The List of shipwrecks in 1763 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1763.
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Lord Clive | ![]() | Fantastic War: The privateer was shelled by Spanish artillery, set afire, exploded and sank at Colonia del Sacramento, Banda Oriental with the loss of 272 lives. |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the China Seas. [1] |
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Charles, Duke of Courland | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Voorsigtigheijd | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool, Lancashire. [2] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship was lost off Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. [2] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship foundered off Dungarvan, County Waterford with the loss of sixty lives. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to an Irish port. [5] |
Betty Gregg | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to New York, British America. [5] |
Bonetta | ![]() | The ship was lost near St. Mary's, Newfoundland, French America with the loss of all hands. [6] |
Erskine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Stromness. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Campveer, Dutch Republic. [5] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was captured by two privateers -, one French, one Spanish - and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to the West Indies. [7] |
Hazard | ![]() | The ship was wrecked n the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, Great Britain. [8] |
James | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool. [2] |
Juno | ![]() | The ship was lost in the West Indies. [9] |
Speedwell | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Irish coast. [5] |
Vaughan | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [7] |
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Hercules | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Jane & Elizabeth (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Modeste | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) off Land's End, cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew survived. [9] |
Union | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk by HMS Aeolus ( ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Euphau | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [11] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France. [11] |
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Admiral Pocock | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of all on board. [6] [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Catharina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork. [6] |
Begona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to London, Great Britain. [14] |
Dirk Jacobse | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Rotterdam. [4] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Moray Firth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Banff, Aberdeenshire. [12] |
Frow Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam. [4] [14] |
Jufrow Catharina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam. [4] |
Lyon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. [4] [13] |
Lyons | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Thames and was wrecked at Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. [14] |
Manchinealo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Inverary, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [4] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [4] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Favourite Polly (![]() |
Pitt | ![]() | The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [13] |
Queen Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dungeness, Kent with the loss of 22 lives. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. [4] |
Richard & Hanna | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. [14] |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of three lives. [15] |
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HMS San Genaro | ![]() | The 60-gun fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. [13] [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Two Sisters | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. She was beached in the River Foyle. two Sisters was on a voyage from Douglas to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friends Goodwill | ![]() | The collier foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [18] |
Susanna | ![]() | The ship was lost near Dublin, Ireland. she was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin. [19] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Wadebridge, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. [20] |
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Prince of Orange | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Churston, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Guernsey, Channel Islands and then to London. [21] |
Sant Ignazio | ![]() | The San Lorenzo Justinian-class ship of the line was wrecked. [22] |
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Two Brothers | ![]() | The ship foundered six leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) north west by north of The Start. Her crew were rescued by Three Sisters. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [21] |
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HMS Epreuve | ![]() | The ship-sloop ran aground in the Savannah River, British America and was abandoned. She was salvaged in July, repaired and returned to service. [10] [23] |
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Manhood | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, British America. [24] |
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Anna Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London. [15] |
Bermuda's Flying Mercury | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey and Martinico. [19] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull sandbank, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Dublin. [19] |
Bettey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia. [15] |
Blessed Endeavour | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Dunbar, Lothian. [18] |
Constant Betty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America. [18] |
Constant Friend | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Great Yarmouth. [18] |
Delight | ![]() | The collier was lost off Harwich, Essex. [21] |
Dove | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin. [19] |
Europa | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [19] |
George | ![]() | The hired armed ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. [25] |
Gibraltar | ![]() | The ship lost her rudder off the coast of Portugal and was abandoned by her crew. All except one perished when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. [26] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin. [19] |
Griffin | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin. [19] |
Hopewell | ![]() | The ship was lost 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Pontevedra, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Figuera da Foz, Portugal. [27] |
London | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to London. [18] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull with the loss of all 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [19] [28] |
Nossa Senhora das Almas | ![]() | The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon. [29] |
Robert | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. [19] |
Shark | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands. Shark was refloated in early April. [13] [17] |
Six Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Newpor, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cork, Ireland. [29] |
Success | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight but was late refloated. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. [21] |
Susanna | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansey, Glamorgan. [20] |
Three Friends | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex to Havre de Grâce, France. [21] |
Union | ![]() | The stores ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katherine | ![]() | The brigantine struck a rock off Bermuda and foundered with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Jamaica. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albinia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [31] |
Diligence | ![]() | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to San Sebastián, Spain. [32] |
Rebecca | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Tagus. [33] |
Samuel & Joseph | ![]() | The ship sank between "Largham" and Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to a Welsh port. [20] |
Sligoe | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Sligo. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne's Increase | ![]() | The ship was lost south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Stockholm, Sweden. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Craike Castle | ![]() | The ship capsized at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [35] |
Good-hope | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Bilboa. [10] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. [36] |
Russia Merchant | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm. [37] |
Young Henry | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. [38] |
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Earl of Albemarle | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to London. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Boscawen | ![]() | The ship was lost at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [40] |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain. [40] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by an explosion in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guinea. [41] |
Dolly & Nancy | ![]() | The ship was lost off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. [42] |
Gallaway | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef, off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. [40] |
Macey | ![]() | The ship sank off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to London. [43] |
Molly | ![]() | The ship was lost near Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to the Isle of Man. [40] |
Warren | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. [44] |
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Mercurio | ![]() | The frigate was lost near Cape Catoche, Viceroyalty of New Granada. she was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. [45] |
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Betty | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Western Islands". Her crew were rescued after five days in the ship's boats. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [46] |
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John and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz and Seville, Spain. [46] |
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George | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [46] |
John | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Limerick. [48] |
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Mary and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [49] [50] |
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Good Intent | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and London. [51] |
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Elizabeth and Joanna | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middleburg to Dysart, Fife. [52] |
Susanna | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Northam, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Varberg, Sweden. [53] |
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Bardsea | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Wicklow, Ireland to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. [53] |
Herie | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Grenadoes and Saint Kitts. [53] |
Mariana | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Padstow and St Ives, Cornwall, Great Britain. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. [54] |
Phœnix | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, County Dublin with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Dublin. [53] |
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Jane and Barbary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of at least 75 lives. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, South Shields, County Durham and Leith, Lothian. [52] |
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Providence | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea 13 leagues (39 nautical miles (72 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Ipswich, Suffolk. [55] |
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Robert and Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship struck a rock and sank off Madeira with the loss of at least 220 lives. Seventeen people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Carolina, British America. [56] |
Sally | ![]() | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. [57] |
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Calcutta | ![]() | The snow foundered at Madras, India. [58] |
Fazala Hawke | ![]() | The ship foundered at Madras. [58] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship foundered at Madras. [58] |
London | ![]() | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Nelly | ![]() | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Neptune | ![]() | The snow foundered at Madras. [58] |
Sea-boat | ![]() | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Speedwell | ![]() | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Success | ![]() | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Trial | ![]() | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Union | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. [58] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bridlington | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London. [53] |
Burlington | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva to London. [52] |
Charming Betty | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields, County Durham and Blyth, Northumberland. [54] |
Dolphin | ![]() | The collier foundered. [54] |
Duke | ![]() | The ship was lost near Sheerness, Kent. [52] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was lost near Berwick-upon-Tweed with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire. [54] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. [54] |
Gordyx | flag unknown | The galiot was wrecked in the English Channel on or before 5 October. [59] |
Gottenburgh Merchant | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea 17 leagues (51 nautical miles (94 km) off Great Yarmouth. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued the next day by a Swedish vessel. [55] |
John & Henry | ![]() | The ship was lost. [60] |
John and Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [52] |
Katherine's Inrease | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin, Ireland. [53] |
Laurel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [54] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was lost. [54] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was lost at Redcar, Yorkshire. [54] |
Nelly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland with the loss of all hands. [54] |
Nightingale | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth. [54] |
Prince George | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth. [54] |
Providence | ![]() | The collier foundered. [54] |
Richard | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire. [54] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool. [61] |
Seventh Son of William Bartholomew | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Belfast [57] |
St. Johannes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire. [49] |
Success | ![]() | The ship was lost near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London. [54] |
Triton | ![]() | The ship foundered in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin. [54] |
Two Brothers | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore at Sunderland. [54] |
Victory | ![]() | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, France to the Isle of Man. [53] |
Young Jacob | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Ferrol, Spain. [57] |
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Countess of Leicester | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, British America with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to New York, British America. [62] |
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Lapolink | ![]() | The pink was holed by ice and sank at Cronstadt. She was refloated in 1764, repaired and returned to service. [63] |
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Prince George | ![]() | The troopship was lost at Fyall, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from British America to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [64] |
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Betty and Peggy | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland, French America. [65] |
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Mayflower | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goree, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [66] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Royal George | ![]() | The ship foundered in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. [68] |
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Constant John | ![]() | The transport ship was wrecked near Bordeaux, France with the loss of two of her crew. [69] |
Cumberland | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel Prussia to London. [69] |
Margaret and Harriot | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Anticortea, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec. [70] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. [71] |
Solide | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Charante to Dunkerque. [68] |
St. Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the French coast, 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) from Cherbourg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. [50] |
Two Brothers | ![]() | The brig was in collision with Britannia (![]() |
York | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [68] [72] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nelly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Scarborough, Yorkshire and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [73] |
Nostra Señora de Begona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilboa with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Bilboa. [74] |
Success | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Echo (![]() |
Two Friends | ![]() | The pilot boat was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of six lives. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Exchange | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. [73] |
Roan Packet | ![]() | The ship was lost 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Ostend, Dutch Republic with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [73] |
Saville | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on an island north of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Hull, Yorkshire. [75] |
Success | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blankenberge, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Rotterdam. [73] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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William and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. [66] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rotta Point, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to the Strait of Gibraltar. [76] |
Charming Polly | ![]() | The ship was lost near Tingmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. [74] |
Kitty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was refloated but found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Genoa. [76] |
O'Donovan | ![]() | The ship was lost near Saint Malo, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France. [77] |
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Hanover | ![]() | The brigantine was lost under Cligga Head, Cornwall while seeking shelter in the lee of the shore. She was a packet boat on a journey from Lisbon to Falmouth, Cornwall. Of the thirty crew and passengers only three survived. Most of her cargo of gold coin was recovered. [78] The wreck was discovered in Hanover Cove (grid reference SW736532 ) during June, 1994 by Colin Martin and confirmed as the Hanover with the recovery of a bronze bell inscribed "THE HANOVER PACQUET, 1757". In 1997, fifty cannon, a gold ring and part of the ship's structure was recovered. The site is designated as a scheduled monument. [79] [66] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince Henry | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. [75] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bella | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. [80] |
Two ships | ![]() | The ships were wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. One was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Surinam, the other was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Juno | ![]() | The ship was lost near Saint Malo, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. [81] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland Bill, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dunkerque, France. [77] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dorothea | ![]() | The ship was lost near Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from the Charante to Dublin. [77] |
Union | ![]() | The ship was lost off Kilbrittain, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Limerick, Ireland. [82] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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La Louisa | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Africa. [83] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Union | ![]() | The ship was lost near Limmington, Hampshire, Great Britain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. [81] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hannah | ![]() | The ship was lost near Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [81] |
Peter and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Eastney, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. [83] She was later refloated. [84] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antigua Packet | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from the Charante to Dublin. [85] |
Boscawen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk, She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn. [66] |
Briton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Winterton Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [56] |
Charming Kitty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alnmouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Africa. [73] |
Free Love | ![]() | The collier was lost in The Swin with the loss of all but one of her crew. [81] |
Friede | ![]() | The ship was lost near Skagen. [81] |
Grace and Bella | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Berwick-upon-Tweed to London. [84] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Flat Holm. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [74] |
King of Prussia | ![]() | The ship was lost near Christiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to London. [75] |
Letitia | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pollard, in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to London. [66] |
Marquis of Granby | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Arno. she was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [77] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London. [66] |
Mary-Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Dublin. [73] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was lost near Great Yarmout. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. [85] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship capsized in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz, Spain. [56] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo, Ireland. [86] |
Plumper | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Point Lynas, Anglesey with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [56] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London. [66] |
Prince Henry | ![]() | The transport ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London [66] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London. [56] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship departed from Bordeaux, France for Dublin on 4 December. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [87] |
Providential Rebekah | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [75] |
Ranger | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bilboa. [85] |
Royal Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth, Devon. [56] |
Sophia Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to "Statren". [86] |
St. Andrew | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Flemish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Aberdeen. [81] |
St. Nicholas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Åbo Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [75] |
Sv. Zakharii I Elizaveta | ![]() | Aleut natives burned the vessel at Iliuliuk ( 53°52′48″N166°32′40″W / 53.88000°N 166.54444°W ) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Catherine Archipelago. [88] |
Tom and Jack | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hull. [75] |
Trial | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Cromer, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. [81] |
Turnpenny and Blewitt | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. [66] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The ship sank in the River Thames at Ratcliff Cross, London. She was bound for Senegal. [73] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Benjamin's Conclusion (![]() |
Alexander | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on The Martiers, west of Cape Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [57] [62] |
Amstelveen | ![]() | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Oman with the loss of 75 of her 105 crew. [89] |
Aurora | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Barbary Coast. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Canary Islands. [68] |
Countess of Leicester | ![]() | The ship countered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of British America with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to New York, British America. [77] |
Edinburgh | ![]() | The ship was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Leith rescued the crew and brought them into Leith.(![]() |
Edward | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Aruba. She was on a voyage from St Martin's, Hispaniola to Curaçao and Jamaica. [90] |
Favourite | ![]() | The ship capsized with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, British America to Jamaica. [38] |
Friends | ![]() | The ship was captured by a French privateer and was subsequently wrecked on Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Martinico. [19] |
Friends Endeavour | ![]() | The ship was lost at Sunbury, Georgia, British America. She was on a voyage from Sunbury to London. [91] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, New France. [90] She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec. [92] |
Havanna | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage off Cape Maize. She was on a voyage from New England to Jamaica. [93] |
Hellen | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. [49] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued by Judith (![]() |
John | ![]() | The ship foundered off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands. [94] |
Katy Mullett | ![]() | The ship was lost at Martinico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New England to Martinico. [43] [95] |
Kingfisher | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Limerick. [24] |
Lark | ![]() | The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg, Prussia. [36] |
Lord Clive | ![]() | The privateer was destroyed by fire at Nova Colonia de Sacramento, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. [96] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was lost off Sandy Point Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London. [97] |
Newfoundland | ![]() | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cádiz to Newfoundland, French America. [73] |
Patty | ![]() | The ship was lost at New Providence, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Bristol to New Providence. [34] |
Pitt Packet | ![]() | The ship foundered off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Philadelphia. [57] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London. [66] |
Royal Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was lost on Long Bay, South Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to Georgia, British America. [44] |
Royal Duke | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Barbuda before 6 February. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London. [29] |
Sally | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland, French America. [98] |
St. Jago | ![]() | The ship struck a rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Lisbon. [26] |
Sv. Loann | ![]() | After removing some of her cargo and fittings, Aleut natives burned the vessel where she was anchored in Nikolski Bay ( 52°57′30″N168°54′00″W / 52.95833°N 168.90000°W ) on the coast of Umnak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during the winter of 1763–1764. [88] |
Sv. Nikolai | ![]() | Aleut natives destroyed the vessel in Isanotski Strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during December 1763 or January 1764. [88] |
Temple | ![]() | The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off Anguilla with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. [99] |
Two Friends | ![]() | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. [68] |
Union | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to North Carolina. [33] |
William | ![]() | The ship was lost off Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Lisbon and Newfoundland. [90] |
York | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage off "Tiberoon". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [27] |
Young William | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Middle Ground. She was on a voyage from St Martins to Cape Fear. [100] |
Ship events in 1763 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1758 | 1759 | 1760 | 1761 | 1762 | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 |
Ship commissionings: | 1758 | 1759 | 1760 | 1761 | 1762 | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1758 | 1759 | 1760 | 1761 | 1762 | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 |
Shipwrecks: | 1758 | 1759 | 1760 | 1761 | 1762 | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 |