List of shipwrecks in 1804
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hound |  Royal Navy |
The gu-brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[1] |
| Phoenix |  United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Orfordness, Suffolk. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[2][3] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Batavian Republic.[4] |
| Eagle | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Goree.[4] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Frederica |  Stettin |
The ship was wrecked at Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[2][5] |
| HMS Conflict | United Kingdom |
The gun-brig ran aground in The Downs. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[5] |
| HMS Creole | Royal Navy |
The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (40°42′N 51°24′W). Her crew were rescued by HMS Cumberland ( Royal Navy). |
| Unnamed |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire.[6] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Port Jolly, Nova Scotia, British North America while on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova scotia.[7] |
| Copelin | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cork.[5] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cork. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[6] |
| HMS Raven | Royal Navy |
The Aréthuse-class corvette ran aground at Mazari, Sicily, and was a total loss. She was abandoned on 6 January. |
| Vigilante |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Emden to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[8] |
| Wembury | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon.[9][10] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Nixon | United States |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel 5 leagues (13 nmi; 24 km) off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom by HMS Santa Margarita ( Royal Navy). Francis Nixon was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic to New York.[11] |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down by another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
| Robert and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[13] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Padstow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. She was refloated and put in to St. Mawes, Cornwall.[14] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bountiful | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks, South Shields, County Durham. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15] |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bengal, India.[16] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland.[15] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[15] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Madeira, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Croix to New Orleans.[18] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon with the loss of all hands.[11] She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[19] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow Head with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Bristol, Gloucestershire and Dublin.[20][21][22] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a coble. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[15][23] She was later refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[21] |
| Thalia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[15][23] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Liverpool.[23] |
| New York | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana to Liverpool.[23] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore between Wexford and Dublin.[25] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Cádiz.[26] |
| Unnamed |  France |
War of the Third Coalition: The fishing boat was captured by HMS Archer ( Royal Navy) and was scuttled.[27] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[28] |
| Waldo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands.[29] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Tar | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater and was wrecked.[30] | |||
| Eclipse | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trefusis Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Antigua to London.[30] | |||
| HMS Fearless | Royal Navy |
The gun brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay, Devon. All 32 people on board were rescued.[31][30] | |||
| John | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mawes, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[25][30] | |||
| Jong Backe |  Batavian Republic |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[25] | |||
| Lady Arabella | United Kingdom |
The packet ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flushing, Cornwall.[30][20] | |||
| L'Effronteur | France |
The privateer sank in the Cattewater.[25] | |||
| Pamphlet | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay, Devon with the loss of a crew member.[30] | |||
| Pendower | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in Mount's Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall.[30] | |||
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mawes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[30] | |||
| St. Albans | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was refloated.[32] | |||
| Vautout | France |
The lugger foundered in the Cattewater.[20] | |||
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The lighter was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay.[31] | |||
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near "Wimbury", Devon with the loss of all hands.[33] | |||
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom |
The fishing smacks were driven ashore in the Cattewater. One of them sank.[30] | |||
| Three unnamed vessels | United Kingdom |
The sloops sank in the Humber.[34] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Sorcier ( France) whilst on a voyage from London to Malta. She was taken in to Tarifa, Spain, where her cargo was sold. Ann was sunk on 26 January by HMS Maidstone ( Royal Navy).[26] |
| Fly | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore in Stoke Bay, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire[30] |
| Orion | United States |
The ship departed from Virginia for Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[36] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | United Kingdom |
The Guineaman struck the Smith's Rock, in the Irish Sea off Ballycotton, County Cork and foundered with the loss of 31 of the 40 people on board.[37] Only eight of 37 people on board were saved. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Tortola and London.[38][39] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | United States |
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[40] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brodick, Arran.[41] She was on a voyage from Tobago to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[16][17] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto the Saltscar Rocks, in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[42] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[43] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew.[42] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar.[38][42] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ship-Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The sloop sank at Brough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough Lincolnshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[42] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Waterford.[44] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields, County Durham.[45] |
| ship-Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship ws driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen.[35] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal, Norway.[23] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Galway. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Ariel | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal.[23] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[4] |
| Augusta | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked near Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[46] |
| Barbara | France |
The ship was wrecked near Ostend, Lys. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Benevolence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland.[35] |
| Betty | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Galway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20] |
| Brother's Increase | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Saint Andrews, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[10] |
| Castra Maria |  Portugal |
The galiot was wrecked near Fort Luís, Lisbon.[23] |
| Ceres | Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Lübeck.[35] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[42] |
| Columbia | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Hispaniola by a French privateer on 25 January. She was recaptured but was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. Columbia was on a voyage from New York, United States to the West Indies.[47] |
| Concordia | .svg){kind=small} Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore at Tönningen while on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kiel.[23] |
| Confederacy, or Confidence |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[23][15] |
| Constantia |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was lost off the mouth of the Weser. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Embden.[10] |
| Dantzic |  Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark while on a voyage from Danzig to an English port.[23] |
| Dawson | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Arendal. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Maryport, Cumberland.[4] |
| Demerara | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde.[38] Demerara later refloated herself and drifted in to Strangford Lough.[48] She was refloated again in June and arrived at the Clyde on the 25th of that month.[49] |
| Der Hoop | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør while on a voyage from Danzig to London.[23] |
| Dick | United Kingdom |
The ship was run into by William and Henry ( United Kingdom) in The Downs and was beached on the Sandwich Flats. Dick was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent. She was refloated with assistance and take in to Ramsgate. |
| Die Gute Erwedriung | Batavian Republic |
The ship foundered on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[20] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Gorée.[20] |
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Squam Beach, New Hampshire, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to New York.[35] |
| Emanuel |  Lübeck |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal while on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[23] |
| Enigheid | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[46] |
| Ethalia or Ethalion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[23][50] |
| Eucharis | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaret Bank, in the North Sea off Veere, Zeeland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[38] |
| Fly | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Porto.[20] |
| Fortuna | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore near "Friezand". She was on a voyage from London to Tonningen.[38] |
| Frickheiten | Sweden |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom.[23] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunany Point, County Louth.[10] |
| Garland | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Copenhagen, Denmark.[4] She was on a voyage from London to Lübeck.[23] |
| Goede Verwachting | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on the "Isle of Leland", on the coast of Jutland.[20] |
| Granary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Carrickfergus Bay. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London.[45] |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork and Liverpool.[48] |
| Greetseyl | Prussia |
The ship was ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Emden. She was refloated and taken in to Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.[38][20] |
| Grimaldi | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool.[10] |
| Hebe | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde. Her crew were rescued by Diana ( United Kingdom).[51] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Galway while on a voyage from Galway to Hull.[15] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Bristol.[45] |
| Jason | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Hornsey, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to london.[21] |
| Jonge Curle |  Wismar |
The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Hull to Wismar.[23] |
| Klein Johan |  Denmark-Norway |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Batavian Republic while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Ostend, Lys, France. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newhaven, Sussex.[45] |
| Loftus | Batavian Republic |
The ship, a cartel, was wrecked at Peniche, Portugal with the loss of over 300 of the 530 people on board. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[45][52] |
| Mahams | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France.[6] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Blyth.[35] |
| Middleton | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal.[23] |
| Minerva |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg.[23] |
| Mohawk | United States |
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from George Town to Amsterdam.[53] |
| Nimse | Batavian Republic |
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Libourne, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[23] |
| Nossa Senhora do Livramento | Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[35] |
| Padstow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. Padstow was later refloated and taken in to Falmouth.[4] |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and put in to Cronstadt for repairs.[23] |
| Piccolus | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore near "Borgum". She was on a voyage from Emden to Saint Thomas.[29] |
| Pincent, or Pinsen |
Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newry, County Down, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[10][53] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[6] |
| Portland | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Pagham, Sussex.[54] |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Rachael | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields.[45] |
| Ringmore | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
| Roebuck | United States |
The ship ran aground near Den Helder, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep.[23] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[35] |
| St. Anthony | Batavian Republic |
The ship caught fire off the north French coast. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bilboa, Spain. She put back to Harlingen, Friesland for repairs.[23] |
| St. Johannes | Batavian Republic |
The ship ran aground on the Enkhuizer Sand, in the Zuiderzee. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam.[23] |
| St. Lawrence | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth.[10] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[10] |
| Swift | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Pagham.[54] |
| Triumph | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[18] |
| Two Sisters | United States |
The ship ran aground near Den Helder. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep.[23] |
| Vigilante | Hamburg |
The ship was lost off Ameland. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hamburg.[48] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt.[20] |
| HMS York | Royal Navy |
The third-rate ship of the line was wrecked on Inchcape with the loss of all 491 hands. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked between Ambleteuse and Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Botany Bay.[6] |
| Unnamed | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands.[10] |
| Unnamed | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Maas.[23] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Stockholm, near Lübeck. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Lübeck.[23] |
February
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her four crew.[55] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Escape | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the South Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[56] |
| HMS Hussar | Royal Navy |
The fifth-rate frigate was wrecked off the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. Her crew survived, although all but eleven of them were taken prisoner by the French. Those not taken were rescued by HMS Sirius ( Royal Navy).[57] |
| Trident | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montserrat.[58] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on Heneaga by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Jamaica.[18] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[59] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rattler | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Weymouth, Dorset.[60] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buxar | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Don with the loss of all hands.[37] |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
| Lord Dundas | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all on board.[37] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Plymouth.[59] |
| Peggy and Susan | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wemyss, Fife with the loss of all nine passengers crew. She was on a voyage from Findhorn, Morayshire to Leith, Lothian.[37][62] |
| Robert and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand.[37] |
| Scipio | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[37] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[37][63] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[40] |
| Argo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of all twelve of her crew. Her Master James Sibbald, age 45 is[64] buried in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk along with one sailor not named.[37] |
| Bom Jesus | Portugal |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[58][63][65] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[37] |
| Dale | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. All 22 people on board were rescued. She subsequently came ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Dale was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[66][67] |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[37][63] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[37] |
| Friend's Increase | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Dublin.[37][63] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheringham with the loss of one life.[66] |
| Love and Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Sunderland, County Durham.[65] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to King's Lynn.[37][63] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The tender was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[59] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Jamaica.[18] |
| USS Philadelphia | United States Navy |
 First Barbary War: The frigate was set afire and destroyed at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania by personnel from USS Intrepid ( |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Fish | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[68] |
| Pallas | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[65] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Cerbere | Royal Navy |
The gun-brig ran aground off Berry Head, Devon and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued. |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. All on board were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom).[69] Britannia was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[70] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[65] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26] |
| Maggy Lauder | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland while entering the harbour there. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick-upon-Tweed[69] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lovely | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire in the English Channel and was beached near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[60] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Airth | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine, County Antrim.[67] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Jade. She was on a voyage from the Jade to London.[60] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[71] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Ryhope, County Durham.[62] |
| Deleval | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer in the North Sea and was burnt.[65] |
| Freedom | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was wrecked.[65] |
| Freedom | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was lost going into Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Freedom was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to London[72] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Liverpool.[58] |
| Gotha | Sweden |
The galiot was lost whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom.[60] |
| Happy | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Fairness Rock, off Margate, Kent.[60] |
| Hero | Prussia |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Ems. She was on a voyage from Yorkshire, United Kingdom to the Ems.[44] |
| Hexham | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Barth, Swedish Pomerania with the loss of all but the pilot on board. She was on a voyage from London to Lübeck.[62] |
| Hiram | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool.[44] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent She was on a voyage from Hull, Hull to Dublin.[44] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to London.[26] |
| Maria and Ann | United States |
The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered at 28°40′N 65°45′W on 8 February by Leicester ( United Kingdom).[73] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Portaferry, County Down with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Down.[74] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Plymouth.[63] |
| Merchant | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[40] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Porto, Portugal. Mercury was later refloated and put into Ramsgate. Kent.[60] |
| Nelly | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Islep Creek with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to New York, United States.[75] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork. Neptune was later refloated and put back to Bristol.[62] |
| New York | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. New York was later refloated and put into Ramsgate.[60] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness, Kent.[63] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[58] |
| Revenge | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to Cork.[58][67] |
| Susannah | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Barcelona, Spain.[76] |
| Telemachus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire while on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[37] |
| Twa Sistra | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an Irish port.[76] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered north of the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[65] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stadt Copenhagen | Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore near Delfzijl, Groningen, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Emden, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[77] |
| HMS Weazel | Royal Navy |
The brig-sloop was wrecked in a gale on Cabritta Point, Spain with the loss of one of her 70 crew.[7][78][79] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[80] |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from "Newberry Port" to the West Indies.[81] |
| Sydney Smith | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Culloden | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to the Straits of Gibraltar.[47] |
| Enterprize | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey while on a voyage from New York to Guadeloupe.[83] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Blanche | Royal Navy |
The fifth rate was wrecked off Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of 45 of her crew. Survivors were taken as prisoners of war by the French. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Irish Sea off Dublin while on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aberdeen.[84] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[82] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Johanas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands with the loss of four of her eight crew.[85] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Jura while on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to the Clyde.[86] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firm | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Barbados by two French privateers and was blown up. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[87] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leven | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Balconie, Ross-shire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee, Perthshire.[88] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equity | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[89] |
| Frederick | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[89] |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was later refloated.[89] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was later refloated.[89] |
| Jannet and Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[89] |
| London | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[89] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[89] |
| Thomas and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[89] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Wolverine | Royal Navy |
War of the Third Coalition: The sloop-of-war was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in an engagement with the privateer Blonde ( France with the loss of six of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Blonde. |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex.[89] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire.[90] |
| HMS Magnificent | Royal Navy |
 War of the Third Coalition: The Ramillies-class 74-gun third-rate ship of the line struck an uncharted reef while on blockade duty off Brest, Finistère, France, and was wrecked. Her entire crew survived, but one of her lifeboats washed ashore on the coast of France and the 86 men on board it were taken prisoner by the French. They remained prisoners-of-war until 1814. |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.[91][92] She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Selby, Yorkshire.[93] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[91][92] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[89] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The brig struck the Swadman Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[92] She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[72] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Eagle | Royal Navy |
The Repulse-class ship of the line was driven ashore and severely damaged at Northfleet, Kent.[94] |
| Fortune | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria. Thirteen of her crew survived.[95] They were made prisoners of war.[96] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acheron | United Kingdom |
The bomb vessel ran aground in the River Thames. She was later refloated.[97] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France by a French privateer. She was subsequently burnt by HM hired armed cutter Betsey ( Royal Navy).[90] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[90] |
| Anna Catharina Margaretta | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[70] |
| Delve | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Emden.[93] |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire.[70] |
| Francis | United Kingdom |
The ship departed Grenada at the end of March for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98] |
| Harriet & Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[72] |
| Hawke | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham.[70] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ketch was captured and burnt off Crookhaven, County Cork by a French privateer.[99] |
| Hilton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[75][100] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with William ( United States) off Madeira and foundered with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[101] |
| James and John | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands.[91] She was on a voyage from Jersey to London[102] |
| Janus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[90] |
| Jonge Bastian | Prussia |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom.[75] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[90] |
| Lumley | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[75] |
| Merchant of Boston | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Zeepard, Schouwen, Zeeland, Batavian Republic with the loss of the vast majority of her crew. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia to Rotterdam.[103] |
| Pallas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[90] |
| Prudence | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the River Liffey at Dublin.[70] She was later refloated and taken in to Dublin.[99] |
| Richard | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[93] |
| Rose | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to London.[70] |
| Semiramis | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nantucket, Massachusetts before 7 March. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[47][81] |
| St. Johannes | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Tönningen.[93] |
| Sukey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby.[70] |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[82] |
| Vrouw Osting | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked near Delfzijl, Groningen, while on a voyage from Emden, Prussia to Amsterdam.[103] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Urania | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Copenhagen, Denmark.[47] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[104] |
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara.[104] |
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to British Honduras.[104] |
| Alfred | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[104] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara.[104] |
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[105] |
| HMS Apollo | Royal Navy |
 |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[104] |
| Ark | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Barbados.[104] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[104] |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Jamaica.[104] |
| Charles | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Kitts.[104] |
| Clarendon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[104] |
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Grenada.[104] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[104] She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[18] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of six of her crew.[104] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[106] |
| Erin-go-Bragh | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barbados.[104] |
| Fame | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Grenada.[104] |
| Ford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[104] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[106] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[104] |
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[105] |
| HMS Hindostan | Royal Navy |
 The storeship was destroyed by fire in the Roses Gulf with the loss of three of the 259 people on board. |
| Jamaica | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[106] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[104] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola.[104] |
| Mary Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[104] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nevis.[104] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Tobago.[104] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[104] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued.[104][107] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
A second ship of this name was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[105][107] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[105] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[18] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[104] |
| Robust | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Demerara.[104] |
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Antigua.[104] |
| Sebastiana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[104] |
| Start | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[104] |
| Susannah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[104] |
| Trim | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Tobago.[104] |
| Triton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Antigua.[104] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meanwell | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the North Sea by a Dutch privateer.[108] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Addington | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Barechush Key, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[109] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medea | Jersey |
War of the Third Coalition: The privateer was wrecked off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France. All seventeen crew survived but were taken prisoner by the French.[95][96] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dwina | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost off Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[110] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Oliver Elsworth | United States Navy |
The frigate was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[106] |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Christiana Frances ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Christiana Frances. Three Brothers was on a voyage from Cork to Dominica.[101] She was later towed in to Topsham, Devon.[81] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Portreath, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[111] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonge Rochoff |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Marennes, Charente-Maritime, France.[112] |
| Nile | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 50°N 28°W). Her crew were rescued by Harmony and May (both United Kingdom).[113] She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool.[107] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horta | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Cape Wrath, Caithness by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to "Dronton".[114] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black River | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[47] |
| Columbia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[101] |
| Elizabeth | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[115] |
| Felicitas |  Spain |
The ship was driven ashore near Málaga.[116] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[117] |
| Goodwill | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[47] |
| Harry | Guernsey |
The cutter was wrecked at Alderney, Channel Islands.[83][117] |
| Holy Family | Spain |
The ship was lost near Alicante.[101] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin.[90] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Trondheim, Norway.[106] |
| Janus | Denmark |
The ship was sunk by ice at Nivaar, near Elsinore.[83] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The whaler was driven ashore near Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[116] |
| Mary & Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Kelleny Bay. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Liverpool.[118] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer General Angereaux ( France). She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America.[106][116] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain with the loss of all bar a passenger.[118] |
| True Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Topsham, Devon.[118] |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the "Kent Knock" in the English Channel off Exeter, Devon.[47] |
| Tydverdryf | Prussia |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend, Lys, France.[106] |
May
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and sank in the Bay of Fundy. Her crew were rescued.[114] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America.[110] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[109] |
20 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Grove | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship, which had been captured by a privateer on 10 May, was burnt off St. Jago de Cuba. She had been on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[119] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[120] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonian | United Kingdom |
The merchant ship was destroyed by fire. |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quicksilver | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly.[120] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Alnwick Castle | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was refloated.[121] |
| Cargador | Spain |
The ship ran aground off the Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime, France.[28] |
| Chance | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Cádiz, Spain.[122] |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Gilliliel", Denmark. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.[108] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham.[108] |
| Landsman | Prussia |
The ship foundered off Borkum. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Emden.[108] |
| Little Charles | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores.[122] |
| Maiden | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[36] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Newry, County Antrim.[108] |
| Prudence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby.[24] |
| Susannah Margaretta | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near "Ivica".[28] |
June
1 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Glover's Reef while on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to British Honduras. All on board were rescued.[123] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Biddeford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[124] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa Charlotta | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off the coast of Africa, and in great distress. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[125] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts.[126] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was set afire and scuttled in the Gambia River on the coast of Africa to prevent her capture by an approaching French privateer.[127] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kellerbaum | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tönningen. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[128] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[129] |
| Anna Sophia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eynhallow, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic to Dublin.[129] |
| Castor | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[114][120] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Brave ( France). She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Virginia, United States.[124] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[130] |
| Johns & William | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Chester, Cheshire.[131] |
| Meanwell | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the North Sea by the privateer Unie ( Batavian Republic). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Norway[131] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in Dublin Bay by Fame ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[49] |
| Mersey | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait with the loss of 56 of the 74 people on board. |
| Nancy & Margaret | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burn in the North Sea by the privateer Unie ( Batavian Republic). she was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Christiansand, Norway.[131] |
| Otter | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Cape Wrath, Caithness by the privateer L'Hirondelle ( France).[120] |
| Prince of Wales | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company |
The East Indiaman foundered whilst on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[132] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland, British North America.[28][131] |
July
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | Spain |
The brig was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein.[133] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | First Barbary War:The Galliot ran aground a few miles west of Tripoli while being pursued by the U. S. squadron. She was shelled into a riddled sieve by USS Vixen ( United States Navy). Four crew of USS Syren ( United States Navy) were killed in one of her boats by musket fire from shore.[134] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary |  Grenada |
War of the Third Coalition: The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada to avoid capture by a French privateer.[135] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Wilhelmm | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand or Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[136][137] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Marichoneal Bay, Jamaica.[135] |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Bajadore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[138] |
20 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by John ( United States). She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[139][140][141] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speculation | Sweden |
The brig was wrecked at Senegal.[142] |
| William and Margaret | United Kingdom |
The sloop sprang a leak off the Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew.[141] |
25 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The sloop caught fire at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[143] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey, Channel Islands.[128] |
| Aliancen | Sweden |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[144] |
| Ariel | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Sand Hammer. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[145] |
| Brutus | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked at Falsterbo, Sweden while on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stockholm.[139] |
| Candidate | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean with some loss of life.[146] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein.[147] |
| Del Peys | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Eider.[148] |
August
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patriot | Danzig |
The ship departed from Danzig for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[149] |
| Unnamed |  Tripolitania Navy |
First Barbary War:The gunboat was sunk at Tripoli in a battle with a United States Navy squadron.[150] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Towy. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Memel, Prussia.[119] |
| Gunboat No. 9 | United States Navy |
First Barbary War:The 25 ton sloop rigged gunboat, a Tripolitan gunboat captured on 3 August, was blown up and sunk at Tripoli by hot shot fired by shore batteries. Her Commander and 15 others were killed, 4 wounded.[151][152] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia | United States |
The ship was discovered wrecked and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°35′N 30°00′W by Thomas ( United Kingdom).[153] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | British East India Company |
The ship departed from Saugur, India for London. She had not arrived at Saint Helena by 13 January 1805., presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[154] |
13 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[155] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unname | Tripolitania Navy |
First Barbary War:Two gunboats were reportedly sunk at Tripoli by a United States Navy squadron.[156] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hired armed cutter Constitution | Royal Navy |
War of the Third Coalition: The cutter was sunk by French artillery fire in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[157] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed |  Beylik of Tunis |
First Barbary War:The galliot, a Tripolitan prize, was sunk in Tripoli harbor when the town was shelled by a United States Navy squadron.[158][159][160] |
| Unnamed | Ottoman Tripolitania |
First Barbary War:The three masted galley was sunk in Tripoli harbor when the town was shelled by a United States Navy squadron.[161] |
| Three unnamed gunboats | Tripolitania Navy |
First Barbary War:One gunboat was sunk, and two beached to prevent sinking, at Tripoli in a battle a United States Navy squadron.[162][163] |
| Unnamed | United States Navy |
First Barbary War: One cutter, identified as the "black cutter', belonging to USS John Adams ( United States Navy) was sunk by shore batteries. Three killed, one WIA.[164] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Nassau, Bahamas for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[165] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire.[166] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Saugue, India.[154] |
| Delight | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer in mid-August. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[167] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[166] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[155] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Copenhagen, Denmark.[168] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Africa for the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[169] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[170] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bess | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Uranie ( Royal Navy). Bess was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dublin.[171] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprize | United States |
The ship was wrecked in Surinam in a hurricane.[172] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Bacchus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Camilla | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was severely damaged.[173] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Catherine | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Centaur | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[175] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Cumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Dagsborough | United States |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[175] |
| HMS De Ruyter | Royal Navy |
The ship was driven ashore in Deep Bay on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[176][174] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Nevis in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| George | Spain |
The sloop was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[125][174] |
| Georgiana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Governor Carleton | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Hester | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[125][174] |
| Jane | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Jannet | Denmark |
The sloop was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane.[125] |
| Little Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Mary | United States |
The brig was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Matthews | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| McKay | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Montezuma | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane.[174] She was later refloated.[173] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| Neptune | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[174] |
| Ostrich | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane.[173] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173][174] |
| Robinson | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was damaged.[173] |
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| San Nichola |  Greece |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[125][174] |
| Sarah and Maria | United States |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[175] |
| Tilman | United States |
The ship sailed from Charleston, South Carolina for a European port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[177] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was wrecked.[173] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Antigua in a hurricane and was severely damaged.[173] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. She was on her maiden voyage, from Lancaster, Lancashire to Saint Kitts.[172][178] |
| Beckford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Fort Smith, Saint Kitts. Her crew survived.[178] |
| Centre | United States |
The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts.[178][179] |
| Concord | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Roseau, Dominica.[173] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Roseau.[173] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dominica.[180] |
| USS Intrepid | United States Navy |
First Barbary War:The bomb/fireship, a ketch, was blown up and sunk at Tripoli. Her Commander, Captain Richard Somers, 2 midshipmen (or Lieutenants) and 10 crewmen, all on board, were killed. There is speculation that she may have been detonated prematurely when board by Tripolitan forces.[181][182][183] |
| Jason | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[178] |
| Maria | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore on Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts.[178] |
| Nysus | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Roseau.[173] |
| HMS Osprey | Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war was driven ashore on Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| Pamilio | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore on Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| St. Bartholomew | Sweden |
The schooner was driven ashore on Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| St. Nicholas | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| Susanna | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore at Soufrière, Dominica in a hurricane.[173] |
| Try Again | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Roseau.[173] |
| Unnamed | Tripolitania Navy |
First Barbary War:One gunboat was missing after the explosion of USS Intrepid ( United States Navy) at Tripoli, probably was trying to board and capture Intrepid.[184] |
| Two unnamed vessels | United States Navy |
First Barbary War:One cutter, identified as the "green cutter', belonging to USS John Adams ( United States Navy) and another boat were probably destroyed by the explosion of USS Intrepid ( United States Navy) at Tripoli, they were intended to be used by Intrepid's crew to escape the explosion.[185] |
| William Ashton | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[178] |
| William Pitt | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[178] She was later refloated,[174] but was declared a total loss.[186] |
| Young Nicholas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of a crew member.[178] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Cumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua.[187] |
| John and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by a Prussian vessel. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Kincardine.[188] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United States |
The ship was lost near the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Jamaica.[189] |
| Africa | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina in a hurricane.[190] |
| Christopher | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Columbus | United States |
The full-rigged ship sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[178][190] |
| Concord | United States |
The brig sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[178][190] |
| Christopher | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[178][190] |
| Eliza Ann | United States |
The schooner capsized in the Ashley River off Charleston in a hurricane. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Nassau, Bahamas.[178][190] |
| Favourite | United States |
The sloop sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| USS Gunboat No. 1 | United States Navy |
The Jefferson class Gunboat or No. 1 class gunboat was driven ashore and wrecked at Savannah, Georgia in a hurricane, or was driven ashore in a cornfield on Whitemarsh Island, Savannah,. She was refloated 1 November, repaired and returned to service.[191][192] |
| Halcyon | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Charleston in a gale. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[172][193][190] |
| Lydia | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Mary | United States |
The schooner sank at Charleston in a hurricane.[178] |
| Middleton | United States |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Nancy | United States |
The brig was driven into Dillo's Creek, South Carolina in a hurricane.[190] |
| Norfolk | United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Republican | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Rising Sun | United States |
The schooner was severely damaged at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Tartar | United States |
The brig was wrecked at Charleston in a hurricane.[178][190] |
| Thomas | United States |
The brig was severely damaged at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Venus | United States |
The brig was driven ashore on James Island, South Carolina in a hurricane.[190] |
| Unanimity | United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Charleston in a hurricane.[190] |
| Unnamed vessels | United States |
Several schooners were driven ashore on James Island in a hurricane.[190] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juno | United States |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Baltimore, Maryland.[189] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Williamson | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost 9 nautical miles (17 km) from Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[194] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brandywyne | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Savannah, Georgia in a hurricane.[172] |
| Brutus | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Carolina | United States |
The schooner was wrecked at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Cornelia | United States |
The ship capsized at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Delight | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Diamond | United States |
The brig was wrecked at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| General Jackson | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Governor Tatnall | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Wilmington Island, Georgia in a hurricane.[172] |
| Liberty | United States |
The sloop was wrecked at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Magdalen | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Mary | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Minerva | United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| Rachel | United States |
The ship capsized at Savannah in a hurricane. She was later refloated.[172] |
| Reward | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Ossabaw Island, Georgia in a hurricane.[172] |
| Savannah Packet | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
| York | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah in a hurricane.[172] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands in a hurricane.[172] |
| Diamond | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Strangford Lough. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Limerick.[195] |
| Enterprize | United States |
The ship was driven ashore on Saint Martin in a hurricane.[172] |
| Fair Trader | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas in a hurricane. She was later refloated.[172] |
| Goliah | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Thomas in a hurricane.[172] |
| Hope | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Thomas in a hurricane with the loss of all hands.[172] |
| Lark | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Thomas in a hurricane.[172] |
| Perseverance | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Thomas in a hurricane with the loss of all hands.[172] |
| William | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Martin in a hurricane.[172] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Broad Strand Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Gibraltar.[142] |
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Arkhangelsk, Russia.[196] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twee Gebroeders | Prussia |
The ship departed from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Emden. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[197] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Glenelg, Scotland. She was on a voyage from the Batavian Republic to Baltimore, Maryland.[198] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Batavian Republic |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[199] |
| Elizabeth & Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig was destroyed by fire at Harwich, Essex.[195] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anstruther | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Balabac Strait with the loss of about 180 of the approximately 340 people on board.[200] |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sandsend, Yorkshire with some loss of life.[201] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Largo, Fife to Pillau.[202][203] |
| Thornhill | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Balabac Strait.[204] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swift | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. Her crew were rescued.[205] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeven Maria |  Spanish Navy |
The frigate was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Batavian Republic with the loss of all but four of her crew.[206] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[202] Baltic was later refloated.[194] |
| Boulette Johanna | Denmark-Norway |
The ketch was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Deal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[207][208] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The sloop sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon. Mary Ann subsequently came ashore near Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[142] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anker's Hope | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dram to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[142] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[209] |
| Bess | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Jamaica to the United Kingdom.[210] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| Boletta Johanna | Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[211] |
| Cumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered at St. John's, Antigua during a hurricane.[176] |
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Gibraltar.[212] |
| HMS Drake | Royal Navy |
The brig-sloop was wrecked off Nevis.[213] |
| Eliza | Sweden |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[211] |
| Emanuel | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. she was on a voyage from the Jade to Lisbon, Portugal.[195] |
| Endeavour | United States |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| Europa | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[214] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| HM hired armed cutter Georgiana | Royal Navy |
Napoleonic Wars: The cutter ran aground off Honfleur, Calvados, France. She was set afire to prevent her capture by the French, who took her crew prisoner.[205] |
| Hector | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[215] |
| John's Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[212] |
| Lucy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Saint Kitts in a hurricane. She was later refloated,[125] but was declared a total loss.[186] |
| Maria Elizabeth | Stettin |
The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[142] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea sometime between 21 and 23 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[216] |
| Mercurius | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[217] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| Siemen | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen.[211] |
| Sybil | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| Thames | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados during a hurricane.[194] |
| Tyger | Prussia |
The ship departed from Saint Thomas for Emden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[218] |
| Wilmington | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Zeeland, Batavian Republic. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[212] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered while in a voyage from Jamaica to New York City. Her crew were rescued.[219] |
| Venerable | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Northern Triangle while on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[220] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligent | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bonny.[221] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Escape | United Kingdom |
The ship departed Newfoundland for Grenada. No further trace, Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[222] |
| Juno | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to a Baltic port.[223][224] |
| May Flower | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[225] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Wick with the loss of all seven people on board.[226][227] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Perth.[228] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland She was on a voyage from Workington to Whitehaven.[229] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballymurn, County Wexford.[230] |
| Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes | Spanish Navy |
 Royal Navy) with the loss of 200 of her 240 crew. |
| Prudence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Allonby, Cumberland.[229] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[231] |
7 October
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruton | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the coast of Lapland whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. There were at least three survivors.[232][233] |
| Carleton | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[234] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[171] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from New Orleans, Louisiana District for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[235] |
| HMS Speedy | Royal Navy |
The gunboat struck the Devil's Horseblock, Lake Ontario and sank with the loss of all on board. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex with the loss of at least two lives.[236] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countess of Northesk | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London.[234] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[220] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore on the north coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent.[171][237] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[238] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franciso | Spain |
The ship was wrecked off Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Antwerp, France.[188] |
| Iosif |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The gabarre was driven ashore and wrecked at Sevastopol. Her crew were rescued.[239] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off "Kroonburg", Denmark while bound for Reval, Russia.[203][240] |
| 28 unnamed vessels |  Russia |
Two full-rigged ships, two transport ships and 22 barges were driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa with the loss of 60 lives.[241] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Firebrand | Royal Navy |
During a voyage from The Downs to Dover, the fire ship was wrecked on the coast of England. Her entire crew abandoned ship in her boats and survived, but one of her lieutenants died three weeks later, perhaps because of a lengthy exposure to cold water during the incident. |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[242] |
| Rachael | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (38°N 60°W) whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] |
| Speedwell | New South Wales |
The ship ran aground near Mount Elliot. She was declared a total loss[244] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Barlow | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Melcombe | United Kingdom |
The coaster struck The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Southampton, Hampshire.[188][245] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Jan | Prussia |
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Emden.[194] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Amelia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[203] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron | United States |
The schooner was wrecked at sea with the loss of five of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Rover ( United Kingdom).[246] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Firebrand | Royal Navy |
The gun-brig struck rocks in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued.[234] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Spain.[189] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, British North America.[247] |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom |
The ship was reported to have foundered on this date whilst on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was subsequently found at sea crewless and towed in to a Norwegian port.[248] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirty-five passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[125] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Conflict | United Kingdom |
The gun-brig ran aground off Nieuwpoort, Lys, France and was wrecked.[249] Her crew were rescued by HMS Cruizer ( Royal Navy).[250] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[228] |
| Robert & Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on "Dumness".[251] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[252] |
| Christina Frances | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Tortola for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[253] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Cattewater.[254] |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "Baldogh" with the loss of all hands.[198] |
| Ceylam | Portugal |
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Sea Horse ( United States). She was on a voyage from Lisbon to New York, United States.[242] |
| Trowbridge | United Kingdom |
The snow foundered off Hollesley Bay, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[252][255] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[194] |
29 October
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[194] |
| Queen of Naples | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[256] She was later refloated.[125] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grezzie | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Tuskar Rock, Ireland and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew.[257][258] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tralee, County Kerry.[198] |
| HMS Liberty | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with a fishing smack and sank in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon.[178] |
| Louiza | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked off Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[259] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Dublin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[172] |
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Siska Rocks, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[198][260] |
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea.[227] |
| Anna Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[172] |
| Anna Maria | Stettin |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[203] |
| Auspicious | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Down.[172][198] |
| Chester Trader | United Kingdom |
The sloop sank in the harbour at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Dublin.[172][193] |
| Christian | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Memel.[203] |
| Diligence | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[261] |
| Einigheid | Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[203] |
| Europa | Danzig |
The ship struck the quayside at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and sank.[123] She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[262] |
| Juno | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom to Königsburg.[203] |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Skagen. she was on a voyage from Memel to London.[228] |
| Les Bons Enfans | Danzig |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[228] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham.[245] |
| Nylpferd | Batavian Republic |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam.[203] |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington.[172] |
| Otter | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off North Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Rye, Sussex.[171] |
| Princess of Wales | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Hope ( United States).[263] |
| San Francisco Xavier | Spain |
The ship was wreecked near Rye. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[261] |
| Speedwell | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon.[172] |
| Wisselvellaligheid de Byer | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked near Ostend, Lys, France. Her crew were rescued.[199] |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunus | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked off Brassay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[264] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig was damaged in an encounter with a French privateer and consequently foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne.[255] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[258] |
| Courier | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, France.[265] |
| Die Erndte | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London.[264] |
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom |
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[265][266] |
| Exchange | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[258] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Home Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. Her twelve crew were rescued. She later refloated and came ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk, where she was wrecked.[252][258] George was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[198] |
| Le Formazura | Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh to Porto.[265] |
| Olive | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth.[258] |
| Olive | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Harwich, Essex for Exeter, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[267] |
| Phœnix | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Barcelona, Spain.[265] |
| Wilhelmina | Danzig |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, She was on a voyage from Danzig to Bilbao, Spain.[265] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Adder | Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent and was wrecked.[258] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by HMS Bold ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued.[257] She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hull, Yorkshire.[256] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Lavens Karen". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[268] |
| Koning van Prussen | Prussia |
The ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Nieuwpoort, Lys, France and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime, France to Ostend, Lys.[259] |
| L'Athenaise | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the New River, Spanish Florida while on a voyage from Port Royal, Jamaica to Morlaix, Finistère, France with the loss of about ten lives. Over 170 people were rescued by an American ship.[269] |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[270] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bourdeaux | United Kingdom |
The yacht departed from Cork for Barbados. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[271] |
| Cadiz Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Wallet, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[125] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Courtmasherry Bay. Her crew were rescued.[180] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Hired armed vessel Duchess of Bedford | Royal Navy |
The armed defence ship was driven ashore near Sandown Castle, Kent.[252] She was later refloated and taken to Ramsgate for repairs.[224] |
| Cecelia Margaretha | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mappleton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[272] |
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[273] |
| Recovery | United Kingdom |
The brig sank in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was later refloated.[111] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Dublin. All on board were rescued.[274][275] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharina | Sweden |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Strömstad to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[259] |
| Elizabeth | Russia |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of fourteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Ranger ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Riga to Morlaix, Finistère, France.[255][276] |
| Leicester | United Kingdom |
The packet ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. All on board were rescued.[246] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fair American | United States |
The ship departed from New York for Cádiz, Spain. She had not arrived by 8 March 1805. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[277] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the Tees in an engagement with a lugger privateer.[180] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[255] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[242] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | United States |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Charleston, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued.[238] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig, to Plymouth, Devon.[187] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Nelson | United Kingdom |
The whaler was wrecked in the Galapagos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[278] |
| Nancy Bull | United States |
The ship was wrecked off the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Saint Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland.[238] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Home Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[259] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[279] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hired armed ship Hannibal | Royal Navy |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandown Castle, Isle of Wight, and was wrecked.[280][281] |
| Jenny | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent and was wrecked.[281] She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset.[214] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Romney | Royal Navy |
 The fourth-rate ship of the line ran aground in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Batavian Republic and was wrecked with the loss of about ten of her crew. |
| Three Sisters |  United Kingdom |
The transport ship, a smack, was wrecked on Hayling Island, Hampshire with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[279][282] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Onderneeming | Batavian Republic |
The ship was wrecked near Hellevoet, Zeeland.[251] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea east of Bornholm, Denmark, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Kirkcaldy, Fife.[283] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Blonde | United Kingdom |
The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[284] |
| Hired armed cutter Duke of Clarence | Royal Navy |
The hired armed cutter sank after striking a submerged rock off Granville, France. The hired armed cutter Albion rescued her entire crew. |
| Nelly | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay.[280] She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[214] |
| HMS Venerable | Royal Navy |
 The third-rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[285] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Briton | United Kingdom |
The ship struck an anchor and sank at Milford, Pembrokeshire.[233] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contre Admiral Magon | France |
War of the Third Coalition: The brig, a prize of Cruizer ( United Kingdom, was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[280][286] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in North Bay, Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[165] |
| Triumph | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in North Bay, Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[165] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Wayne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Eyder.[165] |
| Hambro Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Eyder.[165] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Supply | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[165] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accomplished Quaker | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Trondheim, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[180][259] |
| Amphion | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, North Holland, Batavian Republic.[233] |
| Anna Catherina | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Varel.[287] |
| Anna Charlotta | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Emden.[198][257] She was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[273] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Rothesay, Bute to Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[198] |
| Boa Uriano | Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore in the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Cape Verde to Lisbon.[125] |
| Canaren |  Spain |
The schooner foundered with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Polly ( United Kingdom).[273] |
| Catherina | Sweden |
The ship was lost off "Helingford". She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Saint Petersburg.[180] |
| Cecelia | Lübeck |
The whaler was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[288] |
| Charlotta | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Seville, Spain.[198] |
| Charlotte and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[252] |
| Doncaster | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Hollesley Bay, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thorne, Yorkshire to London.[198][224][257] |
| Elizabeth and Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Waterford.[224] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Weymouth, Dorset.[180] |
| Eurydice | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Emden.[198][257] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Königsburg, Prussia[233] |
| Flaxton | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull Yorkshire.[257] Flaxton was later refloated and came ashore at North Shields, County Durham where she was wrecked.[255] |
| George & Francis | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Land's End, Cornwall by the privateer General Pirignen ( France). She subsequently foundered.[289] |
| Graces | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Dublin. Graces was later refloated.[224] |
| Hannah Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Rush, County Dublin.[214] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[290] |
| Johannes der Taufer | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked on Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Riga to Varel.[287] |
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew, She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[252] |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered off Sanday, Orkney Islands.[180][259] |
| Joseph and Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool.[224] |
| Justina Maria | Duchy of Holstein |
The ship was wrecked at Wicklow, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tönning.[198][257] |
| Lucy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbados. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[288] |
| Margaretta | Lübeck |
The whaler was driven ashore on the Holderness coast and was wrecked.[288] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore att Orfordness, Suffolk.[257] |
| Martin | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London.[224] Her crew were rescued.[273] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[198] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Belfast with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southwold, Suffolk.[224] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Dundrum, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[288] |
| Monton | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London. Her crew were rescued.[288] |
| Morg | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[288] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Courtmasherry Bay.[259] |
| Nile | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[233] She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[287] |
| Polly | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. All on board weerre rescued by a Spanish vessel. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[291] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[224] |
| Squirrel | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[165] |
| Stranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Rochester, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chatham, Kent.[257] |
| St Rosa | Spain |
The ship was lost near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States in mid-November. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bilbao.[292] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trondheim, Norway.[180] |
| Two Sisters | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London.[224][256] |
| Tyne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland while bound from that port to Southampton, Hampshire.[224] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, off the coast of Sweden.[198] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[198] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Union was later refloated and taken in to Hull for repairs.[287] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
Several vessels were driven ashore in Dundrum Bay.[288] |
December
1 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hawk | Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war parted company with the frigate HMS Boadicea ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel to pursue a strange ship and was never seen or heard from again. |
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber. Her crew were rescued.[293] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London.[294] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The brig departed from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[295] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Morne Fortunee | Royal Navy |
The brig was wrecked on Atwood's Key, Bahamas All 53 crew were rescued.[296] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Alexander | Imperial Russian Navy |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Hopi River with the loss of seven of her 78 crew.[239] |
| Tolskaya Bogoroditskaya | Imperial Russian Navy |
The Sviatoi Piotr-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Hopi River with the loss of 163 of her 191 crew.[239] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description
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11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grace | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Lagan Bay, Islay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[298] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rover | United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of three of her crew.[242] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver or Rover | United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked at Yealm Point, Devon, England, with the loss of four or five lives.[299][300] |
| Gustaf Adolph | Batavian Republic |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland, North Holland.[301] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[302] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Boulogne with the loss of all but three of her crew.[302] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Hired armed schooner Gertrude | Royal Navy |
The schooner was run down and sunk by the frigate HMS Aigle ( Royal Navy), which rescued her crew.[303][238] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Easington, County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[304] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London.[305] |
| Magdelina | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Gijón, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[268] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[247][301] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[306] |
| Nelly | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the North Sand Head, in The Downs and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Gibraltar.[242] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the English Channel east of the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Guinea.[242] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset.[294][307] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[238][308] |
| Pygmy | United Kingdom |
The cutter was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands.[247] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Howth, County Dublin with the loss of all hands.[309][127] |
| Harmony | United States |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom, and wrecked.[310] She was on a voyage from Sumatra. A small part of her cargo was saved.[311] |
| Polly & Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Antigua to Virginia, United States.[235] |
| HMS Tartarus | Royal Navy |
The bomb vessel was wrecked at Margate, Kent with the loss of a crew member.[312] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercator | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Limerick t London.[186] |
| Polly and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Rosslare Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Wexford[313] |
| HMS Severn | Royal Navy |
The Adventure-class frigate was driven ashore and wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[127] |
| Speculation | Sweden |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Liverpool, Lancashire.[314][315] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[316] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Die Jonge Lotte | Denmark-Norway |
The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Helsingør to Lisbon, Portugal. The wreck was burnt on 27 December.[313] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United States |
The ship was lost near Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Boston.[235] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Starling | Royal Navy |
War of the Third Coalition: The gun-brig ran aground off Calais, France and was set afire to prevent her capture by the French. Her crew survived.[301][127] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[317] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The transport ship was lost in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Limerick.[318][319] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted off Beachy Head, Sussex whilst on a voyage from Dublin to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] |
| Familian | Denmark-Norway |
The ship ren aground and was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, at the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Longsound to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[320][321] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted on Beachy Head whilst on a voyage from Dublin to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] |
| William | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was wrecked on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba two days later. Her crew were rescued. William was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[322] |
31 December
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[324][325] |
| Adler | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore near Limerick, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Norway to Galway, United Kingdom.[251] |
| Admiral Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk.[301][324] She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to London.[325] |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire. she was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Plymouth, Devon.[165] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[326] |
| Anna Bella | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[327] |
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from São Miguel Island, Azores for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] |
| Antelope | United States |
The ship capsized off Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dunkirk, Nord, France[320][325] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The sloop departed from Dundee, Perthshire for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[328] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool.[242] |
| Carl Ludwig |  Austrian Empire |
The ship was driven ashore near Venice. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Venice.[329] |
| Dædalus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Königsburg, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Königsburg.[242] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Falmouth.[247][301] |
| Flora | Portugal |
The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores.[242] |
| Fortuna |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[330] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[287] |
| Grace | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Loch Indaal.[294] She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[307] |
| Hanbel | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Denmark and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Emden.[301] |
| HMS Hawk | Royal Navy |
The Sloop-of-War was presumed to have foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. |
| Jenny | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Staithes, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[247][301] |
| Malvina | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the China Rock, in The Nore.[331] |
| Maryann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool.[267] |
| HMS Mignonne | Royal Navy |
The Etna-class corvette ran aground at Port Royal, Jamaica and was declared a total loss. |
| Milnes | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent.[327] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[242] |
| Moreaux | Spain |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to London.[242] |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her crew were rescued by the Dublin Lifeboat.[267] She was later refloated.[251] |
| Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. she was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool.[332] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr and was wrecked.[298] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[247] |
| Nova Alliance | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from São Miguel Islands, Azores for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[243] |
| Padstow | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[98] |
| Pelican | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall.[301] |
| Progress | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[251] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburlater refloated.[242] |
| Ranger | Denmark |
The ship ran aground in The Swin, off the coast of Essex.[242] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[305] |
| Rochdale | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[325] |
| HMS Severn | Royal Navy |
The Adventure-class frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[333] |
| Skene | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[305] |
| HMS Thunderer | Royal Navy |
The Culloden-class ship of the line was driven ashore in Bantry Bay.[315] She was later refloated and returned to service.[189] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork. She was on a voyage from Bangor to London.[332] |
| Vrow Magdalena | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore near "Norden". She was on a voyage from London to Emben.[242] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Labrador to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[217] |
| Active | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[110] |
| Atlas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nova Scotia.[49] |
| Calliope | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia, United States.[144] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, District of Louisiana to London.[189] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[90] |
| Clyde | United Kingdom |
The merchant ship was lost during a voyage between the United Kingdom and China. |
| Constantine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Antonio, at the mouth of the Río de la Plata. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to the Río de la Plata.[93] |
| Defiance | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Quebec City. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Porto.[242] |
| East Lothian | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost off Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[110] |
| Echo | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Jamaica.[334] |
| Enterprize | United States |
The brig was lost near Surinam.[273] |
| Fanny | British East India Company |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Bombay, India to China.[144] |
| Farmer | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[90] |
| Fortune | Prussia |
The ship capsized in the Delaware River, United States. She was on a voyage from Emden to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[251] |
| Francizhena | Portugal |
The ship was wrecked at Barbados while on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[75] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. Her crew were rescued by Gute Hanna (Flag unknown).[293][327] |
| General Moore | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued.[58][335] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[180] |
| Hardy | United Kingdom |
The ship a cartel, was lost near Havana. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[186] |
| Harriet | United States |
The ship was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Demerara to New York.[180] |
| Hercules | Guernsey |
The ship was lost near British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to British Honduras.[145] |
| James | New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked before 6 May.[336] |
| Jeune Emilie | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The privateer was driven ashore on the coast of British Honduras in an action with a Royal Navy vessel. She was set afire by her crew to prevent capture.[237] |
| Juno |  United Netherlands Navy |
The frigate foundered off Amboyna with the loss of a crew member.[337] |
| Lady Bruce | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Bay of Honduras. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[72] |
| Lady Hobart | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Heneaga with some loss of life.[233] |
| Laurel | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salem, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Salem.[81] |
| Louisa | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[338] |
| Lydia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, United States while on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Falmouth, Cornwall.[106] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost 220 nautical miles (410 km) north east of Otaheite.[137] |
| Mary Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Bahamas Strait. She was on a voyage from Africa to Demerara and Havana, Cuba.[109] |
| Mentor | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Jamaica.[72] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Old Streights of Bahama.[104] She was on a voyage from Africa to Havana, Cuba.[116] |
| Mercury | British North America |
The ship was wrecked on Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Newfoundland.[273] |
| Messenger | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Buenos Ayres, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. She was on a voyage from Buenos Ayres to London.[339] |
| Molly | United States |
The brig was wrecked on the coast of Carolina.[90] |
| Neptune | United States |
The ship was lost in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Baltimore, Maryland.[189] |
| Nile | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Saint Thomas while on a voyage from that island to Liverpool.[106] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Demerara while on a voyage from London to Demerara.[139][141] |
| Protector |  United States |
The ship was lost at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Boston, Massachusetts and Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru.[180] |
| Rambler | United States |
The ship was run down and sunk off Newfoundland, British North America by Ulysses ( United Kingdom). Rambler was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[217] |
| Samuel Smith | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Virginia Capes. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to the United States.[308] |
| San Demetrio di Rostovi | Ottoman Empire |
The ship foundered in the Black Sea.[106] |
| Spartan | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod. She was on a voyage from the Jade to Boston, Massachusetts.[339] |
| Surprize | United States |
The ship was lost off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Philadelphia.[145] |
| Surprize | United Kingdom |
The brig was lost near Grenada. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Trinidada.[217] |
| Sv. Olga | Russia |
The single-masted, single-deck vessel was wrecked at Yakutat in Russian Alaska. The Russian-American Company′s first governor of Russian America, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, later had her wreck destroyed by cannon fire to celebrate peace with the Alaska Natives.[340] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Breton Island, British North America, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pictou.[294] |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Whitford Point, Glamorgan.[111] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on "La Bradne". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to the Clyde.[341] |
| Urania | United Kingdom |
War of the Third Coalition: The slave ship was severely damaged in an engagement with a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Africa to Demerara. Urania was reported as likely to be condemned due to damage sustained.[248] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on a voyage from New York, United States to British Honduras.[342] |
| William | United States |
The ship was lost near Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[108] |
| Young William | United Kingdom |
The Guineaman foundered in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Anglesey.[343] |