List of shipwrecks in 1798
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5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chéri |  France |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer frigate was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Pomone ( Royal Navy). Pomone rescued her 220 crew.[1][2] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berezan |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The cruiser ran aground and sank in Artillery Bay, off Sevastopol. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana |  Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] |
| Aid | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Leith, Lothian.[1] |
| Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Torreshaw. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
| Atkinson | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset. Atkinson was later refloated.[6] |
| Castor | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Braen Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to Hull.[7] |
| Castor | Great Britain |
The ship collided with Minerva ( Great Britain) in The Downs and was beached at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[6] |
| Commerce | Great Britain |
The ship capsized in the Humber upstream of Hull with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[8] |
| Diligent | Great Britain |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
| Elizabeth & Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Scottish port.[1] |
| Fanny |  Great Britain |
The transport ship collided with the transport ship Briton ( Great Britain and foundered. All on board were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[10] |
| Favourite |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[11] |
| Fortitude |  Ireland |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Belfast, County Antrim.[12] |
| Freede |  Hamburg |
The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[7] |
| Friends Endeavour | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall.[6] |
| George | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
| Goodhope | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex.[1] |
| Hector | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Lancaster, Lancashire.[13] |
| Henry | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam.[7] |
| Paris | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[6] |
| Peggy | Great Britain |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London She was refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent.[14] |
| Pritzler | Great Britain |
The whaler was lost near Beachy Head with the loss of her captain.[15] |
| Robert | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[7] |
| Sophia | Great Britain |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and was subsequently lost near the Île d'Yeu, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira.[1] |
| Surprize | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan.[6] |
| Three Friends | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked near Coleraine, County Antrim, with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[4] |
| Virginia and Philadelphia Packet | United States |
The ship departed from Jamaica for Norfolk, Virginia in mid-January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
| Warsuch | Hamburg |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Copenhagen.[17] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean | Great Britain |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on Kalatoa (7°19′S 121°00′E / 7.317°S 121.000°E). Her crew survived.[18] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phœnix | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[19] |
| HMS Raven | Royal Navy |
The Albatross-class sloop ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe.[20] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enfant de la Patrie |  French Navy |
The Etna-class corvette was wrecked on the coast of Norway. |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Eliott | Great Britain |
Her crew abandoned the West Indiaman in the North Sea after she ran aground without loss of life on the Goodwin Sands, Kent during a voyage from Jamaica to London and was rescued by an unidentified vessel ( Denmark–Norway). Later the frigate HMS Astraea and ship of the line HMS Veteran (both Royal Navy), salvaged General Elliot and towed her in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[21][22][23] |
| Revanche | France |
The privateer, a lugger, was sunk off Cromer, Norfolk, Great Britain by HM Hired armed ship Marquis of Coburg () Royal Navy with the loss of seven of her crew.[24] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | Great Britain |
The ship foundered whilst bound for Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
| Commerce | Great Britain |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Edington.[26] |
| Dudden | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Isles. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey.[27] |
| Ebenezer | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon.[28] |
| Favourite | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[29] |
| Favourite | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[30] |
| Fly | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[26] |
| Gloman |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked on Föhr, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[21] |
| Griffin | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Cork, Ireland.[26] |
| Hope | Great Britain |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to Liverpool.[29] |
| James | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk, to Plymouth.[31] |
| Margarets | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British America.[10] |
| Maria Frederica | Bremen |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[21] |
| Mermaid | Great Britain |
The ship sank at Weymouth.[32] |
| Neptune | Great Britain |
The ship capsized in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex.[32] |
| Nile | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal.[26] |
| Oporto Packet | Great Britain |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and sunk. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to São Miguel Island, Azores.[30] |
| Peace & Plenty | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Happisburg, Norfolk.[19] |
| St. Nicholo |  Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland or Liverpool.[19] |
| Venus | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Waterford.[29] |
| Vrow Engelina |  Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[33] |
| Unnamed |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore in Mounts Bay.[10] |
March
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arendal |  Danish Asiatic Company |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[34] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander and Alexander |  Batavian Republic |
The ship was lost in the Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam. South Holland to London, Great Britain.[21] |
| Holderness | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Gibraltar.[35] |
| Iris | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth.[36] |
| Mary | Great Britain |
The ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea.[37] |
| Thames | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in Ballyshannon Bay, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick, Ireland.[38] |
| Twee Gebroeders | Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[39] |
April
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blessed Endeavour | Great Britain |
The whaler was wrecked on Fair Isle with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to Greenland.[40] |
| HMS Pallas | Royal Navy |
The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of a crew member and four crew of HMS Canada ( Royal Navy), who were drowned when their boat capsized whilst they were attempting a rescue. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Busy ( Great Britain).[41][42] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Amelia | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at 14°01′N 74°19′E / 14.017°N 74.317°E off Pigeon Island, India with the loss of about 40 lives.[43][44] |
| Unnamed | Great Britain |
The brig was driven ashore at Spithead, Hampshire.[45] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Great Britain |
The brig foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. All aboard were rescued.[46] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | Great Britain |
The ship departed St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47][48] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Lively | Royal Navy |
War of the Second Coalition: The fifth rate frigate ran aground at Rota, Spain. She was fired on by shore based artillery and was abandoned and set afire by her crew. HMS Seahorse ( Royal Navy) rescued all but one of her crew. |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Woodcot | British East India Company |
War of the Second Coalition: The East Indiaman was captured off Tellicherry, India by Preneuse ( French Navy).[44] Early reports that she had been sunk were incorrect. |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, British America.[49] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire at "Ekerhaven", Norway.[50] |
| Brothers | Ireland |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Galway to Londonderry. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
| Duchess of York | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked off Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[41][42] |
| Jenny | Great Britain |
The ship was run down and sunk off Anholt, Denmark by a Prussian vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[52] |
| Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[50] |
| Nancy | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in Mevagissey Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Falmouth, Cornwall.[51] |
| Oporto Packet | Great Britain |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[53][54] |
| Quatorze Juillet | France |
The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Lorient, Morbihan, before commissioning. |
May
11 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Hope" | United States |
The schooner ran aground off Currituck, North Carolina while escorting/providing possible lifesaving service for the leaking Williamson. Was expected to be refloated.[55] |
| "Williamson" | United States |
The brig was wrecked on a reef off Currituck, North Carolina after springing a leak earlier. One crewmember, a boy, died.[56] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Harmony" | United States |
The schooner capsized and sank in a storm 9 days after leaving Surinam. 10 crewmen were lost, survivors rescued by "Betsy".[57] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Braak | Royal Navy |
The brig-sloop capsized in Delaware Bay with the loss of 48 lives. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cicero | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
| Eliza | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[49] |
| Success | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt by two French privateers.[49] |
| Unnamed | France |
Quasi War: Napoleonic Wars:The privateer was run ashore following a battle with an Anglo-American convoy in which 6 other privateers were captured, sometime in May.[59] |
June
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Rover | Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew survived. |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lion | Great Britain |
The East Indiaman was condemned at Delagoa Bay. Three whalers were hired to take her cargo back to England.[60] |
30 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pique | Royal Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Action of 30 June 1798: The fifth rate frigate was scuttled by burning off Brest, Finistère, France, following damage sustained in a battle with the frigate Seine ( French Navy). |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avon | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[61] |
| Dolphin | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[62] |
| Farmar | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[63] |
| Harlequin | Jersey |
The privateer was wrecked near Brest, Finistère, France.[64] |
| Nancy | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[62] |
| Providence | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed at Ross-on-Wye.[65] |
July
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akhill | Imperial Russian Navy |
The ship capsized and sank in the Black Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[3] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Aigle | Royal Navy |
The frigate was wrecked on Plane Island, Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis, Ottoman Empire.[66] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Resistance | Royal Navy |
The fifth-rate caught fire and exploded in Bangka Strait. 332 people died; 13 survivors made a raft but only 4 succeeded in reaching Sumatra where they were enslaved by pirates but rescued later in the year.[67] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Garland | Royal Navy |
The Enterprise-class frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Indian Ocean off Port Dauphiné, Madagascar. Her crew survived. |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unanimity |  South Carolina |
The revenue brig was run ashore following an exchange of fire with HMS Musquito ( Royal Navy) at Dewee's Inlet, South Carolina.[68] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boreas |  Russia |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[69] |
| Bristol Trader | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to St. Ives, Cornwall.[70] |
| Gustavus III |  Sweden |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore between Ramsgate and Deal, Kent, Great Britain. She was refloated on 12 July.[47][71] |
| Hope | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
| Tinley | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a Spanish Man-of-War on or about 8 July. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London.[72] |
| Unity | Great Britain |
The ship foundered.[73] |
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercure | French Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Séduisant-class ship of the line ran aground and was captured by HMS Alexander ( Royal Navy. She was set afire and burnt. |
| Orient | French Navy |
 War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Océan-class ship of the line was set afire during the battle. She was destroyed by the explosion of her magazine with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Sérieuse | French Navy |
 Royal Navy). |
2 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artémise | French Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magicienne-class frigate was set afire and scuttled to prevent capture by the Royal Navy. |
| Guerrier | French Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magnifique-class ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed. |
| Heureux | French Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Centare-class ship of the line ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed. |
| Timoléon | French Navy |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Téméraire-class ship of the line ship of the line ran aground during the battle. She was set afire and exploded. |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship, a prize of the privateer Heureux ( France), was recaptured by HMS Indefatigable ( Royal Navy) and was run ashore and wrecked near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Canada was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[74][75] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | Jersey |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British America.[76] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Etrusco | Royal Navy |
The stores ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[77][78] |
| Nancy | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by three French frigates. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[79] |
| Spooner | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[78] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Beaulieu | Royal Navy |
War of the First Coalition: The fifth rate ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was engaged with HMS Adamant,HMS Cynthia, HMS Indefatigable and HMS Niger (all Royal Navy) in preventing Comète, Indian, Libre, Revanche, Serpent, Vésuve and Vulcan (all French Navy) from leaving Havre de Grâce. She was refloatd.[80] |
September
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolly | Great Britain |
The ship capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[81] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the coast of Labrador, British America.[76] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Imperial Russian Navy |
The transport ship ran aground off "Korge-Sari" and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kotka to Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland.[3] |
| Friendship | Great Britain |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by Bacchus Her crew were rescued.[82] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esther | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Montrose, Forfarshire whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose.[77] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the "Western Islands" to Saint-Domingue.[83] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas | Imperial Russian Navy |
The transport ship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Northern Dvina with the loss of five lives.[3] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | Great Britain |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[84] |
| Bernstorff |  Denmark |
The ship, a prize, was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Duncan | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. She was on a voyage from Halifax to London.[84] |
| Elizabeth |  British America |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Freemason | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Henrietta | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Liberty | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Little Mary | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Matilda | British America |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Prince Edward | British America |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| Sally | British America |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
| William | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[84] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Tryal" | United States |
Quasi War:The brig was sunk after entering Bayonne, France, mistaking it for Bilbao, Spain.[85] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
| Amity | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden.[82] |
| Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[78] |
| Castor | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[87] |
| Enterprize | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg.[82] |
| Esther | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Montrose.[78] |
| George | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[77] |
| Goede Hoop | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Emden, Hanover.[77][78] |
| Hazard | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland.[88] |
| Integrity | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[82] |
| Kitty | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near the Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[88] |
| Lark | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore on "Smithr Steert". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[89] |
| Martin | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[89] |
| Polaskie | Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.[89] |
| Racehorse | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[78] |
| Richard and Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[89] |
| Sea Gull | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked off Plymouth, Devon.[87] |
| Sophia | Great Britain |
The ship eas driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port.[90] |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78] |
| Two Sisters | Ireland |
The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Antrim on Sept 12,1798, Capt Jones.[91] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[92] |
October
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Recovery | Ireland |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Sound of Isla. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Hamburg.[93] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Amphitrite" | United States |
The schooner was wrecked on the Isle of Avis in the Caribbean Sea while sailing from Grenada to Curaçao. She was stripped by privateer "Fleur de la Mer" ( France) on 21 October, rescuing/capturing most of her crew.[94] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fyodor Stratilat | Imperial Russian Navy |
The frigate sank at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 269 of her 382 crew.[3] |
| Tsar Konstantin | Imperial Russian Navy |
The Tsar Konstantin-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 398 of her 417 crew.[3] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Jason | Royal Navy |
The Artois-class frigate struck a rock in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France and foundered. Her crew were rescued; six of them took to a jolly boat and were rescued by the brig Speculator ( Denmark).[95][96] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | Great Britain |
The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire, for Dublin, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[97] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prints Gustaf | Imperial Russian Navy |
The battleship ran aground in the "Gulf of Ekvog". Her crew were rescued on 4 November by Izyaslav ( Imperial Russian Navy and she sank.[3] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William and Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked in Tramore Bay.[98] She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[99] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[100] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Martinique.[101] |
| Barbara | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[102] |
| Bess | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinique.[93] |
| Catharina Margaretta | Sweden |
The ship was lost on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[95] |
| Charlotte | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[95] |
| Cicero | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to North Carolina, United States.[103] |
| Cleopatra | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the north coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool.[101] |
| Diana | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[81] She was later refloated.[84] |
| Dolly | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[95] |
| Fame | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Liverpool.[101] |
| Fortitude | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in Riga Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[93] |
| Friends | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the White Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull.[99] |
| Happy Enterprize | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Wyburg".[101] |
| Hardman | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[95] |
| Hope | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Deal, Kent, to Sunderland, County Durham.[86] |
| Kingston | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York.[86] |
| Mercurius | Hamburg |
The ship was lost on the Whitesand. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg.[95] |
| Peggy | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[102] |
| Shields | Great Britain |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Chatham, Kent.[86] |
| St. Constantine | Russia |
The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[86] |
| Tillstone | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[86] |
| Twee Bruders | Hamburg |
The ship was lost near Vlieland, Friesland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[93] |
| Tyger | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London[104] |
| Vigilante | France |
War of the Second Coalition: The privateer was captured and sunk in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, Great Britain by HMS Racoon ( Royal Navy).[103] |
| Vriendschap | Batavian Republic |
The ship struck an anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland.[103] |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Star | United States |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Carlisle ( Great Britain). North Star was on a voyage from Hamburg to Charleston, South Carolina.[76] |
| Unnamed | France |
The privateer was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of six of her 140 crew. Two people were reported missing.[105] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[76] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HSwMS Draken |  Swedish Navy |
The sloop-of-war, a brig, was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of six of her 106 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Surrey Yeomanry, who subsequently prevented the wreck from being looted by the local inhabitants.[106][107] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a port in South Carolina, United States.[105] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doves | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[108] [109] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| launch and pinnace | United States Navy |
In a storm the pinnace belonging to USS Constitution drifted out to sea from Hampton Roads and was lost, and her launch sank at dock in Norfolk, Virginia. Launch brought up on the 22nd.[110] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Medusa | Royal Navy |
The fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[111] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland.[112] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. One of them capsized with the loss of fourteen lives.[112] |
| Unnamed | Great Britain |
The sloop sank in the River Liffey.[112] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Rock, County Dublin, Ireland.[112] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin, Ireland.[113] |
| Active | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[113] |
| Active | Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. she was on a voyage from Dublin to Martinique.[114] |
| Alert | Great Britain |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, British America.[115] |
| American | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Wales. She was on a voyage from Saint Barthélemy to Stockholm, Sweden.[116] |
| Bee | Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November.[100] |
| Betsey | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at "Sibersness", on the Baltic coast.[113] |
| Boyd | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork.[114] |
| Britannia | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamborough, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[117] |
| Castor | Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November.[100] |
| Christiana Maria | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt.[98] She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to a Baltic port.[99] |
| Countess of Cardigan | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[118] She was later refloated.[99] |
| Eliza | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinique.[116] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Lisbon, Portugal.[113] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the South Rock. She waws on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[119] |
| Four Friends | Great Britain |
War of the Second Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer Cameleon ( France) but was subsequently wrecked off Beachy Head, Sussex.[120] |
| Friends Goodwill | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Sunderland, County Durham.[118] |
| Goodintent | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[118] |
| Goodintent | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Kingsbridge, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[113] |
| Hannah | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[113] |
| Hebe | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Revel Stone. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[79] |
| Henry | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[114] |
| Hero | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[116] |
| Hope | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon.[121] |
| Isabella | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[118] |
| Jay | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from America to Liverpool.[117] |
| John & Betsey | Great Britain |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. She was later refloated.[76] |
| Kent | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Ireland. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Jamaica.[121] |
| Llandovery | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and capsized on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Liverpool.[116] |
| Louisa Augusta | Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London.[83] |
| Margaret | Great Britain |
The tender was lost near "Ballyconnel", Ireland.[83] |
| Martin | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[118] |
| Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on "Derreary Point", Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[121] |
| Nancy | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[118] |
| Phœbe | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull.[79] |
| Protecteur |  Portugal |
The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Oporto.[116] |
| Providence | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Cork.[114] |
| Richmond | Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[113] |
| Robinson | Great Britain |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull.[76] |
| Rose | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth.[114][119] |
| Sarah | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Newry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[121] |
| Saratoga | United States |
The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[122] |
| Shortland | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool.[114] |
| Speculation | Ireland |
The ship was lost on Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Sligo.[117] |
| Star | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[118] |
| Thomas and Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Kingsbridge, Devon.[114] |
| Thomas and Sally | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Newry, County Antrim. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry.[114] |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Littlehampton, Sussex.[120] |
| Unnamed | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at Baltimore, County Cork She was on a voyage from St. Ube's. Portugal to Cork.[98] |
