The List of shipwrecks in 1752 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1752.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Geldermalsen | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman struck a reef and sank in the Lingga Islands, Netherlands East Indies. [1] There were seventeen survivors. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam, North Holland. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hunter's Galley | British America | The ship was wrecked and sank off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to North Carolina. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Halifax | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Porto Santo Island, Madeira, with the loss of nine of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Charm | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz with the loss of all but one of her crew. [5] |
Fly | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Cádiz, Spain. [6] |
Hannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Henry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
John and Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Joseph and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore capsized in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Kitty | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Manchester | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship driven out crewless into the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Pembrook | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Prince William | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Cádiz with the loss of twelve of her crew. [7] |
Race Horse | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
St. John | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
St. John Baptist | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
Two Maries | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. [5] |
William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. She subsequently drove out to sea. [5] William later returned to the bay. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hellena | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Bervy". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Camp Veer, Zeeland, Dutch Republic to Aberdeen. [9] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Burrough of Avon Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anson | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar before 21 January. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to Ancona, Papal States. [11] |
Blundell | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [12] |
Charming Polly | British America | The sloop was lost in the Ocacock Inlet, North Carolina, before 17 January. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to the Patowmack Canal. [13] |
Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, before 17 January. [14] |
Happy Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered off "Cirilla" with the loss of four of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Cirilla" to London. [12] |
John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January. [14] |
John and Benjamin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January. [14] |
John and Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Tunis before 21 January with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Zant" to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [14] |
Meriam | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [15] |
Simpson | Great Britain | The ship was lost at North Berwick, Berwickshire, before 21 January with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [11] |
Stillington | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal, before 14 January. She was on a voyage from Trani, Kingdom of Sicily, to Lisbon. [16] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland before 17 January. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Superbe | Spain | The ship was lost off "Cornile", near Cádiz, with the loss of 50 of the 250 people on board. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada, to Cádiz. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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John and William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Garonne. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Florinda | Great Britain | The ship foundered on St Alban's Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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America | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Irish coast before 11 February. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Betty | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Grain, Kent. [9] |
Boneta | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Irish coast before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Barcelona, Spain. [17] |
Bumper | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the north coast of England. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America, to Boston, Lincolnshire. [18] |
Elizabeth and Martha | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Fowey, Cornwall, before 7 February. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. [8] |
Endeavour | Ireland | The ship was lost on the Spanish coast before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Gibraltar. [17] |
Judith | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Galway, Ireland, before 11 February. [9] |
May | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. [9] |
Neptune | Spanish Navy | The 64-gun Man-of-war foundered off Cádiz before 25 February. [17] |
Molly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Seaforth before 24 February. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London. [19] |
Owner's Goodwill | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Lincolnshire coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. [8] |
Prince George | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Oporto, Portugal, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Oporto. [17] |
Thomas & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Montrose, Forfarshire, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Montrose. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constant James | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and foundered off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset, to Ramsgate, Kent. [20] |
Five Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque. [4] [21] |
Goodman | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [22] |
John and Hannah | Great Britain Isle of Man | The ship was lost at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newbury, British America, to the Isle of Man. [4] |
Pelican | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Seaforth. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to London. [23] |
Pretty Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to a Spanish port. [23] |
Royal Duke | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. [22] |
Pretty Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore west of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Dublin, Ireland. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship foundered 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) off Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to Bilbao. [25] |
Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Biddiford before 17 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork, Ireland. [26] |
Samuel | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 April. Her crew were rescued by Delawar ( Portugal). Samuel was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Magdalene | Danzig | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. [28] [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indian Prince | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Stout Point, Llantwit, near Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [30] |
St Philip | France | The ship was lost near Lewes, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Dunkirk. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth and Johanna | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Amsterdam, North Holland. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katherine | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 90 leagues (270 nautical miles (500 km) off Vigo, Spain, by a Dutch vessel. Her crew survived. [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caronna | Great Britain | The brigantine struck the Runnel Stone. She put into Penzance Bay, where she capsized. Her crew were rescued by local fishing boats. Caronna was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London. [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Primrose | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on an island 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km) off Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva to London. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bland | Great Britain | The ship sank at North Shields, County Durham. [35] She was refloated in October and subsequently repaired. [36] |
Daniel | Guernsey | The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Guernsey. [35] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost. [35] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all but her captain. [35] |
Esther | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of St Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. [35] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. [35] |
Judith | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to London. [35] |
La Ferme | France | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She subsequently refloated and was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. La Ferme was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate. [35] |
Lilley | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her crew. [35] |
Mary & Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. [35] |
Naps & Jeffery | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. [35] |
Nightingale | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon, to Maryland, British America. [37] |
Satisfaction | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. [35] |
Suspension of Arms | France | The brigantine was driven ashore crewless and wrecked east of Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. [38] |
Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of St Ives with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to London. [35] |
Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. [35] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, to London. [35] |
William & John | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Sandwich, Kent. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Balderly | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town, South Carolina. [39] |
Baulk | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Charming Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Dove | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Industry | British America | Captain Brown's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Henry | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Katherine | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Lucy | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
HMS Mermaid | Royal Navy | The sixth rate was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Peggy and Sally | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Susanna | British America | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Upton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Charles Town. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Phebe | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Easternmost Key. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Jamaica. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Success | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Bilbao, Spain. [41] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortune | Great Britain | The ship capsized at A Coruña, Spain. She was declared a total loss. [42] |
Katherina Bergatta | Norway | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, to Fredrikstad. [43] |
Lilly | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Bude Bay before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Bristol. [43] |
Margaret | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall, before 15 September with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [43] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 19 September. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London. [42] |
Plymouth Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth, Devon. [43] |
Santa Maria | France | The ship foundered off Guernsey before 15 September with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Bordeaux, Gironde. [43] |
Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [44] |
Squirrel | Jersey | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel before 15 September. [43] |
Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Bude Bay before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. [43] |
Two Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost before 15 September. [43] |
Wilmington | Great Britain | The ship was lost off St. Ives, Cornwall, before 15 September with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [43] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [45] |
Boston | British America | The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts. [45] |
Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [45] |
Kingston | British America | The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [45] |
Lancaster | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire. [45] |
May | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [45] |
Mary and Priscilla | Great Britain | The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [45] |
Phillis | Great Britain | The ship was foundered during a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [46] |
Pompey | Great Britain | The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [45] |
Queen Anne | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [45] |
Rhode Island | British America | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. [45] |
Statia | British America | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Rhode Island. [45] |
Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was reported missing following a hurricane in the Gulf of Florida on 22–23 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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St. Kitts Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Ockacoke, North Carolina, British America. [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Triton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km)) off Madeira. Her crew were rescued by Charming Martha ( Great Britain ). Triton was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Justitia | Sweden | The ship was lost on the Molsand, off Gothenburg with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain, to Gothenburg. [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constantine | Great Britain | The ship was lost before 20 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [36] |
Willoughby | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dunleary, County Dublin, Ireland with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Cork, Ireland. [49] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kingston | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [48] |
Mary & Priscilla | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wiltshire | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Ratcliff, London. She was a total loss. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at the "Kirk of Stains", Scotland with the loss of all but two of her crew. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne | Sweden | The ship foundered in the "East Sea" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [52] |
Griffin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands before 14 November. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to New England, British America. [40] |
Katherine | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, Great Britain, before 17 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Amsterdam, North Holland. [53] |
Lucy | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea before 7 November. Her crew were rescued by Katherine ( Great Britain ). Lucy was on a voyage from Cape Fear to Hull, Yorkshire. [54] |
Margaretta | France | The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain, before 14 November. She was on a voyage from the river Charente to Rouen, Normandy. [40] |
Polly | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore in Sandwich Bay, Kent, before 14 November and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London. Polly was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. [40] |
Rainbow | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Chester, Cheshire, before 10 November with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [55] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Polly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America, to Jamaica. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Freeman | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Lisbon, Portugal. [57] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Portsmouth | British America | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her captain was the only survivor of her ten crew; he was rescued by Elizabeth ( Great Britain ). Portsmouth was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. [58] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventurous Friend | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. [59] |
Boyne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [47] |
Charming Peggy | British America | The ship was lost off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, before 11 December. Her crew were rescued. [60] |
Delight | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to London. [59] |
Endraght | Electorate of Hanover | The ship was lost before 15 December. HJer crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Embden. [39] |
Lydia | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Crow Rock, in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, before 12 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Dublin, Ireland. [47] |
Maria Gertruida | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered off the Irish coast before 22 December. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to London. [61] |
Prince William | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, before 15 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Topsham, Devon. [39] |
Prince William | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Providence, Rhode Island, Britiag America. Her crew were rescued. [62] |
Richmond | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast before 12 December. Her crew were rescued. [47] |
Stra | Dutch Republic | The galley was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, before 29 December. [63] |
Thistle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex, before 19 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London [51] |
Thomas and William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Camin". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [59] |
Union | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Texel before 29 December. [63] |
Wilhelmina | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen before 15 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Copenhagen. [39] |
William | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Yolland" before 15 December with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Bremen. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amelia | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina, British America, before 17 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to London. [26] |
Bennett | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, British America, before 19 June. [64] |
Betty | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Adriatic Sea off "St. Angelo", Papal States before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Venice. [9] |
Crown'd Princess | Denmark | The ship was lost in Mussel Bay, Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from "Tranquehar" to Copenhagen. [65] |
Duke of Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the east coast of British America before 15 December. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to the Piscataqua River, Maine. [39] |
Dumb Eagle | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cuba before 8 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to a port in the north of England. [24] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship sank at Fogo Island, British America, before 21 November. [66] |
Esperance | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil with the loss of all but her captain. [67] |
Hellena and Matilda | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic. [4] |
Indian Prince | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Stout Point, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, where she was plundered by the local inhabitants. [68] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the coast of South Carolina, British America, before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Antigua to South Carolina. [17] |
Katherine | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina. [57] |
Lord Duplin | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 21 August. All on board were rescued by an American sloop. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37] [69] |
Mariana | Portugal | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Trani, Kingdom of Sicily, to Lisbon. [70] |
Marlborough | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew after being taken by the slaves on board. [71] |
Merry Jacks | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk in ice off Greenland before 10 July. [31] |
Neptune | Great Britain | The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 28 July. Her crew were rescued. [72] |
Nuestra Señora de la Luz | Spain | The ship foundered off Montevideo, Viceroyalty of Peru with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Cádiz. [67] [73] |
Patty | Jersey | The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 5 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. [74] |
Peggy and Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Virginia, British America, before 22 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to London. [61] |
Pompey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [48] |
Prince | French East India Company | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank off the coast of Brazil. Of over 400 people on board, there were eight survivors. She was on a voyage from Port L'Orient, Morbihan to Pondicherry, French India. [75] [69] |
Prince Charles | Ireland | The ship was lost off Barbuda before 7 July. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica. [2] |
Retero | Spain | The ship was lost at "Cape Catoncha" before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada. [8] |
Revolution | Great Britain | The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 14 July. [76] |
St. Kitt's Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was lost before 14 December whilst on a voyage from Saint Kitts to North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. [77] |
Sword Fish | Great Britain | The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland before 14 July. [76] |