Thelist of shipwrecks in 1797 includesships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during1797.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burton |  Great Britain | Thecollier ran aground onScroby Sands,Norfolk. She was consequently beached atGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1] |
| Ganges | .svg) British East India Company | Thebrig caught fire inSaugarRoads in theGanges Delta and exploded with the loss of eight lives after the fllames spread to hergunpowdermagazine. The vesselLaurel (flag unknown) rescued her 99 survivors. Some sources place this incident on 11 January 1799.[2][3] |
| Hazleton | Great Britain | The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands.[1] |
| Prosperous | Great Britain | The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Amazon |  Royal Navy |  War of the First Coalition,Action of 13 January 1797: Thefrigate ran aground atAudierne,Finistère, France and was wrecked with the loss of six of her crew. |
| Droits de l'Homme |  French Navy | War of the First Coalition,Action of 13 January 1797: TheTéméraire-classship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked atPlozévet, Finisterre with the loss of between 250 and 390 lives. |
| Jamaica |  Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean (44°N14°W / 44°N 14°W /44; -14). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSaint Kitts toLondon.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Chief |  United States | The ship was destroyed by fire atFalmouth, Cornwall.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Alice | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in theRiver Thames atBlackwall,Middlesex byHindostan (British East India Company).Thomas and Alice was on a voyage fromBlyth, Northumberland toLondon.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in theRiver Thames atWoolwich,Kent. She was on a voyage fromLondon toLiverpool,Lancashire.[7] |
| Agnes | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearWhitehaven,Cumberland.[8] |
| Albion | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in theIsles of Scilly whilst on a voyage fromIpswich,Suffolk toBristol,Gloucestershire.[9] |
| Amphion |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore nearWorthing,Sussex,Great Britain. She was on a voyage fromSt. Ubes, Portugal toGothenburg.[10] |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost atGibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar toLisbon, Portugal.[11] |
| Bailies | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Horle, offPortsmouth,Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to theWest Indies.[12] |
| Betsey | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was sunk by cannon fire from aprivateer whilst on a voyage from Bristol toFaro, Portugal.[9] |
| Buona Elina |  Republic of Venice | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of theIsle of Wight,Great Britain. She was on a voyage fromVenice to London.[13] |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[13] |
| Calypso | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured byLa Tortue ( French Navy), set afire and sunk. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[12][14] |
| Charlestown |  United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage fromMaryland toRotterdam,Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Concordia | Sweden | The ship was lost on the coast ofJutland. She was on a voyage from London toGothenburg.[15] |
| Conjecturea |  Portugal | The ship was lost nearCalais, France. She was on a voyage fromRiga,Russia to Lisbon.[16] |
| Dorothea Catherina |  Bremen | The ship was wrecked onHeligoland whilst on a voyage fromBaltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[9][11] |
| Downes | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of three of her crew.[7] |
| Draper | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage fromPorto, Portugal toDublin, Ireland.[14] |
| Dublin |  Ireland | The ship was driven ashore atCarlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[17] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage fromCádiz, Spain toGuernsey,Channel Islands.[12][14] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica toVirginia, United States.[18] |
| Fame | United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage fromBaltimore, Maryland toRotterdam,Batavian Republic.[14] |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[17] |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toCampbeltown,Argyllshire.[13] |
| Hope | Ireland | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was subsequently lost.[19] |
| Hope | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a Frenchsquadron.[16] |
| Industria |  Hamburg | The ship was lost off Porto.[15] |
| Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Needing. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[8] |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onLundy Island,Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol.[20] |
| Juno | Great Britain | Thetransport ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[9] |
| Lord John Campbell | Great Britain | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from the "Highlands" to Liverpool.[7] |
| Maria Christina |  Stettin | Thegaliot was driven ashore at theOld Head of Kinsale,County Cork, Ireland in late January. She was on a voyage from Porto to Liverpool.[21] |
| Mary | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: Thesloop was captured by theprivateerLa Bonne Citoyenne ( France). She was subsequently wrecked atGuernsey,Channel Islands.[5] |
| Mercey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atNewhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage fromCork, Ireland to London.[8] |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to London.[17] |
| Mermaid | Great Britain | The ship was lost inDundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[1] |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atFigueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage fromNewfoundland,British America to Portugal.[16] |
| Molly and Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to theIsle of Mull.[17] |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theCeltic Sea offSt. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atDragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromKönigsburg,Prussia to London.[12] |
| Olive Branch | Great Britain | The ship capsized in theNorth Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to a Scottish port.Olive Branch was towed in toPeterhead,Aberdeenshire in a capsized condition.[7] |
| Peter Munck |  Danzig | The ship foundered in theBaltic Sea. She was on a voyage fromCopenhagen, Denmark to Danzig.[8] |
| Phillis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[10] |
| Pomona | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London[8] |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearSt. David's,Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[8] |
| Ranger | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atWhitby,Yorkshire.[5] |
| Resolution | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off "Cape Clare" and was subsequently lost.[15] |
| Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onBornholm, Denmark.[8] |
| Sincerity | Great Britain | Thesloop was lost atPlymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage fromTenby,Pembrokeshire toDartmouth, Devon.[15] |
| Sisters | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured of the Isles of Scilly by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Lisbon.[1] |
| Sovereign | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theGrand Banks of Newfoundland whilst on a voyage fromQuebec to London. Her crew were rescued byHebe (United States).[9] |
| Speedy Packet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theEnglish Channel whilst on a voyager fromJersey,Channel Islands toSouthampton,Hampshire.[22] |
| St. John | Great Britain | The ship was lost atDomesnes, Norway.[13] |
| Surveillante | French Navy | Expédition d'Irlande: TheIphigénie-classfrigate was scuttled inBantry Bay. |
| Syrene | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin toBordeaux,Gironde, France.[13] |
| Thames | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[8] |
| Thetis | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theNorth Sea offSunderland, County Durham whilst on a voyage fromMemel, Prussia to London.[22] |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[23] |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearBrighton,Sussex. She was on a voyage from theStrait of Gibraltar to London.[13] |
| Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[10] |
| Volunteer | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[1] |
| Westmoreland Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth.[20] |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on theIrish coast and was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage fromChester, Cheshire to London.[9] |
| William and James | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[20] |
| Wye | Great Britain | Thebrig was wrecked on Lundy Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromChepstow,Monmouthshire to Plymouth.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground on a reef off Kalatea (7°09′S121°00′E / 7.150°S 121.000°E /-7.150; 121.000). She wasscuttled on 5 February with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atFaial Island,Azores with some loss of life.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cove |  New South Wales | The ship was beached onPreservation Island,Van Diemen's Land. All on board survived. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrogante |  Spanish Navy |  War of the First Coalition,Invasion of Trinidad: Thethird rateship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by theRoyal Navy.[25][26] |
| Gallardo | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition,Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][27] |
| Santa Cecilia | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition,Invasion of Trinidad: Thefifth ratefrigate was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][28] |
| San Vicente Ferrer | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition,Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States toLondonderry.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in theBristol Channel with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage fromNeath,Glamorgan toWatchet,Somerset.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apphia | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast ofIreland by the French. She was on a voyage fromPorto, Portugal toBristol,Gloucestershire.[31] |
| Bueno Elenna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on theIsle of Wight. She was on a voyage fromFalmouth, Cornwall toLondon.[31] |
| Chance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast ofLincolnshire. She was on a voyage fromHull toLeith,Lothian.[32] |
| Charlotte | flag unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage fromCette,Hérault, France toBarcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
| Daniel | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearCastlehaven,County Cork,Ireland. She was on a voyage fromBarbados toLiverpool,Lancashire.[34] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atRamsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage fromCork, Ireland to Ramsgate and London.[35] |
| Falmouth | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in theEnglish Channel by theprivateersFerret andUnitie (bothFrance). She was subsequently lost offDunkirk,Nord, FranceFalmouth was on a voyage from Cork to London.[36] |
| Iris | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, inLiverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[37] |
| Julie |  Denmark | The ship was lost onTexel,Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage fromCopenhagen toSaint Croix.[32] |
| Maria Christiana | Portugal | The ship was lost nearKinsale,County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage fromLisbon to Liverpool.[36] |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London toWhitehaven,Cumberland.[37] |
| Tristram | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled inGalway Bay. She was on a voyage fromNewfoundland toPoole, Dorset.[37] |
| William | Ireland | The ship was lost atWorkington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage fromDublin to Jamaica.[37]William later came ashore on theGalloway coast.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Elena |  Imperial Russian Navy | Thecruiser was driven ashore and wrecked atOdesa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa toSevastopol.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | Great Britain | The ship departed fromHavana,Cuba forHamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship departed from theIsles of Scilly forMilford Haven,Pembrokeshire. No further trace; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | .svg) United States | Thesnow was wrecked on "Georgie Island". Her crew were rescued by thewhalerYoung William ( Great Britain).[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Flore | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage fromLondon,Great Britain to Hamburg.[42] |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byParsey ( Great Britain).Betsey was on a voyage fromWiscasset, Maine, United States toLiverpool,Lancashire.[43] |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Bangor. She was on a voyage fromPärnu,Russia to Liverpool.[44] |
| Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast ofIreland whilst on a voyage from Liverpool toLimerick, Ireland.[45] |
| Delia | Denmark | The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromMálaga, Spain toCopenhagen.[42] |
| Grizzie | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore inGalway Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[24] |
| Jong Jacob |  Batavian Republic | The ship was lost nearCherbourg,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam toGuernsey,Channel Islands.[42] |
| London Packet | Great Britain | The ship sank atDublin. She was on a voyage fromNewry,County Down, Ireland to London.London Packet was later refloated.[24] |
| Louisa Christina | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage fromUddevalla toCork, Ireland.[44] |
| Margaretta Elizabeth | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage fromAltona, Hamburg toNew York, United States.Margaretta Elizabeth was later refloated and taken in toRamsgate, Kent.[46] |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearAberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromHull,Yorkshire toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[44] |
| Paisley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearBoston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire to London.[24] |
| Queen of Naples | Great Britain | The ship foundered inYoughal Bay before 10 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toLisbon,Portugal.[21][45] |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearCastlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[42] |
| William Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onLong Island, County Cork, Ireland.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | British East India Company | TheEast Indiaman ran aground in theRiver Thames atBlackwall,Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London toIndia.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmonie | French Navy | War of the First Coalition,Battle of Jean-Rabel;Haitian Revolution: TheVirginie-classfrigate was deliberaterly run ashore and burnt nearJean-Rabel,Saint Domingue to avoid capture byHMS Thunderer andValiant (bothRoyal Navy). |
| Salvina | United States | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage fromVirginia toLondon,Great Britain.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Elena | Spanish Navy | War of the First Coalition,Action of 26 April 1797: Thefrigate was run aground and wrecked inConil Bay having surrendered toHMS Emerald andHMS Irresistible (bothRoyal Navy).[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Albion | Royal Navy | TheAlbion-classship of the line ran aground in theThames Estuary. She broke her back two days later and was a total loss. |
| Anna Maria | Sweden | The ship was lost in theBaltic Sea. She was on a voyage fromStockholm, Sweden toLondonGreat Britain.[48] |
| Cremorne | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in theSound of Beaumaris.[49] She was on a voyage fromMartinique toLiverpool,Lancashire.[43] |
| Dunbar | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by theprivateerVoltigeur (France) and was subsequently wrecked nearGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk.[23] |
| Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atSt. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,Glamorgan toFalmouth, Cornwall.[49] |
| Nautilus | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage fromCork,Ireland toSwansea,Glamorgan andDartmouth, Devon.Nautilus was later towed in toMarazion,Cornwall.[47] |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore onMøn, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromEly,Glamorgan toMemel,Prussia.[50] |
| Prince Charles of Hesse | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire offCape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage fromCalabria to London.[48] |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship sank on theNore.[51] |
| William & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[23] |
| Winskabet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean offCape Spartel, Morocco whilst on a voyage from a Cornish port toVenice. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Providence |  Royal Navy | Thesloop-of-war was wrecked on acoral reef at the northwestern tip ofYabiji, areef group in theMiyako Islands south ofOkinawa. She filled from the bottom and sank after striking the reef.[52][53][54][55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by theprivateerVengeance (France). She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toNewfoundland,British America.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Travancore | British East India Company | TheEast Indiaman was destroyed by fire atBombay,India. She was on a voyage from Bombay toChina.[57][58] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conradi and Lovisa | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore atStralsund,Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage fromCopenhagen toReval,Russia.[40] |
| Fame | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by aprivateer. She was on a voyage fromLisbon, Portugal toLondon.[59] |
| Favourite | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage fromDanzig toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.[40] |
| Goodintent | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by theprivateerDarete (France). She was on a voyage fromPorto, Portugal toNewfoundland,British America.[60] |
| Holderness | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Danzig.[61] |
| John and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSt. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[62] |
| Lady St. Clair | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off "Wingo" by aprivateer. She was on a voyage fromDysart, Fife toMemel,Prussia.[56] |
| St. George | Great Britain | The ship foundered offCape Clear Island,County Cork,Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage fromLimerick toCork.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk offSkagen, Denmark by theprivateerCourageaux (France). She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toYstad, Sweden.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arno | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore atSkagen, Denmark by aprivateer. She was on a voyage fromGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk toRiga,Russia.[64] |
| Cronberg | Danish Asiatic Company | TheEast Indiaman was driven ashore nearElsinore. She was on a voyage fromBengal,India toCopenhagen.[65] |
| Friendship | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in theNorth Sea by a Frenchprivateer. She was on a voyage fromPeterhead,Aberdeenshire toHamburg.[66] |
| Langton | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer.[67] |
| HMS Pandora | Royal Navy | Thebrig foundered in theNorth Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured offSkagen, Denmark and was burnt. She was on a voyage fromLondon toNarva, Russia.[68] |
| HMS Resolution | Royal Navy | After capturing theprivateerPichegru (France) on 3 June, thebrig disappeared in theNorth Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Sarah & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the "Ross River". She was on a voyage from "Ross" toLiverpool,Lancashire.[56] |
| Sophia | Great Britain | The ship foundered offCape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromGibraltar to London.[69] |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool toOnega, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calliope | French Navy | War of the First Coalition: Thecorvette was driven ashore and wrecked on theÎles des Saintes in an engagaement withHMS Anson andHMS Sylph (bothRoyal Navy).[70] |
| La Freedom | French Navy | War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the Îles des Saintes in an engagement withHMS Anson andHMS Sylph (bothRoyal Navy). She was burnt by the British.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auspicious | Great Britain | A fire aboardAuspicious at Calcutta almost destroyed her. She was preparing to sail to London and had about 400 tons of goods on board.[71] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Artois | Royal Navy | The 38-gunArtois-classfrigate was wrecked with no loss of life on the north-west coast ofÎle de Ré while attempting to reconnoitre the harbour ofLa Rochelle.[72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothea | Stettin | The ship foundered in theBaltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin toRiga,Russia.[73] |
| Orange | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk offLand's End,Cornwall by a Frenchprivateer. She was on a voyage fromDartmouth, Devon toMilford,Pembrokeshire.[74] |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theBaltic Sea.[73] |
| Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toGuernsey,Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Fair Ness Rock, offMargate,Kent. She was on a voyage fromDublin,Ireland toLondon.[76] |
| Thomas | Great Britain | The ship caught fire in theRiver Thames at theTower of London and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London toWaterford, Ireland.[76] |
| Sv. Mikhail |  Russian Empire | The vessel was wrecked onUmnak Island in theCatherine Archipelago.[77] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atBarbados. She was on a voyage fromLondon toGrenada.[78][79] |
| Jackson | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Barbados. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[78][79] |
| Prince William Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Barbados. She was on a voyage from London toMartinique.[78][79] |
| Three Brothers | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked at Barbados.[78][79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha | British East India Company | TheEast Indiaman was lost in theBengal River,India.[80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage fromTrindade,Brazil toLondon.[81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port.[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Artois | Royal Navy | TheArtois-classfrigate struck a rock off theÎle de Ré,Charente-Maritime, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[83] |
| Clyde | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in theNorth Sea by aprivateer.[84] |
| Ceres | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in theNorth Sea by theprivateerCourageaux (France). She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toCopenhagen, Denmark.[85] |
| Commerce | United States | The ship departed fromCharleston, South Carolina forBremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
| Courageaux | France | War of the First Coalition: Theprivateer exploded and sank in theNorth Sea during an engagagement withExeter ( Great Britain). Only four of her 43 crew survived.[85] |
| Eliza | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in theRiver Thames. She was on a voyage fromWaterford toLondon.[86] |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Nixman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia to London.[85] |
| Hannah | Sweden | The ship foundered in theKattegat. She was on a voyage from Sweden toLondon.[87] |
| Hilda | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Lausholm, nearVisby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg toWhitby,Yorkshire.[85] She was refloated and taken in to "Sleet" for repairs.[88] |
| John | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in theNorth Sea by aprivateer. She was on a voyage fromGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.[89] |
| Jubilee | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast ofSwedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage fromRügen, Swedish Pomerania toDublin.[86] |
| Pointer | Great Britain | The ship caught fire atGothenburg, Sweden and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg toLiverpool,Lancashire.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chasseur | France | War of the First Coalition: Theprivateer was sunk in theNorth Sea off the coast of Norway byHMS Brilliant (Royal Navy).[82] |
| L'Intrepid | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway byHMS Brilliant (Royal Navy).[82] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in theAtlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued byBristol ( Great Britain).Hunter was set afire. She was on a voyage fromNorth Carolina, United States toLiverpool,Lancashire.[90] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United States | Thesloop was wrecked in theCurrituck Inlet.[91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atLowestoft,Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by aprivateer and burnt. She was on a voyage fromLisbon, Portugal toNewfoundland,British America.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | Great Britain | Thebrig was wrecked4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) east ofLiverpool, Nova Scotia,British America.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theDogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia toLondon.[94] |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atHelsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[94] |
| Carl Pieter | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore atEastbourne,Sussex,Great Britain whilst on a voyage fromStockholm toWaterford,Ireland.[82] |
| Diana | Ireland | The ship sank inDublin Bay. She was on a voyage fromAntigua toDublin.[95] |
| Eliza | Hamburg | The ship departed from Hamburg for Africa and Surinam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96] |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearPenzance,Cornwall.[97] |
| Glückleickeweiderkurs | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on the coast ofJutland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[94] |
| Lethe | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in theIsles of Scilly.[98] |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[81] |
| Sophia Magdalena | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearChichester,Sussex,Great Britain. She was on a voyage fromGothenburg toLisbon, Portugal.[97] |
| Triumph | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atNewton, Gloucestershire whilst on a voyage from Waterford toBristol, Gloucestershire.[82] |
| Weetwood | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore onHogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[94] |
| Xenophen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck".[97] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Charlotte | Great Britain | TheEast Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion in theBengal River atCalpee,India with the loss of all on board.[99] A bolt of lightning had hit her mast, travelled down it, and exploded her magazine. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delft | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition,Battle of Camperdown: Thefourth rateship-of-the-line foundered 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) offGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk,Great Britain, following damage sustained in battle.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orakabeza | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition:The ship was illegally captured and burned in the harbor atCharleston, South Carolina by a French privateer, possibly after running aground.[101] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| David | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearLiverpool,Lancashire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to theWest Indies.[102] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atLeith,Lothian.[102][103] |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Leith. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia toLondon.Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Leith for repairs.[102][103] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grenville Bay | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a Frenchprivateer. She was subsequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued byRanger.Grenville Bay was on a voyage from Jamaica toLondon.[104] |
| Nepobedimyy | Imperial Russian Navy | Thefloating battery caught fire and exploded atKronstadt.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearBerwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire toHamburg.[105] |
| Barbara | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast ofCheshire. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toMartinique.[105] |
| Carl Peter | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore atEastbourne,Sussex,Great Britain. She was on a voyage fromStockholm toWaterford,Ireland.[106] |
| Carolina | United States | Thebrig foundered in theDogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg toSunderland, County Durham, Great Britain.[107] |
| Carolina Wilhelmina | Stettin | The ship was lost near "Porttith",Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[108] |
| Dublin Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toNew York, United States.[109] |
| Eendraght | Danzig | The ship was lost on theKentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig toNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France.[107] |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearLiverpool,Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[102] |
| Elizabeth | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near theOld Head of Kinsale,County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bremen toCork, Ireland.[90] |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship departed fromNewfoundland,British America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in theAtlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[110] |
| Fox | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atLimerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[90] |
| Friede | Swedish Pomerania | The ship was driven ashore nearAmrum,Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage fromWolgast to London.[105] |
| Friendship | British East India Company | TheEast Indiaman was driven ashore atRye Harbour, Sussex. She was on a voyage fromBengal,India to London.[105] |
| George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theIrish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toDublin, Ireland.[105] |
| Hibernia | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[107] |
| John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atCaernarfon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[107] |
| Liddle | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Danzig to London.[109] |
| London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearSheerness,Kent. She was on a voyage fromQuebec City,Lower Canada,British America to London.[107] |
| Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness. She was on a voyage from London toSaint Kitts.[107] |
| Mersey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearBeaumaris,Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[105] |
| Monnikendam |  United Netherlands Navy | Thefrigate was beached atWestkapelle,Zeeland and was wrecked.[111] |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atTönning,Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage fromRiga,Russia toMontrose, Forfarshire.[90] |
| Trial | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage fromWisbech,Cambridgeshire to London.[102] |
| William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atPadstow,Cornwall. She was on a voyage fromBristol,Gloucestershire toDartmouth andExeter,Devon.[108] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audacious | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atMadeira.[93] |
| Myra | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[93] |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Madeira. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire to Jamaica.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | United States | The ship was wrecked on "Albicoa Island",West Indies with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from theCape Verde Islands, Portugal toWashington.[112] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gofnung | Imperial Russian Navy | Thetransport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Tyuten". Her crew were rescued.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martha | Great Britain | TheEast Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[113] |
| Princess Amelia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onSable Island,Nova Scotia,British America. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured whilst on a voyage fromNewfoundland,British America toLondon. She was recaptured byHMS Jason (Royal Navy and burnt.[115] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tribune | Royal Navy | Thefifth ratefrigate ran aground offHerring Cove, Nova Scotia,British America with the loss of over 240 lives. There were twelve survivors. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherdess | Great Britain | The ship was lost inLoch Eriboll. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia toBristol,Lancashire.[116] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theEnglish Channel offShoreham-by-Sea,Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLondon toPortsmouth,Hampshire.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged atLisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon toBristol,Gloucestershire.[117] |
| Dædalus | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia toChester, Cheshire.[118] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearBrighton,Sussex. She was on a voyage fromPortsmouth,Hampshire toLondon.[57] |
| Frederick | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on theGoodwin Sands,Kent,Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromMálaga, Spain toStockholm.[104] |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atWinterton-on-Sea,Norfolk.[119] |
| George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearWallasey,Cheshire. She was on a voyage fromWhitehaven,Cumberland toLiverpool,Lancashire.[120] |
| Happy Meeting | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearScarborough,Yorkshire.[104] |
| Hope | Great Britain | Thelugger was run down and sunk in theEnglish Channel offBeachy Head, Sussex byBelfast ( Great Britain) with the loss of eleven of her crew.[57] |
| Itrehoe | Portugal | The ship departed fromPorto forDublin,Ireland between 10 and 15 October. No further trace, presumed foundered in theAtlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[121] |
| Jonge Sykau Fleet |  Prussia | The ship departed fromKönigsberg for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[122] |
| Latona | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theNorth Sea off theDudgeon Lightship ( Great Britain).[123] |
| Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atHarwich,Essex. She was on a voyage fromHamburg to London.[124] |
| Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[104] |
| Mars | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearMemel,Prussia.[57] |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore.[104] |
| Partridge | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk.[119] |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[119] |
| Royal George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theBristol Channel. She was on a voyage fromBristol,Gloucestershire toMilford,Pembrokeshire.[124] |
| Rufford | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearRiga, Russia.[57] |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromSt. Ives, Cornwall toNeath,Glamorgan.[125] |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearHalifax,Nova Scotia,British America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[126] |
| Spring | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore.[104] |
| Verandering | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost on theHappisburgh Sands, in theNorth Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland, Great Britain toDort.[125] |
| Worcester | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearSandown Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLondon to Jamaica.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore inCarbonear Bay.[127] |
| Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carbonear Bay.[127] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christian & Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Saints. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromGibraltar toLondon.[128] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | France | War of the First Coalition: The privateer was captured in theBay of Biscay byHMS Clyde (Royal Navy). She foundered the next day.[115] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marquis of Worcester | Great Britain | TheWest Indiaman was wrecked onChesil Beach,Dorset with the loss of all but one of her 24 crew.[129] She was on a voyage fromSaint Vincent toLondon.[130] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haabet | flag unknown | The ship departed fromPorto, Portugal forGuernsey,Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[131] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hamadryad | Royal Navy | Thefifth ratefrigate was wrecked on theBarbary Coast.[132][133][134] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agatha Phillipina | Danzig | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage fromLondon,Great Britain to Danzig.[135] |
| Alliance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearLiverpool,Lancashire. She was on a voyage fromNew York to Liverpool.[136] |
| Amphitrite | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearWells-next-the-Sea,Norfolk. She was on a voyage fromStettin toLondon.[58] |
| Bartholomew | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theEnglish Channel offSeaford, Sussex with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toDanzig.[137] |
| Beaver | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in theNorth Sea off the couast ofCounty Durham.[138] |
| Boston | Great Britain | The ship was lost atSão Miguel Island,Azores.[139] |
| Cadiz Packet | Great Britain | Thebrig was driven ashore inStokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage fromHull,Yorkshire toLisbon, Portugal.[140][130]Cadiz Packet was later refloated.[127] |
| Caresfort | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked atDragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromDanzig to Liverpool.[141] |
| Dominus Tecum | Danzig | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Danzig.[127] |
| Economy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on theKentish Knock.[130] |
| Eagle | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked atRamsgate,Kent.[130] |
| Egremont | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on theGoodwin Sands, Kent.[140] She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toLittlehampton,Sussex.[136] |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London toWaterford,Ireland.Eliza was later towed in toSaint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[142] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost atTralee,County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage fromQuebec City,Lower Canada,British America to Liverpool.[127] |
| Enigheit | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore onGotland. She was on a voyage fromStockholm to Liverpool.[127] |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was lost in theGulf of Finland. She was on a voyage fromSaint Petersburg,Russia to London.[93] |
| Nossa Senhora da Graça (1787) | Portuguese Navy | Thefourth ratefrigate was driven ashore atFalmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was subsequently refloated and returned to service.[143][144] |
| Gateshead | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage fromGothenburg, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne.[138] |
| George Brisset | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Liverpool with the loss of two of her crew.[58] |
| Guardian | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[142] |
| Happy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theIrish Sea offLytham St. Annes,Lancashire. She was on a voyage fromPorto, Portugal toLiverpool, Lancashire.[140] |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was lost near The Skerries, in theIrish Sea. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[130] |
| Infant Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearMemel,Prussia.[93] |
| Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the North and South Rock. She was on a voyage fromBeaumaris,Anglesey toBelfast,County Down, Ireland.[127] |
| Jane & Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[130]Jane & Sarah was later refloated.[127] |
| Jason | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock.[130] |
| Jong Juffrow Anna Margaretta | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[93] |
| Juffrow Anna Alida | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost near "Weykopzee". She was on a voyage fromFaro, Portugal toRotterdam.[145] |
| Lady Alleyne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Memel.[93] |
| Liverpool Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[138] |
| Maria Charlotta | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[146] |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[138] |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked nearMilford Haven,Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage fromMartinique to London.[115] |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of theHumber. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toPortsmouth,Hampshire and Jamaica.[130] |
| Neriod | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearLand's End,Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her crew.[93] |
| New Loyalty | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[58] |
| Olive | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Wigen".[93] |
| Planter | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[138] |
| Prince of Piedmont | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearChichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage fromBarbados to London.[130] |
| Rachael | Great Britain | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[113] |
| Star | Great Britain | The ship was lost nearCastlehaven,County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Porto to Liverpool.[145] |
| Success | Batavian Republic | The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London toPorto, Portugal.[140] |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool toBremen.[115] |
| Swan | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore nearAberystwyth,Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[136] |
| Twee Gebroeders | Batavian Republic | The ship was driven ashore nearCamperduin. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[115] |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atHappisburgh, Norfolk.[145] |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and put intoWhitby,Yorkshire, where she sank.Union was on a voyage fromTeignmouth,Devon toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.[138] |
| Zeelust | Hamburg | The ship was lost on the coast ofHolland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by theprivateerLa Eigle (France). She was on a voyage fromLisbon, Portugal toGaspee,Lower Canada,British America.[66] |
| Bridget | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was subsequently wrecked onMartinique.Bridget was on a voyage from Africa to theWest Indies.[67] |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to a British port.[147] |
| Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was lost atOld Calabar.[145] |
| Castle Semple | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onBarbuda. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire to the West Indies[73] |
| Charlotte | British East India Company | TheEast Indiaman was lost near the mouth of theGanges.[113] |
| Cornwallis | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in theWest Indies. She was sent in toGuadeloupe but was subsequently lost there.Cornwallis was on a voyage fromAntigua toLiverpool,Lancashire.[64] |
| Eliza | Australia | Thesloop-riggedlongboat disappeared during a voyage fromPreservation Island inBass Strait toSydney,New South Wales.[148][149] |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage fromNewfoundland to theTeignmouth,Devon.[140] |
| Fame | Great Britain | The ship was lost atBritish Honduras.[50] |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The transport ship collided withBriton ( Great Britain) and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage fromCork, Ireland toHalifax,Nova Scotia,British America.[150] |
| Favourite | Ireland | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in theAtlantic Ocean (34°N35°W / 34°N 35°W /34; -35) byThétis ( French Navy). She was on a voyage fromMartinique to Cork.[64] |
| General Marian | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[137] |
| General Warren | Great Britain | The ship was lost.[150] |
| Gibraltar | Great Britain | The ship was lost inCarbonear Bay.[127] |
| Governor Williamson | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the African coast. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[145] |
| Hull Packet | Great Britain | The ship foundered before 12 December. She was on a voyage fromNorth Carolina, United States to an English port.[151][141] |
| Henry & Eliza | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was beached atPort Antonio, Jamaica.[50] |
| James | Great Britain | The ship was lost atBonny, Nigeria.[60] |
| Janet | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromVirginia to Jamaica.[145] |
| John | United States | The ship was wrecked in theDelaware River. She was on a voyage fromHamburg toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.[126] |
| Kitty Cummings | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt byScipio ( Batavian Navy). She was on a voyage fromDemerara toSavannah, Georgia, United States.[24] |
| Margarets | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onAnticosti Island, Lower Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow toQuebec City, Lower Canada.[128] |
| Maria | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromDartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[152] |
| Martin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in theHampton Roads, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia toLondon.[68] |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked onSaint Croix,Virgin Islands before 2 June.[153] |
| Nelly | Great Britain | Theletter of marque ship was lost on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica toNassau, Bahamas.[154] |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship ran aground offUnion Island. She was on a voyage fromDemerara to Liverpool.[4]Nelly was later refloated and taken in toSaint Vincent.[48] |
| New Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently lost atSaint-Domingue. She was on a voyage fromMadeira to Saint-Domingue.[155] |
| Orracabezza | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured offCharleston, South Carolina, United States by aprivateer and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[137] |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage fromHavana,Cuba to Charleston.[42] |
| Powhaton | United States | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston.[156] |
| Prince Frederick | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: TheEast Indiaman was captured byInsurgente ( French Navy). She subsequently foundered but her crew were rescued.Prince Frederick was on a voyage from Bengal to London.[113] |
| Providence | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently run ashore at Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Domingue.[157] |
| Ranger | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byRoebuck Packet ( Great Britain).Ranger was on a voyage fromBordeaux,Gironde, France toNew York.[59] |
| Recovery | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland toBarbados.[81] |
| Roebuck | Great Britain | War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off the coast of Africa and subsequently sank.[45] |
| Salter | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of British Honduras. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[141] |
| Schonhoven | Batavian Republic | The ship was lost in theDemarara River. She was on a voyage fromDemerara toGrenada.[97] |
| Simeon I Anna | Russian Empire | The vessel was lost during a voyage fromOkhotsk in theRussian Empire to thePribilof Islands in theBering Sea.[77] |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered in theBristol Channel offWorms Head,Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromSt Ives, Cornwall toNeath, Glamorgan.[30] |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Halifax.[142] |
| Stag | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Halifax.[140] She was on a voyage from Halifax to Jamaica.[137] |
| Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost in theSaint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Halifax.[150] |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Charleston, South Carolina whilst on a voyage from Charleston to London.[45] |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore atCape Cod,Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts.[145] |
| Triton | Great Britain | Theschooner was lost in Carbonear Bay.[142] |
| Venus | Great Britain | Thewhaler was losy in theGreenland Sea. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
| Vrees & Hoop | flag unknown | War of the First Coalition The ship was captured offSaint Lucia and was subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[81] |
| William | United States | Theschooner was wrecked on Heneaga.[154] |
| York | Great Britain | The ship foundered offJamaica whilst on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[45] |
