List of shipwrecks in 1817
The list of shipwrecks in 1817 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1817.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Better Luck Still | ![]() |
The ship departed from São Miguel, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
Finch | ![]() |
The ship departed from Texel, North Holland, Netherlands for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2] |
Narova | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cuxhaven for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
2 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Speculator | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pillau, Prussia for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
4 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indefatigable | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Liverpool.[5] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Leith, Lothian.[6] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, to a Scottish port. Mary subsequently came ashore at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, and was wrecked.[7] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship sank at the Isle of Skye. She was on a voyage from the River Clare to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[8] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to London.[5][9] Resolution broke up on 6 January.[10] |
5 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Freundschaft | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Norden to London, United Kingdom.[11] |
Gerarda Jacoba Louisa | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berbice to Amsterdam, North Holland.[6] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Bulls. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a Scottish port.[12] |
Peace | ![]() |
The ship departed Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[13] |
6 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam, North Holland.[14] |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The ship was driven in to Mary Fell at New Quay, Cardiganshire, and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
Mary Fell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at New Quay.[10] |
7 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexis | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a storm at Rio de Janeiro. She was refloated the next day.[15][16] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in a storm at Rio de Janeiro. She was refloated on 11 January.[15][16] |
Cossack | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in a storm at Rio de Janeiro. She was later refloated.[15] |
Herculese | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a storm at Rio de Janeiro. She was refloated the next day.[15][16] |
Holland | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in a storm at Rio de Janeiro. She was refloated the next day.[15] |
8 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Braddock | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, United States.[17] |
Dick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdovey, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdovey.[6] |
Hermanus | ![]() |
The ship sank at Rotterdam, South Holland.[6] |
Lord Nelson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, Netherlands.[6][14] |
9 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harmonie | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Venice to Cuxhaven.[18] |
10 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam, North Holland.[6] |
Le Jeune François | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the English Channel 14 leagues (42 nautical miles (78 km)) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[19] |
12 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fame | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Harbour Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Havana, Cuba.[20] |
13 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Trincomalee, Ceylon. Her crew and passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madras, India, to London.[21] |
14 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands. She was bound for the Cape of Good Hope.[22] |
Millbanke | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[22] |
15 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the English Channel off Berville, Seine-Inférieure during a squall. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[22] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was last seen on this date whilst on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain, to the United Kingdom. Presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[15] |
Independent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[22] |
Owner's Delight | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Plymouth, Devon.[23] |
Robusto | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Straits of Banca. She was on a voyage from China to Rio de Janeiro.[24] Robusto was later refloated with assistance from Addison (![]() |
Sir Alexander Ball | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from San Domingue to Livorno.[26] Sir Alexander Ball was later refloated and taken in to Livorno.[27] |
16 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Paix | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, to Havre de Grâce.[22] |
17 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Good Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Trincomalee, Ceylon.[28] |
Paquette de Cádiz | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Berville, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havre de Grâce and Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Paquette de Cádiz was later refloated.[11] |
Thomas and Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Lochendahl". She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Down, to Londonderry.[1] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk.[26] |
18 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers Return | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[29] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the United States.[7] |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Orme, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
Fox | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on The Vineyard. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Boston, Massachusetts.[30] |
Norfolk Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, to Liverpool.[22] |
Oak | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[29] She was later refloated.[31] |
Robuste | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Straits of Banca.[32] |
19 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[33] |
Peace | ![]() |
The ship sank on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[34] |
Peace | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Tay.[26] |
20 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Sandy Haven Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.[35] |
Albion | ![]() |
The smack was sunk at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of all hands.[36] She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Plymouth.[37] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Newlyn,[38] or Penzance, Cornwall.[37] |
Blue Bonnet | ![]() |
The ship foundered 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Girvan, Ayrshire, with the loss of all hands.[39] |
Deptford | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of all hands.[35][36][37] |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship was sunk at Newlyn,[38] or Penzance, Cornwall.[37] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The ship was sunk at Newlyn,[38] or Penzance.[37] |
Farmer's Delight | ![]() |
The sloop was lost in Deadman's Bay.[38] Her crew were rescued.[37] |
HMS Jasper | ![]() |
The Cherokee-class brig-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth with the loss of all but two of those on board, in excess of 80 people.[40][41][42] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Cork.[26] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newlyn,[38] or sank at Penzance. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[37] |
HMRC Lapwing | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth.[41][43] Her crew were rescued.[37] | |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She put into North Shields, County Durham, where she sank.[44] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay.[18] She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London.[37] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme, Dorset.[41] |
Morning Star | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Havana, Cuba.[45] |
Princess Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth with the loss of up to ten lives. There were seventeen survivors.[36][41][42][43] |
Sir John Moore | ![]() |
The sloop was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
Springvale | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Dunure, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire, to Dublin.[26] |
HMS Telegraph | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Mount Batten, Devon, with the loss of a crew member.[43] |
Trois Amis | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Bridport, Dorset, with the loss of all but one of those on board.[18] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[37] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme.[41] |
Volante | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme.[41] |
21 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Golden Grove | ![]() |
Golden Grove, Taylor, master, ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[11] |
22 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37] She was refloated on 1 February.[46] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Mersey.[18] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[5] She was refloated on 1 February.[26] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship capsized on the North Gull Sandbank, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[35] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Neyland Rock, Kent. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate, Kent. Jane was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall, to Chatham, Kent.[37] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to Plymouth and Teignmouth, Devon.[11] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Harwich.[11] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[11] |
23 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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L'Ameçon | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gunwalloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of nine of her crew. There were nine survivors. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[11][47] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Surinam.[37] Dolphin was later refloated.[11] |
Phœnix | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire.[47] Her crew were rescued by Betty (![]() |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham.[46] |
24 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cornwall | ![]() |
A King's Yard lighter ran into Cornwall in the Gull Stream as Cornwall was setting out for Isle of France. The accident caused so much damage that Cornwall had to return to the Thames for repairs.[48] |
Sourie | ![]() |
The ship departed from Gothenburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4][49] |
25 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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America | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Vintry". She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[26] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Selina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Limerick.[50] |
26 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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John | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew.[50] |
27 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atalanta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ithaca, Greece, to Trieste. Atalanta was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Venice.[7][51][52] |
28 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peter | ![]() |
The ship was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from St. Mary's to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[53] |
29 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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El Mundo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from El Vendrell to Cadiz.[7][29] |
Mercurius | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Maassluis, South Holland, to London, United Kingdom.[50] |
Richard & Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (50°55′N 22°40′W / 50.917°N 22.667°W). Her crew were rescued by Mohawk (![]() |
31 January[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[53] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alompri | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] |
Barbara | ![]() |
The ship departed from London for Tenerife, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
Boreas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark in early January. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[47] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk, for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
Diana | ![]() |
The pilot boat departed from Kingston for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
Edmund | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, South Holland, to Riga, Russia.[50] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was discovered by HMS Mosquidobit (![]() |
Farnham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Chester, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester to Plymouth, Devon or Portsmouth, Hampshire.[10] |
Golden Grove | ![]() |
Golden Grove, Butcher, master, from Dantzig, was reported to have gotten into Eartholm leaky and was expected to be obliged to discharge.[11] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi Bay to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[52] |
Johanna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Dragor in early January. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Oporto, Portugal.[57] |
John and Samuel | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Richibucto, New Brunswick.[18] |
Jonge Charles | ![]() |
The ship was lost off "Hitland" (Shetland). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[58] |
Julia | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cape Sable Island with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to St. Andrews, New Brunswick.[7][29] |
London | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] |
New Orleans | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans.[1] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Amelia Island, East Florida.[34] |
Nerina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the St. Lawrence River.[1] |
Purisima Concepcion | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Corribide with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to A Coruña.[10] |
Robert | ![]() |
The ship departed from New York for Kingston, Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[59] |
Nereide | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[50] |
Rhine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Port Pim, Azores, Portugal, in mid-January.[60] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[27] |
Robert Hamilton | ![]() |
The ship departed from Berbice for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
Sailor Boy | ![]() |
The schooner departed from "Gloster" for the West Indies in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] |
Trial | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jamaica in late January. She was on a voyage from Annatto Bay to Port Morant, Jamaica. Trial was later refloated and taken in to Sheerness Bay, Jamaica.[16][53] |
Triton | ![]() |
The ship departed from Whitehaven, Cumberland, for Ramsey. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[61] |
Warwick | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[47] |
February[edit]
3 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Plutus | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean having lost her rudder. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Havana, Cuba.[62] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chatham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[53] |
Cornelius and Cornelia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
Fortune | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marazion, Cornwall, to Swansea, Glamorgan.[61] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[29] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Horatio | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfonshire, with the loss of 24 of the 26 people on board. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61] |
St. Dominick | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[52] |
6 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortune | ![]() |
The sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marazion, Cornwall, to Swansea, Glamorgan.[63] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Providence was later refloated and taken in to Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[1] |
7 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Farmer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Lamlash, Isle of Arran with the loss of all hands.[1] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Newry, County Antrim.[17] |
Friends Delight | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in St. Bees Bay. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
Johns | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[54] |
Prince Leopold | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was foundered in the Irish Sea off Peel, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Belfast to London.[1][17] |
8 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kingsmore | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Pernambuco, Brazil. Kingsmore was later driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Duddon.[7] |
Ontario | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin.[12] |
9 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Governor Strong | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to China.[64] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caledonia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from St. John's to Oporto, Portugal. Caledonia was refloated the next day and put into St. John's for repairs.[3] |
James & Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near St. John's. She was on a voyage from St. John's to Alicante, Spain. James & Mary was refloated the next day and put into St. John's for repairs.[3] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emu | ![]() |
The brig was lost on the south west coast of Africa.[65] |
12 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Goree Island, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Rotterdam, South Holland.[52] |
Frances Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to New Orleans, Louisiana.[66] |
Herkimer | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nicholas (![]() ![]() |
Jonge Pieter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to London, United Kingdom.[60] |
13 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Waterford.[29] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Villanova, Corsica, France. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[45] |
15 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adamant | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire.[27] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to London. Industry was later refloated.[31] |
Sapor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sark, Channel Islands, with the loss of all hands.[52] She was on a voyage from New York to London.[68] |
South Esk | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Arno and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[68]South Esk was refloated on 15 March and take in to Livorno.[69] |
Wheatsheaf | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar.[27] |
16 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amphion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, to Liverpool.[17] Amphion was refloated the next day.[70] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew.[52] She was on a voyage from Berbice to the Clyde. Fame was subsequently wrecked.[31] |
Lord Duncan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands.[70] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was wreckedon at Scoglitti, Sicily, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[2][53] |
Upton Castle | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bengal River, India, in mid-February.[71] |
Waterloo | ![]() |
The ship capsized and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°03′N 68°20′W / 38.050°N 68.333°W). She was on a voyage from Madeira, Portugal, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[72] |
17 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Greenwell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Andero, Spain to Antwerp, Netherlands.[68] |
Minstrel | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Les Bases de Molenes Rocks, in the Bay of Biscay off Molène, Finistère, France. All nine crew survived,[73] or were lost. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain, to Jersey, Channel Islands.[68] |
Neptunus | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Texel, North Holland, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31] |
Oscar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramor Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52] |
18 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Alceste | ![]() |
The Armide-class frigate was wrecked in the Java Sea. The wreck was set afire by Dyaks on 23 February. |
Diligence | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[74] |
Fly | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with another vessel in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Leith, Lothian.[60] |
19 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Barbados to an American port.[75] |
Inverness | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Runvilla Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[31] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Belfast, County Antrim.[76] |
20 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the mouth of the River Cushin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] |
Llywnog | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off "Kirk Sutton" with the loss of at least three lives. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Ramsey.[76] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro.[77] |
Moon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Oakum Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Topsham, Devon.[60] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Belfast, County Antrim.[31] |
22 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was lost 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from the mouth of the Orinoco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Berbice.[67] |
Iris | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Formby, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
23 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Wangkappen | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel with the presumed loss of ten of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Helsingfors.[58] |
24 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Venus | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Zierikzee, South Holland, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Antwerp.[58] |
25 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[66] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bakers Island, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued.[53] |
27 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Mile Rocks, near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica. Mary was later refloated.[68] |
Nestor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. Nestor was later refloated.[68] |
William | ![]() |
The ship's crew abandoned their vessel in the Atlantic as being leaky, much damaged, and in want of provisions; she had left Hull on 28 November, bound for New York. Hyder Alley, also New York-bound, took off the crew. However, eight men from Hyder Alley volunteered to try to bring William in to a port. William arrived at Newport, Rhode Island on 10 March.[78][79] |
28 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Hooge, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to the Firth of Forth.[80] |
Drie Gesusters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Hamburg and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later taken in to Cuxhaven.[30] |
Rose | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Seville, Spain.[81] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Montrose, Forfarshire.[54] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The brig was set afire and destroyed at Cagliari, Sardinia, on the orders to the Board of Health as several crewmen had died of disease on her voyage from Alexandria, Egypt. She was bound for Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[45] |
Constant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France, with the loss of all but two of her crew in mid-February. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Bordeaux, Gironde.[68] |
Eolus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga to Cádiz, Spain.[27] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Porthleven, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76] |
Haywood | ![]() |
The ship departed from Ceylon for Madras, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82] |
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Havana, Cuba.[67] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship departed from Trieste for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[83] |
Iris | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off Formby, Lancashire, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Liverpool.[76] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[75] |
Kingsmoor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Duddon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pernambuco, Brazil.[29][84] |
Moson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Demerara in late February. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America, to Demerara. She was refloated in early April and taken in to Demerara.[24] |
Peter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Bermuda.[75] |
Thomas Plummer | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Jamaica in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[53] |
Tiger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople and Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[27] She was later refloated and put into Northfleet, Kent, for repairs.[31] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost in St Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Waterford.[68] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Peel, Isle of Man before 11 February with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Liverpool.[85] |
Unknown | Unknown | Three men from an unrecorded shipwreck in Mount's Bay were buried at Mullion, Cornwall.[86] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Shipwright | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[74] |
2 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Genoa 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Christina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sligo and Cork, United Kingdom to Uddevalla.[58] |
Crown | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off the Isle of May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, to Leith, Lothian.[74] |
Harlequin | ![]() |
The ship was struck by lightning and was abandoned off Morlaix, Finistère, France and was abandoned with the loss of twelve of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to London.[30] |
3 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary and Margaret | ![]() |
The sloop sank at Leith, Lothian, during a gale.[87] She was on a voyage from Leith to Drogheda, County Louth.[3] |
Mary Anna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Enkuyser Sand. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[30] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The sloop sank at Leith during a gale.[87] |
Prince Regent | ![]() |
The brig, from Turk's Island, with salt, was wrecked at Havana, Cuba.[75] |
West Point | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bangor, County Down. She was later refloated and taken in to the Belfast Lough.[58] |
Young Friend | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[62] |
4 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
Jong Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Demerara.[45] |
Jong Pieter Jacobus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London, United Kingdom.[45] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to Belfast, County Antrim.[58] |
Maria Christiana | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[45] |
Rosetta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to Ocracoke.[66] |
Samuel | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[88] |
5 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anarcharsis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Nantes, Loire-Inférieure and abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Nantes. Anarcharsis was later refloated.[53] |
6 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Schowen Flats, in the North Sea.[15] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The ship lost her rudder in the North Sea off Ostend, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ostend to London.[45] The wreck came ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[15] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Schowen Flats with the loss of all hands.[15] |
7 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Howland | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near "Bremerlee".[80] |
8 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Christopher | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newry, County Down.[15] |
10 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Hull, Yorkshire. Ann was later taken in to Hellevoet, South Holland, Netherlands.[30] |
Speculator | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Goeree, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[30] |
Supply | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Sunderland, County Durham.[30] |
11 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Teilkina Bolte | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Heligoland. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
12 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to "Holbeck".[80] |
Bachelor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith to Riga, Russia.[80] |
Economy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to a Baltic port.[80] |
13 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Engelholm Bay, Sweden. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Memel, Prussia.[80] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Memel.[89] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) from "Villa Nova", Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[88] |
15 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Julian | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. Anastasia Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[90] |
18 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Emperor of Russia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[66] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
19 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Bulberry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Lancashire.[16] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Belfast, County Antrim.[16] Mary was refloated on 22 March and taken in to Whitehaven.[2] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and foundered off Islay. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
20 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire, with the loss of all hands.[15] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[15] |
Inverness & Cromarty Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to a port on the west coast of Ireland.[2] |
Lord Wellington | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardbeg, Islay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[92] |
Mary | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked in the Sound of Islay. Her crew were rescued.[92] |
San Domingo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Wye. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, to Liverpool.[16] San Domingo was refloated on 21 March and put back to Ross-on-Wye for repairs.[80] |
21 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Cochran | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Culdaff, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Londonderry[53] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off "Blackness". She was on a voyage from Bremen to Calais, France.[16] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Kildalling, Argyllshire, and sank. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Belfast, County Antrim.[80] |
Onderneeming | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[53] |
Prince Town | ![]() |
The whaler ran aground on a reef at Ilha Grande, Brazil and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London. Prince Town was later refloated and taken in to Ilha Grande.[24] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Baltimore, Maryland.[66] |
Wick and Cromarty | ![]() |
The sloop struck a rock and sank in Loch Indaal.[92] |
22 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands.[93] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by Lancaster (![]() |
Vreede | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[53] |
23 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anna Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Bason Reef, off the coast of East Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[93] |
Emily | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (34°39′N 20°00′W / 34.650°N 20.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Olive Branch (![]() |
Natchez Belle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans.[93] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship collided with a wreck and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Seville, Spain.[95] |
24 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jupiter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Savannah, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Savannah.[64] |
25 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[72] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Santa María la Antigua del Darién whilst leaving that port for Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] |
26 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Blessing | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[80] |
27 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Miriam | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Jamaica.[93] |
Royal Jubilee | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London.[53] |
29 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary and Matilda | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Sicily to London.[20] |
31 March[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Memel.[96] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anna Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, United Kingdom.[95] |
Conception | ![]() |
The brig was lost off "Grand River" before 14 March.[97] |
Drie Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Groningen at the end of March. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[20] |
Edmund | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam to Riga, Russia.[30] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship foundered at the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Île de France, Mauritius.[97] |
Frederick Maria | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to Île de France.[97] |
Goliah | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Savannah, Georgia, United States.[75] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wangerooge. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Groningen, Netherlands[62] |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Staple Island, Northumberland Her crew were rescued.[62] |
Heywood Packed | ![]() |
The ship is presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Ceylon to Madras, India.[98] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered at the mouth of the Eider with the loss of all hands.[62] |
Jumbo | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Whitehaven.[45][88] |
Lord Duncan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, in late March. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[96] She was later refloated and arrived at Genoa on 10 March.[99] |
Mary and Francis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Madeira, Portugal, to Baltimore, Maryland.[72] |
Mauritius | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Indian Ocean off Trincomalee, Ceylon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal to Bombay, India.[77] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Georgetown, British Guiana. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgetown.[33] |
Phoebe | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the mouth of the Rampart River.[97] |
Royal Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbeland, to Riga, Russia. Royal Union was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[100] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Troon, Ayrshire.[45] |
Triumph | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dungarvan.[80] |
Vrow Engelina | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Texel, North Holland, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Calais, France, to Hamburg.[53] |
William | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, for Liverpool in late March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90] |
April[edit]
4 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Noordstar | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[91] |
Rising States | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off the Charleston Lighthouse, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, to Charleston.[32] |
6 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Leonora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais. Her seven crew were rescued by a pinnace belonging to HMS Royal Sovereign (![]() |
7 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Hirondelle | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Belle Île, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Bordeaux, Gironde.[96] |
William and Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
9 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Diogenes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbech". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[99] |
Mary and Martha | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Penzance, Cornwall.[20] |
10 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the north French coast.[95] |
14 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Diana | ![]() |
The ship departed from "Raswog", Norway for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[59] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Jersey. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Jersey.[72] |
William | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon, to Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure, France and Newfoundland, British North America.[99] |
15 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Christiana, Norway.[102][103] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Lübeck.[75][104] |
Royal George | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[96] |
16 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fisher Amis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Antwerp. Fisher Amis was later refloated.[69] |
Jeune Henriette | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Blankenberge, West Flanders. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, to Antwerp.[96] |
Wellington | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Dunkerque.[96] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[99] William floated off in November 1818 and was taken in to Amsterdam, where she arrived on 17 November.[105] |
17 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Basin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[95] |
Robert Porter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to Havana, Cuba.[93] |
Three Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Curaçoa[95] |
Vrow Algonda | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Amsterdam.[99] |
Vrow Antje | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Texel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Embden.[99] |
18 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chub | ![]() |
The brig was captured at Corisco, Portuguese Guinea, by the crew of a Portuguese schooner and crewed by a number of black slaves. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked.[106] |
19 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tom's River, New Jersey. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, to New York.[93] |
Karen and Anna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Vlie and was wrecked.[95] |
20 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Cunningham Boyle | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Aalborg, Denmark.[75] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Herscholts". Her crew were rescued.[107] |
24 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°46′N 40°40′W / 44.767°N 40.667°W) with the loss of ten of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Wellesley (![]() |
St. Christo | ![]() |
The ship capsized in a squall with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores, to Lisbon.[71] |
25 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Tagus.[67] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to New York. Charlotte was later refloated.[108] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[95] Mary was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[69] |
Neptunus | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Pillau, Prussia with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg.[67] |
Regulation | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hell Gate, New York.[93] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to New York.[108] |
26 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at New York City and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to New York.[93] |
London | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Davis Straits with the loss of all 37 crew.[109] |
28 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Sol Resplendescente | ![]() |
The ship departed from the Rio Grande on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Antwerp, Netherlands.[83][110] |
29 April[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chacabuco | ![]() |
The privateer was wrecked on the Chico Bank, off the coast of present-day Argentina.[111] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Bee | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Mersle Bank, in the English Channel off the French coast.[4] Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Die Nye Prove | Unknown | The ship was lost off Hogland, Russia.[21] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Ooster Sandbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[96] |
Doris | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Windau to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[95] |
Edmond | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Bordeaux, Gironde.[2] |
Elizabeth Hill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles in mid-April.[21] She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia, to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. Elizabeth Hill was later refloated.[24] |
Erik | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Helsingør with the loss of all hands.[112] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Black Head, County Antrim, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Galway to Belfast, County Antrim.[4] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Skyros. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia, to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[93] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Dardanelles in mid-April. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia, to Genoa.[21] |
Generoso | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Porto d'Anzio, Papal States She was on a voyage from Livorno to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[67] |
Infante | ![]() |
The troopship was wrecked on the north coast of Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cadiz to Havana, Cuba.[113] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Havana, Cuba.[113] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden, in early April. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool, Lancashire.Minerva was later refloated.[100] |
Onderneeming | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[96] |
Rolla | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Saranella Reef. Her crew were rescued.[113] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Reval, Russia, in mid-April. Her crew were rescued.[107] |
Trio | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cape Henry, Virginia, United States, to Trieste. Her crew were rescued.[94] |
Twee Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Goree Island, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam.[96] |
May[edit]
4 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rising States | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near the Charleston Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, to Charleston, South Carolina.[24] |
St. Anthony | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Monaco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Messina, Sicily and Monacio.[21] |
5 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Marquês de Pombal | ![]() |
The ship, which had been captured in March by the insurgent privateer Patriola (![]() |
6 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rose in Bloom | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[56] |
Weischell | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and foundered off Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[107] |
7 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jean | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Fredericia, Denmark.[107] |
Lord Eldon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Lord Eldon was later refloated.[112][116] |
Weldoen | Unknown | The ship was in collision with Emanuel (flag unknown) and sank with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to a Baltic port.[21] |
8 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Cornwall | ![]() |
The East Indiaman ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[117] She was later refloated and returned to service.[118] |
9 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Blessing | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Pictou.[24] |
10 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Eenzamheid | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[112] |
Hoffnung | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Cronberg Point, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Riga, Russia.[112] |
13 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti, to Portsmouth.[119] |
14 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[90] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Derbyhaven Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to Belfast, County Antrim.[116] |
19 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to London, United Kingdom.[94] |
John Adams | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.[113] |
Lion | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Heaps Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[116] |
St. Antonio Portuguez Arujo | ![]() |
The ship struck a wreck off Cape Finisterre, Spain, and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin, United Kingdom.[120] |
23 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Vittoriosa | ![]() |
The brig was in collision with Jason (![]() |
24 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (40°40′N 40°40′W / 40.667°N 40.667°W) with the loss of ten of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Wellesley (![]() |
26 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Falcon | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Anegada.[122] |
28 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Shaftsbury | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with another vessel off Sunderland, County Durham, and was consequently beached.[123] |
29 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Stately | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Spital Point, in Berwick Bay.[28] |
30 May[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rolla | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana.[124] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Alfred | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Saint-Jacques". She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[112] |
Commodore Perry | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 May.[25] |
Curlew | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice off Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newfoundland.[120] |
Dart | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak at Sierra Leone. She was declared beyond repair.[125] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland.[126] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to the United States.[113] This ship also reported to be the captured Marquêz de Poimbal (![]() |
Felix | ![]() |
The ship sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[112] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Potomac River in late may.[71] |
Jean Marie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Samaná Peninsula, Hispaniola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, to San Domingo.[114] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Civita Vechia, Papal States, to Newfoundland.[120] |
Lion | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg, Russia, in mid-April.[127] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon, to Newfoundland.[120] |
Oneida | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[128] |
Shannon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Scarpanto, Greece, before 10 May. Her crew were rescued by Quebec Packet (![]() |
Traveller | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to British North America. All on board, in excess of 60 people, were rescued by Valiant (![]() |
William & Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Bremen.[67] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Sally Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Martinique with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Jamaica.[130] |
3 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Hanolette | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cape of Good Hope.[131] All on board were rescued.[132] |
Lady Lushington | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India, to London.[108] Lady Lushington was refloated on 11 June.[24] |
4 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Albane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Martinique. Albane was later refloated.[24] |
Bilbiano | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Rottingdean, Sussex, United Kingdom.[93] She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa.[108] Bilbiano was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[94] |
Eliza & Peggy | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to South Shields, County Durham. Eliza & Peggy was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[24] |
Honour | ![]() |
The ship struck the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dantzig. Honour was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[24] |
5 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Lively | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ebenezer (![]() |
6 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Quimper, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[119] |
William and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near St. Bees Head, Cumberland with the loss of a crew member.[25] |
7 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[25] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Belize.[97] |
8 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Three Williams | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew survived.[25] |
9 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Corrientes, Cuba. All on board were rescued by Elizabeth (![]() |
Mina | ![]() |
The schooner was captured by Sabina (![]() |
11 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Happy Return | ![]() |
The sloop foundered at Port Maria, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned north west of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Drontheim to Faro, Portugal.[136] |
12 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Wohlfarth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[90] |
13 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia.[137] |
14 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Pégasse | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[119] |
15 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dispatch | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas, to Charleston, South Carolina.[138] |
18 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
St. Michael | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Archangelsk, Russia.[136] |
20 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Admiral Gambier | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Mozambique Channel. Her passengers and crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon.[139] |
22 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Eugenio | ![]() |
The ship capsized in a squall off San Domingo. Her crew were rescued by Ruth (![]() |
23 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship capsized at St. Ives, Cornwall.[90] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia.[140] |
24 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[65] |
29 June[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Flora | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Gambia River and was beached.[141] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship struck the Travers Bank and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to the Clyde.[140] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Anfang | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[59] |
Christiansand | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Old Channel before 28 June. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom and Havana, Cuba.[142] |
Dauntless | ![]() |
The whaler was lost off Greenland before 5 July. Her crew were rescued.[124][134] |
Dolores | ![]() |
The ship was captured and sunk by the insurgent privateer Congress (![]() |
Drake | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France at the end of June.[144] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[134] |
Hodgkinson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore between Neuwerk and "Daners". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25] |
Hoffnung | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Ducdaille". she was on a voyage from Bremen to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[25] |
Justus Becker | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia, in mid-June. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Antwerp.[65] |
Lady Gambier | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Falsterbo Reef before 21 June. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Belfast, County Antrim.[90] She was later refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[137] |
Leviathan | ![]() |
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[134] |
Lion | ![]() |
The whaler was lost off Greenland before 5 July. Her crew were rescued.[124] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cadiz to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[32] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[94] Providence was later refloated and taken in to Harlingen, Friesland, for repairs.[25] |
Robert & Ross | ![]() |
The ship was scuttled off Lambay Island, County Dublin, after being used for smuggling. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newry, County Antrim.[108] |
Roxana | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Ash, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[130] |
Wilhelmina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa in mid-June. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Saint Petersburg.[65] |
July[edit]
1 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dove | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Gunwalloe, Cornwall, with the loss of two of her four crew.[145] |
Lilla Gustaff | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Gothenburg.[90] |
Friend's Goodwill | ![]() |
The sloop was run into by Rachel (![]() |
New Hazard | ![]() |
The ship struck the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea, and sank. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[90] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mawes, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Dublin.[137] |
William | ![]() |
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex, with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Ross, County Wexford, to London.[146] |
2 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[147] She was on a voyage from Ayr to Larne, County Antrim.[148] |
Juffrow Johanna Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the "Wompel".[149] |
Regent | ![]() |
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire off Whitstable, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Margate, Kent.[90] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[113] |
3 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Concord | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[113][137] |
Kent Packet | ![]() |
The ship was chased ashore at Lisbon, Portugal, by a Tunisian corsair.[136] |
Middlesex | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Fear, North Carolina.[130] |
4 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Endeavour | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Barbados. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Surinam.[122] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[113] |
St. Esprit | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) west of Martinico. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, to Martinico.[150] |
5 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[137] |
6 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Irlam | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes.[137] |
8 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Medway | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to a Baltic port.[151] |
New Bradford | ![]() |
The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sandbank. Her crew were rescued.[144] She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire, with a cargo of gunpowder.[148] |
10 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Longdon Cheves | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[144] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Bonbas, Africa. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish vessel. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[82] |
13 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Grande Lord | ![]() |
The schooner was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Faial`, Azores.[152] |
14 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antwerp, Netherlands.[151] |
15 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dryade | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Seine at Tancarville, Seine-Inférieure, France and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated.[136] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Seine at Tancarville and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated.[136] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Tenby Bay with the loss of all eleven people on board.[153] |
Hawk | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent. She was later refloated. Hawk was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to London via Dover.[59] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Seine at Tancarville and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated.[136] |
16 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Alert | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk, with the loss of two of her crew.[154] |
Speculation | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[59] |
25 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth & Mary | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Great Orme, Caernarfonshire, by Kelsick (![]() |
Trafalgar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Briar Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[155] |
28 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Auspicious | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[124] |
Calliope | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Pernambuco.[156] |
St. Stanislaus | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Bank of Tot, in the Seine.[140] |
29 July[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Atlas | ![]() |
The ship departed Bengal, India, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[157] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[124] |
Unknown Date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Alfred | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Saint-Malo, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Bordeaux, Gironde.[65] |
Anna Justina | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Strömstad to Dublin, United Kingdom.[59] |
Bona Fide | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Copenhagen.[149] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Strait of Belle Isle. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "Labrevatch". She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[59] |
Harriet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Beaufort, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Cádiz, Spain.[82] |
Helen | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Faroe Islands to Drontheim, Norway.[149] |
Jonge Johannes | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Malmö, Sweden. She was on a voyage for Randers to London, United Kingdom.[124] |
Pacifique | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bordeaux, Gironde.[144] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Strait of Belle Isle with the loss of all but one of her crew.[114] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Great Wrangle. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[158] |
Ulrica | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Trondheim, Norway.[59] |
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Amanda | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the loss of all hands.[159] |
Clio | ![]() |
The ship departed from Berbice for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[160] |
Conqueror | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Southwold.[109][130] |
Orra | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked north of Rio Grande do Sul. Her crew were rescued.[159] |
2 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship departed from Rio de Janeiro for Lisbon. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[161] |
Jeune Adolphe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[152] |
Linnet | ![]() |
The sloop was lost off "The Crow". Her crew were rescued.[130] |
3 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Constant Trader | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, with the loss of all hands.[130] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship struck the Mixon Sands, in the Bristol Channel and foundered.[162] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued by Unity (![]() |
5 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by Britannia (![]() ![]() |
6 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Horizon | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[164] |
Nostra Señora del Buen Successo | ![]() |
The ship was captured by the insurgent privateer Río de la Plata (![]() |
7 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Vrouw Gesina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, to London, United Kingdom.[82] |
8 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dartmouth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Bristol. Gloucestershire.[130] |
10 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
James | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Sunderland, County Durham.[158] |
12 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Huddlestone | ![]() |
The sloop struck rocks at Aberdeen. She was taken in to the harbour there but consequently sank. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[165] |
William and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Lougharne Sands with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan, to Carmarthen.[77] |
13 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Prince Regent | ![]() |
The ship was on her way from Havana to Amsterdam when she ran aground on the flats near Eyerland. After 216 boxes of sugar had been offloaded she was refloated and came into the Texel.[166] |
Trusty | ![]() |
The ship sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[77] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. All on board were rescued by John (![]() |
Vijf Sostre | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Benicarló, Spain to Amsterdam, North Holland.[82] |
14 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Welton | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank in the Hooghly River. Her crew were rescued but all cargo, mails, and personal belongings were lost. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India, to London.[139][168] |
15 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ariadne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[158] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[114] |
Sir Home Popham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to Antwerp, Netherlands.[77] |
17 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
New Prosperous | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton, Sussex.[169] |
Temstry | ![]() |
The ship sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[142] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton.[169] |
18 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Broederen | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Hamburg.[158] |
Guardian | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[122] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. All on board (her crew and that of the Sisters) were rescued by John (![]() |
19 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Huddlestone | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[115] |
21 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jane Coutts | ![]() |
The ship capsized off Bermuda with the loss of all but one of those on board. The survivor was rescued on 27 August by Frederick (![]() |
22 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Eggo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liepāja to Antwerp, Netherlands.[171] |
Frederick Herman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to the river Meuse (Dutch: Maas).[171] |
Goede Hoop | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Schiedam, South Holland.[171] |
Jane Coutts | ![]() |
The ship was capsized off Bermuda with the loss of all but one of those on board, over 22 lives. She was on a voyage from London to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[55] |
Jong Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[171] |
Salvator | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the North Sea off the Noordvarder Sandbank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Christiana, Norway, to Bruges.[158] |
23 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Carl and Andreas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[171] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset, with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Dungarvan, County Down.[131][172] |
24 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Lord Nelson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America. Over 280 people were rescued.[173] |
New Prosperous William |
![]() |
The brig was run into by the brig William at Brighton, Sussex. Both vessels were subsequently driven ashore and wrecked.[115][174] |
Œlus | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in Ensinada Bay. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[175] |
25 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Saturness, Dumfriesshire, with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dumfries.[176][177] |
26 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was run into by William at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Mercury subsequently came ashore.[171] Mercury was on a voyage from the Clyde to St. Domingo.[177] |
William | ![]() |
The ship ran into Mercury at Greenock, Renfrewshire. William subsequently came ashore.[171] William was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[177] |
27 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
George | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Greenore Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[158] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon, for Liverpool, Lancashire. She was last sighted off Land's End, Cornwall. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
29 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Johannah Christina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[171] |
Margritta | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, to Bremen.[158] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[178] |
30 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Euphemia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Lavnscar". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[125] |
Nadescha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Schouwen, Zeeland.[158] |
31 August[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Pluto | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to London[171] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Blucher | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus.[171] |
Drake | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Leith, Lothian.[77] |
General Palafox | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Point Towre", where she was wrecked.[164] |
Hawkesbury Packet | ![]() |
The sloop ran aground at Minnamurra and was wrecked. |
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France.[77] |
Jeune Sophie | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Mauritius.[83] |
Jonge Hendrick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Amsterdam, North Holland.[158] |
Lord Yarborough | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands.[130] |
Merrimack | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Florida Keys. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to New York.[164] |
Mohawk | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[179] |
Monmouth | ![]() |
The brig foundered whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Barbados. Her crew survived.[13] |
Seven Friends | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[171] |
September[edit]
2 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Nossa Senhora de Conceicao & Oliviera | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Pará, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pará to Lisbon.[180] |
Phœnix | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Mascal", India. She was on a voyage from Bengal to Madras.[181] |
3 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Alicia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[182] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the River Thames and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[158] |
Malta | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[158] |
4 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Factor | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from New York to Havre de Grâce.[183] Factor was later refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce.[184] |
6 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Harlequin | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Demerara River.[164] |
Vrouw Gesina | Unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France.[185] |
8 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Johannes and Francisca | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at A Coruña, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto, Portugal[141] |
11 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Maria | ![]() |
The coaster was wrecked on Robben Island.[83] |
Winifred and Maria | ![]() |
The coaster was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[83] |
13 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Lantaro | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 27 of the 47 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Jessy (![]() |
Sir James Henry Craig | ![]() |
The ship put back to Calcutta after sailing for London. She had endured 14 days of gales that had left her leaking and with her mainmast and bowsprit sprung.[189] She was condemned on 14 November.[190] |
14 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Rosetta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Antwerp[185] |
16 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) north east of Cape Clear Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Two Brothers (![]() |
Warre | ![]() |
The ship departed from Saint Petersburg, Russia, for London. Presumed subsequently foundered off Memel, Prussia with the loss of all hands.[191] |
17 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Montevideo.[192][193] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nuevitas Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Havana, Cuba.[194] |
Vine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[195] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Gut of Canso. She was later refloated and taken in to port.[196] |
18 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Harriet | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the south coast of Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[188] Harriet was late refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark, for repairs.[197] |
19 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dotterel | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Indian Ocean of off Coringa, India.[181] |
Hope | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Upparah", India (25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Coringa.[181] |
22 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ulrika | Unknown | The ship was lost off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Blomberg" to Newry, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[164] |
24 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Swallow (![]() |
Cora | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Orleans, Louisiana.[199] |
Fairnie | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Killybegs, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Donegal.[199] |
Gustavus | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at New Orleans.[199] |
Little Dudley | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William & Henry (![]() |
Suffolk | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of New Orleans.[199][200] |
26 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Attina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ørum, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Köningsberg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands[201] |
Bergetta | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Cefn-Sidan Sands, in Carmarthen Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain, to Stettin, Prussia.[202] |
Duchess of York | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. she was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to London.[167] Duchess of York was refloated on 8 October and resumed her voyage.[203] |
Fiden | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was later refloated.[167][188] |
Young Lucas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Calais to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[152] |
27 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Fraw Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Hever". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Hamburg.[203] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Hamburg[203] |
28 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Gustava Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel.[204] |
Salus | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[205] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Leer, Kingdom of Hanover.[13] |
29 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Götaland, Sweden or Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[182][206] |
30 September[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Harmonie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Stade, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[13] She was refloated on 2 October and arrived at Hamburg that day.[203] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Apollo | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Memel, Prussia with the loss of all hands.[207] |
Bombay | ![]() |
The ship was lost during September.[208] |
Constance | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Seine and was beached. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[184] |
Cornelie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[209] |
Dudley | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Unity (![]() |
Fairy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from an American port to Dundee, Forfarshire.[207] |
Frederickstein | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked south of Colonia, New Jersey.[152] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Brim Ness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Miramichi Bay to Blyth, Northumberland.[152][167] |
Hopewell | ![]() |
The ship departed from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America, for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[211] |
Johanna | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Møn, Denmark before 25 September by Joseph and Mary (![]() |
Jong Willem | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Embden.[184] |
Levant | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Willoughby Point, Virginia, United States, in early September. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.[212] Levant was later refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia.[164] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Helsandt". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Bordeaux, Gironde.[141] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was sunk on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Perseverance (![]() |
Nicolay | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the "Berke Islands". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[213] |
Recompense | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 September.[214] |
Samuel Braddock | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 September. Her crew were rescued by Amy (![]() |
Vier Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Embden.[183] |
3 Bruder | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Antwerp.[185] |
October[edit]
1 October[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Julia | ![]() |
The 16-gun ship was wrecked at Tristan da Cunha with the loss of 45 lives. There were 20 or 24 survivors.[215][216] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lambert's Point, Virginia, United States.[164] |
Watson | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[217] |
2 October[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Cato | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[201] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel. Her crew were rescued.[201] |
Isis | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel. Her crew were rescued.[201] |
Rachel | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel. Her crew were rescued.[201] |
Vezul | ![]() |
The Vezul-class frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Sevastopol with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Sevastopol to Sukhumi.[218] |
3 October[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Flora | ![]() |
The ship departed from Archangelsk, Russia, for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[219] |
John & Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Amsterdam, |