List of shipwrecks in 1757
This is a list of shipwrecks in 1757. It includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1757.
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January[edit]
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann |  Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the English Channel off St Mawes, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire.[1] |
| Hope | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
| St. Pedro |  Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Dublin.[1] |
| Quarantine | Great Britain
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin.[1] |
| Volunteer | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[1] |
| Wilson | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin.[1] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Nepunceña | Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Normandy, France. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Dunkerque, France.[2] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Sally | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, by a privateer. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon, to London/[3] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annabella | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[4] |
| Black Prince | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
| Camelion |  British America
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
| Casada Garden | British America
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
| Charles | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by a French privateer and was run onto rocks ne Boulogne, France and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[6] |
| Cunliffe | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
| Elizabeth & Mary | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured off Africa by four French Navy vessels. She was sunk.[4] |
| Happy Jennet | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[7] |
| Holker | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Whitehaven, Cumberland.[7] |
| Joseph & Abraham | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[8] |
| Maiters | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[7] |
| Nancy | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy vessels. She was sunk.[4] |
| Nicholas | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Whitehaven. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[3] |
| Nostra Señora de Caridad | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gijón to London.[8] |
| Polly | British America
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
| Porter | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Island, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull.[6] |
| Prince of Orange | Great Britain
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The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy vessels. She was sunk.[4] |
| Prince of Wales | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[6] |
| Sarah | British America
|
The snow foundered before 29 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Piscataqua River.[9] |
| Toleration |  Sweden
|
The ship foundered on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[8] |
| Union | British America
|
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to a North Carolina port.[10] |
| Whitington | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
| Young Batchelor | British America
|
The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by four French Navy ships and was sunk.[5] |
February[edit]
6 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Anthony | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[11] |
| Unnamed privateer |  France
|
The privateer (previously the Royal George ( Guernsey) was driven ashore east of Plymouth.[11]
|
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| York | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Hastings, Sussex, by a French privateer. She had been on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire, but had been captured previously and taken in to Guernsey, Channel Islands, and was then bound for London.[11][12] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hastings, Sussex, by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to London.[13] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[3] |
| Lady Strange | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on Ely Island, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[3] |
| Joseph & Jane |  Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Dublin.[3] |
| Littleton | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west of Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London.[3] |
| Maria | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by a French privateer and driven ashore on the French coast. She was on a voyage from New York, British America, to London.[14] |
| Neptune | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland with the loss of all hands.[15] |
| Nostra Señora do Soccero i Alma | Spain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Berlengas, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Seville to London.[15] |
| Peggy | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Kingdom of Ireland to London.[2] |
| Seahorse | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to London.[13] |
| Southampton | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, to Plymouth.[3] |
| Speedwell | Ireland
|
The ship was lost near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to Dublin.[15] |
| Success | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to the West Indies.[13] |
March[edit]
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by HMS Scorpion ( Royal Navy).[16]
|
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constance | France
|
The privateer was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain.[17] |
| Princess | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[18] |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore near "Stewth". She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Dublin.[19] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay, Ireland, and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to the Cape Verde Islands.[20] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Antonio | Spain
|
The ship foundered off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin, Ireland.[21] |
28 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Prince | Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed off Anguilla by two French Navy ships.[22] |
| King George | Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed off Anguilla by two French Navy ships.[22] |
| Ogden | Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed off Anguilla by two French Navy ships.[22] |
| Penelope | Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed off Anguilla by two French Navy ships.[22] |
| True Blue | Great Britain
|
The ship was destroyed off Anguilla by two French Navy ships.[22] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barnwell | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] |
| Bosville | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Virginia, British America.[19] |
| Chichester | Great Britain
|
The ship capsized at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex, to Liverpool.[24] |
| Drogheda Merchant | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[23] |
| Duke | Ireland
|
The ship sank at Liverpool.[23] |
| Duke of Cumberland | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[19] |
| Eagle | Great Britain
|
The privateer was in collision with a Dutch ship and foundered.[19] |
| Earl of Halifax | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the King Road. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to London.[16] |
| Enterprize | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands, to London[19] |
| Everton | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[23] |
| Fortune | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire.[25] |
| Fanny | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Greenock and was severely damaged.[19] |
| Great Britain | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[23] |
| Hopewell | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to an African port.[25] |
| John | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool.[23] |
| John | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the King Road. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Antigua.[26] |
| Kilham | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Oporto, Portugal.[27] |
| Liberty | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to London.[23] |
| Manchester | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland.[25] |
| Mercury | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, to Venice.[23] |
| Monmoth | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, British America.[25] |
| Nostra Señora de Rosario | Spain
|
The ship foundered.[23] |
| Olive Branch | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[28] |
| Quester | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to an African port.[25] |
| Sandwich | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandwich, Kent.[29] |
| Traffords | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[25] |
| Triton |  Norway
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pilau, Kingdom of Prussia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Dantzick.[17] |
| Two Sisters | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] |
April[edit]
22 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on Sable Island. She had been on a voyage from Gibraltar to Maryland, British America, by had been captured by a French privateer and was being sent in to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[30] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in Carlisle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to an African port.[21] |
| Betsey | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by four French Navy ships and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Denia, Spain, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[31] |
| Craven | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by four French Navy ships and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Zant, Karli-Eli to London.[31] |
| Exchange | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Edinburgh, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Königsberg, Prussia.[20] |
| Fanny | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Studdal Roads, off the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[28] |
| Hawke | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to Amsterdam.[32] |
| Industry | Great Britain
|
The ship capsized in the Catwater.[21] |
| Macclesfield | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost "below the Cole". She was on a voyage from Hull to Riga, Russia.[20] |
| Robert and Anne | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Dover, Kent.[21] |
| Sarah | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[31] |
| Southampton Sally | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Chester, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Chester.[33] |
| St. Lucar | Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[21] |
May[edit]
14 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aquilon |  French Navy
|
The 48-gun fifth rate was driven ashore and wrecked in Audierne Bay by HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy).[34][35]
|
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on a rock in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic, to an Irish port.[36] |
| Hope | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered off the "Anot Islands". She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway, to Riga, Russia.[37] |
| Postillion | France
|
The privateer was captured by HMS Rochester ( Royal Navy) and was burnt.[38]
|
| Royal Widow | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the privateer Defiance ( Great Britain).[39]
|
June[edit]
10 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Granville | France
|
The privateer exploded off the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain, during an engagement with the privateer Britannia ( Great Britain. Four survivors of her 280 crew were rescued by Britannia.[5]
|
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Junon | French Navy
|
The frigate ran aground at Port Mahon, Menorca. She was declared a total loss and broken up. |
| Matilda | Great Britain
|
The ship ran aground in the River Suir at Waterford, Ireland, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Waterford.[40] |
| Nostra Señora de la Mayor | Spain
|
The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Seville to Bristol.[41] |
| Royal George | Great Britain
|
The ship ran aground off Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Guinea.[42] |
July[edit]
2 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | French Navy
|
The fifth rate was engaged off Malta by HMS Hampton Court ( Royal Navy). She was scuttled to avoid capture by HMS Monmouth and HMS Lyme (both Royal Navy)[43][44]
|
27 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Hull, Yorkshire.[45] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Bedford | Ireland
|
The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[46] |
August[edit]
12 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the No Mans Land sandbar, South Carolina, British America.[47] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbadoes | Great Britain
|
The ship capsized and sank in the River Dee, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire.[48] |
| Dragon | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on The Nore, in the Thames Estuary.[49] |
| La Muette | France
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dale, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain.[50] |
| Pretty Peggy | Ireland
|
The ship was lost off Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America via Liverpool.[48] |
| Providence | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to London.[51] |
| Prince George | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at Blackwall, London. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49] |
| Rhode-Island | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the East Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49] |
| Robert | Ireland
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
| Swift | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on The Nore.[49] |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain
|
The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon following her arrival from Oporto, Portugal.[48] |
| Venyowa | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina, British America.[49] |
September[edit]
9 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie | Great Britain
|
The collier was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon, with the loss of all hands.[52] |
11 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minie | Great Britain
|
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Chipenham ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[47]
|
16 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jungfrau Anna-Ekaterina |  Imperial Russian Navy
|
The yacht was driven ashore and sank near "Muskelo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt.[53] |
21 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothea |  Russia
|
The ship was lost near Calais, Kingdom of France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54] |
22 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°16′N 17°57′W / 48.267°N 17.950°W). Her crew were rescued by True Patriot. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[55] |
24 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Ferret | Royal Navy
|
The sloop-of-war foundered in a hurricane off the coast of New France with the loss of all 125 crew. |
| HMS Tilbury | Royal Navy
|
Louisbourg Expedition: The fourth rate ship of the line was wrecked off Louisbourg, Île-Royale, New France with the loss of 121 of her crew. |
26 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moscow | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The battleship was driven ashore and wrecked at Libava, Courland Governorate with the loss of 98 lives.[53] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Cumberland | Great Britain
|
The ship, operating under a letter of marque, foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 9 leagues (27 nautical miles (50 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia, British America, with the loss of 25 of her 46 crew.[56] |
| English Oak | Great Britain
|
The ship capsized at Dublin, Ireland, and was wrecked.[57] |
| Margaret | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Gothenburg, Sweden.[55] |
| Mary & Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58] |
| Merry Katherine | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off Dunkerque, France. Sje had been ov a voyage from New York, British America, to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, but had been captured by a French privateer and sent in to that port.[59] |
October[edit]
3 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vakhtmeister | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The Gektor-class frigate was driven ashore on "Wolf Island" and sank with the loss of fourteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt.[53] |
10 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Abbotsbury, Dorset, with the los of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[60] |
17 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olifant | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was driven ashore by ice near the Tokbukhin Lighthouse. She was refloated the following Spring and taken in to Cronstadt.[53] |
18 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Holms Head Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[10] |
25 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swift | Great Britain
|
The ship sailed from Jamaica for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered.[61] |
28 October[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Jane | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia.[62] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man.[63] |
| Hampton Court | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to King's Lynn, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
| Lyme | Great Britain
|
The privateer capsized in Weymouth Bay with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued by the privateer Cumberland ( Guernsey.[54]
|
November[edit]
3 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawke | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the "Collerados". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[65] |
6 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | Great Britain
|
The ship ran aground off Guernsey, Channel Islands.[66] |
8 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nympha do Lomar | Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at San Lucar. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London, Great Britain.[67] |
11 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | Great Britain
|
The privateer capsized in the River Avon at Bristol, Gloucestershire, and was wrecked.[68] |
29 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nossa Senhora da Caridade e São José |  Portugal
|
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro to London, Great Britain.[69] |
30 November[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth and Janet | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was then pursued by an English privateer but was deliberately run ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to San Lucar, Spain.[70] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork, Ireland.[71] |
| Fly | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Ives, Cornwall, with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Boston to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[66] |
| Friendship | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gigha.[71] |
| Heroine | France
|
The privateer, a prize of the Duke of Cornwall ( Great Britain), capsized at Weymouth, Dorset, with the loss of 42 lives.[56]
|
| Orford | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "the Neals". She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66] |
| Prins Frederick | Norway
|
The ship foundered off Drontheim. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Drontheim.[55] |
| Recovery | Great Britain
|
The privateer foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of 74 lives.[66] |
| Swallow | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[55] |
December[edit]
3 December[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Redheasell | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Jamaica via Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[72] |
4 December[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | Great Britain
|
The brig was wrecked at Dover, Kent, whilst trying to evade a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Hamburg.[73] |
19 December[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | France
|
The ship was intercepted by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean. She exploded and sank. Twenty-four survivors were rescued by HMS Brilliant.[74]
|
| Intrepide | Great Britain
|
The privateer was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy), which rescued her 130 crew.[74]
|
20 December[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nostra Señora de Rosaria, Santa Anna, Santa Antonio et Santa Almas | Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain.[75] |
24 December[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon.[70] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Isabel | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked near Waterford, Ireland.[62] |
| Aquila Imperial | Spain
|
The ship was lost near St Andero with the loss of twenty of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain, to Bilboa.[76] |
| Benjamin | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[62] |
| Betty | Ireland
|
The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Londonderry.[77] |
| Charlotta Frederika | Denmark
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Charm | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dundee, Perthshire.[67] |
| Charming Peggy | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Clifford | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Dirk William & Cornelia |  Dutch Republic
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Nova Scotia, British North America.[78] |
| Exchange | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Freeden | Norway
|
The ship foundered in the Norwegian Sea off Bergen. She was on a voyage from London to Drontheim.[76] |
| Friends Goodwill | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the East Barrowheads Sand, in the North Sea, with the loss of four of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London.[62] |
| Friends Goodwill | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Friendship | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Happy Janet | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Firth of Forth.[79] |
| Henrietta | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[73] |
| Hope | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk, with the loss of all hands.[80] |
| Italian Merchant | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Jennet & Margaret | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| John | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| John & Margaret | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near San Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Gibraltar.[79] |
| Laurel | Great Britain
|
The privateer was captured and sunk by Saint Michel ( French Navy).[62]
|
| Leviathan | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Lintott | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crosby, Lancashire.[62][81] |
| Maria | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic, to Stockton on Tees, County Durham.[80] |
| Masters | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Nepthanis | Dutch Republic
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Nostra Señora de Rosario Santa Anna Santa Antonio & Aluas | Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Terceira.[62] |
| Otter | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Port Merchant | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Providence | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Restoration | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Seanymph | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Spaandershort |  Dutch East India Company Great Britain
|
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic.[79] |
| Spalden Packet | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| St. George | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to Tynemouth.[67] |
| St. Peter | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Channel with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[81] |
| Success | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin.[81] |
| Unicorn | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Hull, Yorkshire.[79] |
| Union | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[62] |
| Virchild | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Trieste, Archduchy of Austria.[81] |
| Walpole | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on The Staples, in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[67] |
| Wilson | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Plymouth, Devon.[81] |
| Young Alexander | Ireland
|
The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow.[81] |
| Young Batchelor | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol.[77] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anamaboo | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the coast of Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an African port to Rhode Island, British America.[82] |
| Anne & Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by three French Navy frigates off Louisbourg, Île Royale, French North America and was burnt.[79] |
| Arch Duke of Austria |  Archduchy of Austria
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "the coast of Italy".[31] |
| Beckford | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Nevis to London. Her crew were rescued.[63] |
| Cæsar | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Jordans, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[39] |
| Centurion | Ireland
|
The ship was captured by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Killibeg, County Donegal, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was sent in to Marseille was lost off that port.[16] |
| Charming Jenny | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Venice to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued by HMS Assistance ( Royal Navy).[4]
|
| Cornelia | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware Capes, British America, with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Gibraltar.[83] |
| Count Axel Fersen | Sweden
|
The ship was wrecked on the Moorish coast with the loss of about half of her crew. The survivors were taken prisoner. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain.[84] |
| Don Pedro | Dutch Republic
|
The ship was lost near Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[23] |
| Duke | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[85] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia to Montserrat.[86] |
| Figuera Packet | Great Britain
|
The ship was captured by a French Navy frigate whilst on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. She was plundered and burnt.[85] |
| George | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to the Leeward Islands.[23] |
| Lydia | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[85] |
| Martha & Mary | Ireland
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[87] |
| Mary | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Antigua.[23] |
| Mediterranean |  Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
| Mermaid | Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
| Myrtilla | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[47][88] |
| Nouvelle Société | France
|
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Quebeck, French America.[89] |
| Pearl | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Montserrat.[4] |
| Peter & Mary | Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
| Pusey | Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Reedy Island, Delaware, British America.[24] |
| Richard & Jane | Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
| Sally | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Delaware River, British America. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jamaica.[85] |
| Speculation | Sweden
|
The ship was captured off Livorno by a French ship. She was sent in to Marseille was lost off that port.[27] |
| Swallow | Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British America, with the loss of several lives. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Newfoundland.[71] |
| Thomas & Mary | Great Britain
|
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued by William & Mary ( Great Britain).[82]
|
| Virginia | Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off North Carolina, British America, before 11 November.[56][90] |
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