List of shipwrecks in 1798
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The list of shipwrecks in 1798 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1798.
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January
[edit]5 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Chéri | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer frigate was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Pomone (![]() |
23 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Berezan | ![]() |
The cruiser ran aground and sank in Artillery Bay, off Sevastopol. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adriana | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] |
Aid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Leith, Lothian.[1] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Torreshaw. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
Atkinson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset. Atkinson was later refloated.[6] |
Castor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Braen Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to Hull.[7] |
Castor | ![]() |
The ship collided with Minerva (![]() |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Humber upstream of Hull with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[8] |
Diligent | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
Elizabeth & Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Scottish port.[1] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[10] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Belfast, County Antrim.[11] |
Freede | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[7] |
Friends Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall.[6] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
Goodhope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex.[1] |
Hector | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Lancaster, Lancashire.[12] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam.[7] |
Paris | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[6] |
Pritzler | ![]() |
The whaler was lost near Beachy Head with the loss of her captain.[13] |
Robert | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[7] |
Sophia | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and was subsequently lost near the Île d'Yeu, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira.[1] |
Surprize | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan.[6] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Coleraine, County Antrim, with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[4] |
Virginia and Philadelphia Packet | ![]() |
The ship departed from Jamaica for Norfolk, Virginia in mid-January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Warsuch | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Copenhagen.[15] |
February
[edit]3 February
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Phœnix | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[16] |
HMS Raven | ![]() |
The Albatross-class sloop ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe.[17] |
17 February
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Enfant de la Patrie | ![]() |
The Etna-class corvette was wrecked on the coast of Norway. |
25 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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General Eliott | ![]() |
Her crew abandoned the West Indiaman in the North Sea after she ran aground without loss of life on the Goodwin Sands during a voyage from Jamaica to London and was rescued by an unidentified vessel (![]() ![]() |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst bound for Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Edington.[22] |
Dudden | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Isles. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey.[23] |
Ebenezer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon.[24] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[25] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[26] |
Fly | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[22] |
Gloman | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Föhr, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[18] |
Griffin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Cork, Ireland.[22] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to Liverpool.[25] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk, to Plymouth.[27] |
Maria Frederica | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[18] |
Mermaid | ![]() |
The ship sank at Weymouth.[28] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex.[28] |
Nile | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal.[22] |
Oporto Packet | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and sunk. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to São Miguel Island, Azores.[26] |
Peace & Plenty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Happisburg, Norfolk.[16] |
St. Nicholo | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland or Liverpool.[16] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Waterford.[25] |
Vrow Engelina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Embden to London.[29] |
March
[edit]7 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Arendal | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[30] |
Unknown date
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Alexander and Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London, Great Britain.[18] |
Holderness | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Gibraltar.[31] |
Iris | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth.[32] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea.[33] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Ballyshannon Bay, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick, Ireland.[34] |
Twee Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Embden to London.[35] |
April
[edit]4 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Blessed Endeavour | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked on Fair Isle with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to Greenland.[36] |
HMS Pallas | ![]() |
The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of a crew member.[37][38] |
5 April
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Princess Amelia | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at 14°01′N 74°19′E / 14.017°N 74.317°E off Pigeon Island, India with the loss of about 40 lives.[39][40] |
11 April
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Penryn | ![]() |
The ship departed St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41][42] |
12 April
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HMS Lively | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The fifth rate frigate ran aground at Rota, Cadiz, Spain. She was fired on by shore based artillery and was abandoned and set afire by her crew. HMS Seahorse (![]() |
20 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Woodcot | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The East Indiaman was captured off Tellicherry, India by Preneuse (![]() |
26 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, British America.[43] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at "Ekerhaven", Norway.[44] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Galway to Londonderry. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
Duchess of York | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[37][38] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk off Anholt, Denmark by a Prussian vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Copenhagen, Denmark.[46] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[44] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Mevagissey Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Falmouth, Cornwall.[45] |
Oporto Packet | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[47][48] |
Quatorze Juillet | ![]() |
The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Lorient, Morbihan, before commissioning. |
May
[edit]11 May
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"Hope" | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Currituck, North Carolina while escorting/providing possible lifesaving service for the leaking Williamson. Was expected to be refloated.[49] |
"Williamson" | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on a reef off Currituck, North Carolina after springing a leak earlier. One crewmember, a boy, died.[50] |
14 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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"Harmony" | ![]() |
The schooner capsized and sank in a storm 9 days after leaving Surinam. 10 crewmen were lost, survivors rescued by "Betsy".[51] |
23 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Braak | ![]() |
The brig-sloop capsized in Delaware Bay with the loss of 48 lives. |
Unknown date
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Cicero | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[43] |
Success | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt by two French privateers.[43] |
Unknown | ![]() |
Quasi War: Napoleonic Wars:The privateer was run ashore following a battle with an Anglo-American convoy in which 6 other privateers were captured, sometime in May.[53] |
June
[edit]23 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Rover | ![]() |
The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew survived. |
28 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lion | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was condemned at Delagoa Bay. Three whalers were hired to take her cargo back to England.[54] |
30 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Pique | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Action of 30 June 1798: The fifth rate frigate was scuttled by burning off Brest, Finistère, France, following damage sustained in a battle with the frigate Seine (![]() |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Avon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[55] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark.[56] |
Farmar | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden.[57] |
Harlequin | ![]() |
The privateer was wrecked near Brest, Finistère, France.[58] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[56] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed at Ross-on-Wye.[59] |
July
[edit]16 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Akhill | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank in the Black Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[3] |
18 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Aigle | ![]() |
The frigate was wrecked on Plane Island, Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis, Ottoman Empire.[60] |
24 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Resistance | ![]() |
The fifth-rate caught fire and exploded in Bangka Strait. 332 people died; 13 survivors made a raft but only 4 succeeded in reaching Sumatra where they were enslaved by pirates but rescued later in the year.[61] |
26 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Garland | ![]() |
The Enterprise-class frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Indian Ocean off Port Dauphiné, Madagascar. Her crew survived. |
29 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Unanimity | ![]() |
The revenue brig was run ashore following an exchange of fire with HMS Musquito (![]() |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Boreas | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[63] |
Bristol Trader | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to St. Ives, Cornwall.[64] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
Tinley | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a Spanish Man-of-War on or about 8 July. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London.[65] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship foundered.[66] |
August
[edit]1 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mercure | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Séduisant-class ship of the line ran aground and was captured by HMS Alexander (![]() |
Orient | ![]() |
![]() War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Océan-class ship of the line was set afire during the battle. She was destroyed by the explosion of her magazine with the loss of most of her crew. |
Sérieuse | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Artémise | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magicienne-class frigate was set afire and scuttled to prevent capture by the Royal Navy. |
Guerrier | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magnifique-class ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed. |
Heureux | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Centare-class ship of the line ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed. |
Timoléon | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Téméraire-class ship of the line ship of the line ran aground during the battle. She was set afire and exploded. |
4 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Canada | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship, a prize of the privateer Heureux (![]() ![]() |
21 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British America.[69] |
25 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Etrusco | ![]() |
The stores ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[70][71] |
Nancy | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by three French frigates. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[72] |
Spooner | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[71] |
September
[edit]7 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dolly | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[73] |
11 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Labrador, British America.[69] |
12 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alliance | ![]() |
The transport ship ran aground off "Korge-Sari" and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kotka to Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland.[3] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by Bacchus Her crew were rescued.[74] |
20 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Esther | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Montrose, Forfarshire whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose.[70] |
21 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the "Western Islands" to Saint-Domingue.[75] |
23 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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St. Nicholas | ![]() |
The transport ship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Northern Dvina with the loss of five lives.[3] |
25 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[76] |
Bernstorff | ![]() |
The ship, a prize, was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Duncan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. She was on a voyage from Halifax to London.[76] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Freemason | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Little Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Matilda | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Prince Edward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
Sally | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax.[76] |
27 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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"Tryal" | ![]() |
Quasi War:The brig was sunk after entering Bayonne, France, mistaking it for Bilbao, Spain.[77] |
28 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fame | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[78] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74] |
Amity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden.[74] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[71] |
Castor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[79] |
Enterprize | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg.[74] |
Esther | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Montrose.[71] |
George | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[70] |
Goede Hoop | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Ameland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Embden, Hanover.[70][71] |
Hazard | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland.[80] |
Integrity | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[74] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was lost near the Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[80] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Smithr Steert". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[81] |
Martin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[81] |
Polaskie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.[81] |
Racehorse | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[71] |
Richard and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[81] |
Sea Gull | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Plymouth, Devon.[79] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The ship eas driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port.[82] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[71] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Antrim on Sept 12,1798, Capt Jones.[83] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[84] |
October
[edit]4 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Royal Recovery | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Sound of Isla. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Hamburg.[85] |
7 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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"Amphitrite" | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Isle of Avis in the Caribbean Sea while sailing from Grenada to Curaçao. She was stripped by privateer "Fleur de la Mer" (![]() |
11 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fyodor Stratilat | ![]() |
The frigate sank at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 269 of her 382 crew.[3] |
Tsar Konstantin | ![]() |
The Tsar Konstantin-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 398 of her 417 crew.[3] |
13 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Jason | ![]() |
The Artois-class frigate struck a rock in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[87] |
28 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire, for Dublin, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[88] |
30 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Prints Gustaf | ![]() |
The battleship ran aground in the "Gulf of Ekvog". Her crew were rescued on 4 November by Izyaslav (![]() |
31 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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William and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Tramore Bay.[89] She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[91] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Martinico.[92] |
Barbara | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[93] |
Bess | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico.[85] |
Catharina Margaretta | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[87] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[87] |
Cicero | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to North Carolina, United States.[94] |
Cleopatra | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the north coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool.[92] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[73] She was later refloated.[76] |
Dolly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[87] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Liverpool.[92] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Riga Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[85] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the White Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull.[90] |
Happy Enterprize | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Wyburg".[92] |
Hardman | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[87] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Deal, Kent, to Sunderland, County Durham.[78] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York.[78] |
Mercurius | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Whitesand. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg.[87] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[93] |
Shields | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Chatham, Kent.[78] |
St. Constantine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[78] |
Tillstone | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[78] |
Twee Bruders | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Vlieland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[85] |
Tyger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London[95] |
Vigilante | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The privateer was captured and sunk in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, Great Britain by HMS Racoon (![]() |
Vriendschap | ![]() |
The ship struck an anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[94] |
November
[edit]1 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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North Star | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Carlisle (![]() |
2 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Athletic | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[69] |
3 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HSwMS Dragon | ![]() |
The sloop-of-war was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of six of her 106 crew.[96] |
9 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Doves | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[97] |
20 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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launch and pinnace | ![]() |
In a storm the pinnace belonging to USS Constitution drifted out to sea from Hampton Roads and was lost, and her launch sank at dock in Norfolk, Virginia. Launch brought up on the 22nd.[98] |
22 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Medusa | ![]() |
The fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[99] |
24 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Rock, County Dublin, Ireland.[100] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abbey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin, Ireland.[101] |
Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[101] |
Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. she was on a voyage from Dublin to Martinico.[102] |
Alert | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, British America.[103] |
American | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Wales. She was on a voyage from Saint Barthélemy to Stockholm, Sweden.[104] |
Bee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November.[91] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was lost at "Sibersness", on the Baltic coast.[101] |
Boyd | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork.[102] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamborough, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[105] |
Castor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November.[91] |
Christiana Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt.[89] She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to a Baltic port.[90] |
Countess of Cardigan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[106] She was later refloated.[90] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico.[104] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Lisbon, Portugal.[101] |
Four Friends | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer Cameleon (![]() |
Friends Goodwill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Sunderland, County Durham.[106] |
Goodintent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
Goodintent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kingsbridge, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[101] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[101] |
Hebe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Revel Stone. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[72] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[102] |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[104] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon.[108] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[106] |
Jay | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from America to Liverpool.[105] |
John & Betsey | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. She was later refloated.[69] |
Kent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Ireland. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Jamaica.[108] |
Llandovery | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and capsized on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool.[104] |
Louisa Augusta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London.[75] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The tender was lost near "Ballyconnel", Ireland.[75] |
Martin | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[106] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Derreary Point", Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[108] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[106] |
Phœbe | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull.[72] |
Protecteur | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Oporto.[104] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Cork.[102] |
Richmond | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[101] |
Robinson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Bull.[69] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth.[102] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Newry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[108] |
Saratoga | ![]() |
The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[109] |
Shortland | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool.[102] |
Speculation | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Sligo.[105] |
Star | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[106] |
Thomas and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Kingsbridge, Devon.[102] |
Thomas and Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Newry, County Antrim. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry.[102] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Littlehampton, Sussex.[107] |
December
[edit]3 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Kingfisher | ![]() |
The sloop-of-war ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Tagus. |
7 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Silver Eel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Saltfleet, Lincolnshire whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Deptford, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[110] Silver Eel was refloated in July 1799 and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[111] |
8 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Augusta | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire.[112] |
9 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Henry Addington | ![]() |
During a voyage from London to India and China, the East Indiaman was wrecked in heavy fog on the Bembridge Ledge on the Isle of Wight. She bilged the next day and was abandoned. Six members of her crew died while abandoning ship.[110][113][114][115] |
unknown | unknown probably ![]() |
The coastal vessel was driven ashore on Portland Head, Maine and wrecked. Crew made it to shore safely.[116] |
10 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Colossus | ![]() |
The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore on Samson, Isles of Scilly and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. |
11 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Thames | ![]() |
The West Indiaman was wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire, or Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[110][113] |
12 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary & Betsey | ![]() |
The sloop was abandoned by her crew and subsequently wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[117] |
14 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Coquille | ![]() |
The Coquille-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of thirteen of her crew and two civilians.[117] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The brig was destroyed by fire following the loss of HMS Coquille (![]() |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[99] |
20 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[109] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Admiral Stromfeldt | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London, Great Britain.[118] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire.[117] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the White Rocks.[112] |
Carl Frederick | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dantzig.[118] |
Centurion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[117] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cork before 28 December. There was one survivor. She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire.[91][112] |
Courteney | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[119] |
Dart | ![]() |
The ship lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[114] |
Dispatch | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Kinsale County Cork, Ireland before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon, to Cork.[91] |
Edwards | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Bridlington.[120] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[121] |
Enterprize | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. she was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[122] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon.[99] |
Faith | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Five of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[117] |
Fredericksburg | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Diamond Sand. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[113] |
Friends Goodwill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[112] |
Friendship | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Invincible Buonaparte (![]() |
Gute Erwarting | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Hamburg.[105] |
Harriot | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Newry, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[112] |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Gibraltar.[112] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Memel.[113] |
John & Martha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[99] |
Jong Christian | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Llondon.[112] |
Jonge Fredericks | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain.[122] |
Juffrow Johanna | flag unknown | The ship was lost near Lowestoft, Suffolk.[123] |
Konningmine Louisa Van Prussia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Embden to Liverpool.[99] |
Lucretia | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to America.[117] |
Mariam | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to London. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (![]() |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Bahamas to London.[118] |
Morgenstern | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[113] |
Nova Aurora | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Oporto whilst on a voyage from Oporto to Rio de Janeiro, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[110] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool.[122] |
Peace and Plenty | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[112] |
Phillippina | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cleve, Norway with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Croix to Copenhagen.[110] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[113] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[122] |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Bristol.[112] |
St. Andrew | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Dort, Batavian Republic.[122] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Milton.[121] |
Superb | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[118] |
Tarleton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Palmas, Pepper Coast.[124] |
Teutonia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon.[114] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Teignmouth, Devon.[114] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Lisbon whilst on a voyage from Gibraltar to London with the loss of four of her crew.[110] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset, to Sunderland, County Durham.[117] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Hanover. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[113] |
unknown | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition:The privateer was sunk by HMS Amphitrite, probably in early December.[126] |
Young Christian | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[112] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain.[127] |
Adventure | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Africa with the loss of all hands.[128] |
Africa | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Décade (![]() |
Amphion | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lady Harriot (![]() |
Anthony Mangia | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Baltimore, Maryland.[45] |
Ark | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to Newfoundland, British America.[42] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was lost on "Monasquan Beach". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[56] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The troopship was driven ashore and wrecked at Old Harbour, Jamaica.[131] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The stores ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[132] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked on South Georgia.[133] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Gaspeé, Lower Canada, British America to Portugal.[130] |
Betty | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland and Antigua.[95] |
Bonetta | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[128] Her crew were rescued by a whaler.[82] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in New Brunswick, British America. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Tusker Rock. Her ten crew were rescued.[134] |
Carleton | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Jack's Bay. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British America, to Jamaica.[135] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Agincourt (![]() |
Chance | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian.[93] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals.[79] |
Cornelia | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Jérémie, Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Charleston, South Carolina.[64] |
Delight | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[121] |
Dispatch | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Jersey Shore, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[121] |
Edward | ![]() |
The whaler was lost on South Georgia.[133] |
Eliza | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition The ship exploded and sank whilst engaging privateers off Barbadoes. There were six to eight survivors. Eliza was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[136] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Grenada.[127] |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Keys whilst on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havana, Cuba.[38] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was lost at "Princess Harbour", Africa.[79] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the White Sea whilst on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London with the loss of all but two of her crew.[89] |
General Keppel | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the United States to the West Indies.[101] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland.[42] |
Herald | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mercury (![]() |
Inclination | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Hog Island, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland.[137] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Jérémie. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London.[138] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Virginia.[66] |
Jemmy | ![]() |
The ship was lost near New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[139] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Marinella Keys. She was on a voyage from Havana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[140] |
John | ![]() |
The schooner foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[70][80] |
Joseph & Francis | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Ferret (![]() |
Jupiter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sugar Key Reefs, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana.[141] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was lost with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[142] |
Lady Hammond | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Virginia.[131] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The whaler was lost off the coast of California ca. late 1798.[143] |
Lion | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals. She was on a voyage from London to St. Ubes, Portugal and Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[23] |
Lively | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Quebec City.[38] |
Lovely Lass | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape Lopez, Africa.[58] |
Mable | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Colloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[38] |
Mary | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk. She was on a voyage from Carolina, United States to Antigua.[84] |
New Jersey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[144] |
Omoa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Parr | ![]() |
African slave trade: The slave ship was destroyed by an explosion off the coast of Africa. Twenty-nine crew and about 200 slaves were rescued.[79] |
Patty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the "Island of Hai". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia.[145] |
Princess Augusta | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer frigate Boulonnaise (![]() |
Príncipe Real | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bay of Lancois Pequenos, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Pará, Brazil.[105] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Port Antonio, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[93] |
Rodney | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Boston to Tobago.[142] |
Sally | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and taken in to Puerto Rico. She was later burnt.[47] Sally was on a voyage from Tortola to Saint-Domingue and Jamaica.[48] |
Saucy George | ![]() |
The ship exploded and sank off Fort Jackson with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Martinico.[94] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to New York.[146] |
Spooner | ![]() |
The schooner foundered.[70] |
Star | ![]() |
The schooner was lost at Barbadoes on "31 June".[79] |
Tarantube | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked west of Martinico.[147][148] |
Trial | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Antigua.[149] |
Triton | ![]() |
War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Newfoundland.[69] |
Triton | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol.[150] |
Turner | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Port Antonio. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[93] |
Vengeur | ![]() |
The ship, a prize of Pilgrim (![]() |
York | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Martinico.[151] |
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