List of shipwrecks in 1794
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The list of shipwrecks in 1794 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1794.
January
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Mulgrave | ![]() |
The ship departed from Whitby, Yorkshire for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
23 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Hope | ![]() |
The privateer cutter was wrecked near Preston, Lancashire with the loss of all 40 hands.[2] |
24 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Queen of France | flag unknown | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 47°W) whilst on a voyage from "Schravendul" to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
25 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost on this date.[4] |
Anstruther | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire.[4] |
Antelope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire.[4] |
Blessing's Increase | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Yorkshire coast.[4] |
Charles | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran.[4] |
Dorothy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[4] |
Duke of Beaufort | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Shedwell Island. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
Echo | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Berwick upon Tweed.[4] |
Four Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[4] |
Francis & Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey.[4] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Borrowstounness, Lothian.[4] |
Happy Couple | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Red Wharf Bay.[4] |
Hartly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey.[4] |
Jupiter | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Loch Ryan.[4] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.[4] |
Minor | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Hartlepool, County Durham.[4] |
Nelly & Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[4] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[4] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[4] |
Pomona | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Rawcliffe".[4] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne.[4] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire.[4] |
Tyro | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[4] |
Woolsington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Yorkshire coast.[4] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal,[5] or Guernsey, Channel Islands.[6] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[7] |
Ariel | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[8] |
Barbara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.[7] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hals, Denmark.[9] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[10] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.[7] |
Cassandra | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 20 leagues (52 nmi; 97 km) from the mouth of the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Limerick.[11] |
Christian & Jannet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.[7] |
Concordia | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Spain.[9] |
Countess of Kintore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen.[7] |
Delaware | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool.[8] |
Doncaster | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Filey, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[12] |
Drake | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[5] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[5] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[5] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[8] |
Hazard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.[7] |
Hellen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.[7] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Mediterranean port.[8] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Lemon Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[12] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Amlwch, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[8] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[12] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Londonderry.[13] |
Jong Johanna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Spain. Jong Johanna was later refloated and take in to Marstrand, Norway for repairs.[9] |
Lieth Packet | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Saltburn, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[5] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.[7] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia.[8] |
Martin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.[7] |
May Flower | ![]() |
Captain Gray's ship was driven ashore near Whitby.[7] |
May Flower | ![]() |
Captain Lewin's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of Lewin and three crew. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Montrose, Forfarshire.[12] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Conwy, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.[12] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Dungeon's Knoll. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
Olive | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Straits of Gibraltar.[8] |
Oriano | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near The Hague, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Middelburg, Dutch Republic.[5] |
Oswell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.[7] |
Peace and Plenty | ![]() |
The ship sank near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[11] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Pontevedra, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[9][10] |
Raith | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith.[7] |
Rochedale | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[11] |
San Joseph y Animas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Bilboa. Her crew were rescued.[14] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Bilboa.[15] |
St Patrick Packet | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Amlwch. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[5] |
Surry | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Union | ![]() |
The snow foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dublin.[5] |
Wyre | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Whitby.[7] She was refloated in March.[16] |
February
8 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[17][18] |
HMS Convert | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The frigate was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[17] |
Eagle, Ainsworth, master | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17][18] |
Fortune | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The brig was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[17][18][19] |
Ludlow, M'Clure, master | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17][18] |
Moorhall | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17][18] |
Nancy, Campbell, master | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[17] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow.[18] |
Richard | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Belfast, County Antrim.[17][18] |
Sally | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The brig was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[17][18] |
William and Elizabeth, Goodwin, master | ![]() |
Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[17][18] |
12 February
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Spitfire | ![]() |
The sloop of war capsized and sank off Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola with the loss of all but four of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Saucy Tom (![]() |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Minerve | ![]() |
The Minerve-class frigate was scuttled at Saint-Florent, Corsica. She was raised the next day by the Royal Navy. Subsequently repaired and taken into service as HMS San Fiorenzo. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland.[21] |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Emmannuel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London.[5] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.[22] |
Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.[23] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] |
Property | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Blyth, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[14] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and Tingmouth, County Durham.[15] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.[14][25] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[5] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel. Her crew were rescued.[26] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[22] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Cork and Saint Kitts.[22] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
March
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | ![]() |
The ship departed from Alicante, Spain for Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[27] |
29 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Trio | ![]() |
The ship departed from Zant, Venetian Republic for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
Bird | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sicily to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[30] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship departed from London for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31] |
Cæsar | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French Navy 74-gun ship of the line and was ordered into a French port, but was wrecked on the French coast. Cæsar was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to the Straits of Gibraltar.[32][33] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Mixon Sands with the loss of all hands while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Loop Head, County Clare. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Limerick.[29] |
Funtingdon | ![]() |
The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[21] |
Kawnintz | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to India.[18][34] |
London | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the coast of Norway by the privateer Le Subtile (![]() |
Sisters | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Norway by the privateer Le Subtile (![]() |
Thomas | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the coast of Norway by the privatter Le Subtile (![]() |
Three Friends | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[35] |
April
13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Black Prince | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Madeira[36] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() |
The ship sank at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[36] |
Kron Prince | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Gothenburg.[36] |
Sara Frederica | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[37] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's Cape, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of her captain.[38] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The sloop was destroyed by fire near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London.[39] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire.[40] |
HMS Ardent | ![]() |
The Crown-class ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank in the Gulf of Genoa with the loss of all 500 crew. |
Benevolent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Robsnoot", Jutland.[20] |
Burlington | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[41] |
Castor | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Limerick, Ireland.[42] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby by Tryal (![]() |
Essex | ![]() |
The sloop was lost near Limerick.[42] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the King Road. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[43] |
Good Intent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[43] |
Good Intent | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the "Scotch Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Londonderry.[44] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[41] |
Juffrow Nieltje | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[39] |
Jung Frow Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Amsterdam.[43] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall while on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Chichester, Sussex.[20] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend.[42] |
Olive Branch | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea.[20] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by Norfolk (![]() |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newhaven, Sussex.[30] |
Trannyon | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Limerick.[42] |
HMS Victorious | ![]() |
The Culloden-class ship of the line ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was dismasted.[45] |
May
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Placentia | ![]() |
The Placentia-class sloop ran aground on a reef off Marticot, Newfoundland, British North America and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Dumaresq | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Fiott | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Major Pierson | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Neptune | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Shift | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Swallow | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.[3] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Agurtha Elizabeth | flag unknown | The ship was lost near Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[46] |
Albion | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe but was burnt. Albion was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dominica.[47] |
Atlanta | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recapturd by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Atlanta was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[47] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Niding.[48] |
Brown Horse | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[37] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the "Rotehead". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[49] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Islay, Inner Hebrides, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Friends was later refloated and taken in to Bangor, County Down.[50] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Saint Petersburg.[37] |
Gerardina Maria | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Gerardina Maria was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam.[51] |
Helmsly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in "Chealse Sound".[48] |
Hoppel Gustaff | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Genoa.[1] |
John and Richard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore south of Gothenburg, Sweden.[48] |
Jonge Pieter | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Jonge Pieter was on a voyage from Lisbon to Amsterdam.[51] |
Manley | ![]() |
The ship was lost south of Gothenburg.[48] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Torchs", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[36] |
Nancy | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by two French frigates and was burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Spain and British Honduras.[52] |
Robert's Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia.[37] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg.[48] |
Tiber | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ship under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Tiber was on a voyage from Tenerife to Bristol.[47] |
Vigilant | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and sank near "Masterland", Sweden.[48] |
William | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by Sans Pareil (![]() |
June
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Perspective
1 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Vengeur du Peuple | ![]() |
![]() War of the First Coalition, Glorious First of June: The ship of the line was sunk by HMS Brunswick and HMS Ramilles (both |
26 June
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Rose | ![]() |
The Enterprise-class frigate ran aground off Rocky Point, Jamaica and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Dorothea Carolina | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[55] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Madeira and was burnt. She was on a voyage from the Straits of Gibraltar to Guernsey.[51] |
July
1 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Impressa | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by the transport ship Aila Margarita (![]() |
10 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity Hall | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[57] |
21 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Durham | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by two French privateers. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Memel, Prussia.[58] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Guadeloupe.[55] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[59] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[60] |
Maria Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[59] |
Molly & Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Liverpool.[60] |
West Port | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[60] |
August
8 August
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Catherine Green | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[61] |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Tamerlane | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French frigates. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[62] |
17 August
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Juno | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St Catharine's Island. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[63] |
23 August
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alerte | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The corvette, a captured Pylades-class ship-sloop, was driven ashore and wrecked off Audierne, Finistère whilst evading HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all ![]() |
Espion | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The Sloop-of-War was driven ashore at Audierne by HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all ![]() |
Félicité | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The Félicité-class frigate was driven ashore at Audierne by HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all ![]() |
24 August
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Impétueux | ![]() |
The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
28 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Sandown | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[66] |
Vigilant | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Cape Florida, New Spain.[67] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Waterford, Ireland by Agricola (![]() |
British King | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[69] |
De Vrouw Elizabeth | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Texel and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Amsterdam.[54] |
De Vrouw Margaretha | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer while on a voyage from Groningen to London, Great Britain.[69] |
Fremantle | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[68] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Scamner Island. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.[68] |
Linnenhall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[68] |
Maria | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French squadron off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland, British America.[70] |
Milford | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newhaven, Sussex.[71] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[72] |
Newhaven | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool.[73] |
Pleasant Hill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[54] |
Queen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to San Sebastián, Spain.[71] |
Queen of Portugal | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Birkdale, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[74] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Dolphin's Head Reef off Cuba. Seventeen people were rescued by a British ship.[75] |
Syren | ![]() |
The ship foundered 14 leagues (36 nmi; 68 km) west of Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Scotland to Barcelona.[54] |
September
2 September
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Charming Molly | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal.[76] |
3 September
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Margarita | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Seskar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval.[56] |
6 September
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nelly | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the Orkney Islands by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to the Clyde.[77] |
Royal Tar | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Galathée (![]() |
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Elsineaur | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. There were 123 survivors. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[79] |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Baltic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden.[80] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dingle, County Kerry.[81] |
Barbadoes | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Bess | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Charming Kitty | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate while on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Gibraltar.[83] |
Christopher | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[84] |
De Juffrow Hilberdina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Embden to London, Great Britain.[81] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Wangeroog. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bremen.[85] |
Domingo | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Esther | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[61] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Scharhorn, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[85] |
Flora | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Frederick William II | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[86] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.[86] |
Hariel Haar | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from "Ivica" to Drontheim.[61] |
Harpy | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carlscrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.[61] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[61] |
James | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Jonge Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[57] |
Margery | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Maria Frederica | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Ireland.[86] |
Molly | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Nancy | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Rose | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[84] |
Sierra Leone Packet | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Sophia | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Swift | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Thornton | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Venus | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all ![]() |
Young John | flag unknown | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[85] |
October
1 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lydia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[87] |
4 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Eva Christina | flag unknown | The ship departed from Cork, Ireland for St. Ubes, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The cutter was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly.[89] |
5 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Charles Kerr | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[90] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship sank off Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[90] |
Mary | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate with the loss of all hands.[90] |
Restoration | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to London.[91] |
Robert & Ann | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[91] |
Sincerity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Dover, Kent.[90] |
Vreyheid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Narva, Russia.[90] |
Young Hero | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent.[90] |
8 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Barymore | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hawke (![]() |
10 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Fedor | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore at Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval.[56] |
11 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
George & Betty | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Abbey (![]() |
20 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mentor | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by three French ships and was burnt.[94] |
23 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Swan | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[95] |
24 October
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Augusta | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to the West Indies.[96] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adolph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to A Coruña, Spain.[67] |
Amphitrite | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London.[89] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[97] |
Barbara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lancaster, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster.[77] |
Caroline | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[80] |
Charles | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank near Bergen, Norway with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[93] |
Charlotte Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[77][98] |
Countess of Galvez | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[89] |
Defence | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[80] |
De Vrow Anna Martha | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[99] |
Guardian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[89] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Waterford.[80] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Plymouth, Devon.[90] |
Hope | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was beached in Cádiz Bay.[77] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[78] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[93] |
Hornett | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on The Oars, in the English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[67] |
Hyacinth | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Spain.[93] |
Industry | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork before 20 October. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork.[100] |
Jonge Anna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London.[67] |
Mercury Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily.[63] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyberg" to Liverpool.[67] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Memel, East Prussia to the River Clyde. She was set afire and sunk.[98] |
Neva | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand.[89] |
Paxutent Planter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Southend-on-Sea. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[89] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria.[63] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[90] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship collided with Kingston (![]() |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Demerara to a Dutch port.[67] |
Unite or Unity | ![]() |
The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to a Portuguese port and was sunk.[82][101] |
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dort to London.[67] |
November
4 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Prince | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[102] |
5 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103] |
11 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ioann Bogoslov | ![]() |
The Piotr Apostol-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Nicholaieff with the loss of twelve of her crew.[56] |
Polly | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°N 47°W). She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to New York, United States and London.[104] |
William | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°N 47°W).[104] |
18 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk 15 leagues off Ouessant, Finistère, France by a Danish brig with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to Altona, Hamburg.[31] |
20 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
James | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[105] |
Surprize | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[105] |
21 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Experiment | ![]() |
The ship struck the North Rock, Ireland and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
25 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Planter | ![]() |
The ship collided with HMS Chichester (![]() |
26 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Actif | ![]() |
The Sloop-of-War foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (30°09′N 76°58′W). Her crew were rescued by HMS St Albans (![]() |
28 November
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Bridget | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Cape Chat, Lower Canada, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to London.[108] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Amity's Increase | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Burlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg.[31] |
Arno | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a squadron of French Navy frigates and was sunk ten days later. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ireland.[76] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[109] |
Bonne Resolution | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Dantzig.[110] |
Dispatch | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[66] |
Earl of Tyronne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Wexford with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[66] |
Eldest Daughter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Dantzig.[105] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[66] |
Emanuel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Amsterdam.[111] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.[76] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[105] |
Fly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[105] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Cádiz.[95] |
General Clark | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook Chine, Isle of Wight.[112] |
Gerbrand and Cornelius | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rotterdam.[92] |
Gustaff Adolph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[66] |
Hanss | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[109] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.[111] |
Johanna Susanna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from "Warberg" to Lisbon, Portugal.[31] |
John | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[111] |
Juffrow Adethist | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[31] |
Kite | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[105] |
Maria Christiana | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Mandahl, Norway. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[92] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland before 29 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Cork.[100] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[111] |
Mercator | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[66] |
Molly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Strangford, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Western Islands.[105] |
Neriad | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to London.[76] |
Neutralitat | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck.[105] |
New Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Malahide, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[105][113] |
New Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[31] |
Quatro Amigos | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at San Vicente de la Barquera. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to Bristol.[76] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[105] |
Sophia Dorothea | ![]() |
The hoy was driven ashore near Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[66] |
Sophia Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburg. She was on a voyage from Moss to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31] |
Southampton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Plymouth Sound.[66] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Presumed all hands lost.[106] |
St. Andreas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bilboa.[31] |
St Antonio | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to a Dutch port.[76] |
Swift | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[95] |
Temple | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith to Hamburg.[95] |
Theresa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from a port in Friesland to London.[31] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Virginia.[31] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[111] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Falmouth, Cornwall.[105] |
Vrow Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to a Dutch port.[76] |
Vrow Jacobina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London.[66] |
Wildman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, where she was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[111] |
December
Summarize
Perspective
6 December
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lady Penrhyn | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore at "Papaw", Africa by a squadron of French ships.[116] |
8 December
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The sloop ran aground and sank in the North Sea south off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[118] |
Pandora | ![]() |
The ship departed from Gibraltar for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[119] |
21 December
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Hall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk and was wrecked.[118] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship struck a sandbank in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. All except one of her elever crew were drowned trying to reach shore.[104] |
John and Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk and was wrecked.[118] |
Magdalena | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on the east coast of Mainland, Orkney with the loss of two of her crew.[122] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was wrecked.[118] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Républicain | ![]() |
![]() The ship of the line ran aground off Brest, Finistère with the loss of ten of her crew. She was destroyed by a storm a few days later. |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Sao Jose-Paquete de Africa | ![]() |
African slave trade: The slave ship sank during bad weather 100 metres (330 ft) off Cape Town, while on a voyage from Mozambique to Brazil.[123] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[63] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was lost near the Saltee Islands, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[63] |
Bacchus | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Deerness, Orkney Islands, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew.[124] |
Beautiful Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[62] |
Botton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain.[62] |
Cornelius | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holstein with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Hamburg.[104] |
Countess of Finlater | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Aberdeen while on a voyage from London to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[120] |
Delight | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon.[115] |
Diana | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French in the North Channel and was sunk.[120] She was on a voyage from Martinico to Lancaster, Lancashire.[125] |
Dispatch | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent.[96] |
Earl of Surry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[87] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland.[62] |
Enterprize | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62] |
Falmouth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore off Saint Tudwal's Islands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America and Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[87] |
Fox | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[114] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Leith, Lothian.[62] |
George | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand in the North Sea and was wrecked.[114] |
Graff Bernstorff | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth.[121] |
Hannibal | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Sardinia.[126] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newhaven.[96] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Schiedam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[114][115] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[96] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ballycastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newry, County Antrim.[63] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship foundered with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[118] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was captured by a French frigate and was sunk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Limerick.[120][121] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[107] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Deerness. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[124] |
John and Michael | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan to Bristol.[62] |
Leopard | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Galway, Ireland.[63] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Dingle Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Cork.[87] |
Lovely Martha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork.[62] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[125] |
Merchant | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Southampton, Hampshire.[96] |
Mermaid | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Tor Bay.[120] She was on a voyage from Oporto to Southampton.[121] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[96] |
Moll | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool.[62] |
Morning Star | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg.[104] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork.[120] |
Nassau | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a squadron of French ships at Bonny and burned.[127] |
Nathaniel and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose.[63] |
Nostra Señora del Rosario | ![]() |
The brig foundered in Tor Bay.[120][121] |
Parsley | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.[62] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Dundee, Perthshire.[63] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Sandhammer, Norway.[87] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth, Devon.[96] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Kidwelly, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[63] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Port Bar".[115] |
Rawlinson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Lancaster to the West Indies.[62] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to Liverpool.[62] |
Speightstown | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued.[125] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Naples.[115] |
Trial | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[120] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The sloop was scuttled at Cork.[100] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth.[96] |
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Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cat Cays, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[39] |
Adventure | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Adventure Baptista | flag unknown | The sloop was lost on a reef off Curaçao.[110] |
Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Bombay.[115] |
Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Anna Margarita | ![]() |
The transport ship ran aground on a reef and was beached on "Suri-Kari". Her crew were rescued.[56] |
Ann and Eliza | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Boddam | ![]() |
The ship was reported lost near Bombay.[115] |
Bristol | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Britannia | ![]() |
The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Guadeloupe.[128] |
Brothers | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Calcutta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Allwood's Keys. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Havana, Cuba.[43] |
Calcutta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New York to Savannah, Georgia.[129] |
Catharine | ![]() |
The ship was lost at St. John's, Newfoundland.[60] |
Chance | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Labrador, British America.[104] |
Christopher | ![]() |
The ship sank at St. Croix.[14] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[130] |
Echo | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York[41] |
Edward | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked in the Bay of Nancora, Viceroyalty of Peru. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[131] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Crooked Island Reef. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey to Saint-Domingue.[61] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hero (![]() |
Experiment of Leith | ![]() |
The catamaran was sunk at Skeppsholmen as part of foundations for a bridge. |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship was captured by Syren (![]() ![]() |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[87] |
Fly | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes.[39] |
Friends | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: Captain Cockerel's ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Friends | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The Dartmouth ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Generous Friends | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost at Martinique.[44] |
Grenada Packet | ![]() |
The ship, a prize of L'Amie Point Petre (![]() |
Henry and Charles | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to British Honduras and London.[132] |
Hope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: Captain Lovey's ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Hope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The Greenock ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Hampshire | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Dio Gracia, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware Capes.[133] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Lisbon.[108] |
Harriot | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the south coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[39] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by HMS Boston (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Jesuit | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and recaptured twice and then sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to the West Indies.[129] |
John | ![]() |
The sloop was lost at Martinico.[108] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cabbin Rocks, off Barbadoes.[52] |
Kledersthus Cornelius | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Liberty | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship exploded and sank during an engagement with a French privateer off "Cape Clare". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Lancaster, Lancashire.[27] |
Lively | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián, Spain to Newfoundland.[97] |
Lively | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the mouth of the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to New York.[134] |
Liverpool Hero | ![]() |
The ship was lost at "Papo", Africa. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[135] |
Lovel | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Loyal Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[136] |
Marquis of Lorn | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America.[92] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Grenville Bay. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[68] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[3] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.[105] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Bombay.[115] |
Niccols | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk off Martinico by a Man-of-War. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Lucia to London.[85] |
Noddy | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Pallas | ![]() |
The transport ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[83][91] |
Patrick | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.[60] |
Pleasant Hill | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Polly | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Labrador.[111] |
Polly and Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[27] |
Porcupine | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[61] |
Raith | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Quebec.[137] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. John's Island, British America.[27] |
Sally | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the north coast of Bermuda with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newfoundland.[39] |
Sally | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Sampson | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Cow Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint-Domingue and London.[58] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[89] |
St Francisco de Paula Castellina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure, France to New York.[107] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt ij the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
Unity | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Vogelstein | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[132] |
Wakamiya Maru | ![]() |
The vessel was broken up by waves in Unalga Pass off Biorka Island in Russian Alaska. Russians transported 15 survivors to Unalaska and then to Okhotsk in the Russian Empire.[138] |
William | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all ![]() |
William & Agnes | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.[63] |
Winterton | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. Her crew survived.[139] |
York | ![]() |
The stores ship was destroyed by fire in Sierra Leone.[14] |
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