List of shipwrecks in 1799
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbadoes Friends | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean (26°30′N 25°00′W / 26.500°N 25.000°W) by four Spanish frigates. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad.[1] | |
| Darlington | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean (26°30′N 25°00′W / 26.500°N 25.000°W) by four Spanish frigates. She was on a voyage from London to Dominica.[1] | |
| Friends | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean (26°30′N 25°00′W / 26.500°N 25.000°W) by four Spanish frigates. She was on a voyage from London to Martinique.[1] | |
| Swan | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean (26°30′N 25°00′W / 26.500°N 25.000°W) by four Spanish Frigates. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hired armed lugger Duke of York | The hired armed lugger foundered in the North Sea. |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to an English port.[2] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | The ship was lost in the Strait of Billiton. She was on a voyage from China to New York, United States.[3] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Apollo | The Artois-class frigate was wrecked on the Haak Sands, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by a Prussian hoy.[4] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[3] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Henry" | The sloop was captured by packet/privateer "St. Rosalia" ( |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ganges | 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 1797.[6][7] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the French whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Oporto, Portugal. She was set afire and sunk.[8] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pigou | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Vengeance ( |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Grampus | The 54-gun ship was lost in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent, England. Her crew were saved.[9] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Amelia | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by Spartiate ( |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane & Betty | The ship was run down and sunk off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Rye, Sussex.[11] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The privateer capsized and sank with all hand in a squall while pursuing "Essequebo Packet" ( |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Eagle | The gunboat was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[11] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The cutter was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[13] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acasto | The ship was run down and sunk with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[14] | |
| Active | The ship was lost near Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Venice.[15] | |
| America | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg.[11] | |
| Barbara and Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[16] | |
| Comet Isaacks | The ship was driven ashore near Emden, Hanover. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Emden.[17] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore near Emden. She was on a voyage from Emden to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[17] | |
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. Her crew were rescued.[17][18] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was destroyed by fire at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[15] | |
| Fourage | The ship was driven ashore near Emden. She was on a voyage from Emden to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[17] | |
| Gemini | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin.[19][14] | |
| Hane | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[18] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[16] | |
| Juffrow Anna Bosma | The ship was wrecked near Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[17] | |
| Lavinia | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Belfast, County Antrim.[19] | |
| Louisa Charlotta | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain.[2] | |
| Louisa Dorothea | The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Memel and Ireland.[16] | |
| Neutrality | The ship was driven ashore near Emden. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[17] | |
| O Verdadeiro Brittanico | The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[2] | |
| Roper | The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund, Sweden.[17] | |
| Samuel | The ship was lost on Eigg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool.[15] | |
| Shadwell | The ship was driven ashore at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Hamburg.[15] | |
| Vigilant | The ship was wrecked in Dungarvan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[15] | |
| Vrow Sara | The ship was driven ashore at Emden. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[17] | |
| Welvaaren van Rheedery | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[2] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal with the loss of the majority of her crew.[20] |
| Unnamed | The ship was run down and sunk with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[14] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[15] | |
| General Prescott | The ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to the West Indies.[15] | |
| Hero | Captain Fleek's ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to the West Indies.[21] | |
| Hero | Captain Wood's ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to the West Indies.[21] | |
| Lowther | The ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[15] | |
| Prince of Wales | The Packet was wrecked in the Elbe River by a Gale with a snowstorm and driven ashore by ice flows.[22] | |
| HMS Proserpine | The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked in ice on Neuwerk, or 6 nautical miles (11 km) north west of Scharhörn, with the loss of eighteen of the 187 people originally on board. She drifted off again in a storm on the night of the 10th with a party of six that had re-boarded her, drifting onto a rock 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Baltrum on 12 February.[23] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her crew.[24] | |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked on the North Bull, off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[25] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Nautilus | The sloop-of-war was driven ashore and wrecked near Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[26][27] | |
| 10 or 12 unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore near Scarborough.[26] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked at Dublin, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[25] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martinus | The brig struck The Manacles and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cork, Ireland.[28] | |
| Unnamed | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew.[26] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Weazel | The brig-sloop was wrecked off Braunton, Devon with the loss of all but one of her 106 crew.[9][29] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beckford | The ship was driven ashore in St Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to London.[30] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost near Truro, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[31] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Rencountre" | The privateer was burned by her crew in the Watenamo River, off Cumberland Bay, to prevent capture.[32] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Espiegle | The brig was wrecked north of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Some of her crew were rescued.[33] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Fitzwilliam | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bengal, India with some loss of life.[34] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship struck an anchor and sank at Dublin, Ireland.[35] | |
| Alligator | The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Cork.[36][37] | |
| Amity | The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall.[38] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[39] | |
| Apollo | War of the Second Coalition The ship was captured and was subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg.[35] | |
| Arabella | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[15] | |
| Beaver | The ship was wrecked near Cork, Ireland before 22 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Hull, Yorkshire.[36][40] | |
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[41] | |
| Betsey | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Rhuddlan, Denbighshire to Liverpool.[31] | |
| Brooks | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[38] | |
| Captain Cook | The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[24] | |
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[24] | |
| Dennis | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay.[42] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[39] | |
| Dove | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was wrecked.[43] She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Whitstable, Kent.[21] | |
| Eaglesbrush | The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Padstow.[42] | |
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Weymouth.[41] | |
| Fortune | The ship was wrecked near Scarborough with the loss of all hands.[31] | |
| Glory | The ship was lost near Scarborough. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[31] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was lost near Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[42] | |
| Grand Duke | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[31] Grand Duke was later refloated.[38] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore near St Bees, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Bahamas and West Indies.[38] | |
| Ingeberg | The ship was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dover, Kent. Ingeberg was later taken in to Margate.[31] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked on the Casquets, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands.[40] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Bridport, Dorset.[41] | |
| Kitty | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth and was wrecked.[43] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Livorno.[21] | |
| Kitty | The ship was wrecked with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[44] | |
| Lark | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington.[24] | |
| Lark | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[39] | |
| Liebe & Hoffnung | The ship was lost off Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dover and Liverpool.[35] | |
| Little Falmouth | The ship was driven ashore in Wexford Bay. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool.[42] | |
| London Packet | The ship foundered in Tramore Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Newry.[38] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost near Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[24] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.[42] | |
| Mayflower | The ship was lost near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[31] | |
| HMS Musquito | The 6-gun schooner was captured off Cuba by two Spanish frigates.[9] | |
| HMS Nautilus | The Sloop-of-War was driven ashore and wrecked near Scarborough.[21] | |
| Recovery | The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to King's Lynn.[41] | |
| Resolution | The ship was lost in Dublin Bay.[42] | |
| Rose in June | The ship was wrecked off Youghal, County Cork with the loss of all but her captain. This was on 7 or 14 February. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to London.[36] | |
| Sally | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[31] | |
| Thetis | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull to Lisbon.[41] | |
| Thetis | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[40] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Lisbon and Oporto.[45] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship foundered in Tramore Bay whilst on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship was lost in Orchard's Bay, Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Barbados.[41] | |
| Union | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[42] | |
| Uxbridge | The ship was lost in Dublin Bay.[42] | |
| Venus | The ship was lost at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto.[35] | |
| Wakefield | The ship ran aground in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[15] | |
| Wohlfarth | The ship was lost near Padstow She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburg.[42] |
March
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Plenty | The sloop foundered off the Saltee Islands, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to São Miguel Island, Azores.[46] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriot | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer L'Eole ( |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vigilancia | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London, Great Britain.[49] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[10] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore in Studland Bay.[10] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The sloop was run down and sunk by HMS Mars ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | The ship was driven ashore near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[51] | |
| Amelia | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[51] | |
| Amelia | The ship was sunk by ice off the mouth of the Weser. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bremen.[52] | |
| Amelia and Eleanor | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] | |
| Betsey & Peggy | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt.[52] | |
| Elizabeth and Margaret | The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[53] Elizabeth and Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[54] | |
| Fortune | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to London.[55] | |
| Happy Return | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[56] | |
| Hercules | The ship foundered off the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States to Liverpool.[57] | |
| Jane | The sloop was lost on Filey Brigg, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[1] | |
| La Vutoire | War of the Second Coalition. The brig was captured by HMS Triton ( | |
| Lydia | Quasi-War: The ship was captured by the French. She was subsequently wrecked on The Olives rocks.[10] | |
| Maadsgoodhope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Colonial Brazil to Hamburg.[56] | |
| Margaretta | The ship was lost in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[1] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[58] | |
| Maryana | The ship was driven ashore on Walcheren, Zeeland, Batavian Republic.[52] | |
| Phæton | The ship was lost at Guernsey. She was on voyage from London to Guernsey.[54] | |
| Princess Amelia | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Spartiate ( | |
| Rebecca | The ship was holed by ice in the Weser and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bremen.[51] | |
| Robert & Jean | The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Dublin.[57] | |
| Tom | The ship was lost in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.[55] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore near Margate. She was on a voyage from Sandwich to London.[55] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[51] | |
| Vrow Christiana | The ship was lost on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain and Emden.[51] | |
| Vrow Heyla | The ship was driven ashore in the Ems. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[51] | |
| Vrow Jacoba | The ship was wrecked on the Brouwers Plaat. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[59] | |
| Vrow Maria Zeunisse | The ship was wrecked on the Western Bank, off Brielle, South Holland.[59][60] | |
| Vulture | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Spartiate ( | |
| West Indian | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Antigua.[10] | |
| Worthy Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Kickhaven". She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[51] |
April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy | Quasi War:The schooner was captured on an unknown date by privateer "Prudent" ( | |
| Brilliant | Quasi War:The sloop was captured by privateer "Prudent" ( |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth off Inchcombe, Lothian whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg. All fourteen crew were lost.[63] | |
| Molly | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Luce. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[64] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hired armed cutter Brave | The 12-gun cutter was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex by Eclipse ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Allan | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidada, Brazil.[66] | |
| Amity | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[67] | |
| Ann | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[67] | |
| Atlas | The ship was dismasted off the coast of Scotland and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the privateer Vigilant ( | |
| Auspicious | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Bacchus | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently lost.[68] | |
| Bernard | The ship was lost near Harlingen, Friesland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Surinam.[67] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[54] | |
| Blessing | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Lisbon.[54] | |
| Catherine | The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Firth of Forth off Leith, Lothian with the loss of all fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg.[69][63] | |
| Charming Harriot | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Daphne | The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic to a Scottish port.[64] | |
| Delight | The ship was wrecked on the Vineyard Sand. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Boston, Lincolnshire.[70] | |
| Die Gebroeders | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Elbe. she was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[54] | |
| Dolphin | The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. she was on a voyage from Boston to Dublin.[64] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] | |
| Elizabeth and Margaret | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Experiment | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin.[64] | |
| Francis | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Gemini | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| George and Mary | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] | |
| Hambro' Commerce | The ship was wrecked in The Swin, in the Thames Estuary.[8] | |
| Handelsluft | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic whilst on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hamburg.[8] | |
| Hans Falkenburg | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain.[54] |
| Henrietta | The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and sank.[8] She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[71] | |
| Jamaica | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| John | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] | |
| Joseph and Mary | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Lord Loughborough | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[8] She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[71] | |
| HM hired armed ship Lord Mulgrave | The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea.[66] | |
| Maria | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] | |
| Minerva | The whaler was wrecked on the coast of South Georgia.[72] | |
| Neptunus | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[54] | |
| Ocean | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Oromocto | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[8][73] | |
| Pomona | The ship was driven ashore near Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola.[64] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by HMS Penguin ( | |
| Ranger | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] | |
| Spring Vale | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin.[64] | |
| Stasette | The ship was lost near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Elbing to London.[70] | |
| Susannah | The ship was wrecked near Donaghadee, County Down, Ireland with the loss of four of her crew.[64] She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[63] | |
| Swallow | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km) off Padstow, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by London Packet ( | |
| Tagus | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Thetis | The ship was lost on the north coast of England.[64] | |
| Thomas and Mary | The ship foundered off São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to São Miguel Island.[64] | |
| Vrouw Metta | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[8][71] | |
| Unnamed | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[63] |
May
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Dame de Grace | The gun-brig was captured and scuttled by Salamine ( |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha and Ann | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock Sands in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Emsworth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by the collier brig Palladium ( | |
| Unnamed | The collier brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of all hands.[76] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Deux Amis | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angermanland | Flag unknown | The ship struck the Conger Rocks and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to St. Andero, Spain. She put back to Bristol.[48] |
| Caroline | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[77][78] | |
| Chance | War of the Second Coalition: The East Indiaman, which had been previously captured by Forte ( | |
| Charles & Henry | The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Hamburg.[81] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship, which had been capgured by a French privateer in the Bay of Bengal, was captured by HMS Star ( | |
| George | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[83] | |
| Lark | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Mars ( | |
| Le Creseur | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Toulon, Var. There were only 24 survivors.[85] | |
| Pearl | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[83] | |
| Phoenix | The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Russian America around 21–23 May with the loss of at least three lives, including that of Joasaph Bolotov, Auxiliary Bishop of Kodiak. | |
| Success | The ship was lost in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool.[68] | |
| Vrow Clazina | Flag unknown | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by a privateer. She was subsequently lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Vrow Clazina was on a voyage from Dover, Kent, Great Britain to Lisbon, Portugal.[81] |
June
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for Stromness, Orkney Islands and Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[86] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hoeffnang | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. There were twenty survivors. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain,[87] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphus Frederick | Flag unknown | The ship was destroyed by fire at Málaga, Spain.[88] |
| Dorothea | The ship was abandoned off Málaga. Her crew were rescued by Withywood ( | |
| Embden Packet | The ship was lost in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Hamburg.[90] | |
| Europa | The ship was driven ashore in the Deptford Creek. She was on a voyage from London to Menorca, Spain.[91] | |
| Flora | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain.[92] | |
| Hercules | The ship was driven ashore at Málaga.[88] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga.[88] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[50] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[50] |
July
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was abandoned on the Atlantic Ocean (40°N 12°W / 40°N 12°W). She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Galway.[75] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortitude | The ship struck rocks at Ascension Island and was severely damaged. Seventeen of her 38 crew abandoned ship. The other 21 were presumed to have been lost when the ship foundered. Fortitude was on a voyage from India to New York.[93] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | Quasi-War: The ship was captured and burnt by the French at Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands.[94] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship departed from British Honduras. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[95] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Resolu ( | |
| HMS Contest | The 14-gun gun-vessel foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| USS Connecticut | During fitting out, probably on or just before 7 July the unfinished frigate foundered. She was refloated and finished.[96] | |
| Frau Helena Hindreig | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Hanover to London, Great Britain.[97][98] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[99] | |
| Juno | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool.[100] | |
| Langley's Increase | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Oporto, Portugal.[101] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool.[100] | |
| Navigator | The ship was lost near The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[100] | |
| Sophia | The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Baltimore, Maryland.[97] | |
| Surcheance | The ship foudered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Helena to Cork, Ireland with the loss of a crew member.[102] |
August
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seaforth | Quasi-War: The ship was attacked by a French privateer. She was subsequently wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Barbuda.[103][104] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | The ship capsized in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued by HMS Tickler ( |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Deadman. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[106] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS America | Vlieter incident: The Intrepid-class ship of the line ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was refloated, but ran aground again.[107] | |
| HMS Latona | Vlieter incident: The fifth rate ran aground off Texel.[107] | |
| Retvizan | Vlieter incident: The ship of the line ran aground off Texel.[107] She was later refloated and taken in to Chatham, Kent, Great Britain.[108] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Carolina | The ship sank at the mouth of the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin, Ireland.[109] | |
| Morning Star | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[110] | |
| Resolution | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Gibraltar.[105] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool, Lancashire.[111] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | The brig foundered with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Penelope ( | |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships foundered or capsized.[112] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[114] | |
| Neptune | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Gosport, Hampshire to Demerara.[114] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fynn, or Phyn |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[115][116] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Violet | The schooner was capsized and sunk by a waterspout at (27°30′N 62°00′W / 27.500°N 62.000°W). 14 days later the survivors were rescued by HMS Carnatic ( |
18 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina Catharina | The ship was driven ashore near Cayenne, French Guiana.[119] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | The ship was lost in the English Channel off Abbotsbury, Dorset.[120] | |
| De Trende Sodikend | Flag unknown | The ship was beached at Abbotsbury.[120] |
| Queen | The ship ran onto the South Bull entering Dublin harbour, Ireland. Fourteen passengers were washed overboard and twelve of them were lost.[121][122] | |
| Rodney | The ship was beached at Abbotsbury.[120] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The collier foundered off Howth, County Dublin, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[121][122] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Blanche | The Hermione-class frigate ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was declared a constructive total loss. | |
| HMS Fox | The schooner was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[123][124] | |
| Wilhelmina Catherina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cayenne, French Guiana.[125] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Sally | The ship was lost in Ramsay Sound. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Ives, Cornwall.[111] | |
| Argo | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[126] | |
| Argus | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[127] | |
| Bangalore | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by two French privateers.[128] | |
| Betsey | The ship ran aground off Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[126] | |
| Concord | The ship was lost at Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[126] | |
| Dorothea Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool.[129] | |
| Fortune | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea.[115] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[115] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was driven ashore near Penzance, Cornwall Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[129] | |
| Mary | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by two French privateers.[128] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost in the Humber with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull.[130] | |
| May | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by two French privateers.[128] | |
| Moor | The ship was detained by HMS Eurydice ( | |
| Nancy | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked near Estepona, Spain whilst evading HMS Pallas ( | |
| Norfolk | The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and sank. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bridport, Dorset.[87][129] | |
| Rodney | The ship was lost at Portland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham.[126] | |
| Sally | Quasi War:The schooner was captured on 9 September by privateer "Le Importe" ( | |
| Sarah | The ship was wrecked on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to the West Indies.[132] | |
| Three Relations | The ship was lost at Portland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Norway.[126] | |
| Tyron | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by two French privateers.[128] | |
| Venus | The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to a Baltic port.[132] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and sank. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bridport, Dorset.[133] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Quasi War:The privateer schooner blew up and sank in a battle with merchantman "Chesapeake" ( |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grange | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued by Seaflower ( | |
| Mairton Hall | The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued.[136] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Lutine | The Magicienne-class frigate was wrecked off Vlieland, Friesland, Batavian Republic with the loss of about 240 lives. There was one survivor. |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly & Ann | The ship departed from Grenada for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[137] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Nassau | The troopship was wrecked on the Kicks sandbar off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic with the loss of about 100 lives, including 42 of her crew. There were 205 survivors.[9][138] | |
| Tsar Konstantin | The Piotr Apostol-class frigate was driven ashore at the mouth of the Danube. She sank the next day with the loss of 399 of her 408 crew.[139] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | The Venus-class frigate ran aground on the Thrumb Cop Rock, 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from an English port to Halifax. She was refloated and taken in to Halifax in a severely leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[140] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances | The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She parted from the convoy three days later. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[141][142] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Impregnable | The second rate ship-of-the-line was wrecked off Langstone, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Admiral | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Woodbridge, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[108] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | The ship was destroyed by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[143] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Amaranthe | The brig-sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charente | The Capricieuse-class frigate ran aground at the mouth of the river Blavet on the Brittany coast of France and was wrecked. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adamant | The ship was lost at Falster, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[144] | |
| Ann | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Humber whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[145] | |
| Black Ey'd Susan | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Thetis ( | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked on Anguna Island. Her crew survived.[147] | |
| Conqueror | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[103] | |
| Countess of Caithness | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. she was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[148] | |
| Euphemia | The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[113] | |
| Europa | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to London, Great Britain.[148] | |
| Happy Chance | The ship foundered.[103] | |
| Hope | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[145] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[146] | |
| Isabella | The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck".[113] | |
| Jannet & Peggy | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool.[149] | |
| Jonge Zeelust | The ship sank off Texel, North Holland whilst on a voyage from London to Den Helder, North Holland.[103][104] | |
| Peggy | The ship was lost near Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Montrose.[150] | |
| Polly | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Coleraine, County Antrim whilst on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to the United States.[145] | |
| Quintillon | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to South Shields, County Durham.[143] | |
| San Joseph | The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Palermo to London, Great Britain.[149] |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey Lily | The transport ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and consequently foundered. All on board were rescued.[151][152] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Yevpatoria. Her crew were rescued.[139] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was struck by lightning and foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London.[153] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annubrus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay, Africa. She was on a voyage from India to Boston, Massachusetts.[154] | |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from India to Boston, Massachusetts.[154] | |
| HDMS Oldenburg | The fourth rate ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay.[154] Her crew were rescued.[155] | |
| HMS Sceptre | The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore in Table Bay and was wrecked with the loss of about 350 lives. There were 42 survivors. | |
| Sierra Leone | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[154] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unamed | The transport ship ran aground and sank on Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of 74 of the 79 people on board.[156][157] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bhavani | War of the Second Coalition: The full-rigged ship of 650 tons (bm) was wrecked on the coast of France 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, during a gale with the loss of 24 lives. Her survivors were taken prisoner by the French. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to London.[114][158] | |
| Henrietta | The ship sprang a leak off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Hamburg.[159] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Quasi War:The piratical armed barge, captured on 7 November by USS Boston ( |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Espion | The 38-gun frigate was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All on board were rescued.[9][87] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lovely Mary | The ship departed Burin, Newfoundland, British North America for Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[162] | |
| Otter | The ship foundered in Cardigan Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[163] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Lango Mumper Island" with the loss of nine lives.[139] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Nelson | The ship was driven ashore at Gunthorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Hull, Yorkshire.[164] | |
| Adroit | The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the West Indies.[152] | |
| Aid | The ship ran aground on The Needing, Isle of Wight and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[165] | |
| Amity | The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[153] | |
| Ann | The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[158] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore near Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[166] | |
| Belfast | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast, County Antrim.[158][167] | |
| Camelia | The transport ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. All on board were rescued.[152] | |
| Defiance | The ship was lost at Den Helder, North Holland, Batavian Republic. All on board were rescued.[168] | |
| Dragon | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured. She was recaptured but was subsequently lost on the coast of Ireland. Dragon was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Newfoundland, British North America.[153] | |
| Ellis | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[153] | |
| Endracht | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[164] | |
| Endside | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Armagh, Ireland.[158][169] | |
| Fame | The ship was lost on the Little Wrangol. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dundee, Perthshire.[114] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire whilst on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool.[158] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore near Saint Petersburg. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Chester, Cheshire.[168] | |
| Federal George | Quasi-War The ship was captured and recaptured but was subsequently lost on the coast of France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to New York.[170] | |
| Frederick Julius Kaas | The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Norway.[164] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[152] | |
| Friendship | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[169] | |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[170] | |
| Hero | The ship was lost at Barmouth, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[165] | |
| Hope | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[153] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[165] | |
| Lord Nelson | The ship was driven ashore on Colonsay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[165] | |
| Malvina | The ship caught fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon.[164] | |
| Melcombe | The ship was driven ashore in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bristol.[166] | |
| Mentor | The ship ran aground on The Needing and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[165] | |
| Minerva | The ship was wrecked at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland whilst on a voyage from Chester to Newry, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[158] | |
| Nautilus | The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset.[165] | |
| Nostra Senora di Rosario | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[152] | |
| HMS Orestes | The brig-sloop foundered in the Indian Ocean on or about 5 November with the loss of all hands. | |
| Otter | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cardigan whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Her crew were rescued.[158] | |
| St. Tammany | The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[166] | |
| Swallow | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was subsequently taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[158] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol.[167] | |
| William & Elizabeth | The ship was lost near Arundal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Danzig.[164] | |
| Williamson | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight.[165] | |
| Unnamed | On 7 November the French barge, of piratical nature, was captured by USS Boston. Being too small to be sent to the U.S. for adjudication, the Captains of USS Boston and USS Norfolk decided to scuttle it, date probably on or about 7 Nov.[171] |

