List of shipwrecks in 1789

The List of shipwrecks in 1789 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1789.


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January

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1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1789
Ship State Description
Zee Nymph   Bremen The ship was wrecked off Boulogne, France with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Bremen.[1]

6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1789
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La Patrie   France The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantz. Her crew were rescued.[2]

8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1789
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Friends   Great Britain The brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Plymouth.[3]

13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1789
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Friends Endeavour   Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Causand, Cornwall.[4]

17 January

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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1789
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La Cornelia   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Seville, Spain.[5]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1789
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Nancy   Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Bassa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[6]

24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1789
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Princess Royal   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool.[7]

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Biscayneer   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barnstaple and Dartmouth, Devon.[4]
Christian & Peggy   Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Oporto.[5]
Collins   Great Britain The ship sank near "Church Hole".[4]
Colonel Fullerton   Great Britain The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[8] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland] to Cádiz, Spain.[9]
Daniel   Stettin The ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux[10]
Concord   Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Helvoet, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[4]
Douglas   Ireland The ship was lost at Waterford with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Greenock.[11]
Duc de Chartres   France The ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[7]
Emaculada Conception   France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[3]
Favourite   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull, Yorkshire.[4]
Florentina   Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Memel.[4]
Friends   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cresswell, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Friends was later refloated.[11]
Henrietta   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France . She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havre de Grâce, France.[12]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was lost in Dundalk Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Dublin.[11]
Joyce   Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Dartmouth.[13]
Lancaster   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Lambay and Neath, Glamorgan.[4]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[4] Mary had been refloated by 14 January.[2]
London Packet   Great Britain The ship was lost near Coquet Island, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire.[11]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[4]
Mary and Eliza   Great Britain The ship was wrecked near St. Lucar.[8] She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America to St. Lucar.[9]
Nelly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. Nelly was later refloated.[4][7]
New Jersey   United States The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to New York.[13]
Nottington   Great Britain The ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[3]
Province   France The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Havre de Grâce.[2]
Salisbury   Great Britain The ship was lost near the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[3]
Sophia Fredrica   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seville, Spain.[9]
Snowden Hill   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel off Saint Tudwal's Islands. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Gibraltar.[3]
Swift   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Pool, Dorset.[4]
Syren   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[7]
Vrow Martha   Hamburg The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth and Ann (  Great Britain). Vrow Martha was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Hamburg.[3]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Saint-Malo, France.[4]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bristol.[4]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost near Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Bristol.[11]

February

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4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1789
Ship State Description
Juba   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1789
Ship State Description
London   Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of fifteen of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[15]

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Alexander   Great Britain The ship was lost off São Miguel Island, Azores.[16]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[17]
Christiana Septimus   Danish Asiatic Company The East Indiaman was lost off Anholt. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies.[17]
Diligent   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Studwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to Pool, Dorset.[18]
Expéditif   France The ship was lost on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[16]
Flora   Great Britain The ship was abandoned off Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg and Marstrand.[16]
Henry   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent.[16]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was lost near Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
La Diane   France The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe to Guernsey.[10]
London   Great Britain The ship was lost at Ostend.[18]
Margaret   Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira.[18]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[19]
Minerva   France The ship ran aground on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Bourdeaux.[14]
Nancy   Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[20]
Olive Branch   Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[14]
Rainbow   Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies.[18]
Royal Tar   Great Britain The ship was lost near Trepani, Sicily. she was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newfoundland, British America.[21]
Union   France The ship was lost near Brest, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Boulogne.[16]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira.[18]

March

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3 March

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List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1789
Ship State Description
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly.[22]

7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1789
Ship State Description
Hercules   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Esther (  Great Britain). Hercules was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[23]

22 March

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List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1789
Ship State Description
Anna   Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven on to the Stanislav Spit, in the Dnieper, by ice and capsized.[24]
Esperants   Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven onto the Stanislav Spit by ice and capsized.[24]
Fedot Muchenik   Imperial Russian Navy The frigate was driven on to the Sarkyat Shoal, in the Dnieper, by ice. She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Kherson. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[24]
Nasha Ledi Turleni   Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was capsized by ice in the Dnieper.[24]

28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1789
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Alexander   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Charleston, South Carolina and New York, United States.[25]
Chance   Great Britain A tornado at Dixcove, Africa pushed the schooner on her side. Her crew survived.[26] Twenty-two of the 33 slaves onboard did not.

30 March

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List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1789
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Vryheid   Dutch Republic The ship was run down and sank in the English Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain by Lascelles (  British East India Company). Nine crew (of 11) survived. Vryheid was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[27]

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Adventure   Great Britain The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[21][28]
Ann   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Vigo, Spain and Dartmouth, Devon.[29]
Batchelor   Great Britain The ship was lost off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sligo, Ireland to Liverpool.[30]
Betsey   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore in Wood-Bridge-Bay. Dominica.[31]
Charles   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Liverpool.[32]
Elizabeth   Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Fayal, Azores. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[33]
Expedition   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to San Sebastián, Spain.[32]
Johanna Sophia   Sweden The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Gothenburg.[33]
John and Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland to Dartmouth.[34]
Lydia   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Lancaster, Lancashire.[29]
Mary   Ireland The ship was wrecked in Croisic Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France.[33]
Modesty   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire.[32]
North Britton   Great Britain The ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[21]
Resolution   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain.[15]
Sally   Ireland The ship was lost near Brest, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz.[33]
Sarah   Ireland The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bourdeaux.[27]
St. George   Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[15]
Ste Françoise   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from La Rochelle to Boulogne.[30]
St Joseph y Animas   Spain The ship was lost near San Sebastián with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Bristol.[35]
Vrise Boor   Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ancona, Papal States.[36]
Vrow Gessina   Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Fayal. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[33]

April

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11 April

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List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1789
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John   Great Britain The ship was lost at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[37]

24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1789
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Four Sisters   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark.[38]
Humber   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore. She was refloated.[38]
Unity   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore.[38] She was refloated on 26 April.[39]
Unity   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore behind the "Kohl of Toreko", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[38] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[39]

30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1789
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Duke of Richmond   Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a Baltic port.[40] Her crew were rescued.[39]

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Charlotte   Great Britain The ship was lost at "Memlmore", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[38]
Echo   Ireland The ship was driven ashore at La Tremblade, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France. She was later refloated.[41][42]
Godfrey   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.[41]
Jane   Great Britain The light collier was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Nass Point, Glamorgan.[41]
Mercury   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Thames Estuary 16 nautical miles (30 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[43]
North Britol   Great Britain The ship struck a sunken rock in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wales to London.[44]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[41]
Rainbow   Denmark The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal.[45]
Vine   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Lübeck.[43] She was later refloated and taken in to Boulogne.[37]

26 May

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List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1789
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Ann   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at "Uld Nun". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guinea.[46]

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Batavier   Dutch Republic The ship was sunk by ice near Elsinore, Denmark.[36]
Dorothy   Great Britain The ship was wrecked by ice near the Kohl of Toreko, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Karlskrona, Sweden.[36]
Endeavour   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk.[47]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was sunk by ice off Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Air to Memel, Prussia.[36]
Sommer   Stettin The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Stettin.[42]

June

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17 June

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List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1789
Ship State Description
Friendship   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Cádiz, Spain.[48]

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Alexander   Denmark The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[49]
Carrolus   Stettin The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Stettin.[25]
Drie Gebroeders   Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked near Ostend with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Dunkerque, France.[50]
Frère Jean Jacques Ore   France The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[51]
Helespont   Prussia The ship was lost near Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to the Strait of Gibraltar.[50]
Little William   Great Britain The ship was lost at L'Orient, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantz, France.[52]
Vreyheid   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at "Zexhar". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[53]

July

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4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1789
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Shah Byram Gore   India The ship was wrecked at Bombay.[54]

11 July

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List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1789
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Prince of Piedmont   Kingdom of Sardinia The ship caught fire, exploded and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic with the loss of two lives. She was carrying a cargo of Saltpetre.[55]

28 July

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List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1789
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Delfin   Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[24]

29 July

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List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1789
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Bombay   British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay.[56]

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Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[57]
Jonge Everts   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Amsterdam.[53]
Minerva   Great Britain The ship was drovem ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Dunkerque, France.[57] Minerva was refloated on 3 August.[58]
Orford   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[59]
Solo Dade   Portugal The ship was lost at Viana do Castelo. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60]

August

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8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1789
Ship State Description
Johannes   Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Tiswelde", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshall to Aalborg, Denmark.[61][62]
St. Blas   Spain The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Málaga. St. Blas was later refloated.[61][62]

24 August

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Vansittart   British East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Bangka, Dutch East Indies, where she was burnt by the Malays. Vansittart was on a voyage from London to China.[63][64]
William and Thomas   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Currituck Sound. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Maryland, United States.[65]

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Elizabeth   Great Britain The sloop foundered.[66]
Endeavour   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sidmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[67]
John   Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[68]
John and Margaret   Great Britain The ship was lost on North Sand Head with the loss of her captain.[61]
Snap Dragon   Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea between Bornholm, Denmark and Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[68]

September

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8 September

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List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1789
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Northern Eagle   Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War: The battleship ran aground in the Baresund. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 13 September.[24]

9 September

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Nostra Señora Del Rosario   Spain The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay.[69]
Port Packet   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was later refloated.[69]
Sacra Familia   Spain The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay.[69]

13 September

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List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1789
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Oka   Imperial Russian Navy The galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari".[24]
Veselaya   Imperial Russian Navy The galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari".[24]

18 September

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List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1789
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Russell   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark.[70]

19 September

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List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1789
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Lowther   Great Britain The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Jamaica.[71]

24 September

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List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1789
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William   Great Britain The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°04′N 66°00′W / 35.067°N 66.000°W / 35.067; -66.000). Her crew were rescued by Robinson (  Ireland). William was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to North Carolina, United States.[72]

29 September

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Bombay   India The grab was destroyed by fire at Bombay.[73]
Enterprize   Great Britain The ship was abandoned off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.[71]

30 September

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Enterprise   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Sable Bank whilst on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.[74]

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Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[75] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[65]
Benjamin   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked.[76]
Concordia   Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Hamburg.[75][77]
Espoir   France The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[78]
Fly   Great Britain The ship sank in the New Passage with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Newnham, Gloucestershire.[79]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Lydd, Kent and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew.[77] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[75]
John   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Marseille, France.[75]
Lancaster   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt, Russia.[77] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[75]
Liebling   Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Nantz, France.[75][77]
Mary Ann   Great Britain The ship was lost off The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[46]
Nereus   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Thames Estuary downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[48]
Pellican   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[78]
Sisters   Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden.[77] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Young William   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[75]

October

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1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1789
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Susannah   Great Britain The ship foundered in Ayr Bay with the loss of all hands.[70]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1789
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Hector   Ireland The ship was lost at Cobh, County Cork.[80] She was on a voyage from Cobh to Antigua.[69]

12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1789
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Darling   Great Britain The brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by a herring boat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to London.[81]
Enterprize   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[82]
Verow Tenderlens   Dutch Republic The galiot-hoy was driven ashore at Rottingdean, Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime, France to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued.[81]

13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1789
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Count de Jumilhae   France The ship foundered off Cádiz, Spain.[83]

15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1789
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Rodislav   Imperial Russian Navy The battleship ran aground at Naissaar. Her crew were rescued. She sank on 24 October.[24]

20 October

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1789
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Vysheslav   Imperial Russian Navy Russo-Swedish War: The battleship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rodshkher. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt. Her crew were rescued by merchant ships on 23 October and she was set afire to prevent capture by the Swedes[24]

30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1789
Ship State Description
Active   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[84][85]
Beg-Brook or Log-Book   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[84][85]
Borrowdale   Great Britain The full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of all but one of her crew.[84][85]
Catherine   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth.[84]
Catherine and Maria   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn.[84][85]
Constant Friends   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Dispatch   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at King's Lynn. She was later refloated and taken in to King's Lynn.[86]
Dixon   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn.[85]
Flora   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of two of her crew.[84][85]
Fortune   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Friendship   Great Britain Captain Garland's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][85]
Friendship   Great Britain Captain Waldon's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[85]
Georges   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84]
Hannibal   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[84]
Isis   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
James   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
James & George   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
James and Margaret   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[84]
Jane & Sarah   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
John   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth whilst on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to North Shields, County Durham.[84][85]
John & Catherine   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Joseph and Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Lark   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Laurel   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Margaret   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Campvere, Dutch Republic to Maryland, United States.[86] Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[88]
Maria   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[85] Maria was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[84][86][89]
Mediator   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn.[85]
Neptune   Great Britain Captain Breame's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Neptune   Great Britain Captain Taylor's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Neptune   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, or foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][85]
New Moon   Great Britain The ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Stettin.[85][86]
Nightingale   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of six of her crew.[84][85]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Perseverance   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][86]
Pomona   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Delaware River.[54]
Preston   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Prior   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Roberts Adventure   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Samuel   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[89]
Samuel & Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Samuel and Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth off Great Yarmouth.[84]
Sudis   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Teasdale   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Trusty   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Turnrell   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Unity   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Van   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Westmoreland   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
William & James   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[85][87]
Windsor   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]

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Ship State Description
Felicity   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent.[85]

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Ship State Description
Active   Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[90]
Alteration   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[91]
Caroline   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Mount, Africa.[92]
Castle   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kioge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[90]
Darling Pigg   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[93]
Diana   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[88]
Experiment   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, France.[91]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Algiers.[94]
Hamburg   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued.[70]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[90]
Industry   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued.[95]
Joanna Maria   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen.[90]
Jufrow Gezina   Dutch Republic The ship departed from Königsberg, Prussia for Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96]
Marechal de Mailly   France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Cette to Saint Petersburg.[95]
Maria Dorothea   Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[90]
Minerva   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man and was wrecked.[70] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Georgia, United States.[69]
Neptune   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey.[95]
Norwich   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia to a Dutch port.[91]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gefle, Sweden.[70]

November

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7 November

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List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1789
Ship State Description
Countess of Galloway   Great Britain The ship was lost near Guernsey, Channel Islands.[97]

12 November

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List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1789
Ship State Description
Dundee   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.[98]

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Ship State Description
Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic.[99] She was later refloated.[100]
Aurora   France The ship was lost off Barmouth, Caernarfonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Havre de Grâce.[88]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic.[99]
Bon Harmonie   Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[88]
Christina   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[100]
Dublin   Ireland The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[89]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[97]
Hanibal   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[101]
Harpooner   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg, France.[102]
Humber   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dragør Reef.[102]
Indian Chief   Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[103]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[99]
June   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[87]
Levant   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool.[89] She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[87]
Liberty   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in St. Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Tingmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[97]
Louisa   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool.[88]
Lowther   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to an Irish port.[87]
Madona del Rosario e St. Giovanni Battista   Republic of Venice The ship was destroyed by fire in the Corfu Channel. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste.[83]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex.[102] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dunkerque, France.[101]
Nymph   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to New York, United States.[104]
Septimo   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at St. Lucar, Spain.[101]
Staphorst   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Texel.[99]
Vreede & Endraght   Dutch Republic The ship lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Amsterdam.[99]

December

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5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1789
Ship State Description
John   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Philadelphia.[104][105]

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1789
Ship State Description
Anna Maria   Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Elizabeth Fair   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Fair Helen   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Fair Helen of Rutland   Great Britain The brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry, Ayrshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Hopewell   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr.[106]
Mary   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands.[107]
Mary Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Nelson   Great Britain The brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[106][107]
Neptune   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands.[107]
Peggy   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Sincerity   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of five of her crew.[106][107]
Sully   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]

21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1789
Ship State Description
Sarah   Great Britain The ship foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lisbon, Portugal.[108]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1789
Ship State Description
HMS Guardian  
 
HMS Guardian.

The Roebuck-class ship was in collision with an iceberg in the Southern Ocean (44°S 41°E / 44°S 41°E / -44; 41) and was severely damaged. Two hundred and fifty-nine of the 321 people on board abandoned ship. HMS Guardian was taken in to Saldanha Bay, where she would be wrecked on 12 April 1790.

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Ship State Description
Ben   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Jamaica.[54]
Bien Aime   France The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Dunkerque.[109]
British King   Great Britain The ship sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[110]
Broad Oak   Great Britain The ship was lost on Beggars Patch, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[71]
Carmen Victoria   Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon.[82]
Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France.[71]
Fame   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Liverpool.[54]
Fly   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Martyrs whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Africa.[74]
Fortuna   Stettin The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin.[109]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashorne near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[110]
George   Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Suir, Ireland.[111]
Good-Intent   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[54]
Hero   Great Britain The ship capsized at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields and Grenada.[98]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Lazaire", France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nantz, France.[82]
Jemima   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dieppe, France, and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Jemima was on a voyage from Barcelona to Calais, France.[110]
Kerelaw   Great Britain The ship foundered off Corunna, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, France.[98]
Lady Edgcombe   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Tingmouth, Devon.[109]
Leverpool   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth.[109]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost on Beggars Patch. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire.[71]
Minerva   Guernsey The ship was lost at the mouth of the Ebro. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey.[54]
Nancy & Jean   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[54]
Prince Charles   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[109]
Releif   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[54]
Ringende Jacob   Stettin The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[109]
Russel   Great Britain The ship was lost near Cape Wrath, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dublin, Ireland.[98]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was lost off Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Liverpool.[111]
St. Antonio   Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from India to Lisbon.[98]
Sunderland   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Deeps, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[71]
Vrow Martha   Dutch Republic The ship capsized in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands.[111]
Welcome   Great Britain The ship was lost near Dantzick. Her crew were rescued.[82]

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Ship State Description
Admiral Suffrein   Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was lost on the Hynam Coast with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam.[31]
Adventure   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jupiter (  Great Britain). Adventure was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London.[94]
Ansdel   Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Betty   Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coat of Greenland.[113]
Bonne Mère   France The ship was lost on Watlant Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to France.[114]
Charlotte   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Virginia.[115] She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[26]
Drietal Handelaars   Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked in False Bay. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam.[116]
Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Presumed to have subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[117]
Endeavour   Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[113]
Fanny   Great Britain The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gambia to Dominica.[115]
Favourite Lass   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Barbadoes.[104]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[65]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[97]
Grampus   Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[113]
Hazard   Great Britain The ship was lost off Cape Florida, New Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[98]
Hero   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[118]
Indian   Dutch East India Company The ship was lost in the Bengal River. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Madras, India.[54]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was lost before 14 April. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Jane and Dianna   Great Britain The ship was lost near the Virginia Capes, United States. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Spain.[119]
John   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary (  Great Britain). John was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Spain.[110]
Jonge   Dutch Republic The ship caught fire and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[120]
Kitty & Alice   Great Britain The ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[121]
Le La Touche   France The ship was driven ashore on the "Bank of Macaw". She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[61]
Lucania   Great Britain The ship was lost at Manilla, Philippines.[122]
Mary and Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Plum Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[110]
Minerva   Ireland The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Molly   France The ship was driven ashore near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Virginia.[123]
Neptune   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Saint John, Virgin Islands before 26 May.[124]
Philippa   Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Sally   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off New York, United States.[54]
St Joseph   Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[125]
Snap Dragon   Great Britain The ship foundered off Trettenburg whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued by a ship from Bremen.[120]
Sv. Pavel   Russian Empire During a voyage from Okhotsk in the Russian Empire to Kenai Bay (now Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Russian Alaska, the vessel was wrecked in the Bering Sea near the Pribilof Islands without loss of life or cargo.[126]
Triumvirate   Great Britain The ship sank at St George's Quay, British Honduras.[27]
Wilkes   Great Britain The ship was lost near the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[78]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to North Carolina.[127]

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