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The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.
20 January
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune |  Great Britain |
The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[2] |
| Lydia | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheepland, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland.[1] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bersham | Great Britain |
The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[2] |
| Duc de Chatelet |  France |
The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Saint Domingo.[3] |
| Henry | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira.[4] |
| L'Esperance en Dieu | France |
The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize ( Guernsey). She was subsequently lost near Waterford, Ireland. L'Esperance en Dieu was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Martinico.[2] |
| Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Nancy |  Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim.[6] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Great Britain |
The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[7] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roland |  French Navy |
The Artésien-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Brest.[8] |
| Zéphyr | French Navy |
The frigate was destroyed by fire at Brest.[8] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancona Paquet | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[9] |
| Jesse | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua.[7] |
| Polly | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vesevolod |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The Slava Rossii-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Reval.[10] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Defense |  Connecticut State Navy |
The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels.[11][12] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis |  Great Britain |
The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[13] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawke | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[13] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Arethusa |  Royal Navy |
American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France (48°27′04″N 5°04′04″W) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette ( French Navy). Her crew were rescued.[14] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Molly" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:The scow was captured by frigate HMS Delaware ( Royal Navy) 25 Leagues north of Cape Charles. Crew escapes when she went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey.[15] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Konstapelskaya | Imperial Russian Navy |
The frigate caught fire and exploded at Kertch with the loss of twenty of her crew.[10] |
| Tretyi | Imperial Russian Navy |
The Tretyi-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Kertch.[10] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Success" | The sloop went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey.[16] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[17] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | Great Britain |
The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland.[18] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward & Lucy | Great Britain |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America.[18] |
| Fox | French Navy |
The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked. |
| Renown | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[13] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tartar | Great Britain |
The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[19] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn | Guernsey |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[19] |
9 April
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snapper | Great Britain |
The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[21] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montague | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[22] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | United States |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag ( Jersey. She was sent in to Jersey but was lost going into port.[23] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Delight" |  United Kingdom |
American Revolutionary War:The brig went ashore at Pecks Beach, New Jersey near Cape May. Ship and crew captured by Militia.[24] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Darnell | Guernsey |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[25] |
| Fortune | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[26] |
| Revenge | Great Britain |
The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[27] |
| St Magnus |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain.[19] |
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charming Molly | Great Britain |
The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire.[28] |
21 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | American Revolutionary War:The 16 gun brig went ashore near Egg Harbor, New Jersey.[29] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[30] |
| Jane & Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Dantzick.[23] |
| Lord Cardiff | Great Britain |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire ( French Navy).[23] |
| Martha | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth.[31] |
| Old England | Great Britain |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante ( French Navy) with the loss of 30 of her crew.[23] |
| Sally | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval.[32] |
| Señora Dama Luisa | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend.[26] |
| Snapper | Great Britain |
The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[26] |
| Sturdy Beggar | United States |
The privateer was captured on the 14th. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland. All on board died.[31][33][34] |
| Unknown | United States |
American Revolutionary War:The ship went ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey while being pursued by privateer "General Pattison" ( United Kingdom).[35] |
| William | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[31] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Unknown" | Great Britain |
American Revolution: The British supply ship blew up during a battle with US ships in the Stono River, South Carolina.[36] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold ( United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal.[37] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Woestduin |  Dutch East India Company |
The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked.[38] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Defence" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer brig or brigantine was run aground at Bangor, New Ireland in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture, or scuttled in the harbor of Stockton Springs, Massachusetts/New Ireland.[39][40][41] |
| "Hunter" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was run aground on the west shore of Penobscot Bay in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture.[40] |
| "Samuel" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The Ordinance transport ran aground in Penobscot Bay and was abandoned a day or more earlier. Later drifted off and was remanned and taken up river. She was run aground again and burned 2 miles south of Oak Point to prevent her capture by the British. She was destroyed when her cargo of gun powder exploded.[42] |
| Unknown, unknown | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: Two transports ran aground in Penobscot Bay and were burned to prevent her capture by the British.[43] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Black Prince" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer ship was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[39][44] |
| USS Diligence | Continental Navy |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The brig was scuttled in the Penobscot River 2 miles below the falls at Bangor, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British.[45][46] |
| "Hazzard" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture.[47] |
| "Hector" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[48] |
| "Monmouth" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. She was destroyed when her gun powder exploded.[49] |
| "Pidgeon" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The transport was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[50] |
| USS Providence | Continental Navy |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British.[51] |
| Tyrannicide |  Massachusetts State Navy |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British.[52] |
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The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands.[53] |
| "Vengance" | United States |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture.[54] |
| USS Warren | Continental Navy |
American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The frigate was scuttled in the Penobscot River at Oak Point near the town of Winterport, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British.[45][55][40] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zurac Cat |  Spain |
The ship was lost near Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián.[56] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War:The brigantine went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals.[57] |
| Unknown | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War:The schooner went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals.[58] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | British East India Company |
The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[53] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Charming Sally" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[59] |
| Defence | United States |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British. |
| "Hannah" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[60] |
| "Nancy" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brig, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[61] |
| "Rover" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[62] |
| "Springbird" | United States |
American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[63] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Barrington | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[64] |
| Nossa Senhora do Socorro | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[65] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | Great Britain |
A privateer out of Exeter, the ship sank at Teignmouth, Devon with the loss of 39 lives.[66] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Great Britain |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[67] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | Great Britain |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both French Navy) and burnt. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[68] |
19 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Rose | Royal Navy |
The Seaford-class post ship was scuttled at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| L'Amitie | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[69] |
| HM Hired armed ship Savannah | Royal Navy |
The ship was scuttled at Savannah.[70] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia | Imperial Russian Navy |
The frigate ran aground off "Shkelenga Island" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to an English port.[10] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bonhomme Richard | Continental Navy |
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis ( Royal Navy) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire on 23 September. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India.[71] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Quebec | Royal Navy |
 Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante ( |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sukey | Great Britain |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[72] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stag | Great Britain |
The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[73] She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs.[69] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sturdy Beggar | Great Britain |
The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew.[74] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Humber | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[68] |
| Lovely Cruizer | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London.[75] |
| May | Great Britain |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[75] |
| St. Antonia |  Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[76] |
| Unity | Great Britain |
The ship was lost off Bognor, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | Great Britain |
The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 26°50′W). Her crew were rescued by Hector ( Guernsey).[77] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligence | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[78] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth and Bell | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[74] |
| Fanny | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[74] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aktapom | Imperial Russian Navy |
The transport ship was holed by ice and sank at the mouth of the Mius. Her crew survived.[10] |
| William and Mary | Great Britain |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[79] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| York Union | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[79] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine | British East India Company |
The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued.[53][80][81] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Racehorse | Great Britain |
The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[83] |
| Richard | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[83] |
26 November
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bess | Great Britain |
The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[85] |
| Betsey | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[86] |
| Briton | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia.[86] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port.[86] |
| Nossa Senhora da Assunção |  Portugal |
The ship was wrecked at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto.[87] |
| Prince of Prussia | Ireland |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia.[88] |
| Providence | Great Britain |
The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[88] |
| Spitfire | Great Britain |
The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew.[85] |
| St. Miguel e Almas | Portugal |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[69] |
| Thetis | France |
Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow ( Jersey), was attacked and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain by a privateer. Her crew were rescued.[87] |
| Thomas & Martha | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[88] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cato | Great Britain |
The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[85] |
| Fothergill | Great Britain |
The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset.[78] |
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[89] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry and Samuel | Great Britain |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[74] |
11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS North | Royal Navy |
The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives.[90] |
| St. Helena | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Halifax.[91] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boll | Great Britain |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[92] |
| De Jeffrow Amelida |  Dutch Republic |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[92] |
| Knotts-green | Great Britain |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew.[93] |
| Leonora | Great Britain |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall.[92] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford | Great Britain |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland.[93] |
| John and Jane | Great Britain |
The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven.[93] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[94] |
| Eleanor | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[94] |
| Royall Clubb | Great Britain |
The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[94] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| "Britannia" | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War:The privateer went ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Crew captured.[95] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe.[96] |
| Betsey | Great Britain |
The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States.[97] |
| Cheerful Cousin | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[77] |
| HMS Duc de la Vauginon | Royal Navy |
The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December. |
| Edward | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[74] |
| Friendship | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[74] |
| Jaager |  Dantzick |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Waterford, Ireland.[98] |
| Love and Unity | Great Britain |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
| Minerva | Great Britain |
The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[94] |
| Nossa Senhora de Conceicao | Portugal |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London.[96] |
| Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António | Portugal |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[74] |
| Pallas | Great Britain |
The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December.[96] |
| Pearl |  |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.[96] |
| Peggy | Ireland |
The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim.[94] |
| Sacramento | Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon.[78] |
| Porgey | Great Britain |
The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99] |
| Rossi | Great Britain |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[100] |
| Sally and Ann | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex.[74] |
| Unity | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Oporto.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers.[101] |
| Aliance | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[69] |
| Amazon | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] |
| Andrei Pervozyanni I |  Russian Empire |
The vessel was lost during a voyage in the Catherine Archipelago from Attu Island to Amchitka.[102] |
| Antigua Planter | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[30] |
| Belcour | Great Britain |
American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve ( French Navy) with the loss of 22 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica.[32] |
| Betsey | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York.[31] |
| Bryans | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[80] |
| Cardinal de Bernis | France |
The ship was lost near Puerto Rico.[9] |
| Chance | Great Britain |
The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America.[75] |
| Christopher | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States.[103] |
| Colpoys | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States.[104] |
| Comet Paquet | Great Britain |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica.[105] |
| Cumberland | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec.[56] |
| Dorothy & Mary | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[106] |
| Eleanor | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[38] |
| Fly | Great Britain |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[107] |
| Friendship | Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[38] |
| HMS Glasgow | Royal Navy |
The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica. |
| Grampus | Great Britain |
The storeship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[80] |
| Harlequin | Great Britain |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London.[105] |
| Harlequin | France |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and two Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica.[108] |
| Hope | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[109] |
| Joyeaux | France |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingo by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingo.[69] |
| La Basseterre | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110] |
| La Marseilles | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110] |
| La Pauline | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110] |
| Le Guerrier | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110] |
| Le Victoire | France |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110] |
| Lord Townsend | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[32] |
| Mary | Great Britain |
The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York.[104] |
| Mermaid | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York.[18] |
| Nancy | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[30] |
| Pickering | United States |
American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes in an engagement with HMS Aurora ( Royal Navy).[27] |
| Pinson | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador.[111] |
| Sarah and Rachel | Dutch Republic |
The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[104] |
| Speedwell | Great Britain |
The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Manchioneal to the Bahamas.[86] |
| St Joseph | Portugal |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France.[98] |
| HMS Supply | Royal Navy |
The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts.[112] |
| Tom | Great Britain |
The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada.[106] |
| HMS Tortoise | Great Britain |
The store ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth.[80] |
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