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The List of shipwrecks in 1780 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1780.
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak off Port Antonio, Jamaica and was consequently beached there.[1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rachel | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gunton | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown, unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:Two schooners stuck in ice off Sandy Hook are captured and destroyed.[4] |
Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The sloop, stuck in ice off Sandy Hook, was captured and destroyed.[5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Santo Domingo | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Cape St. Vincent: The third rate ship of the line was sunk by HMS Ajax, HMS Edgar and HMS Marlborough (all ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sally | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HM Cutter Lark | ![]() |
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arethusa | ![]() |
The ship departed from Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
Glory | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Dublin, Ireland[14] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Lambay Island, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[15] |
Mars | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[16] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Madeira.[17] |
New Newry Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered near Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool.[18] |
Nossa Senhora da Arrábida Santo Christo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Montruel", France with the loss of several of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London, Great Britain.[19] |
Pheasant | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Poole, Dorset.[20] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[8] |
Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The brig was driven ashore in a snowstorm at Middletown Point, New Jersey, probably on the 4th. Crew captured.[21] |
Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The 40 gun ship was driven ashore by Americans near Egg Harbor, New Jersey.[22] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Betsey and Sally (![]() |
"Vengence" | ![]() |
American Revolution: The privateer departed Savannah, Georgia on or after 10 January and vanished.[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Haywood | ![]() |
The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Deptford, Kent. Ann and Elizabeth (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Resolution | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Saint Kitts.[25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Batchelor | ![]() |
The privateer was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay, Jamaica.[26] |
Cornelia | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Echo | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Martha | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Orangefield | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Petersfield | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Quebec Packet | ![]() |
The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay.[26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amazon | ![]() |
The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Donaghadee, County Down.[27] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[28] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Belfast, County Down.[27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Preston, Lancashire.[29] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Nass Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on an island in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[30] |
Tyne | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoyle, Cheshire with the loss of fourteen or fifteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Lancaster, Lancashire.[31] |
Mayflower | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London.[32] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to London.[32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Good Intent | ![]() |
The East Indiaman caught fire, exploded and sank at Copenhagen with the loss of many lives.[33] |
HMS Leviathan | ![]() |
The storeship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HM hired armed ship Howe (![]() |
St Joanna | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Friendship (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Castlehaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Castlehaven.[11] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[11] |
Fair Trader | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Boscastle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boscastle.[24] |
"Free Mason" | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Canso, Nova Scotia. Her 19 crew made it to shore but all but 3 died due to lack of food and shelter, the 3 surviving by cannibalism.[37] |
Manchester | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] |
Philo | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Castlehaven. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Waterford.[10] |
Riviera de Genoa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Ostend.[3] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean a few days before 25 February. Her crew were rescued by Morant (![]() |
Vrow Margaretta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portloe, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Portugal. Mercury was later taken in to New York, where she was condemned.[39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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British Queen | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America.[1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HM hired armed ship Howe | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued.[35][40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[1] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[41] |
Clarendon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41] |
Crook | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Harley". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[27] |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[42] |
Hannah and Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Dronton".[40] |
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to St. Ubes and Cork.[43] |
Jon Jonge | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[9] |
La Vulture | ![]() |
The ship, a prize of the privateer Pallas (![]() |
Nossa Senhora do Carmo e São José Baptista e Almas | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin, Ireland.[9] |
Prince Frederick | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Christiansand.[43] |
St. Antonio | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend.[9] |
HMS Tapageur | ![]() |
The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in Carenage Bay, Saint Lucia. |
Vrow Christina | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Ireland and Copenhagen.[42] |
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Amsterdam.[41] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to London.[44] |
Young Dragon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes.[29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Leevart | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Lisbon, Portugal.[44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betty Greg | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cork, Ireland.[28][45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Deal Beach, New Jersey while trying to avoid capture by HMS Vulture (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook while trying to avoid capture by HMS Galatea (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fame | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Friesland, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[48] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[49] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Amsterdam.[48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Four Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the North Sea 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Riga, Russia.[50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Margaretta and Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam[51] |
Black Prince | ![]() |
The privateer was wrecked near Cherbourg, France. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
Blandford | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[52] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Cork.[52] |
Johanna Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[51] |
Mary Louisa | ![]() |
The poleacre was driven ashore near Étaples, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[53] |
Richard | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga.[53] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off "Belem". She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Denbigh | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[55] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to Newfoundland, British America.[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Queen of France | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The frigate was scuttled at Charleston, South Carolina to prevent capture by the British. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bom Jesus do Além | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Warden Ledge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Land's End, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by a Prussian vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Waterford, Ireland.[58] |
Nossa Senhore de Conceicao St. Antonio e Almas | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Sandwich, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Lisbon.[59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, Great Britain.[49] |
Pro Patria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[55] |
Stadt van Brussel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Sint Eustatius.[57] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was holed by her anchor and was consequently beached at Elsineur, Denmark.[55] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[60] |
Valliant | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[55] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Duff | ![]() |
American Revolution:The ship was sunk by frigate USS Protector (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mayflower | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Natalya | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore by a tsunami and wrecked on Urup, Kuril Islands.[63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex by a collier. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[62] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall.[64] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Brielle. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain.[59] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall.[64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Capricieux | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The frigate was captured by HMS Licorne and HMS Prudente (both ![]() |
Comte de Maurepas | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, Great Britain by HMS Southampton (![]() |
Santa Fee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sunbury, Georgia in a hurricane.[68] |
St Nicholas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Plymouth, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain.[69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frotune-teller | ![]() |
The privateer was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued.[70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Duffe | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with an America privateer.[71] |
De Smyrna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Hestose", Cornwall, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[72] |
Dublin | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gothenburg, Sweden.[73] |
Ederyg and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Cádiz, Spain.[74] |
Jonge Peters | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to London, Great Britain.[75] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The privateer was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with the loss of about twenty of her crew.[74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jenny (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The brig was run ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey by frigate HMS Iris (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eustathius | ![]() |
The pink was wrecked on a skerry 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Great Britain with the loss of 190 of the 195 people on board.[63] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HDMS Printz Friderich | ![]() |
The ship-of-the-line ran aground on Kobbergrund shoal in the Kattegat and was a total loss. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Figurido | ![]() |
The ship lost her rudder at Memel, Prussia and was driven ashore on or before 23 September. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Memel.[80] |
Tryal | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[74] |
Valiant | ![]() |
The brig was captured by the privateers Enterprize and Stag (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Phoenix | ![]() |
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Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Scarborough | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship foundered off San Domingo with the loss of all hands. |
HMS Stirling Castle | ![]() |
The Worcester-class ship of the line was wrecked on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, Cuba with the loss of most of her crew.[82] Four survivors were rescued by Aurora (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Molly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Colburg" to London.[79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Point Lynas, Anglesey with the loss of twelve of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[83] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork.[84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aligator | ![]() |
The privateer was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
John & Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Georgia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex.[80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Ajax | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia.[85] |
HMS Amazon | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The frigate was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia with the loss of 30 lives.[85] |
HMS Andromeda | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The Enterprise-class frigate foundered off Martinico with the loss of most of her crew.[85] |
HMS Beaver's Prize | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Lucia. Seventeen of her crew survived.[85] |
HMS Blanche | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The fifth rate was lost at Saint Lucia.[85] |
HMS Brune | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The Blonde-class frigate was damaged at Saint Lucia.[85] |
HMS Chamelion | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The Sloop-of-War was driven into HMS Deal Castle (![]() |
HMS Deal Castle | ![]() |
![]() Great Hurricane of 1780: The Squirrel-class post ship foundered in Gros Islet Bay after HMS Chamelion ( |
HMS Endymion | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The Man-of-War was lost at Martinico with the loss of all hands.[85] |
Junon | ![]() |
The Charmante-class frigate was wrecked in a typhoon. |
HMS Laurel | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The sixth rate frigate was wrecked at Martinico with the loss of all but twelve of her crew.[85] |
HMS Montagu | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia.[85] |
HMS Vengeance | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia.[85] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bellona | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[86] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[86] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[86] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[86] |
Rowley | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[86] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emperor | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°30′N 35°00′W) with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[87] |
Helena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued.[84] |
Richard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Chiswell Bank, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon, then Weymouth and Pool, Dorset.[78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Benjamin | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[88] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glory of Russia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Laja-Linger Island", 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Toulon, Var, France with the loss of eleven of the 457 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[63] |
Surprise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Ontario | ![]() |
The sixth rate sloop-of-war foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of about 130 lives. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abigail | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
Adonis | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was damaged at Grenada.[89] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship capsized at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to San Sebastián and Cádiz.[90] |
Anne Gertrude Margarette | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
Aston Hall | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91] |
Britannia | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[92] |
Cecelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Elsineur, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Copenhagen.[93] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland.[83] |
Comte de Durat | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.[89] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey.[84] |
Edward | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. She was severely damaged and consequently had to be beached on Barbadoes.[94] |
Elizabeth Helena | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was damaged at Grenada.[89] |
Elliot | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[95] |
Good Del | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rugenwalde.[79] |
Helmsley | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[78] |
Henry | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91] |
John & Betty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall.[96] |
Lisbon Paquet | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Warburg". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[96] |
Margaret | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Zeipne, La Bay.[89] |
Minerva | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Montserrat. She sprang a leak and put into Antigua for repairs.[94] |
Neptune | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
Nossa Senhora Da Lapa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ostend.[90] |
Phoenix | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada with the loss of a crew member.[89] |
Prince Constantine | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux, France.[79] |
Prince Frederick Adolph | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91] |
HDMS Prinds Frederick | ![]() |
The Man-of-War was wrecked on Læsø with the loss of several of her crew.[96] |
Revenge | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts and was subsequently wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico.[97] |
Roseau | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was severely damaged at Grenada.[89] |
Royal Gorse | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
Sally | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780 The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89] |
HMS Thunderer | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line foundered in the West Indies. |
Two Bothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands.[80] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.[89] |
William Burr | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost in the Mull of Galloway following an engagement with an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin.[78] |
Wynhandelaet | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Sint Maarten. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Cork.[99] |
Zewreight | ![]() |
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand Povre.[89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to "North Faro".[70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Elsinore, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[101] |
Winburg | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tangesola, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland.[101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Crown | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[101] |
São João Baptista | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to São Miguel Island, Azores.[101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Hussar | ![]() |
The sixth rate frigate struck Pot Rock, in Long Island Sound, and foundered with the loss of 70 American prisoners. Her crew survived. [102] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Sartine | ![]() |
The fifth rate frigate ran aground and sank off Mangalore, India. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bom Sucesso | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Mort Stone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[103] |
Briton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Quimper, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[100] |
Dordzechts Welvaren | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon, Portugal.[104] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Espoo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[104] |
Goede Vriendschap | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam.[100] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the Isle of Man with the loss of six of her crew.[105] |
John and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[106] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[105] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with some loss of live.[104] |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[104] |
Margery | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Scottish port.[106] |
Rodney | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[107] |
St Lazara | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux.[100] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was lost neaf Karlskrona. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[100] |
Ship | State | Description7 |
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St. Lawrence | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, British North America to New York, United States.[108] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Principessa Sofia Frederica | ![]() |
Danish Asiatic Company: The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Whampo, China.[109] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey and Valentine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Schiedam or Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[110] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Trimmer | ![]() |
The privateer caught fire, exploded and sank at Port Mahon, Menorca.[111] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alice | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry, Ireland and Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[112] |
Catharina Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bourdeaux, France.[113] |
Charming Molly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Dublin, Ireland.[114] |
Dart | ![]() |
The privateer was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of her captain.[115] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently lost near Saint-Malo, France. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[116] |
Granby | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees to South Shields.[117] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Londonderry.[116] |
Senhora da Encarnação e Santo Christo | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[118] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was driven ashore by an American privateer at St. John's, Newfoundland, British America and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Newfoundland.[80] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Orléans, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to Barbadoes.[89] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven out of Charles Town, South Carolina, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York, United States.[94] |
Bell | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Saint Lawrence River and was lost. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London.[119] |
Blossom | ![]() |
The ship was struck by lightning and was consequently condemned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa and the West Indies.[93] |
Bristol | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[120] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[105] |
Buck | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk off Candia, Crete in an engagement with Sérieuse (![]() |
Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sint Eustatius. Se was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[121] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[121] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States.[122] |
Champion | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Saint Lucia.[113] |
Chance | ![]() |
The ship capsized off Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia, United States.[123] |
Clyrus | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis.[55] |
Diligence | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a French privateer and taken in to Martinico, where she was burnt to avoid being recaptured by the Royal Navy. The privateer was also burnt. Diligence was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the West Indies.[39] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Saint Lucia.[113] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[124] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St. John's Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal and Quebec.[53] |
Friends | ![]() |
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on Trinidada. There were eight survivors. She was on a voyage from the Cape Coast to the West Indies.[52] |
Friendship | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateers Junius Brutus and Rhodes (both ![]() ![]() |
General Greene | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The privateer was lost in the Delaware River in an engagement with the privateer Sukey (![]() |
General Halcimand | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of a crew member.[91] |
George | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Georgia, British America.[53] |
Good Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Curaçao.[94] |
Greenock | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[127] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[128] |
Harvey | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
Jamaica | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia.[118] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[71] |
Judith | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland, British America.[27] |
Live Oak | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize. Her crew were rescued.[129] |
Lizard | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Quebec.[130] |
London | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
Margaretta Christina | flag unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[131] |
"Marquis Lafayette" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: Leslie Expedition: The unfinished Privateer was sunk at Suffolk, Virginia to prevent capture in October or November. Later raised, finished in 1781, and put into service.[132] |
Mary & Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[113] |
Nancy | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: While operating as a privateer, the brig was scuttled — apparently to avoid capture by the British — in 10 to 40 feet (3.0 to 12.2 m) of water off Cape Elizabeth, Massachusetts (now Maine), approximately 50 yards (46 m) north of the future site of the Portland Head Light.[133][134][135] |
Orange | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London.[1] |
Pallas | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica.[56] |
Patience | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by Earl of Dunsmore (![]() |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship (a.k.a. Wolf) was lost at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia.[130] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was sunk by Bellone (![]() |
Phœnix | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Saint Lawrence River at Maltby, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Quebec.[136] |
Russia Merchant | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53] |
Sharp | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Quebec.[130] |
St. Lawrence | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Margaree River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia with some loss of life.[137] |
Swan | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was captured and sunk by six American vessels operating under letters of marque. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[138] |
Twee Gesusters | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Curaçao.[139] |
Venus | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to London.[93] |
Watt | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States with the loss of 26 of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[70] |
William | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida, British America to London.[138] |
William & Elizabeth | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Dunmore (![]() |
William and Polly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[105] |
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