The List of shipwrecks in 1750 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1750.
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1750 did not begin on 1 January! [Note 1]
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Duke of Cumberland | The ship was lost on the Acklin Keys. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Friendship | The ship was lost at St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Málaga, Spain. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Mary | | The ship was lost on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. [3] |
| Redbridge | The ship was driven ashore at Gosport, Hampshire, before 10 April. [4] | |
| St. Jacques | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Gironde estuary. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castor | The ship capsized in the River Thames before 4 May. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain. [6] | |
| Duke of Cumberland | The East Indiaman was lost in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands before 22 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Fort St. David, Madras, India. [7] [8] | |
| Prosperous Anne | The ship was lost near Peniche, Portugal, before 29 May with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Málaga, Spain. [9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Express | The ship was run down and sunk in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Turkish port. [10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | The ship was captured by the Spanish and taken into Port Royal, Jamaica, where she was destroyed. [11] | |
| Ranger | The ship was captured by the Spanish and taken in to Port Royal, Jamaica, where she was destroyed. [11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant | | The ship was lost in "Mosele Bay", near the Cape of Good Hope. There were 35 survivors; they were rescued by Onwerkirk ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | The ship was wrecked in Topsail Inlet, North Carolina, British America, with the loss of all but four of her crew. [14] [15] | |
| Nuestra Sigñora de Solidad | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Drum Inlet, North Carolina. Her crew survived. [14] [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore in the River Corrib. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Gallway. [16] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was lost near Rota, Cádiz, Spain, before 28 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Cádiz. [17] | |
| Speedwell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London. [18] | |
| St. Lawrence | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight before 10 August. She was on a voyage from "Croswick" to Gottenburg, Sweden. [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orignal | The Saint-Laurent-class ship of the line broke in two on being launched at Quebec City, New France. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Galga | The galleon was driven ashore in a hurricane and was wrecked on the coast of Assateague Island, Maryland, British America. [19] [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Beaufort | The ship was driven ashore near Dunkirk, France, before 11 September. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [21] | |
| George | The ship sprang a leak and put into Padstow, Cornwall, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to London. [22] | |
| Young Brewer | The ship was lost on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain, before 11 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Faro, Portugal. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vencador | The Africa-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship was deliberately run down and sunk by a Moroccan vessel before 19 October and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain. [24] | |
| Dragon | The ship was destroyed by fire off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, before 26 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. [25] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire, before 16 October. She was on a voyage from London to a port in North Holland, Dutch Republic. [26] | |
| Mary-Anne | The ship foundered,. Her crew were rescued by Orford ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charm | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued by Penelope ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Mary | The ship ran aground off Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Saltash, Cornwall, to London [29] [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | The ship was lost on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain, before 9 November. Her crew were rescued by HMS Amazon ( | |
| Cornelius | The ship was driven ashore near Caminha before 27 November. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, and Memel, Prussia, to Porto. [32] | |
| Friends Goodwill | The ship sank near Chichester, Sussex, before 23 November. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkirk, France. [11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert, France, with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex, to Lisbon, Portugal. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | The sloop was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Galloway, Ayrshire, to Dublin, Ireland. [34] | |
| Holland | The ship was lost near Launceston, Cornwall, before 11 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [35] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore near Seaforth, Lancashire, before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London. [29] | |
| Norwich Merchant | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. [29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Cirella Island". [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Young Fisher | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by William & Thomas ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast, County Down. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Belfast. [37] | |
| Grace | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast. [37] | |
| Great Molly | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [36] | |
| Oxford | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Kitts Merchant | The snow foundered in Mount's Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. [38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tees | The ship was driven ashore near La Hague, France. She was refloated on 28 January but consequently foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Turner ( | |
| Turner | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near La Hague. She was refloated on 28 January. Turner had been bound for Cádiz, Spain, but put into Dover, Kent. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis | The ship was lost off Loo, Cornwall, before 25 January with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. [39] | |
| Exeter Merchant | The ship was lost before 29 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon. [37] | |
| Goodwill | The ship was lost on the Scottish coast with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin, Ireland. [38] | |
| Indian Queen | The ship was lost on the Scottish coast with the loss of most of her crew. she was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Dublin. [38] | |
| James | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Burlings, Portugal, before 25 January. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [39] | |
| Prince Frederick | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. She subsequently drove ashore near Wicklow, Ireland. [34] | |
| Ulysses | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon. [37] | |
| Victorious Mary-Anne | The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Barfleur. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Lisbon. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Churchfield | The ship foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar off "Castill Arabetto". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex, to Genoa, and then Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | The ship was driven ashore at Killough, County Down. [41] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to Dumfries. Mercury was later refloated and arrived at Dumfries. [40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anns | The ship was lost at "Avelles", on the coast of the Bay of Biscay before 15 February. Her crew were rescued. [42] | |
| Dursley | The galley was lost on the North Bull, Dublin before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Dublin. [42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Juno | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to La Rochelle. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, to London. [40] [Note 2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonge Hans and Gerten | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to Bremen. [44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligence | The ship struck the pier at Dover, Kent, and sank. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Rhode Island, British America. Diligence was subsequently refloated. [40] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was lost on the coast of France before 15 March. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to La Rochelle. [13] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was lost at Cape Tiberoon, France, before 22 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Porto, Portugal. [45] | |
| John | The ship was lost on the coast of France before 5 March. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bordeaux, France. [46] | |
| London Packet | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. [40] | |
| Lorrain | The ship foundered in Mount's Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Guernsey, Channel Islands, and London. [44] | |
| Pengwin | The ship was lost at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Appledore to Newfoundland, British America. [44] | |
| Revenge | The ship was lost at Appledore. She was on a voyage from Appledore to Newfoundland. [44] | |
| Sarah | | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Carolina to a Dutch port. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne and Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast before 10 August with the loss of all hands. [18] | |
| Baltimore | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [48] | |
| Betsey | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida before 15 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [49] | |
| Cæsar | The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to and English port. [50] | |
| Caledonia | The ship was lost at Cádiz before 9 November. [31] | |
| Defence | The ship was lost on Hispaniola, Captaincy General of Cuba before 15 June. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Curaçao. [51] | |
| Duke | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Islote de Sancti Petri, Spain, before 25 January with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, France, and the Leeward Islands. [39] | |
| Earl of Radnor | The ship was driven ashore at Calabar before 4 December. She was plundered and then set afire and destroyed by the local inhabitants. [29] | |
| Eleanor | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast before 15 June. She was on a voyage from London to Mazagan, Morocco. [51] | |
| Friends Adventure | The ship sank at Altona, Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, France, to Hamburg. [50] | |
| George | The ship struck a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a Spanish port. [35] | |
| George & Peter | The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain, before 11 December. [35] | |
| Humphry | The ship was lost on the coast of Virginia, British America, before 6 November. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Virginia. [52] | |
| King of Sardinia | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Newfoundland, British America. [27] | |
| Lamport | The ship was lost on the coast of British Honduras before 15 March. Her crew were rescued. [43] | |
| Lyme | The ship sank in the Bengal River, India, before 8 March. [47] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily, before 8 January. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. [33] | |
| Mary | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prospect Island, Nova Scotia, before 8 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Cádiz, Spain. [47] |
| Mercury | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes before 7 December with the loss of five slaves. [30] | |
| Molly | The ship was lost in the Strait of Gibraltar before 12 June. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain, to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. [53] | |
| Montague | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to London. [54] | |
| Nancy | The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London. [29] | |
| Santa Pedro | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Virginia before 15 March. [43] | |
| Sarah & Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Western Islands". Most of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain, to the Piscataqua River, Maine, British America. [55] | |
| Squirrel | The ship was driven ashore at Chesil Beach. [56] | |
| Success | | The sloop was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, before 5 March. Her crew survived. [57] |
| Sv. Pëtr | The shitik was lost in the Near Islands in the western Catherine Archipelago. Her crew was rescued. [58] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was lost at "Agle", Languedoc, before 22 March. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, Great Britain, to Cette, Hérault. [45] | |
| Vigilant | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to San Domingo. [5] | |
| Willingmind | The ship was burnt in the River Sherborough, Africa. Her crew survived. [40] |