List of shipwrecks in 1797
The list of shipwrecks in 1797 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1797.
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Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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January
11 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Burton | Great Britain | The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1] |
Hazleton | Great Britain | The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands.[1] |
Prosperous | Great Britain | The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[1] |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Amazon | Royal Navy | War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The frigate ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France and was wrecked with the loss of six of her crew. |
Droits de l'Homme | French Navy | War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The Temeraire-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finisterre with the loss of between 250 and 390 lives. |
Jamaica | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°N 14°W / 44°N 14°W). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[2] |
21 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Thomas and Alice | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex by Hindostan ( British East India Company). Thomas and Alice was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[3] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
Agnes | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Whitehaven, Cumberland.[4] |
Albion | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly whilst on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[5] |
Amphion | Sweden | The ship was drive ashore near Worthing, West Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[6] |
Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal.[7] |
Bailies | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Horle, off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[8] |
Betsey | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was sunk by cannon fire from a privateer whilst on a voyage from Bristol to Faro, Portugal.[5] |
Buona Elina | Republic of Venice | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Venice to London.[9] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[9] |
Calypso | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by La Tortue ( French Navy), set afire and sunk. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[8][10] |
Charlestown | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
Concordia | Sweden | The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[11] |
Conjecturea | Portugal | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon.[12] |
Dorothea Catherina | Bremen | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[5][7] |
Downes | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of three of her crew.[3] |
Draper | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin, Ireland.[10] |
Dublin | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[13] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[8][10] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia, United States.[14] |
Fame | United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[10] |
Friends | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[13] |
Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[9] |
Hope | Ireland | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was subsequently lost.[15] |
Hope | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French squadron.[12] |
Indian Chief | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall.[16] |
Industria | Hamburg | The ship was lost off Oporto.[11] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Needing. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[4] |
Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol.[17] |
Juno | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[5] |
Lord John Campbell | Great Britain | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from the "Highlands" to Liverpool.[3] |
Maria Christina | Stettin | The galiot was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland in late January. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[18] |
Mary | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer La Bonne Citoyenne ( France). She was subsequently wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[16] |
Mercey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[4] |
Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to London.[13] |
Mermaid | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[1] |
Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Portugal.[12] |
Molly and Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Isle of Mull.[13] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Celtic Sea off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[8] |
Olive Branch | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to a Scottish port. Olive Branch was towed in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a capsized condition.[3] |
Peter Munck | Dantzig | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Dantzick.[4] |
Phillis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[6] |
Pomona | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London[4] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. David's, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[4] |
Ranger | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[16] |
Resolution | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off "Cape Clare" and was subsequently lost.[11] |
Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[4] |
Sincerity | Great Britain | The sloop was lost at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to Dartmouth, Devon.[11] |
Sisters | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured of the Isles of Scilly by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Lisbon.[1] |
Sovereign | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland whilst on a voyage from Quebec to London. Her crew were rescued by Hebe ( United States).[5] |
Speedy Packet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyager from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire.[19] |
St. John | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway.[9] |
Surveillante | French Navy | Expédition d'Irlande: The Iphigénie-class frigate was scuttled in Bantry Bay. |
Syrene | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[9] |
Thames | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[4] |
Thetis | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham whilst on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[19] |
Three Friends | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[20] |
Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Brighton, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to London.[9] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[6] |
Volunteer | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[1] |
Westmoreland Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth.[17] |
William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast and was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[5] |
William and James | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[17] |
Wye | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked on Lundy Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Plymouth.[5] |
February
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ocean | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground on a reef off Kalatea (7°09′S 121°00′E / 7.150°S 121.000°E). She was scuttled on 5 February with the loss of two of her crew. |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with some loss of life.[21] |
7 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sydney Cove | New South Wales | . The ship was beached on Preservation Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board survived. |
18 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arrogante | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[22][23] |
Gallardo | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[22][24] |
Santa Cecilia | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The fifth rate frigate was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[22][25] |
San Vicente Ferrer | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[22][26] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[14] |
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wyndham | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Watchet, Somerset.[27] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apphia | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Ireland by the French. She was ona voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[28] |
Bueno Elenna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[28] |
Chance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith, Lothian.[29] |
Charlotte | flag unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Barcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
Daniel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Ramsgate and London.[32] |
Falmouth | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the English Channel by the privateers Ferret and Unitie (both France). She was subsequently lost off Dunkerque, Nord, France Falmouth was on a voyage from Cork to London.[33] |
Iris | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[34] |
Julie | Denmark | The ship was lost on Texel, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[29] |
Maria Christiana | Portugal | The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[33] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[34] |
Tristram | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[34] |
William | Ireland | The ship was lost at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[34] William later came ashore on the Galloway coast.[28] |
March
20 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jason | Great Britain | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[35] |
24 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | Great Britain | The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36] |
28 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | United States | The snow was wrecked on "Georgie Island". Her crew were rescued by the whaler Young William ( Great Britain).[37] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle Flore | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Hamburg.[38] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Parsey ( Great Britain). Betsey was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39] |
Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Bangor. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Liverpool.[40] |
Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.[41] |
Delia | Denmark | The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen.[38] |
Grizzie | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[21] |
Jong Jacob | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[38] |
London Packet | Great Britain | The ship sank at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, Ireland to London. London Packet was later refloated.[21] |
Louisa Christina | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Cork, Ireland.[40] |
Margaretta Elizabeth | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to New York, United States. Margaretta Elizabeth was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[42] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[40] |
Paisley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[21] |
Queen of Naples | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Youghal Bay before 10 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[18][41] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[38] |
William Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Long Island, County Cork, Ireland.[41] |
April
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harmonie | French Navy | War of the First Coalition, Battle of Jean-Rabel; Haitian Revolution: The Virginie-class frigate was deliberaterly run ashore and burnt near Jean-Rabel, Saint Domingue to avoid capture by HMS Thunderer and Valiant (both Royal Navy). |
Salvina | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London, Great Britain.[36] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santa Elena | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition, Action of 26 April 1797: The frigate was run aground and wrecked in Conil Bay having surrendered to HMS Emerald and HMS Irresistible (both Royal Navy).[37] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Albion | Royal Navy | The Albion-class ship of the line ran aground in the Thames Estuary. She broke her back two days later and was a total loss. |
Anna Maria | Sweden | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London Great Britain.[43] |
Cremorne | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Sound of Beaumaris.[44] She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39] |
Dunbar | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Volligeur ( France) and was subsequently wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20] |
Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[44] |
Nautilus | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Swansea, Glamorgan and Dartmouth, Devon. Nautilus was later towed in to Marazion, Cornwall.[45] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ely, Glamorgan to Memel, Prussia.[46] |
Prince Charles of Hesse | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Calabria to London.[43] |
Venus | Great Britain | The ship sank on the Nore.[47] |
William & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[20] |
Winskabet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel, Morocco whilst on a voyage from a Cornish port to Venice. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Worcester | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to India.[45] |
May
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hazard | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Vengeance ( France). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British America.[48] |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Travancore | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to China.[49][50] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conradi and Lovisa | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Reval, Russia.[36] |
Fame | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[51] |
Favourite | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[36] |
Goodintent | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Darete ( France). She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[52] |
Holderness | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dantzig.[53] |
John and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[54] |
Lady St. Clair | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off "Wingo" by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Memel, Prussia.[48] |
St. George | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cork.[37] |
June
1 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Skagen, Denmark by the privateer Corageaux ( France). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ystad, Sweden.[55] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arno | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Riga, Russia.[56] |
Cronberg | Danish Asiatic Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Elsinore. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[57] |
Friendship | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg.[58] |
Langton | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer.[59] |
HMS Pandora | Royal Navy | The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Skagen, Denmark and was burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Narva, Russia.[60] |
Sarah & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the "Ross River". She was on a voyage from "Ross" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48] |
Sophia | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[61] |
Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Onega, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
July
16 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Calliope | French Navy | War of the First Coalition: The corvette was driven ashore and wrecked on the Îles des Saintes in an engagaement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both Royal Navy).[62] |
La Freedom | French Navy | War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the Îles des Saintes in an engagement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both Royal Navy). She was burnt by the British.[62] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dorothea | Stettin | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia.[63] |
Orange | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Land's End, Cornwall by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[64] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[63] |
Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Fair Ness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[66] |
Thomas | Great Britain | The ship caught fire in the River Thames at the Tower of London and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland.[66] |
August
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[67][68] |
Jackson | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[67][68] |
Prince William Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Martinico.[67][68] |
Three Brothers | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[67][68] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Martha | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[69] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidade, Brazil to London.[70] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port.[71] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Artois | Royal Navy | The Artois-class frigate struck a rock off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[72] |
Clyde | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer.[73] |
Ceres | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by the privateer Courageaux ( France). She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark.[74] |
Commerce | United States | The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50] |
Courageaux | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer exploded and sank in the North Sea during an engagagement with Exeter ( Great Britain). Only four of her 43 crew survived.[74] |
Eliza | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames.She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[75] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Nixman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[74] |
Hannah | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Sweden to London.[76] |
Hilda | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Lausholm, near Visby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[74] She was refloated and taken in to "Sleet" for repairs.[77] |
John | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[78] |
Jubilee | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Rügen, Swedish Pomerania to Dublin.[75] |
Pointer | Great Britain | The ship caught fire at Gothenburg, Sweden and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[77] |
September
1 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chasseur | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy).[71] |
L'Intrepid | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy).[71] |
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hunter | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Bristol ( Great Britain). Hunter was set afire. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79] |
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | United States | The sloop was wrecked in the Currituck Inlet.[80] |
11 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
12 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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John | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a privateer and burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[81] |
14 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British America.[82] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[83] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[83] |
Carl Pieter | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, East Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[71] |
Diana | Ireland | The ship sank in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Dublin.[84] |
Eliza | Hamburg | The ship departed from Hamburg for Africa and Surinam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[85] |
Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall.[86] |
Glückleickeweiderkurs | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[83] |
Lethe | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[87] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[70] |
Sophia Magdalena | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, West Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[86] |
Triumph | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Newton, Gloucestershire whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[71] |
Weetwood | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[83] |
Xenophen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck".[86] |
October
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Delft | United Netherlands Navy | War of the First Coalition, Battle of Camperdown: The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain, following damage sustained in battle.[88] |
19 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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David | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[89] |
20 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Beginning | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian.[89][90] |
Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Leith. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Leith for repairs.[89][90] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Grenville Bay | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was subsequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( British East India Company). Grenville Bay was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[91] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[92] |
Barbara | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Martinico.[92] |
Carl Peter | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, East Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[93] |
Carolina | United States | The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham, Great Britain.[94] |
Carolina Wilhelmina | Stettin | The ship was lost near "Porttith", Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[95] |
Dublin Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[96] |
Eendraght | Dantzig | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.[94] |
Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[89] |
Elizabeth | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cork, Ireland.[79] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[97] |
Fox | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[79] |
Friede | Swedish Pomerania | The ship was driven ashore near Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to London.[92] |
Friendship | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Rye Harbour, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[92] |
George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[92] |
Hibernia | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[94] |
John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[94] |
Liddle | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[96] |
London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to London.[94] |
Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[94] |
Mersey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[92] |
Monnikendam | United Netherlands Navy | The frigate was beached at Westkapelle, Zeeland and was wrecked.[98] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[79] |
Trial | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[89] |
William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth and Exeter, Devon.[95] |
November
2 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Audacious | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[82] |
Myra | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[82] |
Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[82] |
3 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
North Carolina | United States | The ship was wrecked on "Albicoa Island", West Indies with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal to Washington.[99] |
10 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Princess Amelia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued.[100] |
14 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to London. She was recaptured by HMS Jason ( Royal Navy and burnt.[101] |
16 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Tribune | Royal Navy | The fifth rate frigate ran aground off Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of over 240 lives. There were twelve survivors. |
18 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Shepherdess | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Loch Eriboll. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Lancashire.[102] |
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[49] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[103] |
Dædalus | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[104] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Brighton, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[49] |
Frederick | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Stockholm.[91] |
Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[105] |
George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[106] |
Happy Meeting | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Scarborough, Yorkshire.[91] |
Hope | Great Britain | The lugger was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex by Belfast ( Great Britain) with the loss of eleven of her crew.[49] |
Itrehoe | Portugal | The ship departed from Oporto for Dublin, Ireland between 10 and 15 October. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[107] |
Jonge Sykau Fleet | Prussia | The ship departed from Königsberg for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[108] |
Latona | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Great Britain).[109] |
Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[110] |
Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[91] |
Mars | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[49] |
Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore.[91] |
Partridge | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[105] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[105] |
Royal George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[110] |
Rufford | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia.[49] |
Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[111] |
Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[112] |
Spring | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore.[91] |
Verandering | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost on the Happisburgh Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain to Dort.[111] |
Worcester | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[91] |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carbonear Bay.[113] |
Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carbonear Bay.[113] |
12 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Christian & Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Saints. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[114] |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dolphin | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer was captured in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Clyde ( Royal Navy). She foundered the next day.[101] |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Marquis of Worcester | Great Britain | The West Indiaman was wrecked on Chesil Beach, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her 24 crew.[115] She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[116] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Haabet | flag unknown | The ship departed from Oporto, Portugal for Guernsey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Agatha Phillipina | Dantzig | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Dantzig.[118] |
Alliance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[119] |
Amphitrite | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[50] |
Bartholomew | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Seaford, East Sussex with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzig.[120] |
Beaver | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the couast of County Durham.[121] |
Boston | Great Britain | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[122] |
Cadiz Packet | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[123][116] Cadiz Packet was later refloated.[113] |
Caresfort | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool.[124] |
Dominus Tecum | Dantzig | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[113] |
Economy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock.[116] |
Eagle | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent.[116] |
Egremont | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[123] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Littlehampton, West Sussex.[119] |
Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland. Eliza was later towed in to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[125] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Liverpool.[113] |
Enigheit | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Liverpool.[113] |
Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[82] |
Fénix | Portuguese Navy | The fourth rate frigate was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was subsequently refloated and returned to service.[126][127] |
Gateshead | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne.[121] |
George Brisset | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Liverpool with the loss of two of her crew.[50] |
Guardian | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[125] |
HMS Hamadryad | Royal Navy | The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the Barbary Coast.[128][129] |
Happy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[123] |
Hope | Great Britain | The ship was lost near The Skerries, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[116] |
Infant Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[82] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the North and South Rock. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[113] |
Jane & Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[116] Jane & Sarah was later refloated.[113] |
Jason | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock.[116] |
Jong Juffrow Anna Margaretta | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[82] |
Juffrow Anna Alida | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost near "Weykopzee". She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Rotterdam.[130] |
Lady Alleyne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Memel.[82] |
Liverpool Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[121] |
Maria Charlotta | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[131] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[121] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Martinico to London.[101] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Jamaica.[116] |
Neriod | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her crew.[82] |
New Loyalty | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[50] |
Olive | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Wigen".[82] |
Planter | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[121] |
Prince of Piedmont | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[116] |
Rachael | Great Britain | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[132] |
Star | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[130] |
Success | Batavian Republic | The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[123] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[101] |
Swan | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[119] |
Twee Gebroeders | Batavian Republic | The ship was driven ashore near Camperduin. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[101] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[130] |
Union | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and put in to Whitby, Yorkshire, where she sank. Union was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[121] |
Zeelust | Hamburg | The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[82] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer La Eigle ( France). She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Gaspee, Lower Canada, British America.[58] |
Bridget | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was subsequently wrecked on Martinico. Bridget was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[59] |
Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to a British port.[133] |
Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Old Calabar.[130] |
Castle Semple | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the West Indies[63] |
Charlotte | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[132] |
Cornwallis | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the West Indies. She was sent in to Guadeloupe but was subsequently lost there. Cornwallis was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[56] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to the Teignmouth, Devon.[123] |
Fame | Great Britain | The ship was lost at British Honduras.[46] |
Fanny | Great Britain | The transport ship collided with Briton ( Great Britain and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[134] |
Favourite | Ireland | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (34°N 35°W / 34°N 35°W) by Thétis ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Martinico to Cork.[56] |
General Marian | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[120] |
General Warren | Great Britain | The ship was lost.[134] |
Gibraltar | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Carbonear Bay.[113] |
Governor Williamson | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the African coast. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[130] |
Hull Packet | Great Britain | The ship foundered before 12 December. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to an English port.[135][124] |
Henry & Eliza | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[46] |
James | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria.[52] |
Janet | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[130] |
John | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[112] |
Kitty Cummings | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Scipio ( Batavian Republic Navy). She was on a voyage from Demerara to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[21] |
Margarets | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[114] |
Maria | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[136] |
Martha | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[132] |
Martin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Hampton Roads, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[60] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Saint Croix, Virgin Islands before 2 June.[137] |
Nelly | Great Britain | The letter of marque ship was lost on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Nassau, Bahamas.[138] |
Nelly | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Union Island. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool.[2] Nelly was later refloated and taken in to Saint Vincent.[43] |
New Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently lost at Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Saint-Domingue.[139] |
Orracabezza | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Charleston, South Carolina, United States by a privateer and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[120] |
Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Charleston.[38] |
Powhaton | United States | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston.[140] |
Prince Frederick | British East India Company | War of the First Coalition: The East Indiaman was captured by Insurgente ( French Navy). She subsequently foundered but her crew were rescued. Prince Frederick was on a voyage from Bengal to London.[132] |
Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently run ashore at Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Domingue.[141] |
Ranger | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Roebuck Packet ( Great Britain). Ranger was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to New York.[51] |
Recovery | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes.[70] |
Roebuck | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off the coast of Africa and subsequently sank.[41] |
Salter | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of British Honduras. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[124] |
Schonhoven | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost in the Demarara River. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Grenada.[86] |
Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St Ives, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[27] |
Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Halifax.[125] |
Stag | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Halifax.[123] She was on a voyage from Halifax to Jamaica.[120] |
Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Halifax.[134] |
Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Charleston, South Carolina whilst on a voyage from Charleston to London.[41] |
Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts.[130] |
Triton | Great Britain | The schooner was lost in Carbonear Bay.[125] |
Venus | Great Britain | The whaler was losy in the Greenland Sea. Her crew were rescued.[60] |
Vrees & Hoop | flag unknown | War of the First Coalition The ship was captured off Saint Lucia and was subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[70] |
William | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Heneaga.[138] |
York | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Jamaica whilst on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[41] |
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