List of shipwrecks in 1791
The list of shipwrecks in 1791 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1791.
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January
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Britannia | The ship foundered in the River Thames during a gale.[1] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingue to Dunkirk, Nord.[2] | |
| Lively | The whaler was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[3] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston Packet | The ship departed from a port in Carolina, United States for Larne, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[4] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The schooner was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina with the loss of at least nine lives.[5] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aimable Martha | The ship was driven ashore near "the Ovens". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cork.[6] | |
| Amity | The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[7] | |
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry.[8] | |
| Balloon | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Londonderry.[8] | |
| Barclay | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from, Philadelphia to Londonderry.[9] | |
| Baron Duhalde | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lisbon, Portugal and Bordeaux, Gironde.[8] | |
| Belfast | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alicante, Spain.[10] | |
| Bellona | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[3] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Quimper, Finistère, France and wrecked with the loss of her captain.[11] She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to London.[9] | |
| Britannia | The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[10] | |
| Britannia | The ship capsized at Lisbon and was declared beyond repair.[11] | |
| Briton | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (31 nmi; 58 km) off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, United States.[7] | |
| HMRC Bushe | The Revenue cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway, Ireland with the loss of five of her crew.[12] | |
| Carolina Gustaffa | The ship was lost near "Christiansound". She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[7] | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith.[13] | |
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London.[14] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[7] | |
| Choice | The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to London. Choice was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Audierne.[13][15] | |
| Courier | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[11] | |
| Cousan | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkirk.[3] | |
| Deux Anges | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[11] | |
| Deux Felicities | The ship was lost near Nantes. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes.[16] | |
| Diana | The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[3] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was lost at Galipoly, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Galipoly and Bruges, Dutch Republic.[2][17] | |
| Dublin and Philadelphia Packet | The ship was driven ashore near Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[18] | |
| Duc de Normandie | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue.[11] | |
| Earl of Eglington | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkirk.[19] | |
| Elizabeth and Marguerite | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to "Jeremiah".[11] | |
| Fair Helen | The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Ancona, Papal States.[19] | |
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked in the Mull of Galloway. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[20] | |
| Four Friends | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[21] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Liverpool.[7] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( | |
| Germania | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[6] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Ostend.[8] | |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Orne River, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6] | |
| Hannah | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London.[7] | |
| Happy Return | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Londonderry.[9] | |
| Henderson | The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland while on a voyage from Livorno to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[11] | |
| Henrietta | The ship was driven ashore at Alemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to the Firth of Forth.[16] | |
| Heureux Savage | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near L'Orient, Morbihan while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Dunkirk.[11][14] | |
| Increase | The ship was lost in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[10] | |
| Integrity | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright.[19] | |
| John | The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Memel.[16] | |
| Jolly Cooper | The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Limerick, Ireland.[6] | |
| Jonge Christian | The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[18] | |
| Jonge Gottfried | The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[18] | |
| Juffrow Anna | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[13][21] | |
| Juno | The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset.[3] | |
| Lady Magdalena | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. Her crew were rescued.[8] | |
| L'Amiable Marianne | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince.[11] | |
| La Nereede | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain.[17] | |
| La Princesse de Asturias | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Louisiana, New Spain.[11] | |
| Lark | The ship was wrecked in Quiberon Bay.[11] She was on a voyage from Cork to Brest, Finistère.[9] | |
| Leeming | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Caernarfon.[19] | |
| Lucy | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[6] | |
| L'Union | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique.[11] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[16]p | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[19] | |
| Nancy | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London.[16] | |
| Nancy | The ship was lost at Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Bilbao.[10] | |
| Neptune | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[19] | |
| Ninety Electors | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique.[9][11] | |
| Nosta Señora del Carmen | The ship was wrecked near Bordeaux while on a voyage from Bilbao to London.[11] | |
| Orange Tree | The ship was lost near Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lytham St. Annes.[19] | |
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked off "Latiste" while on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Setúbal, Portugal or St. Lucar, Spain.[9][11] | |
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked at Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[11] | |
| Penelope | The ship was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Havre de Grâce.[18] | |
| Prince William | The ship was lost at Livorno. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno.[8] | |
| Rebecca | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Connemara, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Galway.[6] | |
| Robert's Adventure | The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued.[8] | |
| Susannah | The ship was driven ashore at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New York to Porto.[7] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Newry, County Antrim.[9] | |
| Thomas and Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne with the loss of all hands.[13] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was driven ashore near Montreal-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[3] | |
| Three Friends | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[19] | |
| Tryphena | The ship was driven ashore in Cadiz Bay, Spain and was wrecked.[13] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[21] | |
| Two Anns | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[8] | |
| Two Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[3] | |
| Weymouth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to London.[7] | |
| William | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[8][20] | |
| Woolton | The ship was driven ashore at Chester, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[10] |
February
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | The ship was wrecked at Coolbeg, County Fermanagh, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[22] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship departed from Glückstadt for London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[4] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | The ship was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[23] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Valck | The East Indiaman foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of six of the 58 people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[23][24] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | The Dédaigneuse-class frigate was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of 106 of her 108 crew. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to L'Orient, Morbihan.[2][25] | |
| Ark | The ship was wrecked on the Nore, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London.[26] | |
| Blessing | The ship was driven ashore near Birchington, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27] | |
| Boston Packet | The ship was lost on Little Island, off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[23] | |
| Bridget | The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[26] | |
| Clara | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, Dublin and Belfast, County Antrim.[28] | |
| Dame Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near "Suderwell". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stockholm.[29] | |
| Diligence | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[26] | |
| Eliza | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[26] | |
| Elmyra | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Groningen, Dutch Republic to London.[26] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Firth of Forth.[20] | |
| Favourite | The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire.[30] | |
| Federalist | The ship was wrecked near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London.[26] | |
| Flora | The ship sank at Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[30] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey.[27] | |
| Hannah | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[22] | |
| Hazard | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[2] | |
| Henrica | The ship was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Honfleur, Calvados, France.[22] | |
| Industry | The ship was lost near Jural Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool.[30] | |
| Industry | The ship was wrecked near Ormes Head, Caernarfonshire.[31] | |
| Jeune Henriette | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais while on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic. | |
| Jeune Louis | The ship was lost near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux, Gironde.[30] | |
| Johanna Catharina | flag unknown | The ship was destroyed by fire at Cartagena, Spain. Two other vessels were also burnt.[23] |
| Jonge Cornelius | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain while on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port.[32] | |
| Juliana | The Guineaman was wrecked on Anholt.[26][33] | |
| Keatie | The ship was driven ashore crewless near Cromer, Norfolk.[29] | |
| Lady Salton | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Inverness.[22] | |
| L'Amiable Meritte | The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Cape De Gatt and Alborán Island, Spain.[34] | |
| La Nereede | The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île de France, Mauritius.[2] | |
| London Merchant | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[35] | |
| Lucinda | The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[36] She was later refloated and take in to Gibraltar.[37] | |
| Martha | The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool.[30] | |
| Mary | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[32] | |
| Mary and Ann | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[32] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[27] | |
| Matthias Hendrick | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[30] | |
| Mercury | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[32] She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[27] | |
| Mould | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[32] She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[27] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to London.[27] | |
| Resolution | The ship was driven ashore near Cromer. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[20] | |
| St. George | The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[30] | |
| St. James | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry.[27] | |
| Vrow Fiche | The ship was driven ashore near Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[27] | |
| Zufriedenheit | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay.[2] |
March
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonii | The frigate was destroyed by fire in the Dnieper.[38] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar | The ship was wrecked at Cape Fallo.[39] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[40] | |
| Catherine | The ship was wrecked at Dumfries with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37] | |
| Commerce | The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Limerick.[41] | |
| Concordia | The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Mediterranean port.[23] | |
| Duke of Sudermania | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkirk, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She on a voyage from Norrköping to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[37][42] | |
| Favourite | The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[23] | |
| Fortune | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[43] | |
| Four Friends | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Charleston.[44] | |
| François | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[23] |
| Friends | The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[44] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bône, Algeria.[45] | |
| Havry Alem | The brig was wrecked on Eierland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg.[43] | |
| Helen & Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dawpool, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[43] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Crombie Point, Fife to a Baltic port.[41] | |
| Lark | The ship capsized in the English Channel. She was towed into Dover, Kent still in a capsized state.[24] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[23] | |
| Le Cultivation | The ship was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued by Perseverance ( | |
| Les Deux Sœurs | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[44] | |
| Lord Mansfield | The ship sank in the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[37] | |
| Lyon | The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( | |
| Minerva | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[45] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire to London.[23] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship was destroyed by fire at Kincardine. She was on a voyage from Kincardine to Gothenburg, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.[43] | |
| Peace | The ship was lost off "Cape St. Marie". She was on a voyage from Naples to Galipoly, Ottoman Empire.[46] | |
| Ville de Paris | The whaler was lost off "Holstone". She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkirk.[46] |
April
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Termagant | The ship was destroyed by fire at Georgetown.[47] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[48] | |
| Charles & Margaret | The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drontheim, Norway.[49] | |
| Duke of York | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord, France to Dover, Kent.[41] | |
| Eagle | The ship was lost near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[48] | |
| Fortitude | The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[48] | |
| Goed Hoep | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia.[50] | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[50] | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[41] | |
| Liberty | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock. She subsequently drove ashore on the coast of County Wexford and was wrecked.[51] She was on a voyage from Cork to Greenock, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[52] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic.[53] | |
| Royal Oak | The ship was in collision with Peggy ( | |
| Sisters | The ship was lost in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France.[54] |
May
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Rodney | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[54] | |
| Invincible | The ship was driven ashore at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[55] | |
| Juffrow Dorothea | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[56] | |
| Vrow Ailka | flag unknown | The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Flatholm" to Narva, Russia.[4] |
| Young Thomas | The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[57] |
June
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[58] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[59] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[60] | |
| Edinburgh | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Shuna. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[61] | |
| Gallant | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Aldeburgh.[61] | |
| Goede Henessight | The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga.[60] | |
| Hannah | Captain Holiday's ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga.[60] | |
| Hannah | Captain Murdoch's ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga.[60] | |
| Les Trois Sœurs | The ship was lost near Ostend, Dutch Republic.[60] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Banff.[62] | |
| Mayflower | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Sligo.[15] | |
| Sophia Dorothea Amelia | The ship was lost near Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[47] |
July
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | The ship capsized with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New London to Barbados.[63] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspye | The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued.[64] | |
| Greenland | The ship foundered in the Norwegian Sea 90 leagues (230 nmi; 430 km) north west of Nordkapp, Denmark-Norway. Her crew were rescued by Lady Jane ( | |
| Hopewell | The ship was lost near Boston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Pool to Hull, Yorkshire.[64] | |
| St. Laurent | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Dunkirk.[66] |
August
10 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm. Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[67] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[68][69] |
24 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foulis | The East Indiaman was lost whilst on a voyage from Madras to Bencoolen, India.[70] |
29 August

| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pandora | The Porcupine-class sixth rate post ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of 35 of the 134 people on board. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Triede | The ship foundered in the Kattegat off Gothenburg while on a voyage from Stockholm to Maldon, Essex, Great Britain.[65][71] | |
| Grace | The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic.[72] | |
| Juno | The ship was lost near Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[72] | |
| Kite | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London and Ostend.[69][73] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[74] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pitt | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[75] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel, East Prussia.[76] | |
| Betsy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel.[76] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Helen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Valencia Bay, Spain.[77] She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Valencia and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was lost near Minehead, Somerset with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[75] | |
| Commerce | The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Anholt.[74] She was later refloated and taken in to Memel, Prussia.[79] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Bornholm.[74] | |
| Earl & Amelia | The ship was driven ashore near Danzig. she was on a voyage from Danzig to Ireland.[74] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74] | |
| Hiram | The ship was lost near Amlwch, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston.[73] | |
| Jenny | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[74] | |
| Johan | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Stettin.[75] | |
| Johan | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Stettin.[75] | |
| Maria | The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Gothenburg.[80] | |
| Michael | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[75] | |
| Ranger | The whaler was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[81] | |
| St Joseph | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[58] | |
| Thetis | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Margate, Kent.[74] | |
| Trent | The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[82] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore on "Summers Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[58] | |
| Wilhelmina Carolina | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[75] | |
| Wohlfaart | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[74] Wohlfaart was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[58] |
October
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (longitude 26° W) while on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Dart ( | |
| Polly & Betsey | The ship capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to New Providence, New Jersey.[84] | |
| Seaflower | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Antigua[84] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary & Susannah | The ship was sestroyed by fire at Great Brule, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[85] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, Great Britain to Wexford.[86] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Vigo, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[87] | |
| Friendship | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Figueira da Foz, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[88] | |
| John | The ship departed from Burin, Newfoundland for Bilbao, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[89] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Almy | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86] | |
| Charles | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Exeter, Devon.[90] Her crew were rescued.[91] | |
| Elizabeth and Kitty | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven while on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[92] | |
| Emily | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Aegean Sea off Delos, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[77] | |
| Fanny | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall.[78] | |
| General Elliot | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[80] | |
| Hannah | The sloop caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was carrying a cargo of quicklime.[93] | |
| Helena | The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[94] | |
| John | The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Plymouth, Devon.[95] | |
| Joseph and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to a Baltic port.[80] | |
| Margaret | The ship was lost near Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[82] | |
| Marquis de la Fayette | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[83] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[86] | |
| Royal Escape | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cardigan.[86] | |
| Thames | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Thames was later taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[86][96] | |
| Ulrica | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ostend.[95] | |
| Vrow Elizabeth Maria | flag unknown | The ship was lost near Trondheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[86] |
November
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blessed Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dover.[97][98] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exuma | The ship was lost at Oracabessa, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica tp Dublin.[87] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[99] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte and Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carsaig, Isle of Mull with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[100] | |
| Jessie | The ship foundered off Lunga, Slate Islands with the loss of all hands.[100] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[101] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[85] | |
| Admiral Stromfeldt | The ship was driven ashore near "Ohlsund". She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[102] | |
| Anna Maria | The ship was driven ashore on Bardsey Island, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Lisbon.[101] | |
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[103] | |
| Briggs | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[98] | |
| Countess of Scarborough | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[103] | |
| Dolphin | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[103] | |
| Essex | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, Spain. She was on a voyage from the United States to Cádiz, Spain.[98] | |
| Estrella d'Asia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Porto.[98] | |
| François | The ship departed from Ostend, Dutch Republic for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104] | |
| Fortune | The ship was wrecked on the Girdler Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Venice.[97] | |
| Groot Sohn | The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[97] | |
| Hercules | The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[102] | |
| Johanna Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[105] | |
| Lark | The ship was wrecked on the northern coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Roscoff, Finistère, France.[106] | |
| Luce | The ship was destroyed by fire in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[107] | |
| Maryland | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[84] | |
| Munificent | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98] | |
| Olive Tree | The ship was lost near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[102] | |
| Plympton | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin, Ireland.[98] | |
| Portland | The ship was driven ashore on the Sand Head. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[85] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[102] She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby.[84] | |
| Rebecca | The ship was driven ashore 8 leagues from Marseille. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille.[108] | |
| Sodermanland | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore, in the North Sea while on a voyage from Stockholm to London. Eighteen of her crew were rescued by Swanland ( | |
| Susan | The ship was wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[98] | |
| Swallow | The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau.[85] | |
| Thetis | The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisby to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[83][105] |
December
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire.[110] | |
| Fanny | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by an unidentified vessel, which was reported to have probably sunk too.[100] | |
| Good Intent | The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes.[110] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grampus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[111] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelham | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[100] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swallow | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford, Ireland.[112] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from Ostend to India. She was later refloated and taken in to Middelburg.[103][113] | |
| Ann | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Biddiford, Devon.[114] | |
| Ann | The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[113] | |
| Antonetta | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dort to Barcelona, Spain.[115][116] | |
| Belhaven | The ship was lost on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[110] | |
| Bethia | The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Ostend.[113] | |
| Betsey | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz.[110] | |
| Betsey | The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Venice.[117] | |
| Catharine | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[99] | |
| Center | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[103] | |
| Ceres | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Lower Canada, British America to Aberdeen.[110] | |
| Charles | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth.[103] | |
| Charles & Maria | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Scotland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[108] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore at Treptowe, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[99] | |
| Cholmley | The ship was driven ashore on the Baltic coast.[112] | |
| Cleveland | The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to Hull, Yorkshire.[108] | |
| Constantia | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast.[118] | |
| Departement | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[113] | |
| Deux Frères | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[119] | |
| Eagle | The ship was wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[110] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship was driven ashore near Rye. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool.[114] | |
| Eleanor | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[113] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[99] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ulverston, Lancashire.[115] | |
| Exeter & Dirk | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain.[118] | |
| Falmouth | The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London.[103] | |
| Flora | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk.[115] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to London.[116] | |
| Friendship | The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Swansea, Glamorgan.[108][114] | |
| Friendship | The ship was run down and sunk off Greenock, Renfrewshire.[99] | |
| Good Desire | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[117] Good Desire had been refloated by 24 December and taken in to Elsinore, Denmark.[120] | |
| Hampden | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[103] | |
| Hebe | The whaler was driven ashore near Dunkirk. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkirk.[116] | |
| Hebe | The ship was lost near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux.[119] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire.[116] | |
| Isabella | The ship was wrecked near Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[100][108] | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore at Craydon Head. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[103] | |
| Jane | The ship was lost at Memel.[113] | |
| Jeune Eulalie | The ship was lost near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Nantes.[117] | |
| Joseph & Mary | The ship was driven ashore at "East Stoke". She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Chichester, Sussex.[99] | |
| King's Fisher | The ship was lost on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.[110] | |
| La Dame Martha | The ship fouundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Alexandria, Egypt.[119] | |
| Leeds | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Hull.[114] | |
| London | The ship was wrecked on the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man while on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Liverpool.[121] | |
| Louis | The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bordeaux.[113] | |
| Manchester | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[118] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore at Llanddwin Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[112] | |
| Neptune | The ship was lost near Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[117] | |
| Newe Onderneeming | The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[113] | |
| Norfolk | The ship was lost on the Point of Ayre. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea to Liverpool.[117] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick, Ireland.[108] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hull.[114] | |
| Prudence | The ship was lost on "Catsmore". She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Bristol.[117] | |
| Rebecca | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) west of Marseille while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille.[100] | |
| Recovery | The ship was driven ashore at Huelva, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Faro, Portugal.[113] | |
| Reward | The ship was wrecked near Calais with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[99] | |
| Richard | The ship was lost near Ilfracombe. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Dublin, Ireland.[110] | |
| Rosalie | The ship foundered off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Barcelona, Spain.[99] | |
| Rose | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol.[113] | |
| Sabrina | The ship was driven ashore at Conwy, Carnarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[116] | |
| St. Michael, Nostra Señora Delas Gracias | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to St Lucar.[110] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[114] | |
| Three Sisters | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[110] | |
| Unity | The ship was driven ashore at Noordwijk, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to Shoreham-by-Sea.[108] | |
| Vale | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Liverpool.[116] | |
| Vrede | The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[117] | |
| William | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[115] | |
| William | The ship was lost near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from London to St. Lucar.[117] | |
| Zeelust | flag unknown | The ship was lost at "Stevensklindt". She was on a voyage from "Wyborg", Sweden to Cádiz.[117] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Activité | The ship was lost on the coast of Gold Coast, Africa.[103] | |
| Alexis | The ship was lost at Labrador, British America.[107] | |
| Alliance | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Domingue[98] | |
| Ally | The ship was wrecked on Cayo Romano, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Dominica and Havana, Cuba.[49] | |
| Amity | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) west of the Îles de Los, Africa. She was on a voyage from the Îles de Los to Cape Mount, Africa.[78] | |
| Ann and Bridget | The ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Grenada.[45] | |
| Arab | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Portuguese coast while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to an African port.[42] | |
| Bella Gertrudis | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havana to St. Andero.[122] | |
| Benezick | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean of Mozambique. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to the West Indies.[55] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barnegat Peninsula, New Jersey, United States with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[123] | |
| Betsey | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Isle of Bourbon with the loss of 167 lives. She was on a voyage from the Île de France to Bordeaux, Gironde.[73] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River, United States.[124] | |
| Blessing | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[61] | |
| Bonette | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Africa and the West Indies.[50] | |
| Boston and Liverpool Packet | The ship was driven ashore on the Barnegat Peninsula. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[50] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore near Savannah, Georgia, United States. she was on a voyage from Savannah to Cork.[125] | |
| British Queen | The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax and New Brunswick, British America.[116] | |
| Charlton | The ship was lost at Miramichi, New Brunswick.[126] | |
| Concord | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[123] | |
| Dartmouth | The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[117] | |
| Dispatch | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Newfoundland, British America.[127] | |
| Dove | The schooner was lost at Saint Kitts.[128] | |
| Edwardus | The East Indiaman was wrecked east of Cape Agulhas, Africa. with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal to Ostend.[61] | |
| Eliza | The ship foundered off the coast of Africa.[96] | |
| Eliza | The brig was lost at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[129] | |
| Eliza | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[86] | |
| Fame | The brig was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, Lower Canada, British America.[125][130] | |
| Fanny | The ship was destroyed by fire at St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British America.[55]
| |
| Good Intent | The ship was wrecked at Saint Barthélemy. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Grenada and Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[98] | |
| Governour Bickney | The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Cape Français, Saint-Domingue.[125] | |
| Hazard | The schooner was lost at Saint Kitts.[128] | |
| Henry | The ship foundered off Placentia Harbour, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newfoundland.[84] | |
| Hope | The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[127] | |
| King George | African slave trade: The ship was lost at Barbados with the loss of 280 of the 360 slaves on board.[54] | |
| La Louise Cherie | The East Indiaman was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued.[50] | |
| Louisa | The ship was driven ashore in the Chesapeake River, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Virginia.[124] | |
| Little Peggy | The ship was lost near Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to North Carolina, United States.[125] | |
| Lively | The brig was lost off Martyr's Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[69] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria.[82] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[117] | |
| Minx | African slave trade The ship was lost near "Cape St. Mary's" with the loss of all slaves on board. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[67] | |
| Monkey | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[73] | |
| Nancy | The ship was lost off "St. Antona".[43] | |
| Nantz | The ship was lost in the Hampton Roads, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[117] | |
| Neptune | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[61] | |
| Nostra Señora dos Prazeres and San Jozé | The ship was lost at Maranhão, Brazil.[60] | |
| Olive Branch | The whaler was lost on the coast of Patagonia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[119] | |
| Perseverance | The almost completed experimental steamer broke lose from her moorings in a severe storm sometime in 1791 and was driven onto Petty's Island in the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia. She was abandoned due to lack of finances.[131] | |
| Phebe | The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[123] | |
| Prince of Asturias | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain to Bordeaux.[132] | |
| Prosperous | The whaler was lost on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[133] | |
| Rainbow | The ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[124] | |
| Recovery | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool.[85] | |
| Robert & Mary | The ship was lost in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Barbados.[123] | |
| Ross | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[134] | |
| Sally | The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from London to Port-au-Prince.[60] | |
| Sally | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[135] | |
| Simon Taylor | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[135] | |
| Sion | The ship was lost on the coast of New Brunswick.[55] | |
| South Carolina | The whaler was lost in Dilago Bay, in the South Seas. Her crew were rescued.[103] | |
| South Carolina | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. she was on a voyage from Virginia to Saint Martin.[103] | |
| Squirrel | African slave trade: The ship was lost at Bonny. Her crew and 170 slaves were rescued.[72] | |
| St. George | The ship was lost off Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to North Carolina.[106] | |
| St. James's Planter | The ship was lost near Cape Lookout, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[125] | |
| St Peter | The ship was lost off Cape Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland.[136] | |
| Sv. Loann Pretecha | The vessel was wrecked on St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands sometime during or before 1791 without loss of life or cargo .[137] | |
| Swan | The ship was wrecked on Hog Island, Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[138] | |
| Swansea | The ship was lost on "Quiberoon Island". She was on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland.[102] | |
| Two Friends | The ship was lost at Saint Pierre Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Jersey.[139] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship was lost at Royal Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cork to New Providence.[138] | |
| United States | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Port Louis to the South Seas.[98] | |
| Vendengeur | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Charleston.[140] | |
| Yueaton | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Kitts.[118] |
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