The List of shipwrecks in 1762 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1762.
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January
edit3 January
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Biddiford | Royal Navy | The sixth rate foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with some loss of life.[1] |
8 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Dragon | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[2] |
Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Barbadoes by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[3] |
12 January
editShip | State | Description |
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Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Good Intent | Great Britain | The tender was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Granville | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[4] |
John & Sukey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and the West Indies.[4] |
Nossa Senhora de Padrão da Serra | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[4] |
Prussian Hero | Great Britain | The victualling ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Seanymph | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[4] |
Zénobie | French Navy | The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain with the loss of 40 of her 110 crew.[4] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Amiable | France | The privateer was lost with the loss of 27 lives.[4] |
Delight | Ireland | The ship was lost near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[5] |
Helen | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, French America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[6] |
Pearl | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[5] |
Sarah & Katherine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. she was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] |
Three Friends | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford with the loss of one of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Senegal to London.[5] |
February
edit10 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe near Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein.[7] |
21 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Cumgilly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Carmarthen.[8] |
Edinburgh | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[9] |
22 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Retrelle | France | The ship, which had been captured by HMS Bellona ( Royal Navy) on 17 February, was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Batz with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were taken prisoner by the French.[10] |
24 February
editShip | State | Description |
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Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Bergen, Norway to Sunderland, County Durham.[9] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Barnard | Great Britain | The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (48°N 26°W / 48°N 26°W) on 10 February by the privateer Diana ( France) whilst on a voyage from Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America to London. She was sent in to Bayonne, France but was lost off that port.[11] |
Lady Katharina | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[9] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea between Fraserburgh and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[6] |
Syren | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to Campvere or Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[9] |
William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven, Electorate of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[9] |
March
edit15 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Charming Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was sunk at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin and Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
18 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Nostra Señora de Piedade | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the North Bull Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from St Georges to London.[12] |
22 March
editShip | State | Description |
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Andreas | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Martins to Warberg.[3] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Catherina Margaretta | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain.[13] |
Duke of York | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off Tynemouth. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields.[7] |
Jeun Sultan | France | The privateer was captured by Scipio ( Great Britain). She was later driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sussex, Great Britain, with the loss of a crew member.[14][11] |
Laurel | Great Britain | The transport ship was sunk by a collision with Houghton ( British East India Company) in the English Channel 5 leagues (24 km) west of Portland Bill, Dorset.[8] |
Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[15] |
Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Youghall, County Cork, Ireland, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[10] |
Mohawke | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Tagus. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[15] |
Nostra Señora del Rosario | Spain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Bilboa.[13] |
Santissima Trinita & St. Pedro D'Alantara | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Exeter, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Exeter to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[16] |
April
edit6 April
editShip | State | Description |
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Phaeton | flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina, British America.[17] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Bacchus | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Posset Point Rocks, in the Bristol Channel.[18] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Guinea.[19] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bremen.[20] |
Young Adrian | Ireland | The ship was lost near Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[21] |
May
edit7 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Achilles | Great Britain | The ship caught fire off Carthagena, Spain and was beached. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[22] |
22 May
editShip | State | Description |
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Buffoon | Great Britain | The frigate was lost in the Hamoaze.[23] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Jane | Great Britain | The ship was captured by the privateer Revenge ( France). She was later driven ashore on the Dutch coast by a British armed cutter.[24] |
Revenge | France | The privateer was driven ashore on the Dutch coast by a British armed cutter and was then burnt.[24] |
June
edit21 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Lytchett | Great Britain | The ship was captured in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Greyhound ( French Navy) and was burnt.[25] |
July
editUnknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Hercules | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[26] |
Middleton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Liverpool.[27] |
Molly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Bremen.[26] |
St. João Baptista | Portugal | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Postillion ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Oporto to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[28] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and foundered off the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[29] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Bremen.[26] |
August
edit12 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Asia | Spanish Navy | Battle of Havana: The ship of the line was scuttled at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[30] |
Europa | Spanish Navy | Battle of Havana: The ship-of-the-line was scuttled at Havana .[30] |
Neptuno | Spanish Navy | Battle of Havana: The ship-of-the-line was scuttled at Havana.[30] |
15 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Savage | France | The ship privateer, a cutter, was captured and sunk by HMS Hazard ( Royal Navy).[31] |
26 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Indian Prince | Great Britain | The ship was captured off Madeira by a French Navy frigate, reported to be the Modeste, and was burnt. Her crew were put aboard the Greyhound ( Great Britain), which was also captured but was released with her rigging partly disabled. Indian Prince was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[32] |
27 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Rose | Great Britain | The ship parted from a convoy on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[33] |
31 August
editShip | State | Description |
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Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (72 km) west of Belle Île, France. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[32] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Diligence | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch ship. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[25] |
Gibraltar | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Judith Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[35] |
September
edit3 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Jufro Francina | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam.[36] |
14 September
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Stirling Castle | Royal Navy | The second-rate ship of the line was scuttled at Havana, Cuba. |
15 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Santa Joseph de Goyesechea | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in Avilés Bay by HMS Aeolus ( Royal Navy) and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Caracas, Viceroyalty of Peru to "Port Passage".[30][37] |
18 September
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Humber | Royal Navy | The fifth rate was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[38] |
St Paul | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands.[38] |
19 September
editShip | State | Description |
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Christian | Danzig | The dogger was driven ashore and wrecked in Liverpool Bay.[39] |
Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Ribble and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[39] |
24 September
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Badger | Royal Navy | The Merlin-class sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[40] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Lancaster, Lancashire, her crew wishing to avoid impressment. She came ashore and was wrecked. Eagle was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lancaster.[41] |
Fenwick | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[39] |
Jennet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva to Lancaster, Lancashire.[37] |
Kingstone | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Baltic Sea and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[42] |
Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Selsey Island, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[41] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg.[39] |
Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Highlakes, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] |
October
edit3 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Emelia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Backton, Norfolk.[44] |
Hopestill | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[44] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[44] |
John and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Backton.[44] |
John and Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, Dutch Republic to Sunderland, County Durham.[44] |
Lively Nanny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Backton. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Backton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Cammas" to London.[44] |
Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
St George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk.[44] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
25 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Arthur | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Martinico and Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[45] |
Providence | Great Britain | The transport ship was lost at Havana.[46] |
26 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Charming Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
Experiment | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea with the loss of two of her crew.[47] |
James and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
John and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
30 October
editShip | State | Description |
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Phœnix | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of at least 332 lives. Thirty-six crew were rescued by King George ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Africa to Virginia, British America.[48] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Anne & Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[49] |
Bona Fortuna | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Bergen to London.[49] |
Charming Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Southampton, Hampshire.[49] |
Charming Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[50] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Schiedam, Dutch Republic.[44] |
Grandburg | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Strangford Lough in mid-October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[51] |
Haston | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Hamoaze.[49] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[52] |
London | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from London to the Leeward Islands via Madeira and Gibraltar.[53] |
Louisa | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[49] |
Minerve | French Navy | The frigate was lost at Vila Franca do Campo, Azores with the loss of most of her crew.[35][54] |
Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Watchet, Somerset.[49] |
Pro Patria | Sweden | The ship foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) north of Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Åbo.[44] |
Richard and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney. She was on a voyage from Burlington, New Jersey, British America to London.[49] |
Scott | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Granadoes to London.[52] |
"Three Good Friends" | Dutch Republic | The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin, Ireland.[55] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[52] |
Tyger | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[42] |
November
edit11 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Ferdinand | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Downs with the loss of thirteen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[56] |
Friends Goodwill | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[57] |
Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Pool, Dorset.[56] |
Queen of Portugal | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal.[56] |
15 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Pocock | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the snow Joanna. She was n a voyage from New Providence, Rhode Island to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[58] |
27 November
editShip | State | Description |
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Minerva | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore betweenCalais and Boulogne, Kingdom of France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[59][60] |
29 November
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Marlborough | Royal Navy | The second rate ship of the line sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy). |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[47] |
Ann and Francis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[47] |
Anne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of four lives.[47] |
Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[56] | |
Charles | flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Figueira, Portugal.[61] |
Duke of Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62] |
Duke of York | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[47] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[47][59] |
Endeavoua | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[62] |
Finder | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gorey. She was on a voyage from Angola to Rotterdam.[56][35] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New York, British America.[63][64] |
Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pool, Dorset.[59] |
Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[47] |
Mayflower | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Long Oversall Sand, in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk. The only survivor was her captain, who was rescued by a coble from Wells-next-the-Sea.[47] |
Pennington | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk.[47] |
Quince Tree | British America | The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina before 11 November. All seventeen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cape Fear, North Carolina.[65] |
Samuel and Joseph | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[56] |
Samuel & Lydia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from "Blythnock" to London.[47] |
Sarah | Hamburg | The galley foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[47] |
St George | Great Britain | The ship was lost off "Pilasouthery". She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Lancaster, Lancashire.[66] |
Tarleton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[62] |
True Briton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[66] |
December
edit12 December
editShip | State | Description |
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HMS Temple | Royal Navy | The third-rate ship-of-the-line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland.[67][68] |
15 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Arnold | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Maitanzes. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana Captaincy General of Cuba.[69] |
18 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Pretty | Guernsey | The sloop departed from Saint-Malo for Guernsey. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Lewis. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[71] |
Anna Maria | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[64] |
Bien Amie | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Whitstable, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[72] |
Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[73] |
Isabella | Great Britain | The ship sank on The Gallions. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Jamaica.[64] She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[74] |
Royal Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Quebec, New France to London. She was beached in the River Corrib, Ireland.[73] |
HMS Temple | Royal Navy | The third-rate ship of the line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[71] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Adventure | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Culloden ( Royal Navy. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Plymouth, Devon.[75] |
Adventure | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London.[75] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Sandy Island. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Antigua.[76] |
Blessing | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[50] |
Brilliant | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Martinico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[58] |
Britannia | Great Britain | The ship bulged whilst being heaved at Quebec, New France. She was declared a total loss.[28] |
Brotherhood | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Cesar | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to New York, British America.[58] |
Cato | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Guadeloupe.[78] |
Charming Nancy | Great Britain | The ship sank near Halifax, Nova Scotia, French America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[76] |
Charming Sally | Great Britain | The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[46] |
Defiance | Great Britain | The ship was lost at New Calabar.[50] |
General Amherst | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London.[46] |
General Wolfe | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] |
Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Christi, San Domingo to New York.[80] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New England, British America. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[24] |
Intrepide | Great Britain | The ship was sunk off the coast of Africa in an engagement with a French privateer. There were four survivors.[67] |
Lark | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls whilst evading a French Navy man-of-war.[81] |
Lark | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] |
Lion | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked on the Morro Rocks, Havana.[79] Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Gibraltar.[82] |
Oldbury | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was destroyed by explosives at Bonny, Nigeria. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
Peggy | The brig foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[41] | |
Phæton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (190 km) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[82] |
Pitt | Great Britain | The transport ship, a galley, foundered.[46] |
Pretty Betsey | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Prince George | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Martha Bacca, Jamaica at the end of a voyage from London. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
Prince Ferdinand | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[55] |
Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, to Providence, Rhode Island, British America.[22] |
Recovery | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[46] |
Richard | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Royal Duke | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Intrepid ( Royal Navy).[48] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship was captured by four French Navy Men-of-War and burnt. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[26] |
St Joseph | Kingdom of Sicily | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Trani to Lisbon, Portugal.[71] |
Streckland Castle | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered.[79] |
Sv. Pëtr I Pavel | Russian Empire | The vessel was wrecked off Shemya in the Near Islands in the western Catherine Archipelago. Most of her crew survived.[83] |
Tortola | Great Britain | The ship capsized off Tortola. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tortola to London.[59] |
Unidentified | Unidentified | Russian explorers reported a two-masted foreign vessel abandoned in the Catherine Archipelago. Inhabitants of Unalaska Island and Umnak Island reported it to be on Chikhmil Island.[84] |
Victoria | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples.[56] |
William and Ann | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
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