The List of shipwrecks in 1753 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1753.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Anne | The ship was driven ashore south of Ramsgate, Kent. [1] | |
| Dover | The ship was driven ashore between Ramsgate and Broadstairs. She was on a voyage from New York, British America, to London. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Johanna Theresa Strohm | | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain, with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Owners Endeavour | | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham | The ship foundered in Cudden Bay, Cornwall, before 19 January with the loss of all hands. [3] | |
| Adrian | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight, Great Britain, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. [1] | |
| Amity | The ship foundered in Fishguard Bay before 12 January with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland, to Bristol, England. [1] | |
| Argyle | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pool, Dorset, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to London. [1] | |
| Arms of Denmark | | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Pool before 23 January. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Hamburg. [4] |
| Birmingham | The ship was lost near Brighthelmstone, Sussex, before 19 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Lucar, Spain, to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic. [3] | |
| Crown'd Herring | The ship was lost off Loe, Cornwall, before 23 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [4] | |
| Daniel | The ship foundered in Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, before 19 January. She was on a voyage from Suriname to Amsterdam, North Holland [3] | |
| De Liefde | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight before 19 January. [3] | |
| Duke of Dorset | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Cerella" to London. [5] | |
| Enegyht | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Amsterdam. [1] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered in the English Channel of the Isle of Wight before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Hamburg. [1] | |
| Griffin | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape San Antonio, Spain. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [6] | |
| Jacob | The ship was driven ashore at St Helen's, Isle of Wight, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America, to London. [1] | |
| Johannis | | The ship was lost on the Swedish coast before 23 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig. [4] |
| John | | The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland, before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Martin to the Isle of Man. [7] |
| John and Daniel | The ship was lost near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, before 19 January. Her crew were rescued. [3] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was lost near Boulogne before 23 January with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from New York to London. [4] | |
| King of Prussia | | The ship was driven ashore near Kimeridge, Dorset, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hamburg. [1] |
| Lark | The ship was lost at Cette, Hérault, France, before 26 January with the loss of a crew member. [7] | |
| Lovely Betty | The ship was lost off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, before 26 January with the loss of most of those on board. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [7] [8] | |
| Medonia del Carmen | The ship was lost off Port Mahon, Menorca. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [9] | |
| Peggy | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, before 26 January. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic. [7] | |
| Patty and Molly | The ship was lost before 19 January whilst on a voyage from Surinam to Boston. [3] | |
| Samuel | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight opposite Hurst Castle, Hampshire, before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. [1] | |
| Sarah | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Newhaven before 12 January with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to London. [1] | |
| St. Paul | The brig departed from New York, British America, for Newry in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [10] | |
| St. Philip | The ship was lost near San Sebastián, Spain, before 19 January. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America, to Bilbao, Spain. [3] | |
| Swan Hoolm | | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Porto, Portugal. [1] |
| Thomas and Rebecca | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford, Ireland, before 19 January. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [3] | |
| Union | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland, to London. [11] | |
| William and Mary | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cork to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. Her crew were rescued by a Danzig vessel. [9] | |
| Young Green | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Pool. [1] | |
| Young Hendrik | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Newhaven before 12 January. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Amsterdam. [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bess | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. [12] | |
| Confidence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenock. [12] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. She was later refloated [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deakins and Maudley | The ship was lost on the south coast of the Isle of Wight with the loss of her captain. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne & Margaret | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford, Ireland, before 16 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to St Martin's. [14] | |
| Industry | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea before 27 February. [12] | |
| Ufro Jacoba | The ship foundered in the North Sea before 9 February with the loss of all hands. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 13 leagues (39 nautical miles (72 km)) of Marseille, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Nantes, France. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. George | The ship was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) east of Gibraltar with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Naples to Great Britain. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Ipswich, Suffolk. [18]
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| Hunter | The ship was wrecked on Lizard Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London. [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mermaid | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Easton Ness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [18] | |
| Nancy | The ship ran ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk. [18] | |
| Ridley | The ship ran ashore at Kessingland. [18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea Castle, Hampshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France to Dublin. [19] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary & Susanna | The ship was wrecked on The Smalls with the loss of four of her thirteen crew. She was on voyage from Dublin to Bilbao, Spain. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Hopewell | The ship capsized in River Seine at Rouen, seine-Maritime, France before 20 March. Her crew were rescued. [18] | |
| John | The ship was lost on the North Elve sandbank before 27 March. Her crew were rescued. [21] | |
| Katherine | The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, before 13 March. Her crew were rescued. [22] | |
| Nostra Señora Daboa Viagam | The ship was lost on a voyage from Porto, Portugal, to Ferrol. [20] | |
| Osnor das Chagas | The ship was lost on a voyage from Porto to Ferrol. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montague | The ship went aground on the Sandwich Flats with the loss of her captain. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Everton | The ship was lost near the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina, British America. All on board were rescued. [24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued by Effingham ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Assurance | | The fifth-rate frigate was wrecked on The Needles, Isle of Wight. [26] |
| Betty | The ship was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Genoa with a cargo of sugar. [26] [27] | |
| Christian | The ship was lost in Murry Bay. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire, to Rochelle, France. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean a league (3 nautical miles (5.6 km)) off Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Isle of Man. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [29] | |
| Susannah | | The schooner sprung a leak and was consequently beached on the coast of North Carolina, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, South Carolina, to New York. [30] |
| Volunteer | The ship sank at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Falster | The frigate caught fire and exploded off Safi, Morocco, with the loss of 132 of her crew. [32] [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bredenhof | | The East Indiaman struck the Silva Shoal in the Mozambique Channel and sank. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Frederick | The ship was lost in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to London. [34] | |
| Seahorse | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Vrede | The ship was lost at Salcombe, Devon, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Lucar, Spain, to Amsterdam. [36] | |
| Polly | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. [36] | |
| St. Katherine | The ship was lost at Salcombe with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Lucar to Amsterdam. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andriana | | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Brest, France. [37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Christiana | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [38] | |
| Sv. Leremiia | The vessel was driven onto rocks and wrecked at Adak in the Andreanof Islands group of the Catherine Archipelago after her anchor cable parted. [39] | |
| Thomas | | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Riga, Russia. [38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Fish | | The sloop was lost on or about 10 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to North Carolina. [40] |
| St George | The ship was lost near Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland and Milford, Pembrokeshire, to London. [41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brockholes | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Lancaster, Lancashire. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. John the Baptist | The packet boat was wrecked at the mouth of the Ozernaya River with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. [44] | |
| St. Peter | The gukor was driven ashore between the mouths of the Vorovskaya River and the Kompakovskaya River with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Johannis | The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was plundered by the local inhabitants. [45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Cumberland | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was bound for London from a Norwegian port. [45] | |
| Good Intent | The ship was lost near "Steanage" [46] | |
| Olive Branch | The ship was lost on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to London. [43] | |
| Prudent Sarah | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from London and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [46] | |
| Rainbow | The ship was driven ashore at Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was lost on the Woolpack Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William & Mary | The ship was wrecked near Llanelly, Glamorgan, Great Britain, with the loss of 89 of the 90 people on board. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America, to Waterford. [48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Couple | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [48] | |
| Houlsteena | The ship was lost in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Armagh, Ireland, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [49] | |
| Nancy | The ship foundered off Cape St. Martins, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Gibraltar and Alicante. [48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heneda | The galliot was wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to Amsterdam. [50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Rotterdam. [51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Vainquer | The ship was wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan, Great Britain, with the loss of three of the eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Havre de Grâce. [52] [53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Union | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Barnstaple, Devon, with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth & Hannah | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) off Liverpool, Lancashire. [51] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dublin, Ireland. [54] | |
| Llandovery | The ship foundered in the English Channel 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) off Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [51] | |
| Patsey | The ship was run down and sunk in the Strait of Dover by a Dutch vessel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain. [55] | |
| Thomas | The ship was lost near Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Dublin. [54] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. [51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | The snow foundered whilst on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. [56] | |
| Betsey | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Barbadoes to South Carolina. [20] | |
| Dagenham | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Tiber with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London and Falmouth, Cornwall, to Civitavecchia and Naples. [57] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jamaica before 30 March. [19] | |
| Flower of Cork | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Virginia. [29] | |
| Hereford | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of South Carolina. She was on a voyage from South Carolina to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [20] She was later refloated and departed in early March. [58] | |
| Katherine and Anne | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, before 13 February. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Trani, Kingdom of Sicily, to Lisbon, Portugal. [59] | |
| Lucy | | The ship was lost off the Virginia Capes before 27 March. She was on a voyage from Marland, Oklahoma, to Lisbon, Portugal. [21] |
| Nostra Señora del Rosario | The ship was lost in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru. [60] | |
| Sussex | The ship was lost off the Virginia Capes, British America, before 25 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [61] | |
| Swan | The ship was destroyed by fire at a port in Maryland, British America. [62] [63] | |
| Swedish Lyon | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Viareggio, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [12] |
| Swift | The ship foundered before 27 March. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Dutch Republic. [21] |