List of shipwrecks in 1808
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Falmouth, Jamaica.[1] | |
| Brisk | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[2] | |
| Jenny | The sloop collided with a brig off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and was abandoned by her crew. She was then driven ashore. Jenny was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to London.[3] | |
| Leighton | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Skye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4] | |
| Lucena | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados.[6] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] | |
| Melantho | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Falsterbo, Sweden, and Møn, Denmark.[8] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spy | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Hannah ( |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | The ship ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, United Kingdom.[10] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk.[11] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to London.[12] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The ship was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[13] | |
| Choice | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Haiti.[4] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Amsterdam, Holland.[4] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | The sloop ran aground on the Glenstokan Rocks, off Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Robert Bollon | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico (27°10′N 87°00′W / 27.167°N 87.000°W). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[2] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The ship foundered in Broadhaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Galway.[15] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success | The brig was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agincourt | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was later refloated.[4] | |
| Alexander | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[4] | |
| Anges | The transport ship was driven ashore at Cowes. She was later refloated.[4] | |
| Argo | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[17] | |
| Beaufoy | The victualling hoy sank at Dover, Kent.[18] | |
| Betsey | The barque was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to London.[19] | |
| Betsey | The ship foundered in The Downs with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4] | |
| Blanchland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Norfolk coast between Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer with the loss of nine of her crew.[20] | |
| Calliope | The West Indiaman was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She later refloated but was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[16] | |
| Flora | The ship was in collision with Lovell ( | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore near Hornsea, Yorkshire.[4] | |
| Flora | The sloop, a prize, was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Dover to London. She came ashore on the French coast.[4][21] | |
| Fountain | The brigantine sank at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, with the loss of a crew member.[22] | |
| Frederick | The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[4] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent.[23] | |
| Hope | The ketch was driven ashore at Walmer, Kent.[4] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes.[4] | |
| Jenny and Phoebe | The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[4] | |
| John | The ship was lost in Sheephaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway.[24] | |
| Levant | The ship was run into by a collier and was abandoned by her crew. She consequently foundered in the English Channel off the east Kent coast.[4] | |
| Maida | The ship was driven ashore at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[4] | |
| Mary and Ann | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Margate. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[4] | |
| Nordstern | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland.[9] | |
| Northumberland Packet | The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[4] | |
| Nottingham | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated but consequently foundered.[4] Nottingham was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent, to Portsmouth.[25] | |
| Sally | The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea.[4] | |
| Susannah | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Whitby.[4] | |
| Thomas and Mary | The sloop was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Exeter, Devon.[4] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[4] | |
| Venus | The collier was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[23] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Gibraltar.[25] | |
| Vervandering | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland.[9] | |
| William and Henry | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[4] She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[25] William and Henry was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[26] | |
| William and James | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Keith | The same storm that wrecked HMS Sparkler drove His Majesty's hired armed cutter Lord Keith into Cuxhaven where the French captured her entire crew.[27] | |
| Ohio | The ship was wrecked at Cape Florida, East Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[2] | |
| HMS Sparkler | The gun-brig was wrecked on Terschelling, Holland with the loss of 17 of her 53 crew.[28][29] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levant | The brig was driven ashore on the French coast. She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme.[30] | |
| Orpheus | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east south east of Coquet Island, Northumberland, with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Eliza ( |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Hermione and Hortense (both |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Anne | The ship was wrecked near Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork, to Dublin.[32] | |
| Catherine Green | The ship was wrecked near Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Dublin.[32] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The brig ran aground at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was destroyed in a storm on 28 January. Hope was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Carrier | The cutter ran aground off Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was abandoned by her crew, who tried to set her afire without success. They were rescued and became prisoners of the French. HMS Carrier was subsequently taken into French service as the privateer Anacreon. |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The brig was wrecked near Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Waterford.[20][34] | |
| Othello | The ship was wrecked near Bideford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[20][34] | |
| Summer | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden, with the loss of all but three of her crew.[30] She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[35] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little George | The ship was wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States.[36] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canopus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Gothenburg, Sweden.[20] Canopus was refloated on 1 February.[37] | |
| Grace | The ship was wrecked on a reef north east of Nevis. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis.[38] | |
| Mary and Sally | The ship was wrecked at Westport, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[30] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abby & Sally | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at the Cape of Good Hope. She was refloated on 2 February.[39] | |
| HMS Leda | The Leda-class frigate was wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Ariel | The sloop-of-war ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was severely damaged. She was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex, on 30 January.[40] | |
| Belfast | The ship was lost near Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Dublin.[41] | |
| Betsey | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at North Meols, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her 24 crew were rescued.[20][33] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] | |
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked in The Wash off Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[42] | |
| Carl | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg.[30] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Baltic port.[35] | |
| Courier | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, Devon.[4] | |
| HMS Delight | War of the Fourth Coalition: The Seagull-class brig-sloop ran aground off Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily, where she came under fire from French shore-based artillery. She was burnt to prevent her capture. | |
| Divina Providentia | The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to London.[43] | |
| Edwin | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[15] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Boston, Lincolnshire.[24] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast.[44] | |
| Endeavour | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland.[45] | |
| Excell | The ship foundered in The Downs. Her crew were rescued.[42] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore in the Highlands. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of Sicily, to Liverpool.[26] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3] | |
| Flora | The ship, as cartel, was lost in Carmarthen Bay.[44] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Leith, Lothian.[17] | |
| HMS Flora | The fifth-rate was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[46] | |
| Friends Delight | The ship sank at Pill, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[15] | |
| Gabriel | The ship was sunk in the North Sea off Coquet Island, Northumberland, by the privateer Eglé ( | |
| George | A boat from the ship was discovered off the Isles of Scilly by HMS Plover ( | |
| Globe | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Islay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Galway.[47] | |
| Good Intent | The ship foundered in a gale.[30] | |
| Goodrich | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[4] | |
| Grove Hill | The ship was driven ashore near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Hull.[48] | |
| Haabet | Unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Plymouth to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[49] Her crew were rescued by the privateer Crescent ( |
| Harmony | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[17] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[42] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[15] | |
| Hope | The ship foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[20][40] | |
| Johannes | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg.[30] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Baltic port.[35] | |
| John and Joseph | The ship was wrecked off Middelburg, Kingdom of Holland.[51] She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[43] | |
| Joseph | The ship foundered in Aberdaron Bay. Her crew were rescued.[52] She was on a voyage from Milford to Liverpool.[17] | |
| Knud | Unknown | The ship was lost at Cape La Hague, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to London.[53] |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked at Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Belfast, County Antrim.[20][40] | |
| Mercurius | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg.[30][35] She was on a voyage from Hull to Gothenburg.[35] | |
| Neutrality | The ship was detained by Caledonia ( | |
| Nottingham | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Deal. She was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[42] | |
| Novo Conto | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg.[30] She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[35] | |
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[53] | |
| Pope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool.[45] | |
| Prosperity | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Ireland to New York. All on board were rescued by Patriote ( | |
| Renown | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[11] She was later refloated and taken in to Tenby for repairs.[17] | |
| Rising Star | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London.[45] | |
| Roxburgh Packet | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Leith to London.[15] | |
| Sandwich | The ship foundered in a gale.[30] | |
| Speculation | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg.[30] She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to Gothenburg.[35] | |
| Sugnal | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[52] | |
| Sultana | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hellevoetsluis, Kingdom of Holland.[4][13] | |
| Ulysses | The ship was lost at Newport, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States, to Liverpool.[44] | |
| Venus | The ship was driven ashore at Deal. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Gibraltar.[42] | |
| Vine | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[44] | |
| Vine | The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port.[20] | |
| William Murdoch | The ship was lost near the Virginia Capes in late January. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Kingdom of Holland, to Georgetown.[54] | |
| Zalema | The ship was lost near New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rotterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[3] |
February
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[48] | |
| Dispatch | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[55] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comerciante | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gibraltar.[1] | |
| Euphrates | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to an Irish port.[1][56] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gibraltar.[1] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Gibraltar.[1] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent, for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph and John | The ship struck rocks in the North Sea off Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[49] | |
| Matilda | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by a French privateer whilst on a voyage from Halifax, British North America, to Saint Domingue. She was set afire and sunk.[2] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[49] | |
| Havant | The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. she was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[48] | |
| Mayflower | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Clonakilty, County Cork, to Dublin.[49] | |
| Robert Bollon | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (27°10′N 37°00′W / 27.167°N 37.000°W. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia.[58] | |
| Washington | The ship was wrecked at Cape Wrath, Sutherland, with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of 25 of the 32 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Berbice.[49] | |
| Sygnet | The 20-gun corvette was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg, Manche.[59] | |
| Seine | The 20-gun corvette was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg.[59] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to London.[49][60] Amity was later refloated and brought into that port.[30] | |
| Amphitrite | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was later refloated.[49] | |
| Benjamin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gore-end Bay, Margate, Kent, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[49] | |
| Brothers | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent.[49] | |
| Buxar | The ship was driven ashore between Corton, Suffolk and Gunton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Charleston | The ship sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to London.[49] | |
| Clyde | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gore-end Bay, Margate, with the loss of four of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, to London.[49][63] | |
| Countess of Elgin | The cutter was driven ashore in Margate Bay.[62] | |
| Crompton | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, United Kingdom.[30] She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[35] | |
| Douro | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton. She was on a voyage from Hull to Surinam.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Eliza | The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Savannah, Georgia, United States. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[60] | |
| Elizabeth | Captain Jeffries' ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Elizabeth | Captain Prowton's ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[35] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship, a prize, was driven ashore at Queenborough, Kent.[30][64] | |
| Governor | The hoy was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate.[65] | |
| Griffin | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk, to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Harmony | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[49][60] | |
| Heroine | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Limerick.[66] | |
| Huntress | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States, to Liverpool. Huntress was later refloated.[60] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.[30] | |
| Jenny | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[49] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| John and Margaret | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[66] | |
| Leith | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London.[49][60] | |
| Little Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[49][65] She was later refloated.[30] | |
| Lucy and Alida | The schooner was driven ashore in Marsh Bay, Isle of Thanet. She was on a voyage from Africa to London.[60][65] Lucy and Alida was refloated on 13 March and taken in to Margate.[67] | |
| Malcolm | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde.[49] | |
| HMS Mariner | The brig was driven ashore in Margate Bay.[62] | |
| Martha | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[49][61][62] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde.[49] | |
| Marys | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[49][61][62] | |
| Mayflower | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued.[55] | |
| Mercator | The ship was driven ashore near Dún Laoghaire.[30] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. She caught fire the next day and was destroyed. Neptune was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[62] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, whilst on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex, to Bridport, Dorset. She was later refloated.[49] | |
| Norfolk | The brig was driven ashore at Harwich. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London.[49][60] | |
| Olympus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dún Laoghaire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[30][35] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was driven ashore at Gore-end Bay, Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[49] She was refloated on 3 March.[5] | |
| Providence | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira, Portugal.[68] | |
| Quebec | The brig was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk, and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently refloated and drifted out to sea.[49] | |
| Racehorse | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Liverpool.[49][62] | |
| Ravensworth | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London.[49] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Rochdale | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[49][61] | |
| Snake | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to London.[49] | |
| St. Michael | The ship was driven ashore at Dún Laorghaire.[30] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Montrose, Forfarshire.[49][61][62] | |
| Telemachus | The sloop ran aground on the Knock John Sandbank, at the mouth of the River Thames and was wrecked with the loss of two of her three crew.[69] | |
| Thomas and Judith | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gore-end Bay, Margate, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to London.[49] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Gunton.[49][61] Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin.[30] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[35] | |
| Unity | The ship was driven ashore at Portland. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Penryn, Cornwall. Unity was later refloated.[60] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Boston, Lincolnshire.[30][49][61] | |
| Lord Melville | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[49][61] | |
| Robin Redbreast | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[49][61] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Weymouth, Dorset.[70] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | The ship was wrecked on Martyr's Reef, off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[71] | |
| HMS Raposa | The corvette ran aground 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Cartagena, New Granada. She was set afire and scuttled by her 55 crew, who were rescued by the Spanish and taken prisoner. |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida | The brig was driven ashore at Cape May, New Jersey.[1] She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[72] | |
| Nelson | The brig was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall, to Newport, Monmouthshire.[30] | |
| Thetis | The ship was driven ashore at Cape May.[1] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rhine | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland.[66] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hirondelle | The brig ran aground off Cape Bon and capsized, becoming a wreck, and waves swamped one of her boats as it tried to reach shore. Four members of Hirondelle′s crew survived.[73] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmers | Atlantic slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Main. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. The slaves were rescued by the Spanish.[74] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boreas | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk.[70] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Johan | The ship was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom.[5] She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[56] |
29 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | The ship was captured and destroyed off Madeira by Pénélope and Thémis (both | |
| London | The ship was captured and destroyed off Madeira by Pénélope and Thémis (both | |
| Magdalen | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and destroyed off Madeira by Pénélope and Thémis (both | |
| Richmond | The ship was captured and destroyed off Madeira by Pénélope and Thémis (both | |
| Trafalgar | The ship was captured and destroyed off Madeira by Pénélope and Thémis (both |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked on Guernsey, Channel Islands.[30] | |
| Albion | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[30] | |
| Anna Maria | The ship departed from Arundahl for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[75] | |
| Bristol Packet | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[49] | |
| Brutus | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Hermione and Hortense (both | |
| Cecilia | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[48] Cecilia was refloated on 12 February and put into Margate.[60] | |
| Delight | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She subsequently came ashore on the coast of Essex. Delight was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent.[64] | |
| Dutchman | The ship sank at Whitby after 24 February. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[76] | |
| Eliza | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by French frigate Hermione (1804) and Hortense (both | |
| Europe | The ship was driven ashore on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Ayr[37] | |
| Fortitude | The ship was wrecked at Alnwick, Northumberland, with the loss of all hands.[55] She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Liverpool.[77] | |
| Friend | The ship was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire.[30] She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall.[64] Friend was refloated on 1 March.[78] | |
| Industry | The ship departed Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68] | |
| Lochnell Packet | The ship was driven ashore at "Red Noses". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[49][60] | |
| Margaretta Barbara | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Varberg to London.[5] | |
| Mars | The brig was detained by Redbridge ( | |
| Matilda | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Montevideo to London.[49] | |
| Mentor | The ship struck an anchor and sank at the mouth of the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Porto to Bristol.[49][60] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[70] | |
| Pomona | The ship was driven ashore at "Red Noses" She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Liverpool.[49] | |
| Sally | The ship ran aground at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49] | |
| Spraycombe | The ship was wrecked in the Scilly Islands.[59] | |
| Star | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[80] | |
| HMS Tang | The Ballahoo-class schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 25 people on board. | |
| True Briton | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[48] |
March
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mentor | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by Berwick Merchant ( |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Moore | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford.[81] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dunkerquoise | Napoleonic Wars: The privateer was driven ashore at Katwijk, Kingdom of Holland and was then destroyed by Princess Augusta ( |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Michael | The ship foundered off the Blasket Islands, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was reported to have been on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork, to Cork.[83] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The brig was wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[84] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | The ship departed from Southampton, Hampshire, for the Bristol Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[85] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harry | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[86] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by two French Navy frigates whilst on a voyage from Malta to London. She was set afire and sunk.[87] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was wrecked at Teignmouth, Devon.[83] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | The smack was wrecked on the Tyningham Sands, in the North Sea off the Lothian coast, with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian[83][88] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen Packet | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[83] | |
| HDMS Prins Christian Frederick | Battle of Zealand Point: The 74-gun ship of the line ran aground whilst engaged in a battle with HMS Nassau and HMS Stately (both | |
| Prosperity | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Humber.[83] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Astraea | The Active-class frigate was wrecked on the Horseshoe Reef, off Anegada,[90] Virgin Islands with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS St. Christopher ( | |
| HDMS Prinds Christian Frederick | Gunboat War, Battle of Zealand Point: The Prindcesse Caroline-class ship of the line was driven ashore on the coast of Zealand by HMS Nassau and HMS Stately (both |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Milbrook | A squall drive the ship onto a reef off Berlenga Grande Island in the Berlengas in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal. Her crew refloated her and anchored her in clear water for the night. | |
| Resolution | Napoleonic Wars: The privateer was captured and burnt by Hermione and Hortense (both |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Electra | The Seagull-class brig-sloop ran aground off Augusta, Sicily. Although salvaged, she was declared a total loss and was dismantled. | |
| HMS Milbrook | For the second day in a row, the ship was driven onto rocks off Berlenga Grande Island in the Berlengas in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal. She bilged, fell over onto her side, and was lost. Her crew survived. |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire, with the loss of seventeen or nineteen lives.[38][91] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Star | The whaler was destroyed by fire.[92] | |
| Providence | The ship was sunk at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[38] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Totness | The ship was driven ashore at Deal Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon.[54] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Conwy, Denbighshire, to Neath, Glamorgan.[54] | |
| Argo | The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[6] She was later refloated.[56] | |
| Atalanta | Unknown | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[67] |
| Enterprize | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt on or about 18 March by Hermione and Hortense (both | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Uist. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America, to Liverpool.[93] | |
| Joseph and Janet | The ship was wrecked in the North Sea off Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[83] | |
| King George | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[8] | |
| Mentor | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Hermione and Hortense (both | |
| Sappho | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was on a voyage from London to Madeira, Portugal, when the French Navy frigates Italienne and Sirène ( | |
| Sarah King | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by Italienne andSirène (both | |
| Windham | Napoleonic Wars: The schooner was captured by Sirène (both |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Governor Hunter | The schooner was driven ashore on Badger Island in a hurricane. She was subsequently repaired and arrived at Sydney on 3 April 1810[94][95] |
3 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merchant | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off North Shields, County Durham, with the loss of seven of her ten crew.[57] |
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The sloop was capthred in the English Channel by the privateer Actif ( | |
| Lovely Cruiser | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rame Head, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to Plymouth, Devon.[96] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked near Whithorn, Wigtownshire.[97] | |
| Mercury | The ship was in collision with a Royal Navy warship in the English Channel. She was subsequently driven onto the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, to London, United Kingdom.[96] | |
| Success | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rame Head. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[96] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day.[68] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[96] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth.[68] | |
| Hamlet | The ship was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay, Kent, United Kingdom. She later refloated and consequently sank off Ramsgate, Kent.[68] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth. She was refloated the next day.[68] | |
| Lovely Cruizer | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ram Head, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cork to Plymouth, Devon.[98] | |
| Success | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ram Head, Devon. she was on a voyage from Cork to London.[98] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex, with the loss of all hands.[68] She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[99] | |
| Thomas and Martha | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, norfolk. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Jersey, Channel Islands.[68] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agatha | The ship wrecked near Memel, Prussia, with the loss of eighteen of the 29 people on board.[100][101] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked west of Sker Point, Glamorgan. All 83 [people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her cargo of whiskey was plundered by the local inhabitants, two of whom drank themselves to death.[68][102] |
9 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship was lost off Hellevoetsluis, Kingdom of Holland.[31] |
15 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dryade | The ship was wrecked at Marichoneal, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[103] | |
| Four Sisters | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Eddystone Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued.[97] | |
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to a Baltic Port.[104] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmers | The ship was wrecked on Isla Margharita.[105] |
19 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Sisters | The ship was run down and sunk off the Eddystone Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued.[106] | |
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked at Bervie, Aberdeenshire.[107] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Widgeon | The Cuckoo-class schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north west of Banff, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | The sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Ilfracombe, Devon, to Plymouth, Devon.[108] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Bermuda | The Bermuda sloop was wrecked on Memory Rock, Little Bermuda. | |
| Hope | The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel with the loss of nine of her crew.[105] |
23 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth & Mary | The ship was wrecked on Grand Caicos. She was on a voyage from Hayti to Jamaica and London.[109] | |
| Fancy | The sloop was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Galway to Newry, County Down.[108] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Penzance, Cornwall.[110] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship sank on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire, to London.[108] |
28 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The whaler was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas[108][110] She was later beached near Margate, Kent.[111] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex, to Sunderland, County Durham.[38] | |
| Belfast | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued by an American vessel.[108] | |
| Brooke | The ship was driven ashore at Point Corsel, Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Montevideo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57][112] | |
| Chalmers | The ship was wrecked on Margherita Island.[113] | |
| Fox | The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer whilst on a voyage from Malta to London. She subsequently foundered.[105] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore in Luce Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Liverpool.[38] | |
| Hermanest August | Unknown | The ship foundered off Marazion, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with the loss of all but two of her crew.[114] |
| Lauriana | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[2][115] | |
| Lochend | The ship was lost near the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire, with the loss of all hands.[57] | |
| Paramatta | The ship was wrecked at Cape Brett, New Zealand, after making a hasty departure from the Bay of Islands. The crew survived the wreck but were captured and killed after a violent exchange with local Māori.[116] | |
| Speculation | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to South Shields, County Durham.[117] | |
| William | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
May
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fairless | The ship ran aground off Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London. Fairless was later refloated.[118] |
9 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | The schooner was lost at Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[74] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baleine | The frigate was driven ashore in the Bay of Rosas in an action with HMS Amphion ( |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | The ship ran aground and sank on Schooner Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Berry" to Alnwick, Northumberland.[120] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
18 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Rapid | Napoleonic Wars: The gun-brig was sunk without loss of life by coastal artillery fire in the Tagus off southern Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brig-sloop HMS Primrose ( |
19 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | The ship was wrecked on Great Saltee Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[122] |
22 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was run down and sunk with the loss of nine of her crew.[113] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] Amelia was later refloated and taken in to Holyhead.[113] | |
| Fox | The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer but subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[113] | |
| Vengeance | The privateer was sunk off Guadeloupe by a Royal Navy ship with the loss of all 180 crew.[123] | |
| Young Charles | The ship was dismasted in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was later towed in to Appledore, Devon, by HMRC Shark ( |
June
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was driven ashore by a French privateer and wrecked.[87] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hebe | The ship struck a reef off Port Dalrymple, Van Diemen's Land, New South Wales, with the loss of a crew member. |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM hired armed ship Harelequin | The ship was driven ashore between Cowes and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[124] | |
| Robert | The schooner was wrecked off Marichoneal Harbour, Jamaica.[125] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Young John | The ship was wrecked on Red Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[126] |
30 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Capelin | The Ballahoo-class schooner struck the Parquette Rock, in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France, and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by HM Hired armed cutter Adrian, HMS Champion, HMS Entreprenante, HMS Sybille and HMS Whiting (all |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The ship was abandoned off Buchan Ness, Aberdeenshire, when her crew spotted a vessel they supposed to be a privateer. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Leith, Lothian.[127] | |
| Eliza | The brig was wrecked south-southwest of Narai Island in Fiji in the Pacific Ocean. One of her crew was lost. | |
| Neptune | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and scuttled by Milan ( | |
| St. Thomas's | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[74] |
July
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Netley | The brig capsized off Barbados with the loss of all but nine of her crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Julia ( |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stag | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Roseau, Dominica.[128] |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick | The ship was wrecked at Aux Cayes, Hispaniola.[129] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram | The ship was wrecked on Abaco. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[130][131] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pickle | The topsail schooner was wrecked off Cape Santa Maria, Spain. Her crew survived. |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Meleager | The Perseverance-class frigate was wrecked on the Barr Bush Keys, off Port Royal, Jamaica, with the loss of three of her crew. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bayley | The ship was wrecked on Langness Point, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Gothenburg, Sweden.[109] | |
| Courier | The sloop sprang a leak and put into Whitby, Yorkshire, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Sandwich, Kent.[132] | |
| Juno | Gunboat War: The ship was captured and burnt off Dragør, Denmark, by the Danes.[133] |
August
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert and Jane | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[134] f |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Delphinen | The sloop of war Dolphio was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued but taken prisoner.[135] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Jaseur | The ship-sloop departed Calcutta for Prince of Wales Island. She subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena | The ship departed from Dalarö for Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[136] | |
| Venture | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[137] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off and sank. Diana came ashore on 5 September and was wrecked.[138] | |
| Hermione | The Hortense-class frigate was lost in the Iroise Sea. |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tentacao | The ship was wrecked at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Madeira, Portugal, to Baltimore, Maryland.[130] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vsevolod | Anglo-Russian War: The 74-gun ship of the line ran aground in the Baltic Sea while in combat with the 74-gun third rate HMS Implacable ( |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Centaur | Anglo-Russian War: The 74-gun third rate ran aground in the Baltic Sea near Baltiski, about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from Rager Vik, while in combat with the grounded 74-gun ship of the line Vsevolod ( | |
| George | The ship departed from the Nore for Gothenburg, Sweden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[139] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The sloop capsized in a squall 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, with the loss of both members of her crew. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to London. Part of the crew arrived at Rio de Janeiro.[140] | |
| Catherina | The ship sprang a leak and was beached between Malmö and Ystad, Sweden.[141] She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm, Sweden.[142] | |
| Dundee | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Hunter River with the loss of two of her crew. | |
| Nossa Senhora de Conceico | The ship was wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, to Brazil.[125] | |
| Richard and Sarah | The ship departed from Weymouth, Dorset, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[129] | |
| Sarah & Elizabeth | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Pelade ( |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was run ashore near Eastbourne, Sussex, to avoid three French privateers. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Chatham, Kent.[128] Aurora was refloated on 4 September.[144] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Swansea, Glamorgan.[145] Dove was later refloated and taken in to Wexford.[146] |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was wrecked at Baltimore, Maryland.[147] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann (or Maryann) | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°14′N 41°35′W / 42.233°N 41.583°W) while sailing from Jamaica to London. Brook Watson rescued her crew ( |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geroi | The Speshnyi-class frigate was driven ashore at Kronstadt. She was abandoned the next day and subsequently became a wreck.[138] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sisters | The ship struck rocks and foundered 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Grand Manan Island with the loss of sixteen of her 22 crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[149][150] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The brig was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[151] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Maria | The gun-brig was captured by the corvette Départment des Landes ( |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Jemima ( | |
| Virginia | The ship was lost near Trondheim, Norway, with the loss of all but two of her crew.[153] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Belfast, County Down.[145] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was lost in late September with some loss of life.[154] | |
| Fortuna | The ship departed from Gothenburg for Visby. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] | |
| Juliana | The ship was captured by four French Navy warships and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to New York.[136] Juliana was later discovered at sea by a Royal Navy frigate and was taken in to Saint Kitts.[155] | |
| Phœnix | The ship sank at Dover, Kent.[156] She was on a voyage from London to Dover. |
October
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prosperous | The ship was wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[152] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[157] | |
| Ann and Sarah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon.[157][158] | |
| Apollo | The ship was wrecked at Liverpool with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[158] | |
| Ardent | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[159] | |
| Ariel | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was later refloated.[159] | |
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate.[159] | |
| Catherine Brigetta | Unknown | The ship was sighted in the Dogger Bank. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[160] |
| Defence | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Chester, Cheshire.[159] | |
| Endeavour | The sloop was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[161] | |
| Experiment | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Chester.[159] | |
| Fletcher | The ship was wrecked at North Meols, Lancashire, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Heligoland.[152][161] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was later refloated.[159] | |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[161] She refloated on 18 October, drifted upstream in a capsized state.[131] | |
| Hibernia | The ship was wrecked in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[162] She was on refloated in November 1809 and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire, where she arrived on the 11th of that month.[163] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America, to Ayr.[164][165] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Spain. She was later refloated.[157][158] | |
| Isabella | The sloop was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[166] | |
| Jolly Major | The sloop was driven ashore at Greenock.[164] | |
| Juno | The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[159] | |
| King George | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[159] | |
| Mentor | The brig was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[152] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Berbice or Demerara. Neptune was later refloated.[130][157][161] | |
| Phillipsburg | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[159] | |
| Pomona | The brig foundered in Liverpool Bay off Hoylake.[159] | |
| Princess of Wales | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Battery, Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Brazil.[161] She refloated on 18 October and drifted out to sea.[131] | |
| Princess Royal | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Chester.[159] | |
| Sedulous | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate.[159] | |
| Shannon | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock.[164] | |
| Three Brothers | The transport ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Portugal to France with the loss of 283 of the 293 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Alert ( | |
| Tiger | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Portugal.[158] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued.[169] | |
| Alexander | The ship was wrecked in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Brazil.[161] | |
| Bee | The schooner caught fire in the North Sea off Tod Head, Berwickshire. She was beached at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. Bee was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, to Aberdeen.[165][170][171] | |
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[158] Catherine was later refloated.[172] | |
| Catherine Birgetta | flag unknown | The ship was reported to be off the Dogger Bank, in the North Sea. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[136] |
| Ceres | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aberdeen with the loss of eight of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Cygnet ( | |
| Comet | The brig was wrecked at Ballycastle, County Antrim, with the loss of eight of her crew.[176] | |
| Contest | The galiot foundered off Bighouse, County Antrim, United Kingdom, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Gothenburg.[177] | |
| Fielding | The brigantine was driven ashore in Torrisdale Bay She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Gothenburg, Sweden.[147][172][178] She was later refloated and put into Burnt Island, Fife.[179] | |
| Friendship | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Arbroath, Forfarshire.[178] | |
| Freemason | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[178] | |
| Hibernia | The ship was driven ashore at Lochendaal, Islay. Her 70 passengers, and the crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[180] She was refloated in November 1809.[181] | |
| Jane | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[159] | |
| John | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[178] | |
| Lizard | The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Peterhead and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Newburgh, Forfarshire.[178] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to Gothenburg, Swedem.[182] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire.[183] | |
| Supply | The schooner foundered off Bighouse. Her crew were rescued.[177] | |
| Unity | The brig was wrecked at Bangor, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[170] | |
| Supply | The schooner was driven ashore near Tongue, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued.[178] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnstaple, Devon.[157] | |
| Unity | The ship was wrecked near Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Workington, Cumberland.[131] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland.[174] | |
| Ephron | The ship was driven ashore at Benion Strand, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[166] | |
| Nelly | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland.[174] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship was sighted by Doncaster whilst on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[184] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrow Albertina | The crewless ship was driven out to sea from Heligoland and subsequently foundered.[147] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gage | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex.[165] | |
| Nile | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[165] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hyena | The ship foundered off Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[130] | |
| John | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[177] | |
| John and Isabella | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland Her crew were rescued.[177] | |
| Lizard | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. Her crew were rescued.[177] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph & Lois | The ship was lost on Little Islands. She was on a voyage from Hayti to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[185] | |
| Lovely | The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, for Quebec City, Lower Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[186] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme, Caernarfonshire, with the loss off all hands.[174] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk, by Neptune ( |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The sloop was wrecked near the Ross of Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Ulverston, Lancashire.[187] | |
| Concordia | The brig was wrecked on the Saltees Rocks with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria, to Dublin.[188] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Docking, Norfolk Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[173] | |
| John | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[169] | |
| Nelly and Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued by the Leith Lifeboat.[189][190] | |
| Majestic | The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Barbados.[191] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and sunk at Dungeness. She was refloated two days later and taken in to Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Carmarthen.[169] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | The ship was driven ashore at Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bedec, Prince Edward Island, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Amphitrite was refloated on 6 November was later driven ashore at Bedec.[136][160] | |
| John | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[175] | |
| Neath Castle | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[169] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argus | Finnish War: The frigate ran aground and was wrecked off Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sveaborg to Reval.[138] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[174] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admecus | The brig was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent.[173] | |
| Cicero | The collier foundered in The Downs.[175] | |
| Fanny | The ship ran aground on the Fairness Rock, off the Kent coast. She was refloated on 24 October and taken in to Margate, Kent. Fanny was on a voyage from Wexford to London.[175] | |
| George and Ann | The ship foundered in Bigbury Bay.[172] | |
| Unity | The brig foundered in the English Channel east of Dungeness, Kent.[173] | |
| HMS Volador | The brig-sloop wrecked on a reef in Gulf of Cora in the Caribbean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued.[186] | |
| York | The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[192] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admetis | The ship was driven ashore and wreckwed at Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Exeter, Devon.[169] | |
| Balsamao | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[169] | |
| Canada | The ship was driven ashore at Deal.[169] | |
| Cicero | The collier foundered in The Downs.[169] | |
| Helen | The ship was driven ashore at Deal.[169] | |
| Principe Atalanta | The ship was driven ashore at Deal.[169] | |
| St. Marcus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent.[169] | |
| Unity | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent.[172] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship was driven onto rocks at South Shields, County Durham, and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[174] | |
| Good Intent | The sloop was driven onto rocks at South Shields and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[174] | |
| John | The brig was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[190] | |
| Lizard | The ship was wrecked near Peterhead.[190] | |
| Sir Sidney Smith | The ship was wrecked inn Widewal Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[190] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven onto rocks at South Shields and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[174] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Crane | The Cuckoo-class schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. She refloated but subsequently sank. Her crew were rescued. | |
| Mathew | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued but made prisoner. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[193] | |
| Ruby | The sloop was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[189][194] | |
| Vedra | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lytham, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool, Lancashire.[174] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Banterer | The Banterer-class post ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | The ship capsized and sank with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from the United States to Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire.[140] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Gothenburg.[195] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship departed from the Bay of Fundy for Aberdeen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[196] | |
| Ann | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( | |
| Comet | The ship foundered off Belfast, County Antrim.[166] | |
| Eliza | The ship was driven ashore at Pictou, British North America. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Pictou.[140] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[175] | |
| Fame | The transport ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of all hands.[130] | |
| Freemason | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[166] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[172] | |
| Industry | The ship departed from Longhope Orkney Islands for Gothenburg, Sweden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[197] | |
| Myrtle | The ship was wrecked on the Cornish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to London.[198] | |
| Pallas | The ship ran aground at St. Asaph, Denbighshire.[130] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Cork.[131] | |
| Ruby | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America, to Liverpool.[130] | |
| St. Nicholas | The ship of the line ran aground near Malmö, Sweden, during an engagement with Dano-Norwegian Navy gunboats. She was set afire and destroyed by her crew.[190] |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Galicia, Spain, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[199] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Delphinen | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[200] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | The transport ship departed from A Coruña, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board.[201] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Travers |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The collier was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. Her crew were rescued[203] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Banff, Aberdeenshire.[204] | |
| Pomona | The ship was wrecked at Banff. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Leith, Lothian.[204][205] | |
| Sarah | The collier was wrecked on the Mouse Sand. Her crew were rescued.[203] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cato | The ship was wrecked on Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[136] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hiram | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by Vénus ( | |
| Thames | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured and burnt by Surveillante ( |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured by Vénus ( | |
| Nikolai | The schooner ran aground on the Olympic Peninsula in the Oregon Country on a beach north of the Quillayute River and James Island during a gale and was abandoned by her crew. |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Cádiz. All on board were rescued.[207] | |
| Barbara | The sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[208] | |
| Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated and put into Newlyn, Cornwall.[209] | |
| Courier | The ship sprang a leak and subsequently drove onto the Stoney Binns, in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[205] | |
| Favourite | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was captured off Ouessant, Finistère, France, whilst on a voyage from Gijón, Spain, to London. She was subsequently lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[210] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | The transport ship was driven ashore at Millbay, Plymouth, Devon.[143] | |
| Elizabeth | The transport ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight with the loss of eleven of her twenty crew.[143] | |
| Nemisis | The ship was in collision with Allegria Constant ( | |
| Peggy | The ship was lost near Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newry, County Antrim and Harrington, Cumberland.[195] | |
| Pomona | The ship was wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Leith, Lothian.[209] | |
| Recovery | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Gothenburg, Sweden.[143] | |
| Rosina | The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent.[143] She was refloated on 21 November.[195] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America, to Hull, Yorkshire.[199] | |
| Friendship | Napoleonic Wars: The transport ship was captured by three French privateers off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, and was destroyed.[75] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Kamouraska, Quebec, British North America.[211] | |
| Lady Borrington | The ship was lost at Quebec, British North America.[211][212] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at Kamouraska.[211] | |
| Neva | The ship was wrecked at Kamouraska.[211] | |
| Zephyr | The transport ship was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[205] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruizer | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro.[209] | |
| Enterprize | The transport ship was driven ashore at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall.[213] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire.[214] | |
| Neutrality | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[209] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (50°05′N 31°15′W / 50.083°N 31.250°W). Her crew were rescued by Margaret ( | |
| Triton | The sloop was wrecked at Hoylake with the loss of a crew member.[205] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon.[195] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | The ship departed from Cork for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[216] | |
| Providence | The transport ship was wrecked at Bolt Head, Devon, with the loss of all but her captain.[209] | |
| Roebuck | The ship was wrecked near Ilfracombe, Devon, with the loss of all but one of her crew.[195] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Integrity | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew had been rescued by Speedwell ( |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trevose Head, Cornwall, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[213] | |
| Integrity | The transport ship was wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[195] | |
| Lord Nelson | The East Indiaman was last seen at 8°30′S 80°00′E / 8.500°S 80.000°E. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Madras, India, to London. | |
| Lovely Dorcas | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Limerick.[208] | |
| Selina | The transport ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cork to Portsmouth, Hampshire[195] | |
| Speedy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trevose Head with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[213] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | The sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[217] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (50°05′N 51°15′W / 50.083°N 51.250°W) whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Margaret ( |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polly | The ship sailed from Malta on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[220] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Port Antonia and Port Maria, Jamaica.[221] | |
| Goede Verwagting | The galiot was captured by an English privateer. She subsequently foundered on the Brown Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel.[136] | |
| John | The ship struck a rock off Heligoland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Heligoland.[139] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | The collier was driven ashore near Brighton, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[219] | |
| Dee Vigilante | The ship ran aground near Dordrecht.[136] | |
| Delight | The collier was driven ashore near Brighton.[219] | |
| Harlequin | The ship was sunk at Madeira, Portugal, by cannon fire from a land-based fort.[212] She was on a voyage from London to Berbice.[222] | |
| Hercules | The collier was driven ashore near Brighton. She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[219] | |
| John and Jane | The collier was driven ashore near Brighton.[219] | |
| Maria Charlotta | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[223] She was subsequently beached at Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[224] Maria Charlotta was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Gibraltar.[225] | |
| Mary | The collier was driven ashore near Brighton.[219] | |
| Summer | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Plymouth, Devon.[225] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spero | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the River Don. Her crew were rescued.[226] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Thomas | The sloop struck the quay at Whitehaven, Cumberland, and sank with the loss of all hands, which numbered at least four.[219][227] | |
| Nelly & Ann | The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[228] | |
| Phœnix | The sloop was wrecked near Pittenweem, Forfarshire, with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[226] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Dacres | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was driven ashore by French privateers.[229] | |
| Alert | The ship foundered at the mouth of the River Thames. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[205] | |
| Amphitrite | After being refloated at Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America, on 6 November, the ship later was driven ashore at Bedec, New Brunswick, British North America.[136][160] | |
| Annan | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Waterford. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[230] | |
| Doris | The ship was driven ashore in Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[203] | |
| Duncombe | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was later refloated.[231] | |
| Experiment | The East Indiaman foundered with the loss of all hands while returning to England from Bengal. | |
| Freden | The ship foundered off Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Westerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, to Gothenburg.[232] | |
| Gardiner and Joseph | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River.[231] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London.[233] | |
| Glory | The East Indiaman foundered with the loss of all hands while returning to England from Bengal. | |
| Grindet | Napoleonic Wars: The ship was driven ashore by French privateers.[229] | |
| Henry | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°07′N 8°28′W / 47.117°N 8.467°W). Her crew were rescued by Summer ( | |
| Hoppet | Gunboat War: The ship was captured and burnt by the Danes. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to London.[143] | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore at Cross Haven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal, to Limerick.[234] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River.[231] | |
| Laura | The ship sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[195] | |
| Margaretta | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued but taken prisoner.[193] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Spanish port.[235] | |
| Maria | The transport ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex.[143] | |
| Mars | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued.[139] | |
| Mary and Margaret | The ship was wrecked near Pembroke with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Ayr.[205][236] | |
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River.[231] | |
| Trusty | The ship was wrecked near Bideford, Devon, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[208] | |
| Union | The ship was wrecked on "Wargorne Island". She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent, to Gothenburg.[203] | |
| Vrow Catharina | The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent, for Heligoland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[237] |

