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The List of shipwrecks in 1755 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1755.
January [ edit ]
17 January [ edit ]
19 January [ edit ]
24 January [ edit ]
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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 [ edit ]
14 February [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
8 March [ edit ]
13 March [ edit ]
21 March [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1755
Ship
State
Description
Parthenope
Great Britain
The ship was lost at "Georgenti". Her crew were rescued.[14]
Unknown date [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia , to Oporto.[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 Dunkerque , France, to Newcastle upon Tyne.[12]
Glasgow
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Campvere , 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]
4 April [ edit ]
13 April [ edit ]
23 April [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
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 Carthagena , New Spain , to Málaga .[26]
10 June [ edit ]
17 July [ edit ]
18 July [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
September [ edit ]
2 September [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
5 October [ edit ]
6 October [ edit ]
14 October [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1755
Ship
State
Description
Swallow
Great Britain
The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall , for Corunna , Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39]
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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 Barbadoes to Bristol.[42]
November [ edit ]
9 November [ edit ]
16 November [ edit ]
29 November [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
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 Martinico to Bordeaux .[44]
Duc de Berry
France
The ship was lost near the Île d'Oleron. She was on a voyage from Martinico 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 [ edit ]
15 December [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Unknown date [ edit ]
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 Oporto 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]
Unknown date [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship
State
Description
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 Campeachy , 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 "Coloradoes" 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 Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[40]
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