List of shipwrecks in 1758

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The List of shipwrecks in 1758 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1758.

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January

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Greenwich Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy The ship of the line was wrecked near Plougastel.

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1758
ShipCountryDescription
NeptuneNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship, a prize of HMS Roebuck ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) foundered in the English Channel off St Albans Head, Dorset, Great Britain. [1]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1758
ShipCountryDescription
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1758
ShipCountryDescription
AuroraBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands, to Bilboa with the loss of a crew member. [3]
Duke PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The privateer was destroyed off Hispaniola by HMS Assistance ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). [4]
Earl of Granville Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Jersey The privateer foundered off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [5]
EmanuelBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London. [1]
FrimeNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship, a prize of HMS Dolphin ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy), ran onto that ship's anchor and sank at Waterford, Ireland. [1]
George Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was lost off Barbadoes. [6]
Jesu NazarenoBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost near San Lucar. She was on a voyage from Seville to Morlaix, France. [7]
KingstonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the "Calleradoes". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [8]
NeptuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Seville. [7]
Nostra Señora del RosarioBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near San Lucar with the loss of about 150 of her 200 crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru. [7]
Nossa Senhora da NazaréFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London. [9]
RotationBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the "Calleradoes". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [8]
Rotterdam PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville to London. [10]
St Francis Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was lost on Sandy Island, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Antigua. [6]

February

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1758
ShipCountryDescription
SuccessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Massachusetts. British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston. [11]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1758
ShipCountryDescription
MarcellaFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship ran aground and was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Charlestown, South Carolina, British America, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Charlestown. [12]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1758
ShipCountryDescription
BoscawenBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Seville, Spain. [13]
CiceliaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint Andrews, Fife. Her crew were rescued. [14]
CyprusBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. [6]
Elizabeth and JanetBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [15]
FortroseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint Andrews with the loss of three of her crew. [14]
FurnaceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground off the Isles of Scilly and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Newry, County Down, Ireland. [2]
HiberniaSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Caernarfon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dublin. [13]
HMS Invincible Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The third rate ship of the line ran aground and sank in the Solent. Her crew survived.
MermaidSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [2]
MollyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the south west coast of Ireland. [16]
Santa SperedonBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship ran aground off Cádiz and was wrecked. She was bound for Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. [15]

March

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1758
ShipCountryDescription
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Aurora (Naval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France ). She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Newfoundland, British America. [17]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1758
ShipCountryDescription
WilliamsonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to London. [18] [19]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1758
ShipCountryDescription
YorkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prince George (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [20]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1758
ShipCountryDescription
FlySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued. [21]
Pacten Engle Flag of Denmark.svg Norway The ship foundered in The Swin, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. [22]
Saint AnthonyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Seville to London. Her crew were rescued by a British privateer. [23]
SarahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Hamoaze. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to London. [18]
SophiaNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was lost near Bayonne. She was on a voyage from Bayonne to La Rochelle. [24]
St. AnnaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast. [11]

April

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Inger StineBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Bordeaux, France. [25]
KatherineBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon, to London. [26]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
St PedroBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) off Vigo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, France, to Cádiz. [27]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
William & JaneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 130 leagues (390 nautical miles (720 km) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the privateer Looly François (Naval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France ). She was on a voyage from London to the Canary Islands. [17]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Bridgewater Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The sixth rate was run ashore and burnt at Madras, India. [28]
HMS Triton Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The sixth rate was burnt at Madras to avoid capture by the French. [29]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Bien-Aimé Drapeau du regiment de la Compagnie des Indes en 1756.png French East India Company Battle of Cuddalore: The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Cuddalore, India. She was a total loss.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1758
ShipCountryDescription
ElizabethSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar. [30]
FaithfulBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near South Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Salcombe, Devon, to London. [25]
Nostra Señora L'AfricaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Málaga. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [25]
StephenStatenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. [25]
SwiftBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to London. [31]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin, Ireland. [32]

May

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1758
ShipCountryDescription
NellyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was captured and burnt by four French Navy ships. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to London. [33]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1758
ShipCountryDescription
St ElenaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost near Vigo. She was on a voyage from Seville to London, Great Britain. [34]

June

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1758
ShipCountryDescription
ThomasBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. [35]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1758
ShipCountryDescription
SuccessSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was captured and burnt by two French Navy frigates. Her crew were taken on board the French vessels. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Antigua. [36]
SukeyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fyal, Azores. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [37]

July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Rose Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy The fifth rate frigate was scuttled at Malta to avoid capture by HMS Lyme and HMS Marlborough (both Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). [38] [39]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Janet & MargaretBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to the Firth of Forth. [40]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1758
ShipCountryDescription
St Juen buen AdventureBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship ran aground off Prawle Point, Devon, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, to Bilboa. [40]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Célèbre Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy French and Indian War, Siege of Louisbourg: The ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Louisbourg, Île-Royale, French North America. [41]
Capricieux Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy French and Indian War, Siege of Louisbourg: The ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Louisbourg. [42]
Entreprenant Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy French and Indian War, Siege of Louisbourg: The ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Louisbourg. [43]
Prudent Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy
Prudent. Vaisseaux francais en feu ou captures au siege de Louisbourg en 1758.jpg
Prudent.

French and Indian War, Siege of Louisbourg: The ship of the line ran aground at Louisbourg. She was captured by the British and set afire. [44]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Friends AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Cromer, Norfolk. [40]
Liverpool British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The privateer was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. [45] Subsequently repaired and returned to service. [46]
Nugent British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was captured and burnt by some French Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [47]
PownallBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool. [45]
SallyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was captured and burnt by some French Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland, British America. [47]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to an American port. [48]

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1758
ShipCountryDescription
L'Aigle Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg  French Navy The fourth rate was wrecked. [49]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1758
ShipCountryDescription
SpeedwellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset, to London. [50]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Aurora Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Barbados): The sloop was wrecked at Barbados. [51]
HMS Barbadoes Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Sloop-of-War was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated. [51]
Betsey Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Barbados The schooner was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated. [51]
David and Susannah Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The brig was lost at Barbados. [51]
Frankland Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Barbados The privateer, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbados. [51]
Good Intent Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbados. [52]
Jenny and Sally Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The snow was wrecked at Barbados. [51]
RoseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The brig was wrecked at Barbados. [51] [52]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1758
ShipCountryDescription
JannetBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [53]
Little Hunter Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The sloop was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to North Carolina. [54]

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Sv. KapitonFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire The vessel was wrecked on a reef off Kiska in the Rat Islands group of the Catherine Archipelago. Her crew survived the wreck and landed on Kiska, but 17 of them died on the island before the vessel Sv Pёtr I Pavel (Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire) rescued the remaining survivors in 1761. [55]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1758
ShipCountryDescription
GlocesterBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Prescott (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [56]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Not namedFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire The uncommissioned battleship ran aground on a reef off Skagen, Denmark and capsized with the loss of sixteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Cronstadt. [57]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1758
ShipCountryDescription
AnneSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Londonderry to Christiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. [58]
FameBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship, which had been taken by the French as a prize, was driven ashore evading recapture by HMS Bideford HMS Chatham and HMS Solebay (all Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). [59] [60]
FriendshipSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Londonderry. [61]
Mercury Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, British America, to Hamburg. [62]
Young HugoStatenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, Great Britain, to Rotterdam. Her crew were rescued by Jongste Pranger (Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic). [33]

October

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Martha and Susannah Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Guernsey The snow foundered whilst on a voyage from Guernsey to Charles Town, South Carolina, British America. [63]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1758
ShipCountryDescription
TryalBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The privateer was captured and burnt by a French Navy frigate. Her crew were taken on board the frigate and later released. [64]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1758
ShipCountryDescription
AnneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [65]
BellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portleaven, Cornwall. [66]
DeborahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hull, Yorkshire. [67]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off St Mawes, Cornwall, with the loss of one life. [66]
Four SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in Studland Bay. [56]
Gracia Divina Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to London. [68]
HopewellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London. [68]
JosephBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in Studland Bay. [56]
KatherineBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. [56]
LydiaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to Hamburg. [56]
Morning StarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina, British America. [69]
NellyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [47]
Princess of WalesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Constadt. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg. [65]
Queen of ShebaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Mary (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from London to New York, British America. [68]
ShaftesburyBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The cutter came ashore near Porthleaven whilst pursuing Bell (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [66]
Santa BuenoBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agamonte. [56]
St. GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Brighthelmston, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain, to London. [56]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mears (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [70]
Venusflag unknownThe ship foundered in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. [67]
William & MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sank at Dublin, Ireland. [56]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
TartarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of the Mull of Kintyre. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. [64]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
JonasFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship, a prize of the privateer Salisbury (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ), was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Wexford, Ireland. [64]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
AnneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground near Milford, Pembrokeshire, with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland, to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [71]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in The Burlings. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. [72]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Lichfield Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy
HMS Lichfield. Loss of HMS Litchfield off the coast of Barbary 30 Nov 1758 RMG PU0254.tiff
HMS Lichfield.
The fourth rate was wrecked on the Barbary Coast with the loss of about 130 of her 350 crew. Survivors were captured and held as slaves until ransomed in April 1760.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1758
ShipCountryDescription
BettyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Jamaica. [73]
ChanceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway, to the Moray Firth. [71]
ChristopherNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was lost on Spanish Island, County Cork, Ireland. [74]
Eliza & AntoniaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost near Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Hamburg. [52]
FortuneFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was lost near Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga, Russia. [75]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [76]
HuntingdonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Spanish Island with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant, Kari-Eli to London. [74]
IsaacBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Sligo, Ireland. [73]
Italian MerchantBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. [52]
MagdalenBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [73]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. [75]
Nostra Señora de la ConceptionBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland, to Cádiz. [52]
Nostra Señora de la GuardaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havre de Grâce, France. [47]
RobertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at "Wessarcoig". She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Hamburg. [47]
Santa SebastianBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London. [73]
Santa VincentBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked near Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz. [64]
Santissima Anunciata Santa Nicholas san Speridon Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice The ship was wrecked on a rock off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, to Venice. [74]
Sincere FriendBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. Her crew were rescued. [52]
YorkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship capsized at Bristol, Gloucestershire. [47]
YorkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Limerick, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. [52]

December

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Young Peter Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain, with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France, to Hamburg. [36]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Violet British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all on board.

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Duke William British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) off the coast of France with the loss of over 360 lives.

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1758
ShipCountryDescription
Ruby British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship struck rocks and sank off the Azores, Portugal, with the loss of 116 of the 259 people on board.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown in December date 1758
ShipCountryDescription
BeaufordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Saint Kitts. [77]
BettyFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland. [77]
CastletonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to Barbadoes. [78]
CharlesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Carlscroon, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Leith, Lothian. [79]
Constantine Gdansk flag.svg Danzig The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain, to Danzig. [79]
FortuneSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. [79]
GottenburgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was destroyed by fire in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. [77]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Aberdeen. [79]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Black Prince (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [77]
Nossa Senhora de Porto Santo AntónioFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the coast of Galicia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France. [78]
OnacabeslaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 leagues (900 nautical miles (1,700 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [72]
OswegoBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost off Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to New York, British America. [80]
PembrokeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off Robert's Cove, County Cork, with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to New York. [80]
Rising SunBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Carlscroon. She was on a voyage from Riga to London. [79]
RobertSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship capsized near Dublin and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Antigua. [80]
ScipioBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [36]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1758
ShipCountryDescription
AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lord Howe (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [66]
AntonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Some of her crew were rescued by Golden Lyon (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [81]
BritanniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London. [82]
CaesarBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost on "Annagabes Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Spain. [83]
Duke CompagniStatenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic The ship was lost off St. Eustatius. She was on a voyage from St. Eustatius to Amsterdam. [64]
Duke of CumberlandBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, French America. [78]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. [84]
GoulanBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Louisbourg. [78]
Land Tortoise Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy French and Indian Wars: The radeau was scuttled in Lake George, New York, British America, with the intention of raising her the following year.
LionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Blanco Island, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [85]
MarsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 34 of her 105 crew. Survivors were rescued by Anna (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [86]
Mary & Jane Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica. [87]
MercuryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [61]
Peggy Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was lost off the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a port in South Carolina. [24]
PhenixBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Casco Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [31]
Princess AmeliaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, South Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America, to a port in South Carolina. [67]
Princess CarolinaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Venice with the loss of eight of her crew. [23]
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to Jamaica. [88]
RossBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of New England. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts. [25]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in a port in Maryland, British America. [88]

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Ship events in 1758
Ship launches: 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763
Ship commissionings: 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763
Ship decommissionings: 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763
Shipwrecks: 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763