List of shipwrecks in 1762
The List of shipwrecks in 1762 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1762.
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January[]
3 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The sixth rate foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with some loss of life.[1] |
8 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dragon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[2] |
Greyhound | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Barbadoes by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[3] |
12 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Good Intent | ![]() |
The tender was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Granville | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[4] |
John & Sukey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and the West Indies.[4] |
Nossa Senhora de Padrão da Serra | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[4] |
Prussian Hero | ![]() |
The victualling ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Seanymph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
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The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain with the loss of 40 of her 110 crew.[4] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amiable | ![]() |
The privateer was lost with the loss of 27 lives.[4] |
Delight | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[5] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship was lost off , Nova Scotia, French America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[6] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[5] |
Sarah & Katherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. she was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford with the loss of one of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Senegal to London.[5] |
February[]
10 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe near Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein.[7] |
21 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cumgilly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Carmarthen.[8] |
Edinburgh | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[9] |
22 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Retrelle | ![]() |
The ship, which had been captured by HMS Bellona (![]() |
24 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Bergen, Norway to Sunderland, County Durham.[9] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Barnard | ![]() |
The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (48°N 26°W / 48°N 26°W) on 10 February by the privateer Diana (![]() |
Lady Katharina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[9] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea between Fraserburgh and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[6] |
Syren | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Campvere or Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[9] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven, Electorate of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[9] |
March[]
15 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charming Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was sunk at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin and Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
18 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nostra Señora de Piedade | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the North Bull Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from St Georges to London.[12] |
22 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andreas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Martins to Warberg.[3] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherina Margaretta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain.[13] |
Duke of York | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off Tynemouth. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields.[7] |
Jeun Sultan | ![]() |
The privateer was captured by Scipio (![]() |
Laurel | ![]() |
The transport ship was sunk by a collision with Houghton (![]() |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[15] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Youghall, County Cork, Ireland, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[10] |
Mohawke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Tagus. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[15] |
Nostra Señora del Rosario | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Bilboa.[13] |
Santissima Trinita & St. Pedro D'Alantara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Exeter, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Exeter to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[16] |
April[]
6 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Phaeton | flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina, British America.[17] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bacchus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Posset Point Rocks, in the Bristol Channel.[18] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Guinea.[19] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bremen.[20] |
Young Adrian | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[21] |
May[]
7 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Achilles | ![]() |
The ship caught fire off Carthagena, Spain and was beached. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[22] |
22 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Buffoon | ![]() |
The frigate was lost in the Hamoaze.[23] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane | ![]() |
The ship was captured by the privateer Revenge (![]() |
Revenge | ![]() |
The privateer was driven ashore on the Dutch coast by a British armed cutter and was then burnt.[24] |
June[]
21 June[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lytchett | ![]() |
The ship was captured in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by (![]() |
July[]
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hercules | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[26] |
Middleton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Liverpool.[27] |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Bremen.[26] |
St. João Baptista | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by (![]() |
Success | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and foundered off the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[29] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Bremen.[26] |
August[]
12 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Battle of Havana: The ship of the line was scuttled at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[30] | |
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Battle of Havana: The ship-of-the-line was scuttled at Havana .[30] | |
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Battle of Havana: The ship-of-the-line was scuttled at Havana.[30] |
15 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Savage | ![]() |
The ship privateer, a cutter, was captured and sunk by (![]() |
26 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indian Prince | ![]() |
The ship was captured off Madeira by a French Navy frigate, reported to be the Modeste, and was burnt. Her crew were put aboard the Greyhound (![]() |
27 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rose | ![]() |
The ship parted from a convoy on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[33] |
31 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (72 km) west of Belle Île, France. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[32] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diligence | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch ship. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[25] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Judith Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[35] |
September[]
3 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jufro Francina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam.[36] |
14 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Stirling Castle | ![]() |
The second-rate ship of the line was scuttled at Havana, Cuba. |
15 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santa Joseph de Goyesechea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Avilés Bay by HMS Aeolus (![]() |
18 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The fifth rate was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[38] | |
St Paul | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands.[38] |
19 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Christian | ![]() |
The dogger was driven ashore and wrecked in Liverpool Bay.[39] |
Greyhound | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Ribble and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[39] |
24 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The Merlin-class sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[40] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lancaster, Lancashire, her crew wishing to avoid impressment. She came ashore and was wrecked. Eagle was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lancaster.[41] |
Fenwick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[39] |
Jennet | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva to Lancaster, Lancashire.[37] |
Kingstone | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Baltic Sea and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[42] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on , Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[41] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg.[39] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Highlakes, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] |
October[]
3 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Backton, Norfolk.[44] |
Hopestill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[44] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[44] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Backton.[44] |
John and Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, Dutch Republic to Sunderland, County Durham.[44] |
Lively Nanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Backton. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Backton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Cammas" to London.[44] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
St George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk.[44] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
25 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arthur | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Martinico and Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[45] |
Providence | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost at Havana.[46] |
26 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charming Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
Experiment | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[47] |
James and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
John and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
30 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Phœnix | ![]() |
African slave trade: The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of at least 332 lives. Thirty-six crew were rescued by King George (![]() |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne & Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[49] |
Bona Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Bergen to London.[49] |
Charming Nelly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire.[49] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[50] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Schiedam, Dutch Republic.[44] |
Grandburg | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Strangford Lough in mid-October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[51] |
Haston | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Hamoaze.[49] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[52] |
London | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from London to the Leeward Islands via Madeira and Gibraltar.[53] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49] |
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The frigate was lost at Vila Franca do Campo, Azores with the loss of most of her crew.[35][54] | |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Watchet, Somerset.[49] |
Pro Patria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Åbo.[44] |
Richard and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney. She was on a voyage from Burlington, New Jersey, British America to London.[49] |
Scott | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Granadoes to London.[52] |
"Three Good Friends" | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin, Ireland.[55] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[52] |
Tyger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[42] |
November[]
11 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ferdinand | ![]() |
The ship foundered in The Downs with the loss of thirteen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[56] |
Friends Goodwill | ![]() |
The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[57] |
Hawke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Pool, Dorset.[56] |
Queen of Portugal | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal.[56] |
15 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pocock | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the snow Joanna. She was n a voyage from to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[58] |
27 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore betweenCalais and Boulogne, Kingdom of France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[59][60] |
29 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Marlborough | ![]() |
The second rate ship of the line sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Antelope (![]() |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[47] |
Ann and Francis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[47] |
Anne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of four lives.[47] |
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The sloop-of-war was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[56] | |
Charles | flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Figueira, Portugal.[61] |
Duke of Cumberland | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62] |
Duke of York | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[47] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[47][59] |
Endeavoua | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[62] |
Finder | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gorey. She was on a voyage from Angola to Rotterdam.[56][35] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New York, British America.[63][64] |
Greyhound | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pool, Dorset.[59] |
Hopewell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[47] |
Mayflower | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Long Oversall Sand, in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk. The only survivor was her captain, who was rescued by a coble from Wells-next-the-Sea.[47] |
Pennington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk.[47] |
Quince Tree | ![]() |
The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina before 11 November. All seventeen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cape Fear, North Carolina.[65] |
Samuel and Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[56] |
Samuel & Lydia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from "Blythnock" to London.[47] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The galley foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[47] |
St George | ![]() |
The ship was lost off "Pilasouthery". She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Lancaster, Lancashire.[66] |
Tarleton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[62] |
True Briton | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[66] |
December[]
12 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Temple | ![]() |
The third-rate ship-of-the-line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland.[67][68] |
15 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arnold | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Maitanzes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana Captaincy General of Cuba.[69] |
18 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pretty | ![]() |
The sloop departed from Saint-Malo for Guernsey. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Lewis. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[71] |
Anna Maria | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[64] |
Bien Amie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Whitstable, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[72] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[73] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship sank on The Gallions. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Jamaica.[64] She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[74] |
Royal Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Quebec, New France to London. She was beached in the River Corrib, Ireland.[73] |
HMS Temple | ![]() |
The third-rate ship of the line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[71] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Culloden (![]() |
Adventure | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London.[75] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Sandy Island. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Antigua.[76] |
Blessing | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[50] |
Brilliant | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Martinico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[58] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship bulged whilst being heaved at Quebec, New France. She was declared a total loss.[28] |
Brotherhood | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Cesar | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York, British America.[58] |
Cato | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Guadeloupe.[78] |
Charming Nancy | ![]() |
The ship sank near Halifax, Nova Scotia, French America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[76] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[46] |
Defiance | ![]() |
The ship was lost at New Calabar.[50] |
General Amherst | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London.[46] |
General Wolfe | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Christi, San Domingo to New York.[80] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of New England, British America. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[24] |
Intrepide | ![]() |
The ship was sunk off the coast of Africa in an engagement with a French privateer. There were four survivors.[67] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls whilst evading a French Navy man-of-war.[81] |
Lark | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] |
Lion | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Gibraltar.[82] |
Oldbury | ![]() |
African slave trade: The ship was destroyed by explosives at Bonny, Nigeria. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[41] |
Phæton | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (190 km) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[82] |
Pitt | ![]() |
The transport ship, a galley, foundered.[46] |
Pretty Betsey | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Prince George | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Martha Bacca, Jamaica at the end of a voyage from London. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
Prince Ferdinand | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[55] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, to Providence, Rhode Island, British America.[22] |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[46] |
Richard | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Royal Duke | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Intrepid (![]() |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was captured by four French Navy Men-of-War and burnt. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[26] |
St Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Trani to Lisbon, Portugal.[71] |
Streckland Castle | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered.[79] |
Sv. Pëtr I Pavel | ![]() |
The vessel was wrecked off Shemya in the Near Islands in the western Catherine Archipelago. Most of her crew survived.[83] |
Tortola | ![]() |
The ship capsized off Tortola. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tortola to London.[59] |
Unidentified | Unidentified | Russian explorers reported a two-masted foreign vessel abandoned in the Catherine Archipelago. Inhabitants of Unalaska Island and Umnak Island reported it to be on .[84] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples.[56] |
William and Ann | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
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