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The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768.
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barfleur, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Antigua.[1] |
Rebecca | British America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nanny ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina.[2] |
St. Peter | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of all four crew.[3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Minerva | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Great Yarmouth.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | British America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Champion ( Great Britain).[2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Chatham | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Dublin Bay. She was loater refloated and taken in to Waterford, Ireland. Earl of Chatham was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.[7] |
HMS Fame | Royal Navy | The third rate ship of the line was driven onto St. Nicholas Island, Devon and severely damaged.[6] She was refloated on 5 February.[8] |
Freemason | Ireland | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( Royal Navy) and driven from her moorings. She subsequently came ashore on St. Nicholas Island and was severely damaged, but was later refloated. Freemason was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire, Great Britain.[6] |
Harwood | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[6] |
Princess of Mecklenburg | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London.[9] |
Valentine | Ireland | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( Royal Navy) and sank in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lovely Cruizer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 90 leagues (270 nautical miles (500 km)) off the coast of South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( Great Britain). Neptune was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to South Carolina.[11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[12] |
Ann & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[4] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Poston" to London.[13] |
Commerce | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[1] |
Concord | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol.[6] |
Duke of York | Ireland | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and was abandoned by her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[14] Duke of York was later towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[9] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford and Jamaica.[6] |
Favourite | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bordeaux Packet ( Great Britain). Favourite was on a voyage from Helford, Cornwall to London.[1] |
Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Naples.[6] |
HMS Greyhound | Royal Navy | The sixth rate was driven ashore at Erith, Kent and was wrecked.[5] |
Hibernia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welch Hook, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol.[6] |
Holly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[5] |
Hornet | Great Britain | The cutter was driven ashore in the Isle of Man.[1] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to Lancaster, Lancashire.[7] |
John | 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 Berwick upon Tweed to London.[15] |
Jongste Jan | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coverack, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands.[13] |
Jugunder Millo | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Villa Nova.[14] |
King George | British America | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] |
Lamb | Great Britain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to an English port.[6] |
Marianne | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) from Bayonne. She was on a voyage from Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue to Bayonne.[6] |
Marlborough | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[4] |
Nightingale | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz[6] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] |
Penguin | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a British port.[6] |
Penn | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Bristol.[16] |
Pitt | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock in the River Avon and was severely damaged.[4] |
Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was run ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.[4] |
Ruby | Great Britain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Ferrol, Spain.[6] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] |
Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[1] |
Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Biddiford, Devon.[4] |
Unicorn | British America | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] |
Vigilence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on a rock off Green Island, County Down, Ireland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim and Londonderry.[4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hungerford | Great Britain | The ship departed from dominica for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Enterprize | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cape Fear.[11] |
Lark | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Redbridge, Hampshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fort St George | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bandamalanca, in the East Indies.[18] |
John & Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Phenix, Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adolph Frederick | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borough Island, Great Britain.[20] |
Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.[12] |
Oliver | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurlestone, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen.[20] |
Savage | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette to Honfleur.[12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel to London.[19] |
Grizell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Fife. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Exchange | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[17] |
Friendly Brothers | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[21] |
Globe | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Swansey, Glamorgan.[2] |
Grange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[21] |
Hawke | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Pool, Dorset.[7] |
Marie Ann | France | The ship was wrecked on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Galway to Bristol.[21] |
Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[21] |
Queen of Angels | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Barcelona, Spain with some loss of life.[2] |
São João Baptista | Portuguese Navy | The fifth rate was wrecked at Oporto.[16][22] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Liverpool, Lancashire and Chester, Cheshire.[2] |
Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to London.[12] |
Ventura | Spain | The ship departed from Cádiz for Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzick.[24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sandwich, Kent.[25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Baltic Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on "Heveen Island". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick.[24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Defiance | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantzick.[27] |
Diana | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[24] |
Joanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Kitts.[28] |
John & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice at Pillau, Prussia.[29] |
Joseph's Increase | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[25] |
Lady Dorothea | Hamburg | The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[24] |
Loretta | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Galacia to Topsham, Devon.[25] |
Lovely Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to St. Ubes, Portugal and Cork, Ireland.[28] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[24] |
Olive Branch | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Berwick-on-Tweed.[24] |
Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Newry, County Down, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lancaster, Lancashire.[25] |
Union | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bristol.[24] Union was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Prosper ( Great Britain). Nancy was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America.[31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Pompey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked west of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Martha Brae River, Jamaica. Catherine and Lively (both Great Britain) were damaged.[32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British America.[33] |
Fly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[33] |
Leopard | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[33] |
Peace & Plenty | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.[33] |
Polly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Stack Rock, Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth to Newfoundland.[33] |
Squib | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.[33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was declared missing on 16 April. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick.[11] |
Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[27] Britannia was refloated in June and taken in to the River Thames.[35] |
Countess of Northumberland | Great Britain | The ship was lost; but her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[36] |
Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Whitford Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River, British America to Bristol.[34][37] |
Friendship | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend.[36] |
Industrious Bee | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[27] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Memel, Prussia.[34] |
Porto Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Calais. She was on a voyage from Hull to Cádiz, Spain.[38] Porto Merchant was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[11] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bristol.[36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy Service | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prosper ( Great Britain). Nancy Service was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America.[39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Annabella | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by James & Mary ( Great Britain).[40][41] |
Catharine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber.[42] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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San Carlo Borromeo | Venetian Navy | The San Carlo Borromeo-class ship of the line foundered.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Craster Rocks, off the coast of northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Goldsbury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dogs Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Beggars Benizon | British America | The ship was wrecked on the French Keys. She was on a voyage from Charles Town, South Carolina to Jamaica.[33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[45] |
Barry | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Larach, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London to Larach.[10] |
Farmer | Great Britain | The ship was lost off cádiz, Spain.[42] |
Henry & Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[46] |
Marie Angelique | France | The ship foundered in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Toulon to Dunkerque.[31] |
Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Rotterdam.[31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Antrim | Ireland | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hamburg.[44] |
Friends Goodwill | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swanzey, Glamorgan.[47] |
Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[47] |
Pallas | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia.[48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lucia | Great Britain | The ship departed from Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Theresia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and was on fire near Cape Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Falmouth, Cornwall.[50][51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Porpus | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[52] |
Tryall | Great Britain | The ship sank off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France.[53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy & Polly | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belhaven, Virginia to London.[54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dutchess of Leinster | Ireland | The ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Cape Cornwall, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkerque, France.[55] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Daniel | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and capsized. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dunkerque, France.[56] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades.[57] |
Lelah & Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades.[57] |
Molly | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was driven ashore on Grand Ance. Her 140 slaves were rescued.[57] |
Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Grenades. She was later refloated.[57] |
Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Grenades. She was subsequently refloated.[57] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at St. Patrick's.[57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lovely Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 56°W). Her crew were rescued by Lady's Adventure. Lovely Rebecca was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Apenrade | Great Britain | The ship struck the Chart Rock, in the North Channel and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg and Riga, Russia.[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | Ireland | The ship departed from Antigua for Belfast, County Down. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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London | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port.[54] |
Mary | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Bulls Head Sand, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ferrol and Málaga, Spain.[60] |
Woolwich | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Carron.[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Susannah | Great Britain | The ship, a brigantine or snow, was wrecked in the Bristol Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) north of Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Topsham, Devon.[33][50] |
No. 3 | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga to Reval.[62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Antigua Factor | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Teneriffe, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to Teneriffe.[63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Beckford | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale.[64] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of six of her eight crew.[64][65] |
Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Horse Islands, British America.[66] |
Edith | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland.[64] |
George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of most of her crew.[67] |
John of Dartmouth | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale.[64] |
Keppel | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sally ( Great Britain). Keppel was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, British America.[68] |
Leopard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Newfoundland.[65] |
Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls.[64] |
Molly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Labrador, British America. She was refloated.[66] |
Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale.[64] |
Pond | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newfoundland.[65] |
Rebekah | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[66] |
Samuel & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale.[64] |
Titon | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale.[64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carolina | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cork, Kingdom of Ireland.[61] |
Mary | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Genoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon.[57] |
Seaflower | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.[69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[61] |
Concord | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rochefort, France.[61] |
Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Aberdeen.[69] |
Emanuel | Hamburg | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.[58] |
Freemason | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to King's Lynn, Norfolk[57] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Newcastle upon Tyne.[69] |
Patuxtant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[50] She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[51] |
Preston Trader | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Preston, Lancashire.[58] |
Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[58] She was later refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.[33] |
St Michael | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam.[69] |
Two Betseys | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Susannah ( Great Britain). Two Betseys was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Juliana | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[49] |
Thomas & Mary | Great Britain | The ship sank in The Nore. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London.[49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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St. Peter | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands.[67] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carolina | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Banks, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[66] |
Dove | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Biddiford, Devon, Great Britain.[71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Chatham | British East India Company | The East Indiaman foundered off Madras, India.[72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity's Desire | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[64] |
Ann & Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wexford but was refloated. she was on a voyage from Wexford to Cádiz, Spain.[73] |
Aurora | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18] |
Glencairn | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast.[49] |
Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[74] |
Lady Agatha | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[18] |
Penelope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands via Ireland.[64] |
St. Petersburg | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantz, France.[75] |
William | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain.[49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hawe | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland. British America for "The Groyne". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trackfaith", Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[65] |
Tonein | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Osmussaar.[62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bella | Ireland | The ship ran aground in Red Wharf Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dublin.[76] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( Bermuda).[77] |
Ship | State | Description |
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General Crawford | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Spain.[78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cecilla | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the Strait of Gibraltar.[76] |
Harriott | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Aberdeen.[76] |
Hazard | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Exeter, Devon.[71] |
Lovely Betsey | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Nantz, France.[71] |
Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, British America.[79] |
Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[65] |
Richard | Great Britain | The ship was sighted off the American coast in late November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[80] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour. Success was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice.[67] |
Three Brothers | Ireland | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hamburg.[65] |
Totnes | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man.[71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fredensborg | Denmark–Norway | The frigate sank off Tromøya. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to New York, British America.[81] She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[82] |
Philadelphia | Finland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Dover and the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Finland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[81] |
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Martin | Great Britain | The ship foundered about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Echo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Steden".[82] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Margate, Kent with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon.[81] |
Falls | Ireland | The ship was lost in Smeranick Bay, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[78] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London.[81] |
Nonpareil | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voyage from London to Bermuda.[81] |
Nossa Senhora da Aparecida | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Oporto with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Oporto.[83] |
Rouse | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall.[82] |
Santa Catharina | Spain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa.[82] |
St. George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Constantine Bay, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[81] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cambleton Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[81] |
York | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Charles Town, South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abigail | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[25] |
Ankerwyke | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground off Bengal, India and was severely damaged. She was later taken in to Calcutta. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[85][86] |
Batchelors | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the North Ketchups. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lisbon, Portugal.[87] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bimlipatam, India.[54] |
Black River | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[88] |
Cæsar | Great Britain | The ship was lost on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to North Carolina, British America.[36] |
Charles | Great Britain | The snow foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Chincoteague, Virginia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.[40] |
Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( Great Britain) She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[89] |
Charming Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Caucas's. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Jamaica.[90] |
Dorsetshire | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked at Antigua. All on board were rescued.[31] |
Earl of Hertford | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York, British America.[18] |
Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
Fanny | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland, British America.[41] |
Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship sank in the Anconia River, Africa with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar.[25] |
Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Shag Rocks, Massachusetts. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts.[92] |
Hope | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[55] Her crew were rescued by Royal Exchange ( Great Britain).[93] |
Jago e Santa Anna | Spain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Cádiz.[66] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London.[55] |
Kildare | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Philadelphia.[18] |
Layton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[94] |
Louisa | Great Britain | The ship was struck by a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km)) off Nantucket, Massachusetts, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Anne, Massachusetts to the West Indies.[40] |
Lucia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[67] |
Mary & Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[95] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Granadilloes. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Nevis.[74] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fernando Po Island. She was on a voyage from Old Calabar to Jamaica.[96] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Senegal.[35] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[97] |
Pacific | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the East Indies.[54] |
Planter | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
Rachel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Grenville. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[98] |
Renah | British America | The sloop was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Edenton, North Carolina.[39] |
Salisbury | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New England, British America to the West Indies.[99] |
Sally | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[40] |
Ward | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Útila, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to the Windward Islands.[100] |
Wells | Great Britain | The ship departed from Saint Kitts for Bristol in late February or early March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101] |
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