List of shipwrecks in 1760
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The list includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1760.
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January
[edit]6 January
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Royal Escape | ![]() |
The stores ship, a hoy, was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[1][2] |
12 January
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Bonetta | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice at New York, British America.[3] |
17 January
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Prince Ferdinand | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anegada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America, to Jamaica.[4] |
Unknown date
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was lost at New York, British America. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin[5] |
Defiance | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Enger | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[7] |
Excelle | ![]() |
The warship ran aground in the Vilaine and was wrecked.[8] |
Hendriaquo | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bayonne to Bruges, Dutch Republic.[9] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[10] |
Hopewell | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Dartmouth, Devon.[9] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Dublin, Ireland, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to an African port.[11] |
Inflexible | ![]() |
The Hardi-class ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked in the Vilaine.[8] |
John Gerhard | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Great Britain, with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Isle of Man.[12] |
Koornbears | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Wight.[10] |
Lovely Sukey | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Robert and Charles (![]() |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Delaware River, British America.[13] |
Newry | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lord How (![]() |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. Six of her crew were rescued by a Spanish ship. She was on a voyage from "Cromorgan" to London.[6] |
Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Peniche. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland, to Lisbon.[11] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[2] |
Sally & Jenny | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Bantry Bay. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Cork.[6] |
Seahorse | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Danzig. She was on a voyage from Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia to Roscoff, France.[9] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport Pratt, County Mayo, Ireland.[12] |
Spy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at "Bonnin". Her crew were rescued.[8] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Fear, North Carolina, with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Cape Fear to Bristol.[8] |
Vries Van Leeuwarden | ![]() |
The galiot hoy was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to Amsterdam.[10] |
February
[edit]10 February
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Deliverance | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Îles des Saintes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London.[14] |
15 February
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HMS Ramillies | ![]() |
The second rate ship of the line was wrecked at Bolt Head, Devon, with the loss of 829 of her 850 crew.[citation needed] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The victualling ship foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew.[15] |
17 February
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Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Dunkerque, France, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Pool, Dorset.[16] |
Unknown date
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to Cádiz, Spain.[16] |
Anne | ![]() |
The ship wasecked on the south west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Dublin.[17] |
Anne | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by HMS Fowey (![]() |
Bee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Topsham, Devon.[5] Bee was later refloated.[18] |
Brave | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cape Málaga, Spain.[19]> |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Northam, Devon, with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, British America, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[8] |
Cæsar | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Teignmouth.[20] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to "Frederickshall".[20] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The frigate sank in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Bristol to London.[20] |
Edward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on St Nicholas Island, Plymouth. She was on a voyage from New York to London.[5] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beerhaven, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick.[20] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal.[5] |
George | ![]() |
The ship sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[20] |
Good Success | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Penzance, Cornwall.[7] |
Happy Jennet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to a Scottish port.[20] |
Hermione | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to London.[13] |
Jufro Anna-Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Hamburg.[20] |
Katherine | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Scottish Highlands. She was n a voyage from Boston to the Clyde.[17] |
Morant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[13] |
Paschal | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Jersey, Channel Islands.[19] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship was lost in St Ives Bay.[5] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Leith, Lothian.[18] |
Peggy & Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven into another vessel and sank at Fowey, Cornwall.[18] |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was n a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[20] |
Pretty | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank off Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Barbadoes.[13] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[13] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Portaferry, County Down and Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Fyall, Azores, Portugal.[18] |
Rochester | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Plymouth. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[18] |
Two Arthurs | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland.[13] |
March
[edit]2 March
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HMS Tartar's Prize | ![]() |
The sixth rate sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia. Her crew were rescued by a Danish vessel.[21][22] |
Unknown date
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Barbara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London.[16] |
Diligence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast.[23] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[24] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Liffey and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Dublin.[15] |
Hellen | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk at the Nore by Freedom (![]() |
John | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[16] |
Portsmouth Merchant | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19] |
Prince Edward | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Swanage, Dorset and Chatham, Kent.[15] |
Santissima Trinidad | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Seville to London.[14] |
Stafford | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to London.[25] |
April
[edit]1 April
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Denham | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was set afire at Bengkulu, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies, to prevent her capture by the French.[26] |
Unknown date
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Expedition | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Barcelona, Spain.[27] |
Friends Goodwill | ![]() |
The ship collided with the pier at Dover, Kent, and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[14] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Lisbon, Portugal via Douglas, Isle of Man.[28] |
Patience | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[29] |
May
[edit]Unknown date
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Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Guadeloupe.[30] |
Francis | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Old Calabar.[31] |
Ricks | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[32] |
Santa Nicholas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Cartagena. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain, to London.[33] |
Unicorn | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Barking, Essex, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.[27][30] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Riga, Russia.[34] |
York | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[35] |
June
[edit]22 June
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Racehorse | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Frying Pan Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Africa to South Carolina, British America.[36] |
Unknown date
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Charming Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Kinsale, County Cork.[37] |
Nymph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Start Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[38] |
Sagtmsdeg | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[39] |
July
[edit]8 July
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Bienfaisant | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The ship was sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by HMS Fame, HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Repulse (all ![]() |
Machault | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The ship was sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by HMS Fame, HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Repulse (all ![]() |
Marquis de Malauze | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The ship was sunk in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by HMS Fame, HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Repulse (all ![]() |
Unknown date
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Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[42] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[43] |
Menette | ![]() |
The privateer was captured by HMS Aeolus (![]() |
August
[edit]5 August
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Archangel Michael | ![]() |
The frigate ran aground on a reef off Hogland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Danzig.[45] |
28 August
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Pearl | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°N 33°W / 43°N 33°W). Her crew were rescued by Constantine (![]() |
Unknown date
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Adriatick | ![]() |
The ship was run ashore and wrecked at St Lucar, Spain, in order to avoid capture by a vessel thought to be an Algerine Man-of-War.[47] |
Constant Anne | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Hull, Yorkshire.[48] |
Dorothy | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Domesnes, Norway. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Hull.[43] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Dublin, Ireland, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex, to Hamburg.[49] |
Lisbon Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull to Lisbon, Portugal.[40] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hamburg.[49] |
September
[edit]12 September
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Betty | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dundee, Perthshire.[50] |
14 September
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Sarah | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to Cádiz, Spain.[51] |
27 September
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Maria | ![]() |
The stores ship foundered off Plymouth Hoe, Devon. She was bound for Quebec, New France.[46] |
29 September
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Cavalla Bianca | ![]() |
A xebecca of the Ottoman Empire ran aground on the beach between the Battery Rocks and Newlyn, Mount's Bay, Cornwall. The crew of Algerian corsairs and Turkish soldiers were delighted to find they were wrecked in Cornwall rather than Spain and they were repatriated to Algiers aboard a British warship.[52]>[53] Davies Gilbert retells a contemporary account from witnesses of the Algerine cosair running aground. The captain thought the ship was in the Atlantic Ocean at about the latitude of Cádiz. Eight of those onboard drowned.[54] |
Unknown date
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Adventure | ![]() |
The transport ship was damaged by fire at Plymouth, Devon.[47] |
Brilliant | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[55] |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Plymouth.[46] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to London.[56] |
Virginia | ![]() |
The ship was lost neat Aberthaw, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[56] |
October
[edit]18 October
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HMS Lyme | ![]() |
The Lyme-class frigate was wrecked off the Swedish coast. |
Duc de Choiseul | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The fifth rate frigate was burnt at Port-de-Paix, Saint-Domingue in order to avoid capture by HMS Hampshire and Lively (both ![]() |
Prince Edouard | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Port-de-Paix by HMS Hampshire (![]() |
19 October
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Fleur-de-Lys | ![]() |
Seven Years' War: The fifth rate frigate was abandoned and burnt by her crew off Port-de-Paix, Saint-Domingue, in order to avoid capture by HMS Hampshire and Lively (both ![]() |
25 October
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Royal George | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Bedford (![]() |
Unknown date
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Arch Duke | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Blackwall, London.[60][61] |
HMS Conqueror | ![]() |
The third rate ship of the line was wrecked on St Nicholas Island, Plymouth, Devon.[62] |
Hawke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dundee, Perthshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[63] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cadzand, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[63] |
Reward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dundee.[63] |
Tipping | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[64] |
November
[edit]1 November
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Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain, to Hamburg.[59] |
3 November
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John's Adventure | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[65] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon with the loss of all hands.[66] |
14 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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[?] | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered on Sable Island. Her survivors were rescued by a New England vessel 20 January 1761 (![]() |
28 November
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Caesar | ![]() |
The tender was wrecked at Pwlldu Head, Glamorgan. Her crew survived, but 65 pressed men and women, who were locked in the hold, perished. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Plymouth, Devon.[68][69] |
Unknown date
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Abraham & Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Port Isaac, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[65] |
Augustus Cæsar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Highlake, Cheshire, and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[66] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Lisbon, Portugal.[70] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[70] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cork.[66] |
Emanuel | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Bergen, Norway, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St Croix to Copenhagen.[70] |
Hayfield | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Hamburg.[59] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gefle, Sweden, to Hull, Yorkshire.[69] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Borkum. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire, to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[69] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[71] |
Lady Susanna | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Heligoland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[70] |
Love and Unity | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[69] |
Nossa Senhora da Ajuda | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain, to Oporto.[72] |
Nostra Señora de Begona de Bilboa | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, to Seville.[72] |
Nostra Señora de Muriel | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to the Isle of Man.[66] |
Samuel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Lancaster Bay and was wrecked with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[73] |
St Esprit | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Cádiz, Spain[70] |
December
[edit]4 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to London.[69] |
5 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sea-post | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Hartland Point, Devon, Great Britain, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to Amsterdam.[74][75] |
St Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "St Sebastians" with the loss of all but one of her crew.[76] |
6 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Damsel | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Rotta". She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to Cádiz, Spain.[77] |
21 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Assurance | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[78] |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Nostra Segñora Segionora de la Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, France, to Havre de Grâce, France.[79] |
Unknown date
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[80] |
Betty | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Scottish Highlands. She was on a voyage from "Drunton" to Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.[79] |
Bonetta | flag unknown | The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain, to a port in "Italy".[75] |
Cæsar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[71] |
Charming Peggy | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Elbe with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian, to Hamburg.[81] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The victualling ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
Concord | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Hurst beach. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[69] |
Cornwal | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[75] |
Duke | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore at La Rochelle, France. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[80][82] |
Duke of York | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, to Saint Petersburg.[71] |
Enighuden | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Mandal, Norway, with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[75]> |
Esther | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Highlake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[71] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was lost near La Rochelle.[80] |
Friends Love | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[51] |
Garland | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to London.[83] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Boulogne, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands, to London.[69] |
Jannet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Field. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Portsey, Hampshire.[80] |
Jonge Arnoldus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Rotterdam.[80] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Hearn Bay, Kent.[71] |
Montague | ![]() |
The patrol vessel, a brigantine sank in the Canard River, Nova Scotia. |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[71] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Leith.[74] |
Sea-horse | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at La Rochelle.[80] |
St Erick | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[71] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was lost on The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[69] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship was lost near La Rochelle.[80] |
Thomas and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland, to London.[74] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[74] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near La Rochelle.[80] |
Windsor | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Plymouth. She put into Lyme, Dorset, where she sank.[84] |
Young Katherine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain.[71] |
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Anne | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the coast of Carolina British America. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Carolina.[32] |
Charming Betty | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, British America, with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Virginia, British America.[21] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The ship struck an anchor and foundered in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Quiberon Bay, France.[85] |
Charming Sally | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
Cupid | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John's, Newfoundland, British America. She was on a voyage from St. John's to the Leeward Islands.[25] |
Denham | ![]() |
The ship was burnt at Bencoolen, Indonesia to prevent capture by the French.[86] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Guadeloupe whilst departing for London.[42] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[23] |
Fair American | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Saint Lawrence River and was lost.[73] |
Four Cantons | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Edenton, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Edenton.[87] |
Fox | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Antigua.[88] |
Friend's Adventure | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Piscataqua River. She was bound for Jamaica.[44] |
Greyhound | ![]() |
The ship foundered off "Cape Molo" with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to "Scandereon".[39] |
HMS Harwich | ![]() |
The fourth rate was wrecked. |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havannah, Captaincy General of Cuba, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Mancheoneal | ![]() |
The ship foundered west of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from London to Bermuda.[89] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Senegal.[33] |
Minerva Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hawke (![]() |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from South Carolina to Pool. Her crew were rescued.[90] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras before 28 August. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Cape Fear, North Carolina.[91][92] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia, British America.[59] |
Prosperity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guadeloupe by a French privateer. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Guadeloupe.[44] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[57] |
Royal George | ![]() |
The victualling ship was lost in the Îles des Saintes. Ten of her crew survived.[78] |
Santa Martin | ![]() |
The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
St George | ![]() |
The ship was lost near New York, British America. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York.[75] |
Stretham | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Bombay Bay. Her crew were rescued.[93] |
Thomas and Richard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Cape Henry.[59] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the African coast. Her crew were rescued.[87] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk whilst on a voyage from London to Quebec, New France. Her crew were rescued.[94] |
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