The List of shipwrecks in 1755 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1755.
January
17 January
19 January
24 January
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Happy Return | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bordeaux, France. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
John & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dieppe, France, with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[5] |
John & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa.[6] |
Katherine & Anne | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bristol, England, to Morlaix, France.[7] |
Two Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[6] |
February
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Postillion | France | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rhône.[8] |
16 February
Unknown date
March
8 March
13 March
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Parthenope | Great Britain | The ship was lost at "Georgenti". Her crew were rescued.[14] |
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Porto.[15] |
Carolina | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12] |
David | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[16] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, France, to Newcastle upon Tyne.[12] |
Glasgow | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Veere, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[17] |
Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Margaret | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Granville, France, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to a Scottish port.[16] |
St. George | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[15] |
St. Mawes | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States, to Hull, Yorkshire.[8] |
Sukey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[16] |
April
4 April
13 April
23 April
Unknown date
May
Unknown date
June
8 June
9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Andalusia | Spain | The ship was lost off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, New Spain, to Málaga.[26] |
10 June
July
1 July
17 July
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Abel & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Cette to Boulogne.[29] |
Unknown date
August
Unknown date
September
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1755 Ship | State | Description |
William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Genoa. Gje was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon, Portugal.[33] |
27 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Hardie | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[35] |
Mary-Ann | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth.[35] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at "Cliesdon". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[35] |
Pleixcilière | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth.[35] |
Princess Augusta | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Chester, Cheshire.[36] |
Samuel | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[26] |
Winsor | Great Britain | The ship departed from London for Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland, during September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
October
5 October
6 October
14 October
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Ann & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Poole, Dorset.[40] |
Betty | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands, with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[41] |
Mediterranean | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Chester, Cheshire.[41] |
Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the "Medwharf". She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool.[40] |
St. Andrew | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Dumfries.[41] |
Stirling Castle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[40] |
Triton | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Bristol.[42] |
November
9 November
16 November
29 November
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Amity | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[47] |
Benjamin | France | The ship was lost near the Île d'Oléron. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux.[44] |
Duc de Berry | France | The ship was lost near the Île d'Oleron. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux.[44] |
Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[48] |
Isabella | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Plymouth, Devon.[44] |
Jennings | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk.[44] |
John & Philip | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to London.[47] |
La Ferme | France | The ship was lost near Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[44] |
Levant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to London.[43] |
Mermaid | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[43] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near St Mawes Castle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Barcelona, Spain.[49] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[47] |
Oporto Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[50] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, to Whitby, Yorkshire.[48] |
Young William | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Lancashire coast with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin.[48] |
December
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Hannah & Betty | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to Dublin.[51] |
25 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755 Ship | State | Description |
Acton | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Llanelly, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[53] |
Anna-Maria | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, Great Britain, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[46] |
Expedition | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Naples.[54] |
Lively Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Hamburg.[46] |
Pulcrade | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Galician coast, Spain. She was on a voyage from Porto to "Balica".[39] |
Sarah & Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of South Wales.[54] |
Three Crowns | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[51] |
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Brown | British America | The galley was lost near Anguilla. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island, to the West Indies.[55] |
Carolina | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Willemstad, Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America, to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[26] |
Duke of Cumberland | Jersey | The ship was lost on the coast of Newfouldland, British America.[56] |
Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Seskar. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[57] |
James and Christopher | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Mazagan, Morocco.[21] |
Jehoakim | Spain | The ship was lost in the Passage Islands. She was on a voyage from Caracas, New Spain, to Cádiz.[37] |
Jersey | Jersey | The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland.[58] |
Martin | Great Britain | The brigantine foundered before 3 February whilst on a voyage from Campeche, New Spain, to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Marmaduke | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Saint Petersburg.[47] |
Montfort | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9] |
Nazareth | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Lagos. Her crew were rescued. She was reported to be on a voyage from Wales to Marseille, France.[60] |
Notre Dame de Deliverance | France | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Cádiz, Spain.[61] |
Prince William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Dino".[62] |
Salisbury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the "Colorados" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America.[6] |
Sally & Lucy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cerela".[62] |
St. Peter | Imperial Russian Navy | The gukor was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Vorovskaya. She was on a voyage from Yamsk to Okhotsk.[63] |
Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bombay, Mughal Empire.[64] |
Union | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, British America, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[51] |
Venus | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Porto to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[40] |
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