List of shipwrecks in 1803
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( | |
| New Mary | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hauxley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian.[1] | |
| Sophie | The ship was lost near Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Bordeaux, Gironde.[2] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | The brig was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain.[3] She was later refloated and taken into Gibraltar for repairs.[4] | |
| Cora | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the Montague Bastion, Gibraltar.[3] | |
| John | The brig was driven ashore south of Algeciras. She was later refloated and taken into Gibraltar for repairs.[3][4] | |
| Le Volcan | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord to New Orleans, French Louisiana.[5] | |
| Marimona | The sloop was driven ashore at the back of the New Mole, Gibraltar.[3] | |
| Saba | The schooner was driven ashore on the Neutral Ground, Gibraltar.[3] | |
| Santissima de la Salud | The ship was driven ashore on the New Mole, Gibraltar.[3] | |
| Unnamed | The polacca capsized off Europa Point, Gibraltar.[6] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robust | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire, where she arrived on 14 January.[7] | |
| Two Brothers | The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Carmarthen.[8] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was wrecked near Dunbeath, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew.[9][10] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[11] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point, Yorkshire while on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon.[12] | |
| Whydah | The ship was wrecked on Martin's Industry Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Savannah, Georgia, United States.[13] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk while on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to London. Her crew were rescued.[14] She subsequently came ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[15] | |
| Unnamed | A sloop ran aground at Leith, Lothian and was wrecked.[16] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana | The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[17] | |
| Betsey | The ship departed from London for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[18] | |
| Ceres | The sloop was driven ashore north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated.[9][19] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked at Prior's Haven, Yorkshire.[12] | |
| John and Robert | The ship was driven onto rocks at the mouth of the River Coquet and was wrecked. All fourteen crew survived.[12] | |
| Margaret | The ship was lost near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to London.[20] | |
| Meanwell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Andrews, Fife.[12] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hull, Yorkshire and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[21] | |
| Providence | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the mouth of the River Duddon. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[22] | |
| Wear, or Were |
The ship was driven onto rocks off Coquet Island, Northumberland and was wrecked Her crew were rescued.. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham,[12][19] or Hull and Leith.[7] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The West Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew.[12][23] She was on a voyage from London to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[24] | |
| Anna Maria | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes.[4] | |
| Briton | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Gibraltar.[4] | |
| Boa Ventura | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Gibraltar.[4] | |
| Defiance | The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of her crew.[7] | |
| Dolphin | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Gibraltar.[4] | |
| Drottingen | The ship was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Arundal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to China.[25] | |
| Elias | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Flying Fish | The ship was driven ashore north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[12][19] She was later refloated.[9] | |
| Fortune | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Gibraltar.[4] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was driven ashore north of Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of seven of her ten crew.[14] She was on a voyage from Hartley, Northumberland to London.[24] | |
| Gratitude | The ship was driven ashore in Firestone Bay, Devon. She was refloated.[27] | |
| Harmony | The brig foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4] | |
| Helena | The ship was wrecked at Cádiz.[26] | |
| HMS Hussar | The Amazon-class frigate caught fire off Blackstakes. The fire was extinguished.[28] | |
| Jason | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Kilbury | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] She was later refloated.[26] | |
| L'Achille | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Mogadore, Morocco.[4] | |
| L'Amie Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[4] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Gibraltar.[4] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[4] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Nile | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to Venice.[4] | |
| Nostra Señora de la Guadeloupe | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Nostra Señora del Carmen | The sloop foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4] | |
| Penelope | The ship foundered off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[25] | |
| Polly and Harriot | The ship was wrecked at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Princessa | The ship was driven ashore between the mouth of the San Pedro and Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4] | |
| HMS Snipe | The gun-brig was driven ashore on the east Kent coast. She was refloated.[29] | |
| St. Jean | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Sydney Smith | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[12] She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[25][27] | |
| Unity | The ship was lost off Figueira da Foz.[25] | |
| William & Harry | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[26] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, having been previously abandoned by her crew.[29] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Deal, Kent. Their crews were rescued.[29] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Kinsale, County Cork.[20] | |
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk while on a voyage from Emden to London.[14] | |
| Dædalus | The ship was wrecked at Dearness, Orkney Islands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moss, Norway to London.[30][31] | |
| Grocer | The ship was driven ashore at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk while on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. Her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Hindostan | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Wedge Sand, in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Margate, Kent with the loss of about 25 of the 120 people on board. Liberty and Lord Nelson (both | |
| Squirrel | The ship was driven ashore north of Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London.[14] | |
| Vrouw Margaretta | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Easington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[32] | |
| De Sex Sockend | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[33] |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore at Trieste.[32] | |
| Providentia | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[32] | |
| Moder and Frie Soestre | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[33] |
| Two Bettys | The ship was lost at Trieste.[32] | |
| Wasao Wäll | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of three of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[14][16] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] | |
| Unnamed | The hoy was driven ashore at Corton. Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Corton. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[8][27] | |
| Hector | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the nineteen people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[28] | |
| Penguin | The ship was wrecked at Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[20] | |
| Vrouw Margaretta | The ship was driven ashore at Easington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam, North Holland.[27] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skipsea, Yorkshire.[27] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The wrecked ship was driven ashore at Aldbrough, Yorkshire. She floated off and drove out to sea.[27] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[27] |
| Unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[27] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hilda | The brig was damaged by fire at Whitby, Yorkshire.[27] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Inchcape, Fife, United Kingdom with the loss of at least two lives.[34] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The ship was lost near Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Barbados.[35] | |
| Sally & Polly | The ship was driven ashore on "Suderae Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dysart, Fife.[36] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favourite | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to London.[37] | |
| Molly | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Naga, Tenerife, Canary Islands. There was only one survivor of her passengers and crew. Molly was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[38] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Centurion | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (32°30′N 76°00′W / 32.500°N 76.000°W) with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by William and Henry ( | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset.[4] | |
| Metta | Flag unknown | The galliot foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.[30][6] |
| Speculation | The brig foundered at Dublin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.[39] | |
| Unnamed | The wreck of a ship came ashore at Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire. All hands had been lost.[6] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway.[40] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was lost off Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[41] | |
| Wilhelmina | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to an Irish port.[4] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41] Columbia was later refloated and taken into Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.[4] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonavista | The ship was lost near Morlaix, Finistère, France with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[26] | |
| Sincerity | The ship was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] Sincerity was later refloated.[25] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas | The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[42] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abundance | The stores ship was driven ashore near Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Gibraltar.[43] She was later refloated.[8] | |
| Active | The whaler was wrecked on the Island of Desolation, South Shetland Islands.[44] | |
| Ann | The ship was lost near "Ivica". She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45] | |
| Anne | The ship was lost at South Shields, County Durham.[21] | |
| Anna Augusta | The ship, Smith, master, was lost off Brazil, south of Bahia. Her crew arrived at Bahia on 29 January.[46] | |
| Anne | The ship was lost near South Shields.[21] | |
| Arno | The ship was driven ashore near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland.[20] | |
| Assiance | The ship was lost near Peterhead with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20] | |
| Batchelor | The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew.[7] | |
| Betsey | The ship was lost off Kinsale, County Cork.[41] | |
| Bolton | The ship was driven ashore near Dublin.[3] | |
| Briton | The ship sank at Cádiz, Spain.[47] | |
| Cantabria | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.[20] |
| Catharine | The ship was wrecked in Strangford Lough while on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool.[7] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[12][48] | |
| Dædalus | The ship was wrecked at Deerness, Orkney Islands between 5 and 26 January with the loss of four of her eight rew.[47][31] | |
| De Jonge Calsbuck | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal.[23][24] | |
| Dorothy | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[9] | |
| Dumfries | The ship foundered between St Bees Head and Black Combe, Cumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Liverpool.[19] | |
| Earl St. Vincent | The ship was wrecked at Cork.[23] | |
| Eliza & Mary | The ship was lost near South Shields.[21] | |
| Elizabeth | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[49][19] | |
| Elizabeth and Mary | The ship was driven ashore near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland.[20] | |
| Ellwood | The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of either her captain or all hands.[28][50] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Rotterdam.[47] | |
| Experiment | The ship was lost near "Billagin", Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[51] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin and was severely damaged.[7] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to an Irish port.[30] | |
| Favourite | The ship put in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a severely damaged condition. It was feared that she would be wrecked there.[28] | |
| Friendschaft | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[19] | |
| George | The ship was lost in The Swin, off the coast of Essex.[52] | |
| George Frederick | The ship was lost near Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[49] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[24] | |
| Hawke | The sloop was abandoned by her crew off St. Govan's Head Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. She was subsequently taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[6][53] | |
| Hebe | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[20] | |
| Hero | The ship was driven ashore at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Waterford.[48] | |
| Hero | The ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon.[20] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[9] She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth. | |
| Isabella | The ship was lost near South Shields.[21] | |
| Isabella | The ship was lost near Newcastle upon Tyne.[21] | |
| James | The ship was wrecked near Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[45] | |
| Jong Jacob | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London.[24] | |
| Jong Hendrik | The ship was driven ashore on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to Amsterdam.[30] | |
| L'Amazon | The ship was wrecked near Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[9] | |
| Lark | The whaler was lost in the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| London | The ship an aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[48] | |
| London Packet | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Lyme, Dorset. London Packet was later refloated.[3][9] | |
| Lovely Cruizer | The ship was wrecked in Lough Swilly while on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[7] | |
| Mapaphema | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead.[28] She came ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire.[11] | |
| Mary | Captain Dawson's ship was driven ashore at Drogheda with the loss of a crew member.[7] | |
| Mary | Captain Wheatley's ship was driven ashore at Dimany Point, near Drogheda.[48][7] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered in the Boston Deeps, in the North Sea between 15 and 22 January with the loss of four of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to London.[9][34] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on Old Law Point, Northumberland with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[54] | |
| Œconomy | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[1][52] | |
| Orwell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[7] She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[32] | |
| Onderneeming | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[8] | |
| Patroclus | The ship was driven ashore near Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Hull, Yorkshire.[48] She was later refloated.[20] | |
| Peggy | The sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[47] | |
| Primrose | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic while on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[19] | |
| Providence | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[45] | |
| Providence | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[9] | |
| Ratification | The ship was lost near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to London.[49] | |
| Reliance | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to a Spanish port.[4] | |
| Resolution | The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] | |
| Resource | The ship ran aground on Scharhörn. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[27] | |
| Río Novo | The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Valencia to London.[1] | |
| Ruby | The ship was driven ashore north of Newcastle upon Tyne.[21] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore near Alnmouth, Northumberland.[20] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Leith. The wreck was looted by the local inhabitants.[19] | |
| Salisbury | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wexford.[20] | |
| Shellelagh | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to London.[56] | |
| Sidney Smith | The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[48] | |
| Speculation | The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of all but six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[57] | |
| Sukey | The schooner was wrecked at sea. All but two of her crew were rescued by Speedy ( | |
| Tay | The ship sprang a leak and put into Londonderry, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Greenock.[30] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship was driven ashore near Penzance. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[45] She was later refloated and taken into Penzance.[20] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore near Poole. She was on a voyage from London to Lyme.[9] Union was later refloated.[3] | |
| Urania | The ship was wrecked on the French coast while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Gothenburg.[19] | |
| Vrouw Ida | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[47] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore north of Newcastle upon Tyne.[21] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[48] | |
| William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[7] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Vaast-la-Hogue, Morbihan, France with the loss of nine of her 30 crew.[58] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on Wartholm, off Westray, Orkney Islands between 5 and 26 January with the loss of at least two lives.[47][31] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The galliot was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands between 5 and 26 January with the loss of all hands.[47] |
| Unnamed | The sloop was wrecked on Sanday between 5 and 26 January. Her crew were rescued.[47] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The wrecked brig was driven ashore at Deerness between 5 and 26 January.[47] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands between 5 and 26 January with the loss of all hands.[47] |
| Unnamed | The fishing smack was lost in the Pentland Firth between 5 and 26 January.[47] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The crewless brig was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Islands.[31] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goede Verwagting | The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Zierikzee, Zeeland to Dutch Guinea.[59] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of at least four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[2][47] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conquerant | The ship was lost near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[32] | |
| Suir | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[4] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin.[32] | |
| Jane | The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin.[32] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg. Her crew survived.[60] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The ship was driven ashore on the Half Mile Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia.[25] | |
| Ellwood | The ship was wrecked near Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of four of her eight crew.[34] | |
| Orange Grove | The ship was driven ashore on the Half Mile Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[25] | |
| Rachael | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Parade Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Liverpool.[25][37] | |
| Reunion | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[25] She was later refloated.[37] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trio | The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fishburn | The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[35] | |
| King George | The ship struck a rock off Newry, County Antrim and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newry.[42] | |
| Trelawney | The ship was wrecked at Ravenglass, Cumberland while on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Five lives were lost.[40] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[61] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | The ship was lost at Ballywater, County Wexford.[33] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford.[18] | |
| Governor Picton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[42][62] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford.[63] | |
| La Mère de Quatre | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Scheldt.[64] | |
| Mayflower | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dalkey, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked at Alnmouth, Northumberland.[62][65] | |
| Betty | The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Cork to Belfast, County Antrim and Greenock, Renfrewshire.[64] | |
| Governor Picton | The ship was driven ashore south of Greenock. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Trinidad.[65] | |
| Hampden | The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grenada.[2] | |
| Liberty | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued.[33] | |
| Perseus | The ship was driven ashore at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[33] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore near the Hill of Ardmore, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyae from a Mediterranean port to Greenock.[65] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[61][63] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blagonamaeremaos | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon.[25] | |
| Cecilia | The ship was lost off Brest, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[25] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore on Gigha. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde.[66] | |
| Dalrymple | The ship was wrecked on Barra, Outer Hebrides with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec to the Clyde.[47] | |
| Elizabeth & Ann | The ship is presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[18] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was lost near Donaghadee, County Antrim with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool.[41] | |
| Friends Industry | The ship is presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool.[18] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[4] | |
| Helden | The East Indiaman capsized in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[67] | |
| Izabellinha | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork.[26] | |
| Josephine | The ship was lost off "Cape Lizard". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[4] | |
| King George | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Havana to Liverpool.[25] | |
| Lion D'Or | The ship was driven ashore near Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Tobago.[4] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Hamburg. Mary was later refloated and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[37] | |
| Montezuma | The ship was wrecked at the Salt Pans, Ayr.[68] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to the Clyde.[37] | |
| Nautilus | The ship sank at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[42] | |
| Robert & Sally | The ship was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne.[4] | |
| Santo Christo | The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada to Málaga[66] | |
| Satisfaction | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Gosport, Hampshire to South Shields.[3] | |
| São Pedro de Alcântara | The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[25] | |
| Supply | The ship was wrecked on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Arundel, Sussex.[4] | |
| Swift | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[64] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Espichel, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Lisbon.[25] | |
| Young Frederick | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leiston, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[69] | |
| 11 unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States due to the lighthouse not being lit.[70] |
March
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janeissary | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Cape Brale". She was on a voyage from Constantinople. Ottoman Empire to Alexandria, Egypt.[71] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The fishing coble foundered off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[63] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iris | The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde at Ardarden, Dunbartonshire.[62] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached on Porto Santo Island, Madeira. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[72] |
=11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hopewell | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 13 March.[73] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plouguerneau, Finistère, France with the loss of one of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[74] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Marie de Grâce | The ship was lost near the Île de Batz, Finistère. she was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Brest, Finistère.[38] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy | The ship was driven ashore near Dumfries with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Belfast, County Antrim.[75] | |
| Welcome Messenger | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk by Paragon ( | |
| Unnamed | The brig capsized and sank in the North Sea off Dunbar, Lothian with the loss of all hands.[76] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (15°27′S 123°45′E / 15.450°S 123.750°E). Her twelve crew survived.[77] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship was lost in Vineyard Sound. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[78] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Determinee | The sixth-rate frigate stuck a sunken rock broadside near Noirmont Point on the western side of St. Aubin Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, where she was immediately bilged and started taking in water. Seventeen were lost including men, women, and children from the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)[79] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | The ship was lost in the Bay of Felca. She was on a voyage from Spain to London.[80] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to Guernsey.[38] | |
| Amphitrite | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to St Martins.[33] | |
| Astrea | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] | |
| Bacchus | The brig was driven ashore near Land's End, Cornwall.[33] She was later refloated and taken into Penzance.[61] | |
| Claude | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent.[18] | |
| Defiance | The ship was lost off Land's End. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[33] | |
| Fair American | The ship was driven ashore near Londonderry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry.[18] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Liverpool.[61] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Bristol.[33] | |
| Goodintent | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sandwich, Kent.[33] | |
| Harlequin | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[75] Harlequin was later refloated and taken into Hamburg.[81] | |
| Hellen | The ship was lost on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[64] | |
| Hibernia | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool.[18] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to London.[33] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[61] | |
| Laurel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[82][83] | |
| L'Eclair | The ship was driven ashore at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure[84] | |
| Le Rochfort | The ship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère.[18] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost near Brest, Finistère with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hull to Lisbon, Portugal.[76] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore in Irvine Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to the Clyde.[62] | |
| Morning Star | The ship was wrecked near Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Sligo.[2] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam.[61] | |
| Omega | The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoet, Zeeland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hellevoet.[18] | |
| Pennsylvania | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry.[2] She was later refloated.[18] | |
| Russell | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[2] | |
| Saphir | The ship was wrecked near Royan, Charente-Maritime.[18] | |
| Shamrock | The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[2] | |
| Sophia Margaretta | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[75] | |
| Sophie | The ship was lost near Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to Brest, Finistère.[75] | |
| Speculation | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[61] | |
| Thomas & Hannah | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[64] | |
| Trois Gesusters | The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[18] | |
| Unity | The ship was wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southwold.[73] | |
| Victoria | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser.[82] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | The ship was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork.[81] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The sloop capsized off North Berwick, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Dunbar to Leith, Lothian. She drifted on to the Craigleith Rock with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by a boat from shore.[85] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Honket | The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Batavian Republic.[86] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Surinam and Hamburg.[87] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The brig ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was wrecked at Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[35] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship was lost near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[83] | |
| Kitty | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[88] | |
| Pomona | The East Indiaman was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to China.[89] | |
| Swan | The ship was lost on Long Island with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[90] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The barge sank in the River Thames near Blackfriars Bridge, London. Both crew were rescued.[91] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was run ashore at Dover, Kent.[92] | |
| Michael | The ship was wrecked at Kavero, Sweden with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[93] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brilhante do Rio | The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[94] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Bell | The ship was lost at Strangford, County Down. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[89] | |
| Charles | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[89] | |
| Duke of Kent | The ship was driven ashore near Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[90] | |
| Earl Howe | The ship was lost near Palermo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zante, Septinsular Republic to London.[81] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was lost at Movill Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Londonderry.[90] | |
| Integrity | The brig was driven ashore on St. Nicholas Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[95] | |
| John | The ship departed from the Hawkesbury River on 29 May, but foundered in nearby Broken Bay. The crew were able to swim ashore.[96] | |
| John & Mary | The sloop was wrecked on the Trinity Sands, in the Humber.[89] Her crew were rescued.[95] | |
| Krone von Bremen | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[86] | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[90] | |
| L'Innatendu | The ship was driven ashore near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Antwerp.[90] | |
| Maria, or Mary |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Irvine. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Memel, Prussia.[89][95] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent.[89] | |
| Newburgh | The sloop sank at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[86] | |
| Peggy | The sloop was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[83] | |
| Reliance | The ship was lost near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[90] | |
| St Antonio de Padua | The ship was lost at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to Liverpool.[83] | |
| Wandersman | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[83] |
May
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac & Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Duncannon, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[72] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The hoveller capsized off Dover, Kent with the loss of four lives.[97] |
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Alexandria, Virginia.[98] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Frederick | The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[55] |
14 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[72] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daphne | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[99] | |
| George | The ship ran aground on New Year's Island. She was severely damaged in gales on 6 and 23 June.[100] | |
| Oughton | The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[101] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goede Verwagting | The brig was wrecked on the Goeree Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[78] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hussar | The fifth rate ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[102] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Resistance | The fifth rate frigate was wrecked off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal.[103][104] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abelino | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen.[78] | |
| Amazon | The ship was lost in the Deva, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to the Deva.[93] | |
| Dart | The ship sank in the North Sea off Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[105] | |
| Diana | The ship was wrecked near East Dean, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porta to Hamburg.[78] | |
| Dorothea | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gallipoli, Apulia, Italy.[72] | |
| Eendraght | The hoy was wrecked at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[106] | |
| Eliza | The sloop foundered in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to London.[72][94] | |
| Gaspard | The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[107] | |
| Gillert | The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoet, Zeeland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Schiedam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[78] | |
| Isis | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel.[72] | |
| John & Edmond | The Bristol-based slave ship was abandoned at sea.[78] | |
| Le Blaireau | The ship was in collision with a Spanish 64-gun Man-of-War off Cape St Mary, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux.[72] | |
| Le Vengeur | The ship was driven ashore near "Tremblade". She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to St. Andero, Spain.[59] | |
| Lord Nelson | The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool.[108] | |
| Reliance | The ship was wrecked near Troup Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all but one of her crew.[109] | |
| Sandwich | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[78] | |
| Syren | The sloop foundered in the English Channel off the Casquets, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the sloop St. Peter ( | |
| Theodore | The ship was lost on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.[107] | |
| Wakefield | The ship was wrecked at Alemouth while on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Aberdeen.[110][88] |
June
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[111] |
| Three Friends | The ship departed from Málaga, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L'Espiègle | War of the Third Coalition: The privateer, a lugger, was captured by Eling ( |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penelope | The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast.[114] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severino | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[87] | |
| Sisters | The ship was wrecked on Onegada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[115] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colossus | The Colossus-class ship of the line ran aground in the River Thames near Erith, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to the Nore.[116] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | First Barbary War:A Tripolitan privateer was burned by her crew and blew up when attacked by USS Enterprise ( |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Packet Lady Hobart | The Post Office packet ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east of Newfoundland, British North America (46°33′N 44°00′W / 46.550°N 44.000°W) and sank. All 29 crew survived, being rescued on 4 July, but a French POW jumped from of the lifeboat and died.[118][119][120] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy | The ship was lost near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[121] | |
| Senhor do Bonfim | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[122] | |
| Successful Nancy | The ship capsized at Liverpool.[108] | |
| Union | The privateer was in collision with Brothers and sank in Liverpool Bay.[111] | |
| Westmoreland | The privateer was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[113] |
July
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Minerve | The Minerve-class frigate ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was subsequently engaged by shore-based artillery and the gunboats (Chiffonne and Terrible (both |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[123] | |
| Sophy and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cabbage Tree Island. Her crew survived.[124] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Seine | War of the Third Coalition: The Seine-class frigate ran aground off Terschelling, Friesland, Batavian Republic. A Danish ship rescued 131 of her 145 crew. The fourteen remaining crew set her afire and destroyed her the next day to prevent her being captured by the French. They were rescued by the packet ship Dove ( |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | The East Indiaman caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 94 lives. She was on a voyage from Balasore to Bombay, India.[126] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Calypso | The sloop of war was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Dale ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Blond ( | |
| Anna Catherina | The ship was lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[71] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore at Rocken, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[115] | |
| Blanche | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Blond ( | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[71] | |
| Harmony | The ship capsized in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[131] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. she was on a voyage from London to Memel.[36] | |
| Penelope | The ship was lost at "Halsterborn", Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[36] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was wrecked on the Memel Bar in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[71] | |
| Spring | The ship was driven ashore on Steenskar, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London. She was refloated.[121] | |
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was refloated.[121] |
August
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The smack was wrecked at Bo'ness, Lothian with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness to Maryport, Cumberland.[132] | |
| Pastorenha | The ship ran aground at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, United Kingdom.[133] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cato | ||
| Mutine | ||
| HMS Porpoise | The sloop-of-war was wrecked on the Wreck Reefs. |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[135] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Grenada to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[136][137][138] | |
| Stanley | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Nevis to London. Her crew were rescued.[136][137][138] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Canvey Island, Essex. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London. She was refloated.[139][140] | |
| Favorite | The ship sank in the Humber.[141] | |
| Houghton | The ship foundered in the China Seas with the loss of c.120 people.[142][143] | |
| Juan | The ship was captured by the slaves she was carrying. They murdered all but two of her crew and ran her ashore in the Rio Pongo, where she was wrecked.[140] | |
| Montequillex | The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Freundschaft (Flag unknown). She was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Lucar.[144] | |
| Peggy | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[144] |
September
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and William | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[145] She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to a Welsh port.[133] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camel | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Narva, Russia.[146][147][148][149] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hound | The sloop-of-war ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[150] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friede | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt, Russia.[151] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The sloop caught fire off Whitby, Yorkshire. She put in to Whitby, where she capsized.[152] |
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[153] | |
| Refuge | The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[153] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The yacht was wrecked in The Downs with the loss of six of the eight people on board.[154] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lübeck.[155][156] | |
| Ann | The ship was wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[153] She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cork.[156] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore on Hartley Bates Island, near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[151][152] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven lives.[157] She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire,[138] or vice versa.[157] | |
| Hope | The brig was driven ashore at Skinningrove, Yorkshire.[157] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Truro, Cornwall and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire.[158] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham.[152] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[157] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore at Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire.[157] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anstruther | A strong south-west gale drove Anstruther past Balambangan Island and onto the shoals by Banggi Island. Losses were heavy.[159] | |
| Thornhill | Thornhill was lost at the same time and place as Anstruther. |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Magdalina | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Reval. Her crew were rescued.[160] | |
| Venus | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Galloper Sandbank while on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Bilbao, Spain. Five of her crew survived.[146] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Façon | War of the Third Coalition: The sloop ran aground between Dunkerque, Nord and Nieuwpoort, Lys in an action with HMS Jackal ( |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Junga Peters | The transport ship was driven ashore at Narva. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to Reval.[160] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore on the Russian coast. She was refloated and put back to Arkhangelsk in a leaky condition.[152] | |
| Calminda | The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[163] | |
| Fire Damer | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was detained by the privateer James ( | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[151] | |
| Hawke | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. All on board were rescued by Romulus ( | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[165] | |
| Kingston | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Reprisal ( | |
| Mary and Betsey | The ship was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. She was discovered by Surprize ( | |
| Ocean | The ship sank at Liverpool.[151] | |
| Peggy | The ship was lost at "Wingo", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[163] | |
| Refuge | The ship was lost at "Wingo", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[163] | |
| Ruby | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[151] | |
| Uranus | The ship was lost at Stolpe. She was on a voyage from Stolp to London.[163] | |
| Victory | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of 45 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[151] | |
| Wenskabet | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tönning.[158] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tönning.[151] | |
| Unnamed | War of the Third Coalition: The privateer, a prize of HMS Constance ( |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Les Sept Frères | War of the Third Coalition: The privateer lugger was driven ashore at Gravelines Nord in an action with HMS Merlin ( |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Nelson | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[168] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Actæon | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[67] | |
| Brifield | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark while on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[169] | |
| Carl Frederick | The ship was lost on the Runnel Stone. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[170] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[171] She was on a voyage from New York to Hull.[156] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gribswald | The transport ship was wrecked near Vindava, Courland Governorate with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to Riga.[160] | |
| Mary and Margaret | The ship was wrecked on the Newcomb Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. All on board were rescued.[156][172] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The sloop caught fire in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire.[173] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[156] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | The ship foundered in the White Sea 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) north of the Cape of Good Fortune, Russia with the loss of a crew member.[174] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclops | The sloop was driven ashore near St. Asaph, Denbirghshire with the loss of two of the six people on board.[172] | |
| Friend's Adventure | The brig was driven ashore at Mappleton, Yorkshire and was wrecked while on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Her five crew survived.[172] | |
| Lord Nelson | The ship was reported to have foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her crew were rescued by Friends ( |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship foundered off Fort Rouge while on a voyage from Danzig to Bruges, Lys, France.[175] | |
| Sir Andrew Mitchell | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Fundy to Liverpool, Lancashire.[177][178] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liddell | The brig was wrecked in the Bay of Skaill, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[67][169] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Octavius the Fourth | The ship was wrecked on "Waldam". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[179] | |
| Waakende Oog | The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[67] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cybelle | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Grenada. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[180] | |
| HMS Euryalus | The Apollo-class frigate was driven ashore on Spike Island, County Cork.[173] | |
| HMS Hound | The sloop-of-war ran aground in the Swin.[150] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Demerara.[181] Her crew were rescued on 29 October by the lugger Vautour or Venteure ( |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[172] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsey | The ship was wrecked on Gramsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States.[184] Also reported as having happened on 24 October.[169] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Pillau.[185] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meteor | The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Gainsborough. She was refloated.[184] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Baird | The ship was destroyed by fire at Balambangan Island.[186][187] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent | The ship foundered in Narva Bay.[98] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The cutter foundered in the North Sea off Margate, Kent with the loss of 26 of the 53 people on board. She was on a voyage from Husum, Duchy of Schleswig to Lymington, Hampshire. Survivors were rescued by Dispatch ( | |
| Hope | The sloop was wrecked on North Head, New South Wales. Her three crew were rescued.[189] | |
| USS Philadelphia | First Barbary War:The frigate ran aground on an uncharted reef two miles (3 km) off Tripoli Harbor while giving chase and firing upon a Tripoli navy ship. She was captured by Tripolitans, refloated on 2 November and taken into Tripoli harbor.[190] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden.[179] | |
| Atlas | The ship was driven ashore 2 or 3 leagues (5.2 or 7.8 nmi; 9.7 or 14.5 km) south of Cross Island, Russia.[191] | |
| Belfield | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[192] | |
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Finland while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[169] | |
| Braun Ross | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Danzig.[192] | |
| Brilliant | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull to Reval, Russia.[169] | |
| Cecil | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fairlie, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[179] | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lübeck.[179] | |
| Charlotte Louise | The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[156] | |
| Cicero | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm (or Dragoe), Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[179] She was gotten off. | |
| Diana | The ship was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[193] | |
| Dimitrii | During a voyage from Okhotsk, Russia, to Kodiak in Russian America, the transport vessel was wrecked in the Catherine Archipelago near Umnak. Her crew and cargo survived, but she was a total loss.[194] | |
| Fama | The ship was lost on Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[155] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[195] | |
| Friendship | The ship was wrecked at Memel with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Memel.[179] | |
| Fortune | The ship was wrecked at Narva.[196] | |
| Guardian | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[197][198] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[197] | |
| Jason | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[156] | |
| John & Mary | The ship was driven ashore at "Wingo", Sweden.[156] | |
| Jong Peter | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg.[192] | |
| Liddel | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[192] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull.[192][199] | |
| Marquis of Lansdown | The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark.[192] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh to London.[169] | |
| Martha | The ship was wrecked at Reval, Russia.[196] | |
| Mercury | The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[170] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Latholm", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull to Reval.[200][199] | |
| Nile | The ship was wrecked at Memel.[196] | |
| Nymph | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Exeter.[170] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sweden,[192] or at the Three Crowns, Copenhage, Denmark.[169] | |
| Ruby | The ship was driven ashore 2 or 3 leagues (5.2 or 7.8 nmi; 9.7 or 14.5 km) south of Cross Island.[191] | |
| Salem | The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Carmarthen and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[201] | |
| Samuel and Thomas | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden.[200] | |
| Vigilance | The ship was wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk.[195] | |
| Wilhelmine | The ship was lost near Danzig. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[192] |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loyalty | The sloop was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[202] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalen | The ship was driven ashore on Madeira.[203] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked near Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. Her 29 crew survived.[204] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mottistone, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Christiania, Denmark.[205][202] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reizende Wandringsman | The ship departed from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland for Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hasnds.[206] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandhale, near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[134] She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[202] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was later refloated.[56] | |
| Thetis | The ship struck the Hendon Rock, in the North Sea off Sunderland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sunderland.[56] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of the lifeboat Northumberland ( | |
| Nine unnamed vessels | The gunboats were driven ashore and wrecked between Cap Blanc Nez, Pas-de-Calais and Gravelines, Nord with loss of life.[207][208][209] | |
| Five unnamed vessels | The gunboats foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais.[209] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sly | The ship departed from Virginia, United States for Guernsey. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[210] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | The brig ran aground on a reef and was bilged a cable's length off Carbaritta Point near Algeciras in a squall.[211] | |
| Sally | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at South Shields, County Durham where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Her crew survived.[56] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Garland | The sixth rate post ship ran aground off Cap François, Hispaniola. She was set afire and abandoned the next day. | |
| Vrow Gertrude | The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom for Rostock. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[212] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The ship capsized in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[177] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunboat № 344 | The gunboat was driven ashore on Hayling Island, Hampshire, United Kingdom and was taken possession of by a Customs officer.[205] | |
| Thomas Jefferson | The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[213] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friend's Goodwill | The sloop was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitby.[214] | |
| Marianne | The ship was wrecked at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[215] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dash | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to London.[134][214][177] | |
| Little Catherine | The ship was driven ashore on the Niding. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies.[216] Little Catherine was later refloated and taken into Kalfsund, Sweden.[112] | |
| No. 344 | The gunboat was driven ashore on Hayling Island, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[217] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[218] | |
| Success | The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks, South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[134] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Several unnamed vessels | War of the Third Coalition: The chasse-marées were driven ashore and wrecked in an engagement with HMS Poulette ( |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The sloop was destroyed by fire in the Irish Sea while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramelton, County Donegal. Her crew survived.[56] | |
| HMS Circe | The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by three fishing vessels.[220] | |
| James and Ruth | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[221] | |
| HMS Leda | The Leda-class frigate ran aground at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated.[222] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countess of Chatham | The ship was driven ashore on Coll, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Christiana, Norway to Barnstaple, Devon.[203] | |
| Joseph | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°14′N 42°30′W / 46.233°N 42.500°W). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Plymouth, Devon.[203] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Ann | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[223] | |
| La Conception | The polacca was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz.[221] | |
| L'Adeie | The brig was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz.[221] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | The U. S. Govt. chartered ship carrying U. S. Naval supplies ran aground at Torre del a Higuerilla near the Bar of St. Lucar, near Cádiz, a total loss.[224][225] | |
| Vrouw Geeske Margaritha | The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland with the loss of two lives.[221] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affinity | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire.[219] | |
| Bellona | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[219] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[219] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Domesnes, Norway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[126] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speculation | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Weymouth, Dorset.[226] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[191] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Blakeney.[191] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship was lost near Hellevoet, Zeeland, Batavian Republic.[112] | |
| Favorite | The ship was lost near Hellevoet.[112] | |
| HMS Snipe | The gun-brig drove from her anchors and collided with two merchant ships off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was taken in to Grimsby for repairs.[220] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Prince | The ship was lost on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Danzig to and English port.[227] | |
| Jonge Kock | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Ems while on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Emden.[221] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The brigantine was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. All six crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( | |
| William | The ship departed from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[228] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | The merchantman wrecked in the South China Sea.[229][230] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark.[231] | |
| Grezell | The ship was wrecked at Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Ayr.[216] | |
| Jason | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was subsequently wrecked on Anholt, Denmark.[232][233] | |
| Langton | The ship was wrecked on the Nidens, in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Memel to Lancaster, Lancashire.[233][216] | |
| Laurel | The ship was wrecked on the Nidens. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[233][216] | |
| Maria Margareth or Mary and Margaret | The ship was wrecked on the Nidens. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[233][216] | |
| Norval | The ship was wrecked 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km) from Bic, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Lisbon, Portugal.[126] | |
| Retrieve | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. Her crew survived.[234][235] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt.[231] | |
| Young Henry | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[232] | |
| 5 unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore on Læsø.[183] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Nelson | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Friends ( | |
| Alethea | The ship was wrecked near Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Reval, Russia[236] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent.[98] | |
| Boreas | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Danzig.[237] | |
| Caroline | The ship, a prize, was driven ashore and wrecked at Northfleet, Kent.[98] | |
| Catharine | The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[238] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Jamaica.[239] | |
| Christian | The ship was driven ashore near Tonningen. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Tonningen.[98] | |
| Christina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Kongsbacka". She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[67] | |
| Dre Zeelust | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the White Sea with the loss of all hands.[203] |
| Dolphin | The ship foundered off Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Liverpool.[238] | |
| Felicite | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[185] | |
| Fortuna | The ship foundered in Narva Bay. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool.[67] | |
| Gipsey | The ship foundered off the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull.[67] | |
| Hermes | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[236] | |
| Hussar | The privateer was wrecked on the Isle of Skye.[177] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Deal.[98] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore at Danzig. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Danzig.[67] | |
| Juffrow Jacobi | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck.[134] | |
| Little George | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Orleans, Lower Canada, British North America.[240] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[241] | |
| Margaret & Eliza | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Narva to Liverpool.[67] | |
| Martha | The ship was wrecked near Reval, Russia.[185] | |
| Martin | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated and taken into Plymouth.[238] | |
| Nile | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[242] Also reported as being wrecked at Memel.[220] | |
| Northumberland | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark.[98] She was later refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[216] | |
| Polly & Nancy | The ship was wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[242] | |
| Robert | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[236] | |
| Sally | The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Portsmouth, Hampshire on 20 November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] | |
| Sophia Dorothea | The ship departed from Hull for Lübeck. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[239] | |
| Sparsamhest | The ship was lost near Dagerort, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lübeck.[185] | |
| St. Eric | The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Öland to Hull.[98] | |
| Success | The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[238] | |
| Susanna | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[98] | |
| Theodore | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Londonderry.[67] | |
| Trimmer | The ship was wrecked near Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain.[98][244] | |
| Unnamed | The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Norway with the loss of twenty of her 62 crew.[56] | |
| Unnamed | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Hamburg.[220] |



