List of shipwrecks in 1802
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The brig was wrecked off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[1] | |
| Roebuck | The schooner was wrecked off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to the West Indies.[1] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anowan | The ship was lost near Dunkirk, Nord, France, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[2] | |
| HMS Coromandel | The troopship was driven ashore near Jamaica.[3] She was refloated on 18 January and sailed for Martinique.[4] | |
| Omnibus | The ship was wrecked near Calais, France, while on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[5] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nine unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven onto the Seaton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. Three of them were wrecked.[5] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim | The ship departed from Dover Kent for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adler | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[7] She was refloated on 19 January.[8] |
| Nelson | The ship foundered while on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall, to São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued by Dorothea Maria ( |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Down. Her crew survived.[10] | |
| Welwaart | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Havre de Grâce.[11][12] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The brig was wrecked on Inchcape while on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic, to Aberdeen. Her crew survived.[13][14] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while on a voyage from Madeira, Portugal, to Salem, Massachusetts.[15] Her crew were rescued.[16] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beneidung | The ship was lost on "Wattow Island". She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[17] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Planter's Reward | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Eyemouth, Berwickshire, while on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.[5][18] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vigilantia | The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[19] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Packenham | The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[11] She was on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Cork.[20] | |
| Four Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire, while on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[11] | |
| Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore in Dublin Bay. They were refloated the next day.[21] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. All on board were rescued.[22] | |
| Caledonia | The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. All on board were rescued.[22] | |
| Eclipse | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Oporto, Portugal.[1] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Elen, County Donegal, with the loss of a crew member.[23] She was on a voyage from Tobago to the Clyde.[24] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot, Cumberland and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Heart of Oak | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire, while on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[5] | |
| Johanna | The ship sank near in the Humber near Brough, Yorkshire with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Selby to Hull.[25] | |
| Layland | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Loch Indaal, Islay, United Kingdom, while on a voyage from New York to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[26] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. There were six survivors.[22] She was on a voyage from Grenada to Greenock.[27] | |
| Minerva | The ship was wrecked at Turks Island.[28] | |
| Newcastle | The brig was driven ashore at Hollesley Bay, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She floated off but subsequently foundered.[5] | |
| New Fair Trader | The ship was driven on shore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Dublin.[5] | |
| Nostra Señora del Carmen del Begona | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast while on a voyage from Bilbao to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[29] | |
| Nymph | The ship was wrecked in St. Bride's Bay while on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Cork.[27][20] | |
| Peggy | The sloop foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.[22] She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[5] | |
| Phœnix | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough.[5] | |
| Princess Royal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[30] | |
| Prosperity | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Richard | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Caernarfon with the loss of all hands.[20] | |
| Rio Douro | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[31] She was on a voyage from Oporto to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[32] | |
| Roebuck | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon with the loss of a crew member.[22] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Thomas and Alice | The brig was driven on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off North Shields, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( | |
| Triton | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| True Friend | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently destroyed by fire.[5] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop foundered off Scarborough.[5] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore between Hull and Paull, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[22] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop sank in the Humber at Hessle, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her three crew.[22] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was driven ashore between Calderfoot and the mouth of the River Duddon.[22] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright.[22] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Die Siebe | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom, while on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Dublin.[9] | |
| Lively | The sloop was driven in to HMS Amazon ( |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore at São Miguel Island, Azores.[30]` | |
| Charleton | The ship was driven ashore in Annatto Bay, Jamaica.[34] | |
| Cito | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga, Spain.[35] | |
| Friendship | The drogher was driven ashore in Bucknor's Bay, Jamaica.[34] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was driven ashore at Rio Bueno, Jamaica, and was destroyed by fire.[34] | |
| Lancaster | The ship was driven ashore in Annatto Bay.[34] | |
| Lucy | The brig was driven ashore in Montego Bay, Jamaica.[34] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore in Montego Bay.[34] | |
| New Hope | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga.[35][36] | |
| New Invention | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga.[35] | |
| Perseverance | The brig was driven ashore in Montego Bay.[34] | |
| Star | The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga.[35] | |
| Thomas | The ship was driven ashore in Montego Bay.[34] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orraccabessa.[34] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Mary | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Boston, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[37][38] | |
| Perseverance | The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Southwold, Suffolk, to Hull, Yorkshire.[5] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pursuit | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Surinam.[38] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | The sloop was wrecked on the Point of Towart while on a voyage from Rothsay, Isle of Bute to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26] | |
| HM Hired cutter Black Joke | The cutter was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Mann | The transport ship was wrecked at Alexandria, Egypt, at the end of January.[40] | |
| Adriana | The ship was crushed by ice and sunk in the Delaware River.[41] | |
| Adventure | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wicklow.[27] | |
| Anna | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Greetzijl, Kingdom of Handover to Rotterdam, South Holland.[20] | |
| Anna Maria | The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel.[5] | |
| Antoinetta | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated ahd put in to Helsingør, Denmark on 9 January.[9] |
| Arethusa | The ship was lost on the Île-à-Vache. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[42] | |
| Asia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Peel, Isle of Man while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the Clyde. All on board were rescued.[9][41][25] | |
| Aurora | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by London Packet ( | |
| Chesterfield | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[44] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[32] | |
| Dessaix | The Téméraire-class ship of the line was wrecked at Cap Français, Saint-Domingue. | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Dublin.[45] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Swedish Pomerania. Her crew were rescued.[46] | |
| Exchange | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[9] | |
| Expeditie | The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London.[32] | |
| HMS Fly | The Swan-class ship sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Flattery, Newfoundland, British North America. | |
| Fortitude | The ship was driven ashore near Sligo.[47] | |
| Frances-Ann | The ship foundered off Liverpool, Lancashire, while on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, to Liverpool.[5] | |
| Franklin | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Amsterdam.[9] | |
| Frederick | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth, Devon.[12] | |
| Gannymede | The ship was wrecked on Oesel while on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[7][11] | |
| George | The ship was wrecked at Westport, County Mayo, while on a voyage from Surinam to Dublin.[9] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[48] | |
| Grafton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[49] She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland, to London.[46] | |
| Happy Enterprise | The ship was lost in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[48] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford, United Kingdom.[46] | |
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[11] She was on a voyage from Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to London.[47] | |
| Indefatigable | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire.[5] | |
| Industry | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Liverpool. She was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth.[5] | |
| Isabella & Mary | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic, while on a voyage from a Baltic port to Sunderland, County Durham.[7] | |
| James and Mary | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Hull, Yorkshire.[50] | |
| John and Edward | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Six Mill Point, Dublin.[5] | |
| Kennion | The Guineaman was wrecked off Martinique at the end of January with the loss of over 300 lives, most of them slaves. There were only eight survivors.[51][52] | |
| Kitty | The ship ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden.[41] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark, for repairs.[53] | |
| Leda | The ship foundered in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Riga to Hull.[31] | |
| Leonard | The ship departed from Virginia, United States, for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[54] | |
| HDMS Le Triton | The frigate foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Hyères, Var, France, with the loss of all hands.[55] | |
| Louise | The ship was lost near Brielle, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[43] | |
| Margaret | The ship was lost near Brielle. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[43] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[46] | |
| Maryann | The ship was driven ashore near Sligo.[47] | |
| Mersy | The ship ran aground on the Ammeland Reef. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken into "Durkster Island".[7] | |
| Minerva | The ship foundered off Turk Island while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America, to Jamaica.[56] | |
| Nancy | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cape Trafalgar, Spain with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[41] | |
| xxxx | The .[57] | |
| Nassau | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[5] | |
| New Century | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire.[5] | |
| New Thompson | The ship was wrecked at Youghal, County Cork, while on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Dungarvan, County Waterford.[58] | |
| Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Peel, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Newry, County Down.[41][25] | |
| Phœnix | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[59] | |
| Royal George | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[7][43] | |
| Sachem | The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom, while on a voyage from Virginia to Dublin.[5][44] | |
| Sally | The ship was wrecked in the Humber.[46] | |
| Shannon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saltholm.[41] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[29] | |
| Sovereign | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saint Vincent. She was refloated.[5] | |
| Swallow | The ship was run down and sunk by Lord Duncan ( | |
| Thomas & Fanny | The ship was wrecked on the Home Sands, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Two of her crew were lost.[31] | |
| Thomas and Sally | The ship was wrecked at Killybegs, County Donegal, while on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[9] | |
| Three Friends | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Six Mill Point, Dublin while on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to Dublin.[5] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saltholm.[41] | |
| United States | The ship was wrecked on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off Ostend, Lys, France, while on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire, to Ostend.[5] | |
| Urania | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, while on a voyage from Rotterdam, to London.[7] | |
| Volunteer | The ship was driven ashore on Tunbury Beach while on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool.[11] | |
| Williamson | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated.[7] | |
| Young Matilda | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Hambro' to Bilbao, Spain.[11] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore and went to pieces at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies sometime in December, 1801 or before 11 January, 1802, but possibly on 21 December.[60] | |
| Unnamed | The polacre was driven ashore at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies sometime if December, 1801 or before 11 January, 1802, but possibly on 21 December.[61] | |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore in the Bristol Channel.[5] |
| Six unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Parkgate.[5] |
| Unnamed | The galiot was wrecked near Holyhead.[5] | |
| Unnamed | The ship ran aground off Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[45] |
February
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | The ship was run down in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Cromer, Norfolk, by Elizabeth ( |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Oglethorpe | The ship was wrecked on a reef north east of Whale Key, 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the coast of the United States. Twenty-three of the 38 people on board were lost.[64] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Havana, Cuba.[65] | |
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | Five or six ships, including a Guineaman, were wrecked near Whale Key.[64] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robin | The ship foundered 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Roydon, on the Terrier Vert coast.[66] | |
| Syren | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France, while on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Southampton, Hampshire.[67] | |
| Junior | The ship was driven ashore at Calais while on a voyage from Deal, Kent, to Calais.[67] | |
| Robert & Sally | The ship was driven ashore at Calais while on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Plymouth, Devon.[67] | |
| Unity's Increase | The ship was driven ashore at Calais while on a voyage from Sunderland to Plymouth.[67] | |
| Unnamed | The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[29] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was wrecked at Barnstaple, Devon, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[63][68] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall, with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Guernsey, Channel Islands, and the West Indies.[3] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Totin | The ship was wrecked at "Ivica" while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Port Mahon, Spain.[64] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef while on a voyage from London to Dublin with the loss of two lives.[67] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Desaix | The ship was wrecked on the Cape of Good Hope.[69] | |
| Santo-Gerano | The ship ran aground at the Cape of Good Hope.[69] | |
| Tartar | The ship departed from Cádiz, Spain, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Friends | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew survived.[67] She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to London.[71] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lion | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Emden, Prussia, to Guernsey. Lion was later refloated.[53] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brutus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod.[72][73] | |
| Europa | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Martinique, West Indies.[66] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France, while on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to La Rochelle, Loire-Inférieure, France.[74] | |
| Ulysses | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod.[72][73] | |
| Volusia | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, one mile from the wreck of the Ulysses.[72][73] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66] | |
| Charleston | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Annatto Bay, Jamaica.[75] | |
| Flirt | The ship was driven ashore at Torbay, Devon, and wrecked. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[76] | |
| Fortune | The ship was driven ashore at Oracabessa, Jamaica. She was later refloated.[75][77] | |
| Generous Planter | The ship was driven ashore at Oracabessa.[75][77] | |
| Grace | The ship was driven ashore at Rio Bueno, Jamaica. She was later refloated.[75][16][78] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was driven ashore at Rio Bueno. She was carrying a cargo of quicklime, which got wet and set the ship afire, a total loss.[75] | |
| Lancaster | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Annatto Bay.[75] | |
| Lucy | The brig was driven ashore in Montego Bay, Jamaica.[75] | |
| Mary | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Montego Bay.[75] | |
| Perseverance | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Montego Bay.[75][16] | |
| Thomas | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Montego Bay.[75][16] | |
| Trelawney Planter | The ship was driven ashore at Rio Bueno.[75] | |
| William | The brig was lost at Orracabessa.[75] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[79] She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby.[36] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby.[76] | |
| Sophia | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby.[79] | |
| Suffolk | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India, to London. Suffolk was later refloated and taken in to St. Ives.[66][79][36][80] She was subsequently repaired at Falmouth, Cornwall.[81] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The sloop foundered off Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[66] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, Caernarfonshire, while on a voyage from Lisbon. Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken to Beaumaris, Anglesey where she was destroyed by fire on 9 March.[56][76] | |
| Active | The ship was struck by lightning off Málaga, Spain, and destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by a French brig.[23] | |
| Alexander and Constantine | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Blacksand, County Mayo.[29] She was on a voyage from Dingle, County Kerry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] | |
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore between Copenhagen and Dragør, Denmark.[57] | |
| Beatrix | The ship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark.[82] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[29] | |
| Belle Anne | The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[79] | |
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
| Catharine Ray | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York. She was on a voytage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York City. She was later refloated, and arrived at New York City on 20 February.[64] | |
| Concordia | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores.[67] | |
| Delia | The ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[23] | |
| Earl Spencer | The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar.[35] | |
| Fair American | The ship departed from Gibraltar for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[83] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[3] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Carmarthen.[29] | |
| Hardwicke | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, North Sea with the loss of all hands.[30] | |
| Hero | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guernsey while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, to Guernsey.[66] | |
| Ilfracombe | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, while on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, to Venice.[41] Her crew were rescued.[84] | |
| Jean | The ship was driven ashore by ice in Malmo Bay. She was refloated.[82] | |
| Jannett | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rossall, Lancashire.[19] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, to Liverpool.[63] | |
| John and Thomas | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[62] | |
| Kennoul | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waxham, Norfolk.[30] | |
| Lord Nelson | The coaster foundered in Tor Bay.[76] | |
| Malta | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St Agnes, Cornwall, while on a voyage from Dublin to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[85] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered.[29] Her crew were rescued.[17] | |
| Maryanne | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was later refloated.[53] | |
| May | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. later refloated and beached.[38] | |
| Mermaid | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kirkcudbright. Her crew were rescued.[86] | |
| Minerva | The ship was lost near Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Barcelona, Spain.[3] | |
| Nautilus | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Ostend, Lys, France, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to London.[29] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Waterford.[29] | |
| Nuestra Señora del Carmen | The ship was wrecked on the Scarweather Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[87] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to South Shields.[29] | |
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked at Bideford, Devon, while on a voyage from Lisbon to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[29] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lymington, Hampshire, while on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to London.[19] | |
| Royal Sovereign | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[17] | |
| Thomas | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Surinam.[88] She was refloated on 19 February.[89] | |
| William | The sloop was driven ashore on the Lincolnshire coast with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Rotherham, Yorkshire. William was later refloated.[66][53] | |
| Worsley | The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[84] |
March
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Noel en Gutten | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[90] | |
| HMS Sensible | The Magicienne-class frigate ran aground off Mullaitivu, Ceylon and was wrecked. |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[74] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goodintent | The brig was driven ashore. She was later refloated and put into Limerick.[4] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Childers | The Childers-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight.[35] | |
| Vine | The ship ran aground on the Onion Sand, off Orford Ness, Suffolk and was wrecked.[91][92] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surprize | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (38°27′N 58°00′W / 38.450°N 58.000°W while on a voyage from New Orleans, New Spain, to Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Hannah ( |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The ship was holed by her anchors and sank on the Middle Ground in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[94][95] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship was wrecked near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Zant, Septinsular Republic.[1] | |
| Little Betsey | The ship collided with the pier at Dover, Kent, and sank. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Royal, Jamaica.[96][97] | |
| Hannah | The ship was wrecked in Buckner's Bay, Jamaica.[96][98] | |
| Jamaica | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Royal.[96][97] | |
| Two Brothers | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Royal.[96] | |
| William | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Royal.[96][97] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick George | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Kent ( |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia | The ship was driven ashore at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Bordeaux.[99] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert & Ann | The ship was wrecked on Stroma, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew.[65] | |
| Terry | The ship was wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands, while on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, to Danzig.[100] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (57°50′N 8°50′W / 57.833°N 8.833°W). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to a Norwegian port.[98] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janus | The packet ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Torbay, Devon, to Truro, Cornwall.[37] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | The brig was deliberately run aground in Matavai Bay in Tahiti during a hurricane to avoid her being smashed on rocks. Her crew survived and later was picked up by the 12-gun sloop-of-war HMS Porpoise ( |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship was lost in Buckner's Bay, Jamaica.[97] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeune Jan | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme.[64][93] | |
| Lord Milton | The ship was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef while on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Riga, Russia. Her crew survived.[34][75] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Assistance | The Portland-class ship of the line was wrecked in the North Sea off Dunkirk, Nord, France, with the loss of two of her crew. | |
| Caroline | The schooner departed Sydney, New South Wales for New Bedford, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. | |
| Nossa Senhora da Conceição Valorosa | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (25°36′N 26°03′W / 25.600°N 26.050°W). Her 62 crew were rescued by Susannah ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Elizabeth | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent.[35] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Greenock, Renfrewshire, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[37] | |
| Betty | The ship was wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan, while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35] | |
| Brilliant | The ship struck a sunken wreck in Dublin Bay and sank.[28] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cork.[4] | |
| Brothers | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Liverpool.[105][80] | |
| Desir de la Paix | The ship was wrecked in the River Avon, Bristol.[35] She was on a voyage from Bristol to Guernsey.[36] | |
| Dispatch | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Yorkshire coast.[52] | |
| Eendracht | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Orford Ness, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[91] She was later taken in to Orford Ness.[95] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[56] She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Dublin.[4] | |
| Frederick | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.[106] | |
| Governor Dowdswell | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool.[1] | |
| Hope | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. she subsequently refloated herself and was towed in to Milford, Pembrokeshire, by Ephren ( | |
| Jenny | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[37] | |
| Margaret | The sloop foundered in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset, while on a voyage from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland to Poole.[56] | |
| Maria Joses | The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast while on a voyage from St. Andero to Montevideo, Spanish Empire.[37] | |
| Mary | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[107] | |
| Nancy | The ship foundered.[107] | |
| Neptune | The brig was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon, to Bristol.[35][108] | |
| Ranger | The ship was lost off New Providence, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from London to New Providence.[64] | |
| Sophia | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Aberthaw, Glamorgan.[37] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Dublin.[38] | |
| Star | The brig capsized off Uddevalla, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Aberdeen.[42] | |
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore at Bristol.[106] She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol.[107] | |
| Russel | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Den Helder, North Holland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[107] She was later refloated.[91] | |
| Triton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mile House, Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[56] | |
| True Love | The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall.[109] |
April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was driven on to the Whitton Sand, in the Humber and capsized.[99] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Juste | The ship of the line ran aground on the Asia Rock, off Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Plymouth. She was refloated and taken in to Hamoaze.[110] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Suffolk | The third rate ran aground at Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated withn assistance and taken in to Chatham, Kent.[110] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ned | The ship departed from Trinidad for Baltimore, Maryland. Ho further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[111] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juliana | The brig foundered off Bencoolen, Sumatra with the loss of 22 of the 31 people on board.[112] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortitude | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caithness while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to a Baltic port. Her crew survived.[34] | |
| Houghton | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef while on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga, Russian Empire. Her crew survived.[113] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry | The brigantine was driven ashore on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney Islands, and was wreckeed with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, to Danzig.[114] | |
| Swan | The ship was wrecked on Stroma with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to a Baltic port.[114] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bangalore |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Busy | The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued by Fortune ( |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, while on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[64][115] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | The schooner was wrecked off Cape Lookout, North Carolina with the loss of eight of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Charleston, South Carolina.[116] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drie Geboeders | The ship departed from Dover, Kent, United Kingdom, for Emden. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[117] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[113] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was refloated but later lost her rudder and was driven ashore again. Her crew were rescued. Princess was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to London.[118][119][120][121] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown | The ship struck a rock off Gothenburg, Sweden. She put into Gothenburg in a waterlogged condition.[88] | |
| Leda | The ship was lost off British Honduras. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[122] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charming Eliza | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Undaunted ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | The ship was lost near Halmstadt, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[16] | |
| Constant | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Morlaix, Finistère, France.[123] | |
| Crown Prince Frederick | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[75][124] | |
| Eagle | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Malta.[113] | |
| Edward | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and put into South Shields, County Durham, for repairs.[121] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked at Memel.[72] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel while on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire United Kingdom.[15] | |
| Harmony | The ship was lost near the Kole. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Pillau, Prussia.[65] | |
| Kitty | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[64] | |
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stolp.[15] | |
| Ned | The ship departed from Trinidad for Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[125] | |
| Stains | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk while on a voyage from Hull to London.[64] | |
| Tagus | The ship was wrecked on The Swin, in the North Sea.[40] She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire, to London.[42] | |
| Tiviot | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight, while bound for the West Inies.[64] She was later refloated and taken in to Tor Bay.[72] | |
| Twee Gyesberts | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Altona to Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.<[113] | |
| Whim | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland while on a voyage from Liverpool to Pärnu, Russia.[126] | |
| William & Henry | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to South Shields.[72] |
May
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet | The sloop ran aground on the Oxears Rocks, in the Firth of Forth, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Alemouth, Northumberland to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[115] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | The ship departed from Tenerife, Canary Islands, for Saint Croix. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[127] | |
| HMS Netley | The schooner ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was refloated.[115] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | The ship was run down in the North Sea 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off Vlieland, Friesland, Batavian Republic, by Friendship ( |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Genoa. She was later refloated and brought in to Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom.[70] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 16 May and taken in to Whitby in a severely damaged state.[70][128] | |
| Triton | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of six of her nine crew.[129] She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, to Plymouth, Devon.[130] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fly | The brig departed Calcutta for Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. | |
| Maria | The ship was discovered abandoned and taken in to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She had been on a voyage from Naples to Livorno.[131] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship struck a rock and sank in the Saint Lawrence River at Duchambeau, Quebec, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Montreal, Quebec.[132] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marquis of Carmarthen | The ship was wrecked on Miquelon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Picton, Ontario, British North America.[133][134] |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship departed Málaga, Spain, for Lisbon. Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[135] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Peggy | The sloop sprang a leak 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Islay and sank. Her four crew were rescued by Dykes ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Catherina | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gibraltar.[98] | |
| Banzalore | The ship was wrecked on a shoal in the Pacific Ocean (7°33′N 120°45′E / 7.550°N 120.750°E).[137] | |
| Constanza | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Corsica, France.[135] | |
| Cupid | The ship was crushed by ice and sunk in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Stettin, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[129] | |
| Daphne | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Newfoundland.[138] Her crew were rescued by Liberty ( | |
| Diamond | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barcelona, Spain.[98] | |
| Eagle | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calabria, Spain, while on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to a Mediterranean port via Cádiz, Spain.[70][139] | |
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore at Hogeness, Sweden, while on a voyage from Danzig to Londonderry.[129] She was later refloated and taken in to Hogeness.[140] | |
| George | The ship was wrecked on an island off the coast of France.[70] | |
| George | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St, John's, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Liberty ( | |
| Lancaster | The ship was driven ashore at Danzig while on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[103] | |
| Rasper | The ship was wrecked at Cork while on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth, Cornwall.[131] | |
| Rattler | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[98] | |
| Recovery | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and taken in to the Humber.[141] | |
| Success | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Serochis", on the Mediterranean coast. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[103] | |
| Washington | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Copenhagen.[98] | |
| Witham | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[128] She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to London.[89] | |
| Unnamed | {flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France in early May.[70] |
June
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calcutta | The transport ship was wrecked on the coast of Egypt with the loss of seven of the 410 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Romney ( |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | The brig sprang a leak off Nevis and was beached. She became a total loss. Bell was on a voyage from Montserrat to a British port.[143] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Plover | The sloop-of-war ran aground on the Apegado Reef. She was later refloated but was found to be severely damaged.[136] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trelawney | The ship capsized in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was bound for an African port.[144] She was later refloated.[145] |
30 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Millbrook | The schooner departed from Gibraltar for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[146] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Labrador, British North America.[147] | |
| Confianza | The transport ship was wrecked on the coast of Corsica, France.[133] | |
| Diana | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Pines, Captaincy General of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[148] | |
| Duke of Portland | The whaler was wrecked at Tongatapu. Those on board survived, however, the natives murdered all but one woman, who was rescued in 1804. | |
| Felia | The ship was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was consequently beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Felia was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Stockholm.[140] | |
| George | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire.[140] | |
| Good Friends | The ship was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Labrador.[147] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was lost near Nieuwpoort, Lys, France. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[149] | |
| Henry | The ship was lost near "the Ross", Scotland.[140] | |
| John Bull | The ship was lost at St. Thomas's, Africa.[134] | |
| Lady Henrietta | The ship was lost near Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France, to Hamburg.[149] | |
| Perseverance | The ship ran aground in the River Bann and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Coleraine, County Antrim.[144] | |
| Rhoda | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Wismar, Swedish Pomerania.[140] | |
| São José e Nossa Senhora da Conceição | The ship was lost off the Cape Verde Islands in early June.[150] | |
| St. Olof | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon, Portugal.[131] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port ot Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[132] |
July
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Themis | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Hebe ( |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Plenty | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden, with the loss of four of her ten crew. The survivors were rescued by a Danish sloop. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[146][153][154][155] | |
| Philadelphia | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France, and was wrecked.[156] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phæton | The ship was wrecked at Boon's Point, Antigua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Isle of May to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[157] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Sable. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain, to Boston, Massachusetts.[158] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[159] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Butterworth | The whaler foundered off Spanish Town, Jamaica, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[160][161] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brita-Margarita | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Torsara Island" with the loss of a crew member.[162] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrica | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[146] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom.[155] |
18 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The brig was wrecked on the coast of "Montmusson". Her crew were rescued.[143][148] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was wrecked on the Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[163] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Genoa.[152] | |
| Apollo | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Liverpool.[146] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two unnamed gunboats | First Barbary War: Two Tripolitan gunboats were reportedly sunk by USS Constellation ( |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[146][155] | |
| Nimble | The packet boat was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of 70 of the 71 people on board.[165][166][167][168] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dalrymple | The ship was wrecked on Red Island, in the Saint Lawrence River, British North America. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[169] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apparancen | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Marstrand to Narva, Russia.[134] | |
| Ariel | The ship struck a submerged rock at Dunkirk, Nord, France, and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Dunkirk.[170] | |
| Betsey | The ship foundered in Studland Bay, Dorset, with the loss of all three crew.[171][143] She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset, to Arundel, Sussex.[172] | |
| Cestus | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Pärnu, Russia.[173] | |
| De Koster | The ship was driven ashore in the Ems and wrecked. She was on a voyage from La Guayra to Emden.[174] | |
| Delaware | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[134] | |
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Sebastian to Nantes.[175] | |
| Freundschaft | The ship sank in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France, to Bremen.[174] | |
| Friends | The ship was wrecked on Inchcape. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Hamburg.[145] | |
| Hope | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.[174] | |
| Lively | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[143][172] | |
| Lord Dundas | The ship was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Barcelona.[176] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[171] |
August
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fraternité | The frigate departed from Saint-Domingue. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[177] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex.[178] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[148] Barratry was suspected to be the cause,[179] which was proved by an inspection of the wreck,[180] which was raised and beached at Brighton.[152] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederickshall | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Snow Bank, in the North Sea off Dunkirk, Nord, France.[181] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ex | The ship was wrecked neat Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[182] |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked at the Point of Consel, Renfrewshire. All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[183] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greenock | The ship was wrecked at Arkhangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk to Barcelona, Spain.[185] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jong Fram | The ship was wrecked near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[181] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Packet | The schooner struck a rock at the mouth of the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. She put in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. | |
| Juno | The ship was destroyed by fire off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France, to Cork, United Kingdom.[150] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Corale Point. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[150] | |
| Ann | The ship departed from Arkhangelsk, Russia, for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[186] | |
| Daniel & Mary | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[150] | |
| Dellemiellæ | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[173] | |
| Hellen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sligo.[173] | |
| Juffer Thana Anna Magdalena | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen.[187] |
| Loven | The ship Was lost off Westport, County Mayo, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[150] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Africa.[150] | |
| Mercury | The ship foundered in Sligo Bay.[188][189] | |
| Neptune | The ship was lost off Cape St. Vincent, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[150] | |
| Roba & Betsey | The ship was driven ashore near Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[152] | |
| Young William | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to the River Wyre.[187] |
September
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Traveller | The brig was abandoned in the Irish Sea 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) off Cork while on a voyage from Cork to London. Her crew were rescued. She was later found off Ballycotton, County Cork.[184][190][191] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Madeira with the loss of 32 of her 34 crew.[192] |
6 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benevolence | The ship was wrecked in the Isle of Jura. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Wiscasset, Maine, United States.[185] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Diamond | The Artois-class frigate ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Texel. She was refloated.[193] | |
| Eleanor | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent.[194] She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[160] | |
| HMS Fortuna | The ship ran aground off Texel. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Texel. All on board were taken ashore as she was severely leaky.[193] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[195] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Brothers | The ship was wrecked at Workington, Cumberland, while on a voyage from Limerick to South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[196] | |
| Mentor | The brig foundered at Cythera while on a voyage from Athens, Greece, to Malta. She had some of the Elgin Marbles on board, which were later salvaged.[197] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | The brig was wrecked in the Bocas Islands.[198] | |
| Van Holten | The ship parted company with Galgo ( |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pomone | The frigate struck a rock in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, and sank. She was later refloated but was declared a constructive total loss. |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Newham | The brig caught fire at Plymouth, Devon. She consequently exploded and sank. Her crew had abandoned ship before her loss.[200] Newham was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall[163] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton | The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for Havana, Cuba. She had not arrived by 3 November.[201] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gamble Norge | The ship was wrecked near Fladstrand. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[202] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | The ship was lost at "Carrière".[203] | |
| Ann | The ship sank on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[195] | |
| Bloomstrande Blomen | Flag unknown | The ship was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Spain to London, United Kingdom.[159][204] |
| Cora | The ship was driven ashore on the "Kruys Islands", in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[205] | |
| Eliza | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of about half of her crew.[206] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.[207] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[196] | |
| Hind | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Londonderry.[163] | |
| Jean | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[208] | |
| John | The ship was run down and sunk by George ( | |
| La Bonne Adventure | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal while on a voyage from Bordeaux, Loire-Inférieure to Buenos Aires.[209] | |
| Lady Nelson | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklpw. She was refloated but became waterlogged.[203] | |
| L'Etoile de la Mer | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Loire-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[208] | |
| Maria | The brig was wrecked on the French coast.[208] | |
| Maryann | The ship was wrecked on the Runnel Stone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[210] | |
| Midsummer | The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Whitby.[195] | |
| Rebecca | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[211] | |
| Thérèse | The ship was wrecked in the Îles des Saintes.[208] | |
| Young William | The ship ran aground at "Cregil" (Crigyll), Anglesey, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[191] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Begona | The ship was lost at the Cape of Good Hope.[212] | |
| Halicia | The ship was lost near Ferryland, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland.[213] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The sloop was run into by another vessel in Liverpool Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was abandoned by the survivors. She waws subsequently taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[159] | |
| Triton | The ship was destroyed by fire off Lymington, Hampshire, with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[204] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Heysham, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[111] | |
| L'Enterprise | The schooner departed Port Jackson, New South Wales, for a seal hunting expedition in the Bass Strait. She was subsequently wrecked later in 1802 or in early 1803 on the Sister Islands in Bass Strait off Tasmania with the loss of her entire crew of 13. | |
| Thames | The West Indiaman capsized off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight with the loss of all hands.[159] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generous Mind | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Helmsdale, Sutherland, to Wick, Caithness. Her crew survived.[125] | |
| Phœbe and Ann | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire, while on a voyage from Dublin to Memel, Prussia. Her crew survived.[214] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell and Ann | The sloop sprang a leak foundered in the North Sea south of St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Inverness. Her crew were rescued by Henry ( | |
| Benevolence | The ship was wrecked on Jura.[215] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Return | The ship was wrecked on the Abacon Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, New Spain.[216] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | The ship ran aground off Yell, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to New York. She was refloated on 16 October and resumed her voyage.[217] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa Bridger | The ship departed from New York for Antigua. She had not arrived by 25 December, presumed lost.[199] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship departed from Labrador, British North America, for Jersey. She had not arrived by 11 February 1803, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[212] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The galiot was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew survived.[217] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The smuggling lugger was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire by HMRC Pigmy ( |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Turin Galley | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued by Nestoe ( |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to Bilbao.[219] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilbao. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Bilbao.[219] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent.[220] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Kee | The ship was wrecked on the Barngat Shoals.[221] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | The ship departed from Fishguard Bay for Teignmouth, Devon or Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[201] | |
| Swan | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[202] |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Gotland, Sweden, while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. Her crew were rescued.[222] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Eastbourne, Sussex, with the loss of all hands.[223] | |
| Experiment | The ship was wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to New York.[221] | |
| Flora | The ship was wrecked on Mallorca while on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued.[224] | |
| Mary | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the Barnegat Peninsula, New Jersey, while on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic, to New York. Her crew were rescued.[221] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[225] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[222] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to New York.[216] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[185] | |
| Alliance | The ship foundered off Peel, Isle of Man while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[125][111] | |
| Alpha | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Pwlhelli, Caernarfonshire.[226] | |
| Apollo | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[185] | |
| Aurora | The ship was destroyed by an onboard explosion at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Montevideo, Brazil[111][182] | |
| Ceres | The ship was driven ashore between Hogenes and Kraperup, Sweden, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Hamburg.[215] | |
| Diligence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[220] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked near Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania, She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[202] | |
| Enterprize | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (34°22′N 72°00′W / 34.367°N 72.000°W with the loss of two of her crew.[227] | |
| Exeter | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[228] | |
| Five Brothers | The sloop was wrecked on the Fairness Rock while on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset, to London.[159] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore in the Kattegat and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Fortuna was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark, for repairs.[185] | |
| Hazen | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, United Kingdom, while on a voyage from Massachusetts to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[215] | |
| Henry | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden.[54] | |
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark, while on a voyage from Danzig to Whitby, Yorkshire.[229] Her crew were rescued.[54] | |
| Jacob | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. she was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Schiedam.[202] | |
| James | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. She was refloated on 4 October and taken in to Liverpool.[159] | |
| La Vertude | The ship departed from Caracas, Viceroyalty of New Granada, for Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[230] | |
| Lycklan | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Libava, Courland Governorate.[127] | |
| Mary | The ship deported from a port in Nova Scotia, British North America, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[231] | |
| Minerva | The ship was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin, United Kingdom[185] | |
| New Brunswick | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[185] | |
| Nancy | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hellevoetsluis while on a voyage from Guernsey to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[232] | |
| Octavia | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain. Her crew were rescued.[233] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Spain to London.[234] | |
| Pearl | The ship was wrecked on Anholt while on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[232] | |
| Prosperity | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin.[185] | |
| Royal Oak | The ship was lost in the Baltic sea.[228] | |
| Samuel | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[158] | |
| Sophia | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark.[54] | |
| St. Peter | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to copenhagen.[219] | |
| Vigilante | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Riga to Oporto, Portugal.[202] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[219] |
November
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[198] | |
| Lydia | The ship was lost at Long Beach, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to London.[235] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was run down by another vessel in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Leith, Lothian.[236] Betsey was later towed in to Elsinore, Denmark.[237] | |
| Brothers and Sisters | The ship ran aground at Eyemouth, Berwickshire, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian.[217] She was refloated.[238] | |
| Columbia | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain.[239] | |
| Johanna | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[224][239] | |
| Santos Mártires | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Lisbon.[240] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aimable Gertrude | The ship was lost in the Tagus.[241] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camel | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Teignmouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[242] | |
| Commerce | The ship was wrecked at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[207] | |
| Diligent | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, to Newfoundland.[207] | |
| Princess of Wales | The ship was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[207] She was refloated in May 1803 and taken in to Kronstadt.[243] | |
| Unnamed | The warship was wrecked near Vado Ligure, Republic of Genoa. Her 86 crew survived, but were taken prisoner.[244] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ewplus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia, to London.[236][245] | |
| Pearl | The ship was wrecked on Anholt while on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[232] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, and was severely damaged.[245] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericas | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Libava to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[231] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cork with the loss of all hands.[222] She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[198] | |
| Mary | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Clonakilty, County Cork, while on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[246] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nautilus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of China near Macao with the loss of a crew member. Seven of the survivors died before being rescued.[247] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Les Deux Soeurs Unies | The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[248] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beresford | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Chipiona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cádiz, Spain.[231] | |
| Mary | The ship sank at Dublin while on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[246][249] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | The ship was wrecked at Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Bilbao.[212] | |
| Lord Seaforth | The ship was lost near Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America, to Portsmouth, Hampshire, and a Mediterranean port.[231] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cotsford | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, while on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[222][246] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was wrecked off Tybee Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Savannah, Georgia and Norfolk, Virginia.[250] | |
| Vreede (or Vryheid) | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked between Dymchurch and Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom, with the loss of over 400 lives. There were twelve or eighteen survivors. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to the Cape of Good Hope and Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[248][251] Survivors were subsequently lost when Duchess of York ( |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | The sloop was wrecked off Stoke Point, Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of all four crew.[249] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne, France.[241] | |
| Friends | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[216] | |
| Kitty | The ship was in collision with two other vessels and sank at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[246] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship struck the Herd Sand and consequently foundered in the North Sea off Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Hamburg.[228][253] | |
| Vaillant | The ship was wrecked on the Île Nonant, off Quimper, Finistère.[221] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carron | The ship ran aground in the Firth of Tay. She was refloated with assistance.[246] | |
| Michael Christina | The ship ran aground in the Firth of Tay and was wrecked with the loss of three of her nine crew.[246] | |
| Vaillant | The ship was lost near Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[127] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery | The ship struck an anchor and sank at "The Hermitage". She was on a voyage from London to Mogador, Morocco.[198] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain, to Gothenburg.[248] | |
| Active | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Wyburg to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[198] | |
| Adriana | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom, with the loss of four of her crew.[222] She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[198] | |
| Alexander | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stedding Point, Denmark.[234] | |
| Alligator | The ship was wrecked on Stedding Point while on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[246][248] | |
| Asphalon | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[233] | |
| Betsey | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. Betsey was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[240] | |
| Brothers | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Saintonge, Charente-Maritime, France, while on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Bordeaux, Charente-Maritime.[249] | |
| Commerce | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[246] | |
| Diana | The ship was wrecked at Grienslad, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[222] | |
| Edinburgh | The ship was wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire.[239] | |
| Expedition | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Batavian Republic, while on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Schiedam, South Holland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[236][245] | |
| Felicity | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Gotland, Sweden.[198] | |
| Fielding | The ship was driven ashore to Gotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Portsmouth. Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to port for repairs.[222] | |
| Hillsborough | The ship was wrecked at Falsterbo, Sweden, while on a voyage from Danzig to Leith, Lothian.[246] | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[240] | |
| Justitia | The ship was wrecked at Beerhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Trieste.[237] | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore on the Portuguese coast while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Oporto, Portugal.[222] | |
| Maister | The ship was driven ashore at Carlshamn, Sweden.[237] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway.[237] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[198] | |
| Nautilus | The ship was wrecked in the Ladrones with the loss of 29 of her 48 crew.[254] | |
| Nelly | The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Whitby.[234] | |
| Ontario | The ship was lost near Black Harbour, County Dublin, with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, New Spain, to a Dutch port.[248] | |
| Pallas | The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark, while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[236] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[237] | |
| Prince William | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[198] | |
| Sally and Betsey | The brig was driven ashore at "Cape Foge", United States.[216] | |
| Santa Margarida | The ship was lost at Lisbon.[198] | |
| Sir Thomas Pasley | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Menorca, Spain, while on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[255] | |
| St Mary's Planter | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[198] | |
| Themis | The ship was driven ashore near Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada. She was refloated and put back to London for repairs.[236] | |
| Thomas and Jane | The ship sank at Lisbon, Portugal.[222] She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol.[198] | |
| Tinker | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[245] | |
| Trial | The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[198] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship sank in the River Foyle.[240] | |
| Vriendschap | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[253] |
