War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured and sunk in Quiberon Bay. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to Bordeaux, Gironde.[78]
La Pierre France War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured and burnt off the Île Dieu. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Inférierue to Brest, Finistère.[78]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trindade, Brazil to London.[89][90]
La Petit Diable  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The cutter was captured off Arcachon, Gironde. She was run ashore and wrecked.[78]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port.[91]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1797
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire for repairs.[92]
HMS Artois Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Artois-class frigate struck a rock off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[93]
Clyde  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer.[94]
Ceres  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by the privateer Courageaux ( France). She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark.[95]
Commerce United States The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[64]
Courageaux France War of the First Coalition: The privateer exploded and sank in the North Sea during an engagagement with Exeter ( Great Britain). Only four of her 43 crew survived.[95]
Eliza  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[96]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost on Nixman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[95]
Hannah Sweden The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Sweden to London.[97]
Hilda  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Lausholm, near Visby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[95] She was refloated and taken in to "Sleet" for repairs.[98]
John  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[99]
Jubilee  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Rügen, Swedish Pomerania to Dublin.[96]
Pointer  Great Britain The ship caught fire at Gothenburg, Sweden and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Chasseur France War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[91]
Le Sardine Fraiche France War of the First Coalition: The brig, which had been captured on 29 August, foundered. Her crew were rescued. At the time of her capture, she was on a voyage from Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Bordeaux, Gironde and Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[78]
L'Intrepid France War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[91]
HMS Robust  Royal Navy The Ramillies-class ship of the line ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and docked for repairs.[100]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Hunter  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Bristol ( Great Britain). Hunter was set afire. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Betsey United States The sloop was wrecked in the Currituck Inlet.[102]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[87]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
John  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a privateer and burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[103]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Great Britain The brig was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) east of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British America.[104]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1797
ShipStateDescription
La Republicaine France War of the First Coalition: The brig, which had been captured on 29 August, foundered. Her crew were rescued. At the time of her capture, she was on a voyage from Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Bordeaux, Gironde and Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[78]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1797
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[105]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[105]
Carl Pieter Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[91]
Cupid  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[106]
Diana  Ireland The ship sank in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Dublin.[107]
Eliza Hamburg The ship departed from Hamburg for Africa and Surinam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[108]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall.[109]
Glückleickeweiderkurf Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[105]
Lethe  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[110]
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[89]
Sophia Magdalena Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[109]
Triumph  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Newton, Gloucestershire whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[91]
Weetwood  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[105]
Xenophen  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck".[109]

October

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Royal Charlotte  Great Britain The East Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion in the Bengal River at Calpee, India with the loss of all on board.[111] A bolt of lightning had hit her mast, travelled down it, and exploded her magazine.

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Delft  Great Britain War of the First Coalition, Battle of Camperdown: The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain, following damage sustained in battle. One of the 120 people on board was lost.[112]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Orakabeza  Great Britain War of the First Coalition:The ship was illegally captured and burned in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina by a French privateer, possibly after running aground.[113]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
David  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[114]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Beginning  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian.[114][115]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Leith. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Leith for repairs.[114][115]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Grenville Bay  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was subsequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ranger. Grenville Bay was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[116]
Nepobedimyy  Imperial Russian Navy The floating battery caught fire and exploded at Kronstadt.[44]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1797
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[117]
Barbara  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Martinique.[117]
Carl Peter Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[118]
Carolina United States The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham, Great Britain.[119]
Carolina Wilhelmina Stettin The ship was lost near "Porttith", Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[120]
Dublin Packet  Great Britain The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[121]
Eendraght Danzig The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[119]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[114]
Elizabeth Bremen The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cork, Ireland.[101]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[122]
Fox  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[101]
Friede Sweden Swedish Pomerania The ship was driven ashore near Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to London.[117]
Friendship British East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Rye Harbour, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[117]
George  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[117]
Hibernia  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[119]
John  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[119]
Liddle  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Danzig to London.[121]
London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to London.[119]
Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[119]
Mersey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[117]
Monnikendam  United Netherlands Navy The frigate was beached at Westkapelle, Zeeland and was wrecked.[123]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[101]
Trial  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[114]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth and Exeter, Devon.[120]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[124]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship sank in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to London.[124]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Audacious  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[104]
Myra  Ireland The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[104]
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[104]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
North Carolina United States The ship was wrecked on "Albicoa Island", West Indies with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal to Washington.[125]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Gofnung  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Tyuten". Her crew were rescued.[44]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Martha  Great Britain The East Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[126]
Princess Amelia  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued.[127]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Mary  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to London. She was recaptured by HMS Jason (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy and burnt.[128]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
HMS Tribune Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fifth rate frigate ran aground off Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of over 240 lives. There were twelve survivors.

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Shepherdess  Great Britain The ship was lost in Loch Eriboll. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Lancashire.[129]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[63]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1797
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[130]
Dædalus  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[131]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost near Brighton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[63]
Frederick Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Stockholm.[116]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[132]
George  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[133]
Happy Meeting  Great Britain The ship was lost near Scarborough, Yorkshire.[116]
Hope  Great Britain The lugger was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex by Belfast ( Great Britain) with the loss of eleven of her crew.[63]
Itrehoe Portugal The ship departed from Oporto for Dublin, Ireland between 10 and 15 October. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[134]
Jonge Sykau Fleet Prussia The ship departed from Königsberg for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[135]
Latona  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Great Britain).[136]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[137]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[116]
Mars  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[63]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore.[116]
Partridge  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[132]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[132]
Royal George  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[137]
Rufford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia.[63]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[138]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was lost near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[139]
Spring  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore.[116]
Verandering Batavian Republic The ship was lost on the Happisburgh Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain to Dort, South Holland.[138]
Worcester  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[116]

December

Unknown date

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