List of shipwrecks in 1800
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sirebsomhed | The ship was lost on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to London, Great Britain.[1] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | War of Knives: Quasi-War: Action of 1 January 1800: Two armed row barges were sunk by gunfire by USS Experiment ( |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[3][4][5] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[6] | |
| Chloe | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[6] | |
| Integrity | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[6] | |
| James | The sloop was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, Her crew were rescued.[8] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[3][5] | |
| Kitty | Captain Ellerby's ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[6] | |
| Kitty | Captain Stephenson's ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, Tynemouth, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[6][9] | |
| Leith and Aberdeen | The packet ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Kirkcaldy, Fife with the loss of ten of the eighteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Leith, Lothian and/or London.[10][7][11] | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, Tynemouth and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[3][5] | |
| Pearl | The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Galway, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin, Ireland.[12] | |
| Rose | The ship was wrecked at Arbroath with the loss of all hands.[4][3][5] | |
| Tiber | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[6] | |
| Triton | The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, Tynemouth and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsbarns, Fife with the loss of four of her five crew.[7] | |
| Venerable | The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, Tynemouth and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[13] | |
| Ann and Margaret | The ship was wrecked at Usan Ness, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[3] | |
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked in Montrose Bay. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Betsey and Susan | The ship was wrecked west of Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Bonny Kate | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of May, Fife with the loss of a crew member.[13] | |
| Edward | The brig was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Fortitude | The sloop was driven ashore at St. Andrews, Fife. Her crew survived.[7] | |
| Janet | The sloop was driven ashore at St. Andrews and was wrecked. Five of her crew were rescued.[7] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked at Bervie, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all nine crew.[3][4] | |
| Laurel | The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham and was wrecked, Her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Lord Salton | The ship was driven ashore on the Belhevie Sands, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Martha | The ship was driven ashore on the Belhevie Sands with the loss of all but her captain.[8][3] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked at "Westhaven". Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked at Bervie. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Neptune | The ship foundered North Sea off Nigg, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Phaeton | The brig was wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Cayenne, French Guiana to Gothenburg, Sweden.[4][13] | |
| Phoenix | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[4][5] | |
| Prosperous | The ship was wrecked at Brora, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued.[13] | |
| Rose | The ship was wrecked at Arbroath with the loss of all hands.[3] | |
| Stonehaven | The ship was driven ashore at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[8] | |
| Sussex | The ship was wrecked at Stonehaven. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Swan | The ship was driven ashore on Coquet Island, Northumberland and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[3] | |
| Swallow | The ship was wrecked at Arbroath with the loss of all hands.[3] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore at Milton of Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked at "Budden" with the loss of one of her three crew.[3] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was wrecked at Montrose with the loss of all hands.[13] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was driven ashore near Kinkell, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Portlethen, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Nile | The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
| Stockton | The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[7] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | A brig and a sloop were driven ashore at Collieston, Aberdeenshire. There were ten survivors.[8] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore at Collieston with the loss of all but her captain.[8] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on the Pentland Skerries with the loss of all hands.[15] | |
| Dorothy | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Don, Aberdeen with the loss of a crew member.[8][14] | |
| John | The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[8] | |
| HMS Mastiff | The gunboat was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of eight of her crew.[14][16] | |
| Ocean | The ship was wrecked on Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of four of her eleven crew.[15] | |
| Volunteer | The ship was wrecked at Montrose. All on board were rescued.[8] | |
| Thirteen unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore between Bervie and Montrose.[8] |
| Four unnamed vessels | The ships were driven ashore in the Bay of Lunan.[8] | |
| Nine unnamed vessels | The ships were driven ashore and wrecked between Arbroath, Forfarshire and St. Cyrus, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[14] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Brucle Gucule | The corvette was wrecked at Brest, Finistère with the loss of 167 lives.[17] | |
| Mary and Elizabeth | The ship ran aground off Unst, Shetland Islands.[18] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven onto the Black Middens, on the coast of County Durham.[9] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore on the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[9] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augustus | The ship was wrecked at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[5] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore at Nigg, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked with the loss of two of her six crew.[5] | |
| Helen | The ship was driven ashore at Dornoch, Sutherland and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[5] | |
| Elizabeth | The sloop foundered off Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew survived.[15] | |
| Success | The sloop foundered off the Pentland Skerries. Her crew survived.[15] | |
| Unnamed | The brig foundered off the Bay of Nigg.[4] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Reseness Head, Orkney Islands.[19] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dearness, Orkney Islands.[19] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dearness. All on board were rescued.[19] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Packet | The smack was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Kirkaldy, Fife with the loss of ten of the eighteen people on board.[20] | |
| Adventure | The ship was wrecked on the Buchan coast, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[5] She was on a voyage from London to Norway.[21] | |
| Athol | The ship was wrecked on the Buchan coast with the loss of all hands.[5] | |
| Janet | The ship was wrecked north of Aberdeen with the loss of all hands.[5] | |
| Jason | The ship was wrecked on the Buchan coast. Some of her crew were rescued.[5] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath with the loss of all nine crew.[5] | |
| Phoenix | The brig was wrecked on the North Esk Sandbank, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Montrose, Forfarshire, with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[5][22] | |
| Swallow | The ship was wrecked at Arbroath with the loss of all hands.[4][5] | |
| Unnamed | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Arbroath.[4] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polly | The ship was wrecked on Brassay, Shetland Islands with the loss of a crew member.[23][18] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore at "Hallgreen". Her crew were rescued.[4] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven onto the Black Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The brig was wrecked at Oracabeza, Jamaica with the loss of a crew member.[24][25][26] | |
| St. Andrew | The ship was wrecked at Oracabeza.[24][25] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendly Cædar | The ship departed from Angola. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] | |
| Suwarrow | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, Ireland while on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( | |
| Unnamed | Quasi War: The ship (22 guns) was chased ashore by USS Connecticut ( |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Duncan | The ship was destroyed by fire at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] | |
| Aurora | The ship was scuttled in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk.[33] | |
| Lark | The ship was scuttled in the North Sea off Orfordness.[33] | |
| Mentor | The ship was scuttled in the North Sea off Orfordness.[33] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[33] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Weymouth | The stores ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[34][16] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered while on a voyage from Cork to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Aberdeen.[36] | |
| Lord Saltoun | The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[36] | |
| Peggy and Mary | The sloop was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[36] | |
| William and John | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked off Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent to Plymouth, Devon.[37][38] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | The brig was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent to Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[38] [37] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Brazen | The sloop-of-war was wrecked west of Newhaven, Sussex with the loss of all but one of her 105 crew. | |
| Good Intent | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the Dutch in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham and was scuttled.[39] | |
| John's Adventure | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[40] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[41][42] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[43] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[44] | |
| Andalusia | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[37] | |
| Argo | The schooner was wrecked on a reef south east of Fiji. The crew survived, however, all but two of them were killed by natives on Tongatapu. | |
| Aurora | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[37] | |
| Aurora | The ship was lost near Arbroath, Forfarshire.[12] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore on "Tollbacon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[45] | |
| Benjamin | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued by Suffolk ( | |
| Betties & Susan | The ship was lost near Arbroath.[12] | |
| Bridget | The ship was wrecked on Læsø while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[37] | |
| Campion | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[12] | |
| Carolina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain.[47] | |
| Caroline | The ship was driven ashore near Christiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen.[48] | |
| Diamond | The ship was lost in Sidmouth Bay. Her crew were rescued.[44] | |
| Dione | The ship was wrecked on the Middle Ground, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[37] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[48] | |
| Dreadnought | The ship was lost near Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Venice.[49] | |
| Duncan | The ship was wrecked near Warkworth, Northumberland, her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Edward | The ship ran aground at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[14] | |
| Edward and Mary | The ship was wrecked on Møn, Denmark.[50] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Great Britain.[37] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven on to the Bondicar Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland.[14] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland.[14] | |
| Fame | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland with the loss of all hands.[36] | |
| Fame | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[51] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[37] | |
| Fidelity | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[14] | |
| Fortuna | The galliot was driven ashore and wrecked near Teignmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from a French port to Königsburg.[52][53] | |
| Frederick | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Hamburg to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[35] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore on Mousa Island, Shetland Islands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[18] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[33] | |
| Henry | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[23] | |
| Hermit | The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto.[30] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore in "The Grounds". She was refloated.[45] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated.[14] | |
| Jane | The ship was lost at Oporto.[30] | |
| Johannes | Flag unknown | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Cork, Ireland.[49] |
| John and Thomas | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[37] | |
| Kleine | The ship was driven ashore and was damaged by ice in the Ems. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[37][52] | |
| Lavinia | The ship was lost at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[12] | |
| Lovely Mary | The ship was wrecked in Franmore Bay with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[55] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[33] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Tortola to the Clyde.[21] | |
| Meanwell | The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast in early January.[56] | |
| Mona | The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Liverpool.[44] | |
| Myrtle Tree | The ship was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon.[55] She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Dublin.[57] | |
| Ocean | The collier was wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea.[14] | |
| Parsimonia | The ship foundered off Bleak Ball, Ireland.[37] She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[48] | |
| Patience | The ship was driven ashore on Coxscar. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire or Leith, Lothian.[52][58] | |
| Pilgrim | The ship was wrecked at Cape Coast, Dutch Guinea.[35] | |
| Purissima Conception | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain and was wrecked.[37] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to London.[59] | |
| Rachel | The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar while on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Venice.[28] | |
| Rose | The ship was lost near Arbroath.[12] | |
| Royal Recovery | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Elsinore, Denmark while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Sligo, Ireland.[37] | |
| Sailor | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[1] | |
| Sally | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Brassay, Shetland Islands with the loss of seven of the sixteen people on board.[18] | |
| Samuel | The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland.[14] | |
| Sarah | The ship ran aground on the Dragal Reef. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Liverpool.[52] | |
| Shandy Hall | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by two French Navy frigates while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portugal. She was set afire and sunk.[37] | |
| St. John | The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer.[14] | |
| Success | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dublin.[60] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to an Irish port.[21] | |
| Swallow | The ship was lost near Arbroath.[12] | |
| Thetis | The East Indiaman foundered off the coast of Ireland while on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. Her crew were rescued by Loyalist ( | |
| Thomas and Mary | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued.[36] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Some of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno.[12] | |
| Tonyn | The ship was struck by another vessel and sank at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[21][60] | |
| Townley | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[37] | |
| Turk | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[28] | |
| Underneeming | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark while on a voyage from Danzig to London.[28] | |
| Union | The ship was wrecked on Saint Tudwal's Islands, Cardiganshire while on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York.[37] | |
| Union | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued.[28] | |
| Uniso | The ship was lost at Venice. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Venice.[61] | |
| Venus | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Bournonville ( | |
| Verwagtung | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Emden.[28] | |
| Vigilante | The ship was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol.[48] | |
| Wohlfahrt | Flag unknown | The ship foundered with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to St. Ubes.[21][62] |
| Three unnamed vessels | The colliers were driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea. They were later refloated.[14] | |
| Six unnamed vessels | The ships were driven ashore at Scarborough.[14] | |
| Unnamed | Flag uknown | The brig foundered at sea with the loss of all hands.[23] |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked at Brest with the loss of 170 of the 210 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Generous Planter ( |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | Quasi War: The 111 ton 2 gun commissioned private armed schooner was captured by privateer "Syrene" ( |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Brothers | The brig struck a rock in the Cattewater and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jamaica.[28][64] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | The ship was wrecked on Inchcape.[35] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Vengeance | Quasi-War, USS Constellation vs. La Vengeance: The Vengeance-class frigate was run aground to prevent sinking at Curaçao due to damage received on 1 February in battle with the frigate USS Constellation ( |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bougainville | War of the Second Coalition: The privateer, which had been captured the previous day by HMS Amazon, collided with her and foundered with the loss of one of her 82 crew.[66] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | War of the Second Coalition: The schooner was captured and sunk by a French privateer.[67] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Wangerooge, Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the United States to Bremen.[61] | |
| Amity | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Sunderland[58] | |
| Argos | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to St. Ubes, Portugal.[68] | |
| Aurora | The ship was wrecked on the Strand off Slark, on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.[69] | |
| Beauty | Quasi War: On or about 22 February the privateer schooner was forced ashore by USS Norfolk ( | |
| Duchess of Gordon | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and recaptured. She was subsequently wrecked near Lisbon with the loss of all but one of her crew.[58][71][72] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Dublin.[73] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[58] | |
| Fortune | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Denmark while on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[74] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire.[73] | |
| Gunst Van Goede Vrienden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Ems. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[75] | |
| Hannah and Barbara | The ship was wrecked at Copenhagen, Denmark while on a voyage from London to Königsberg.[74] | |
| Hermit | The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[28] | |
| Industry | The ship was wrecked at Cape Espichel, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork, Ireland and Lisbon.[76] | |
| James | The ship was lost near Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London.[61] | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked at Oporto.[28] | |
| Jungser Carolina | The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck" by ice. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg.[77] | |
| Mayflower | The ship was driven ashore near Mogadore, Morocco.[78] | |
| Ocean | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[61] | |
| Phæton | The ship was wrecked off Fraserburgh with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Cayenne, French Guinea to Stockholm.[58][79] | |
| Richard | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Calais, France.[73] | |
| Susan | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Île Madame, Charente-Maritime, France to Jersey.[76] | |
| Swerra Jedida | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Mogadore.[78] |
| Thomas | The ship was wrecked on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland.[73] | |
| Tom | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by L'Eole ( | |
| Victoria | The ship was wrecked at Waterford while on a voyage from St. Kitts to Liverpool.[28] | |
| Unnamed | Quasi-War, War of Knives: The sloop was captured by USS Experiment ( | |
| Four unnamed vessels | War of the Second Coalition: The ships were captured off the coast of Africa by the French. They were destroyed.[74] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | War of the Second Coalition: The ships were captured off the coast of Africa by the French. They were destroyed.[74] |
March
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Intent | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Royal | The ship was wrecked on The Saints Rocks, off the coast of France with the loss of three lives.[82] | |
| HMS Repulse | The third rate ship of the line struck a rock in the Bay of Biscay off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France and sank with the loss of eight of her crew.[83] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Manilla ( |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Queen Charlotte |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birch | The ship was wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[85] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beausoy | The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. Fourteen crew were rescued.[86] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | War of the Second Coalition: The schooner was captured by a French privateer and was sunk by her.[41] | |
| Nimrod | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and was sunk by her. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America.[86] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Packet | The smack ran aground west of the Black Rock, off Dublin, Ireland. She was refloated.[87] | |
| Rose | The sloop was wrecked on the Black Rock.[87] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bird | The ship was wrecked off Corsica, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[85] | |
| HMS Childers | The Childers-class brig-sloop struck rocks off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France and was damaged. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon for repairs.[88] | |
| Cunningham | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newry, County Armagh, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, Ireland to London.[32] | |
| Dove | The ship ran aground on the Fairness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London.[89] | |
| Friends Goodwill | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[89] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[32] | |
| Hercules | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth.[90] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[41][42] | |
| Quarto Jemaries | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Galway, Ireland.[91] | |
| Thomas Grandison | The ship foundered off Youghall, County Cork, Ireland in early March. She may have been on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London or vice versa.[42] |
April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hinde | The ship was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of 25 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port.[92] | |
| Le Heureux | Quasi War: The sloop was sunk off Cape Tiburon, Hispaniola due to being old and leaky, after being captured 26 March by USS Boston ( |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego | The ship was wrecked off Cape Nun in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 14 man crew made it to shore where they were captured by Arabs. Except for two black crewmen who elected to stay with the Arabs, most had been released by August. The other two changed their minds and escaped the Arabs in 1802.[94][95] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Star | The ship was wrecked at Wexford, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[96][97] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grasston Bothmer, or Graston Bothmier |
Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[38] She was on a voyage from Málaga. Spain to Helsingør, Denmark.[24] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[38] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Die Gebroeders, or Twee Gebroeders |
The ship ran aground in the Cattewater whilst on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Altona, Hamburg. She broke up in a gale on 21 April and was a total loss.[98][99] | |
| Mary | The ship ran aground in the Cattewater and was wrecked.[98][100] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shortland | The ship foundered off Maguiña while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101][102] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | The ship departed Cork, Ireland for Savannah, Georgia, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Parish | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States.[97][104] | |
| Ann | The ship capsized in the River Tyne.[86] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a Baltic port.[100] | |
| Black Prince | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Strangford, County Down.[24] | |
| Commerce | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[24] | |
| Delight | The ship was wrecked on the Vine Yard Sand in the North Sea while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Boston, Lincolnshire.[24] | |
| Den Goede Forventing | The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain while on a voyage from Arendal to Limerick, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[86] | |
| Dove | The ship was lost at "Ivica". She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[105] | |
| General Massena | The captured French privateer was driven ashore at Bassaterre Roads, St. Kitts in a gale on or before 24 April rendering her unfit to be sent to the U.S. for Prize Court.[106] | |
| Goodintent | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured, recaptured and burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[105] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain.[99] | |
| L'Heureuse Recontre | The captured French privateer was driven ashore at Bassaterre Roads, St. Kitts in a gale on or before 24 April rendering her unfit to be sent to the U.S. for Prize Court.[107] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores.[86] | |
| Prince John | The ship foundered off St. Lucia. Her crew were rescued.[24] | |
| Providence | The ship ran aground in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset and was wrecked.[86] She was on a voyage from Poole to Liverpool, Lancashire.[100] | |
| Staffette | The ship was wrecked at Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania while on a voyage from Elbing to London.[24][26] | |
| St. Ann | The ship was lost near Sunderland, County Durham.[108] |
May
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Observatorium | The transport ship struck rocks and sank off Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Pitkopas" to Kotka. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[109] | |
| Thomas | The brigantine was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of two of her nine crew.[110] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charming Molly | The sloop was run down by another vessel in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset.[110] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS America | The Intrepid-class ship of the line ran aground on the Kent Sand, off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sheerness to The Downs.[110] |
8 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from London to New York, United States. Her crew were rescued by Beaver ( |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Cormorant | The ship ran aground off Damietta, Egypt, and was wrecked. |
17 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juliana Prospera | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at the Crowlink Gap, near Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Stettin.[92][112][113] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Donoughmore | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent while on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. Her crew were rescued.[38] [92] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to the West Indies.[114] | |
| Labourer | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Lisbon, Portugal.[115] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Madeira and Berbice.[116] | |
| Catharine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sweden while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[117] | |
| Catherina Magdalena | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay, while on a voyage from Rostock to Liverpool. Her entire crew were lost.[117] | |
| Constantina Christina | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Husum to London, Great Britain.[117] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was wrecked at Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[92] She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[113] | |
| Enterprize | The brig was wrecked near Kingsbridge, Devon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newfoundland, British North America.[92][113] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Altona, Hamburg.[117][118] | |
| Happy Return | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[119] | |
| Margaretta | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the Spanish and was subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Hamburg.[116] | |
| Mercury | The ship was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland. She was subsequently taken in to the Isles of Scilly.[118] | |
| Molly | The ship foundered in Dublin Bay while on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[120] | |
| Nautilus | The ship was wrecked at Blackwall, Middlesex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[120][121] | |
| Persis | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire.[122] | |
| Portland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Boulogne. She was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[117][118] | |
| Sommer | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bristol Channel.[123] She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[124] | |
| Thomas | The ship was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon. Seven of her crew were rescued.[125] | |
| Union | The ship was lost on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to a Baltic port.[116] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[119] |
June
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuley | The ship departed from Virginia for Saint Barthélemy. No furthert trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[126] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Spain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal.[127] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | The sloop was wrecked in the Solway Firth of Ruthwell, Dumfreisshire.[128] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | The ship foundered at St. Kitts while on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. Her crew were rescued.[129] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship foundered while on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[130] | |
| Catherina Margaretta | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Hamburg.[131] | |
| Cynthia | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[131] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven aground on The Nore and was wrecked while on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[132] | |
| St. John the Evangelist | The ship departed from Livorno. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[133] | |
| Streatherly | The ship was wrecked on the Domesness Reef while on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to a Baltic port.[134][135] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Hamburg.[136][137] |
July
6 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hesperus | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[138] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | A fire destroyed this ship at Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with the loss of 100 or so lives. |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Zimmerman | The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[139] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The schooner parted her hawser and went aground in the roads of Cape Francois. Apparently pulled off by USS Constitution ( |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Spain and was abandoned by her crew.[141] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Fortune | Quasi War: The privateer schooner went aground off Mantanzes while being pursued by USS Ganges ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Grenada.[138] | |
| Enterprize | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Danzig.[127] | |
| Glücklieche Weider Kunst | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, Great Britain to Memel. Her crew were rescued.[143] | |
| Hevelius | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[144] | |
| Isabella | The ship was lost in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Arkhangelsk, Russia.[145] | |
| Isabella | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was refloated.[146] | |
| King George | During a voyage from Jamaica to London, the ship ran aground on the coast of Jamaica at Pedro Point. When she fired her guns as a distress signal, the guns started a fire which spread to her magazine, causing an explosion that destroyed her and killed most of her crew and passengers.[147][148] | |
| Mississippi | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[143] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool.[149] | |
| Telamon | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[115] | |
| Thomas & Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[138] |
August
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Insurgent | The Sémillante-class frigate departed Norfolk, Virginia, bound for the West Indies and was never heard from again.[150] |
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Dromedary | The Roebuck-class ship, a fifth rate frigate, was wrecked on Parasol Rocks, Trinidad. All on board survived. |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | The ship was wrecked at Currituck, North Carolina whilst bound for Málaga, Spain.[151] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Pickering | The topsail schooner departed Newscastle, Delaware, bound for Guadeloupe and was never heard from again.[150] |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by Hope ( | |
| Speedwell | The sloop was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire while on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen with the loss of three of her five crew.[153] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Die Vorsigt | The koff was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the brig Henry ( |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equity | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden.[156][157] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland.[156][157] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constance | The ship was wrecked at Heligoland while on a voyage from Hamburg to Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[158] | |
| Flying Fish | The cutter was wrecked at Margate, Kent. Her 24 crew were rescued.[159] | |
| Frederica | The hoy was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. A crew member was lost. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Oporto, Portugal.[154][155] | |
| Galgo | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sheerness, Kent to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Bornholm, Denmark.[155] | |
| Martha | The schooner was wrecked at Little Manly Cove. | |
| Martin | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Elsinore, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to a French port.[160] | |
| Morning Star | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Poole.[154] | |
| Orion | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[155] | |
| Peter | The ship was lost at Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Oporto.[161] | |
| Resolution | The ship was wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Memel.[162] | |
| Sylvan | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[154] | |
| Thomas and Sally | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness.[163] |
September
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (22°00′N 57°30′W / 22.000°N 57.500°W) while on a voyage from Halifax, British North America to Barbados. She righted herself but was waterlogged and one of her crew was lost. The survivors were rescued on 17 September by Retrieve ( | |
| William | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Jamaica to Newbery Port, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued.[165] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Stag | The fifth rate was driven ashore in Vigo Bay. Her crew survived. She was set afire and burnt the next day.[166] | |
| Unnamed | The cutter was driven ashore in Vigo Bay. Her crew were rescued.[166] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was wrecked at sea in a hurricane whilst on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued on 17 September by Mercury ( | |
| Hope | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated and put back to Helsingør, Denmark.[157] | |
| Pacific | Quasi War: The commissioned private armed ship was captured and burned by Franchise ( |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was discovered by the lugger Nile ( |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hope ( |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hound | The Diligence-class brig-sloop foundered off the Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands. | |
| Zwei Bruder No. 2 | The transport ship sprang a leak and was beached near the Urrengrunt Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Kronstadt.[109] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[171][172] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | The transport ship was in collision with Walter Boyd ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Calais, Pas-de-Calais and Gravelines, Pas-de-Calais, France while on a voyage from London to Calais. All on board were rescued.[152][166] | |
| Commerce | The ship was wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[175] She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[176] | |
| De Jung Jacob | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Cardigan, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Málaga, Spain.[177] |
| Equity | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden.[178] | |
| Flying Fish | The cutter was wrecked in Lemon's Bay, Margate, Kent. All 34 crew were rescued.[179] | |
| Hope | The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Plymouth, Devon.[180] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.[180] | |
| Jersey | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden.[156] | |
| Lucy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Cork.[181] | |
| Lucy | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Ten survivors were rescued on 21 September by Resolution ( | |
| Pitt | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness, Kent.[152] | |
| St Johannes | The ship was lost near Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Falmouth, Cornwall.[177] | |
| Union | The ship was destroyed by fire at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lisbon, Portugal.[161] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland.[178] | |
| Withywood | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[178] |
October
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kichkasy | The gabarre was driven ashore in the Black Sea 20 versts (11.5 nautical miles (21.3 km) from the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[109] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunus | The ship was sighted in the Øresund on this date while on a voyage from Danzig to London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[182][183] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Diligence | Diligence-class brig-sloop struck a reef in the Gulf of Mexico 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off the coast of Cuba. She was abandoned and set afire. Her crew were rescued by ship of the line HMS Thunderer ( | |
| Unnamed | The West Indiaman was wrecked off Dunkerque, Nord, France with the loss of both crew. Sixteen crew had previously been taken off after she drove out to sea from Margate, Ketn.[184] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Galgo | The frigate capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, United States with the loss of 96 of her 121 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hunter ( | |
| Macarius | The xebec was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) from the entrance to the Bosphorus. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to Nicholaieff.[109] | |
| Pospeshnyi | The Piotr Apostol-class frigate was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Rumelia, Ottoman Empire with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[109] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked at Castletown, County Wexford, Ireland with the loss of a crew member.[185] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to a port in Virginia, United States.[186] | |
| Smyrna | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Dounreay, Caithness with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[187][188][189] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden while on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[172] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Urchin | The gunboat foundered at Gibraltar with the loss of five of her crew.[190] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | The 355 ton 20 gun commissioned private armed ship was wrecked on a reef off Little Davis Island 30 Leagues north west of La Guaira.[191] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Smith's Island, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[192] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for Bilbao, Spain on this date.[193] She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[194][195] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three unnamed vessels | Two ships were driven ashore and one capsized at Sunderland, County Durham.[196] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothea Louisa | The ship foundered off the Norwegian coast while on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[197][198] | |
| Earl Talbot | The ship, which had departed from Bombay, India for Canton, China on 16 August. was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands c. 22 October.[199] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 16 unnamed vessels | The fishing vessels were driven ashore and wrecked at Peeltown.[200] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Baring | The West Indiaman foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 27 lives. Twenty-nine survivors were rescued two days later by Harriot ( | |
| Little John | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao, Spain. Little John was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[203] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The snow sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[204] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Hull, Yorkshire.[205] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Edward | The sloop foundered off the Isle of Wight. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Poole, Dorset.[206] | |
| Triumph | The ship departed from Cuxhaven for Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[207] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship departed from Port Mahon, Spain for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[208] | |
| Ceres | The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais, France.[170] | |
| Earl Talbot | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Pratas Shoal, off the coast of China.[209] | |
| Frederick | The ship ran aground at Carmarthen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[210] | |
| India Packet | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was burnt off Gibraltar after an engagement with some privateers. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Gibraltar.[211] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Newfoundland, British North America.[211] She was later refloated .[212] | |
| Industry | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[213] | |
| Jane | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[172] | |
| Juliana Prosperas | The ship was wrecked at Calais, France.[187][214] | |
| London | The ship was wrecked on the Swin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[172] | |
| Lord Castlereagh | The ship was driven ashore in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Dronton to Newry, County Armagh.[27] | |
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked in Sligo Bay while of a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[172] | |
| HMS Martin | Hound-class sloop-of-war disappeared in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. | |
| Merry Andrew | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portishead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lisbon, Portugal.[211] | |
| New Active | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.[203] | |
| Pitt | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[170] | |
| Rebecca & Mary | The ship was wrecked on Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[215] | |
| Robert | The ship was wrecked in Broadhaven Bay while on a voyage from Londonderry to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[216] | |
| Sally | The ship sank at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Dublin.[211] | |
| Speculation | The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[211] | |
| Scipio | The ship foundered off Ballyraine, county Donegal, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Hamburg.[203] | |
| True Briton | The ship was wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire while on a voyage from Liverpool to Strangford, County Down, Ireland.[216][187] | |
| William | The ship was wrecked on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay while on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.[172][210] | |
| Unnamed | War of the Second Coalition: The brig was attacked by a French privateer in the Strait of Gibraltar. She caught fire due to the bursting of a gun. Her crew survived.[189] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrouw Alida | The ship departed Dordrecht. South Holland for London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[217] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Marlborough | The third rate ship of the line was wrecked off Belle Île, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Amity ( |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orestes | The East Indiaman was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Bombay, India to the Persian Gulf. She was presumed to have foundered in a cyclone which started the next day. All hands lost.[219] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer La Gironde ( |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Waxham, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew.[213] | |
| Falconer | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waxham.[213] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[221] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[202] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[221] | |
| HMS Havick | The ship sloop was wrecked in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands.[213] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked on the Woolsener Sand in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued.[222] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Gibraltar.[221] | |
| Hunter | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New Providence, New Jersey, United States and the West Indies. She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[202][221] | |
| HMS Hussar | The Amazon-class frigate was driven ashore at Portsmouth. She was refloated.[222] | |
| Incredible | The transport ship was wrecked on the Horse Sand in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued.[222] | |
| John | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[222] | |
| Hired armed cutter Lion | The 14-gun hired armed cutter was driven ashore in St. Aubin's Bay but was later refloated.[223] | |
| HMS Pelican | The Sloop-of-War was driven ashore and wrecked in St. Aubin's Bay but was later refloated.[224] Neither Pelican nor Havick suffered any casualties,[224] though crews were subject to waves breaking over them for six hours until the tide, which had risen 32 feet (perpendicular), providentially receded.[225] | |
| Pluto | The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was later refloated and returned to service.[226][227] | |
| Swan | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waxham.[213] | |
| Thetis | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth.[221] | |
| Unnamed | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked in St. Aubin's Bay.[223] | |
| Unnamed | The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk witht the loss of four of her crew.[190] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Hero | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[38] [221] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship was wrecked on the Kole while on a voyage from Danzig to London.[228][229][230] | |
| Edward | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured in the North Sea by the privateer Le Marengo ( | |
| Ellison | War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured in the North Sea by the privateer Le Marengo ( |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The ship was wrecked off Deadman Point, Devon, Great Britain. She was refloated and taken in to Sutton Pool.[223] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The lugger foundered off Rame Head, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands.[223] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leocadia | The ship was wrecked off Punta de Santa Elena, Gran Colombia with the loss of over 140 lives. She was on a voyage from Paita to Panama City, Gran Colombia.[231] | |
| Unnamed | The ship foundered with the loss of more than 40 lives. She was on a voyage from Torbay to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[223] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peterhead and Banff Packet | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Bell Rock, Fife with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London.[198] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM hired brig Flora | The brig was driven ashore and capsized in the Hamoaze near Plymouth, Devon.[232] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked at Madeira, Portugal.[233] | |
| Herkener | The schooner was wrecked at Madeira.[233] | |
| Jupiter | The brig was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire with the loss of a crew member.[234] She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[198] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | The ship foundered off Karlskrona, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[235] | |
| Sussex | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived.[236][237] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[204] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | War of the Second Coalition: The ship exploded and sank during a battle with a privateer.[197] She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Trinidada, Brazil.[198] | |
| Alice | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel. Her crew were rescued.[238] | |
| Alina | The ship was driven ashore on Walcheren, Zeeland, Batavian Republic while bound for Antwerp, France.[228][239] | |
| Ann | The ship was wrecked on Dursey Island, County Cork, Ireland while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London. Her crew were rescued.[222] | |
| Anna Maria | The ship was lost at Riga, Russia.[226] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall while on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire and Venice.[202][238][197] | |
| Britannia | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[198] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord. France.[237] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of two of her crew.[222] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast.[197] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga.[198] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island while on a voyage from Martinique to London.[240] | |
| Experience | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool.[205] | |
| Euphemia | The ship was wrecked at Cape Wrath, Sutherland while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg. Her crew were rescued.[222] | |
| HMS Flora | The ship capsized in the Hamoaze near Plymouth, Devon.[197] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[238] | |
| Hunter | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic to Liverpool.[205] | |
| Industry | The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to a Baltic port.[241] | |
| Innocenza Protetta | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, Great Britain while on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[238] | |
| Iris | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[241] | |
| Johanna | The ship foundered off Land's End, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[237] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Eartholms". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Leith, Lothian.[204] | |
| Lyde | The ship was wrecked on the Doomsness Reef.[204] | |
| Mars | The ship was wrecked while on a voyage from Swinemünde to London.[197] | |
| Nelly | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland.[228] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[230] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Finland while on a voyage from Leith to Saint Petersburg.[205] | |
| Ranger | The ship was wrecked off Kronstadt, Russia while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[236] | |
| Rebecca and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anglesey while on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[242] | |
| Summer | The ship was lost at Guernsey. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Belfast County Antrim, Ireland.[226] | |
| Swallow | The ship departed Cork for Jamaica during November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.[238] She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Plymouth, Devon.[202] | |
| Thomas and Alice | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[228] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[230] | |
| Triton | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. Her crew were rescued.[226] | |
| Two Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[202] | |
| Unanimity | The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to a Baltic port.[197] | |
| Vigilantia | The ship was driven ashore near Brement. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Lisbon, Portugal.[237] | |
| Venus | The ship departed Liverpool for Gibraltar in early November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[244] | |
| Vorsighheten | The ship was driven ashore near Kronstadt, Russia.[226] | |
| Vulcan | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Her crew were rescued.[245] | |
| Ward | The ship was lost at Dagerort, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[202] | |
| William and John | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea while on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to St. Petersburg and was abandoned by her crew.[222] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | A ship of the line and a frigate were driven ashore and wrecked at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[236] | |
| Unnamed | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne.[204] |
