List of shipwrecks in 1766

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The List of shipwrecks in 1766 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1766.

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January

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1766
ShipCountryDescription
MatthewBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The tender, a brig, was lost at Elmina, Gold Coast. All on board were rescued. [1]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charles Town Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was wrecked on the Branclawine Bank, in Delaware Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
BenjaminBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [3]
Bienvenu Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Jersey The ship struck a rock and was wrecked at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Waterford. [4]
DoveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast with the loss of five of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France. [3]
Duc de BouillonNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was lost in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux. [5]
Laurel of PeaceNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain. [6]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tinmouth, County Durham. [7]
ResolutionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Woolpack, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru. [4]

February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
MariaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Belfast, Ireland. [8]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [9]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
TygerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [10]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The snow was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. [11]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Rio, Spain. [12]
Eliza SilvesterBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio. [12]
LyonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio but was later refloated. [12]
Nueva EspañaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru. [12]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
GavavreBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Pio. [12]
GullsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio. [12]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. [10]
AugustaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [13]
CarronBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. [14]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [14]
LondonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque. [10]
Lynn MerchantBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz. [9]
MarySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, France. [9]
St. JosephNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship, being very leaky' was abandoned in St George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Jane (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). St. Joseph was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Brest. [15]
Three BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [16]
WelcomeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [10]

March

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Drie GebroedersStatenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campveer to Bilboa, Spain. [17]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Emanuel Flag of Denmark.svg Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, France. She was on a voyage from Norway to Mount's Bay, Great Britain [18]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Dublin MerchantSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic. [2] She was later refloated. [11]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
CharlotteSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Gibraltar. [18]
DorsetshireBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. [8]
EuropeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork, Ireland. [19]
JamesNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne. she was on a voyage from Menton to Copenhagen, Denmark. [20]
Meermin Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch East India Company Meermin slave mutiny: The hoeker ran aground in Struisbaai. She was subsequently declared a total loss.
NancySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz. [8]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. [8]
RottenburgBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost ad Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cádiz. [20]
Three BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in St. George's Channel. [20]
VultureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque, France. [8]
WillingmindBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. [21]

April

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1766
ShipCountryDescription
CliftonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madeira and Barbadoes. [22]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Louisa UlricaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Gothenburg. [23]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Frederica Dorothea POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin. [24]
GoldfinchBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. [11]
Great AdmiralBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick. [25]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea on or after 18 April with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Milford Pembrokeshire to Liverpool. [25]
Plymouth MerchantBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool. [25]

May

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1766
ShipCountryDescription
GranadaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. [26]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
DoveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Masterland" with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rostock. [27]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Oporto. [28]
Louisa Sophia POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Aalburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain. [29]
RichardBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank at Oporto, Portugal whilst departing for London. [29]
St. GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [30]

June

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Love & UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly (Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland ). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. [31]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Falmouth Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground on the Sagar Sands, India and was wrecked. [32]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
SarahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The galley was wrecked off Málaga and abandoned by her crew. She subsequently sank. [33]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
HMS St Lawrence Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The schooner was lost off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of four of her crew. [34]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charming NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [1]
ElizabethSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Cork. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica. [22]
FortuneSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Larwick, Norway to Dublin. [35]

July

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1766
ShipCountryDescription
EndeavourSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Dublin. [36]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Fanny & BettyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon. [37]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
CommerceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway. [38]
Globe's AssistanceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. [38]
NancySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, leaving the passengers on board. She subsequently foundered. Nancy was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin. [26]
Santa BarbaraBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was lost off Bahamas on 16 or 17 July with the loss of all but seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Spanish Honduras to Cádiz. [39]

August

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
John & StephenSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked at Eon Eyra, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) east of Curaçoa. She was on a voyage from Cork to Curaçoa. [40]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Two SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [41]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
ThomasSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Cork. [42]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Fair AmericanBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Parkgate to South Carolina, British America. [41]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Kingdom of France to Gibraltar. [43]

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
El Nuevo Constante Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The frigate foundered in a hurricane 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her crew were rescued. [44] [45] [46]
Marquis of GrandbyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Aldborough Knaps, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [47]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charming NellyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. [48] [49]
Indian TraderBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to Jamaica. [50]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
HopewellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Riga, Russia. [51]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
New SuccessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. [52]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. [53]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Royal AfricaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Popo, Dahomey. [54]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
DianaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Granada to London. [55]
HardyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Onega, Russia. [56]
MollyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. [49]

October

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
PhenixBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. [57]
Three FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. [57]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
DianaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued. [58]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
PlumperBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kingston, Jamaica. [59]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
RebeccaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Rose Island, Spanish Florida. [60]
WetherillBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Pensacola, Spanish Florida with the loss of all but three of her crew. [60]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
St. CatherineNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Bolshaya. Her crew were rescued. [61]
St. ZacharyNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouths of the Kola and the Nemtina with the loss of sixteen lives. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. [61]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
New SuccessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. [62]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
DiamondBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by John & Philip. [63]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. [64] [65]
GraftonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [62]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. [64] She was later refloated and taken in to "Woolver". [66]
KingsttonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from the Clyde for Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [67]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [68]
Regina Catharina State flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.PNG Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was destroyed by fire at Livorno. [58]
RoubleBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to London. [62]
St. Juan BaptistaBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to La Rochelle, France. [69]
SusannahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. [64]
SydenhamBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Thames Estuary 8 nautical miles (15 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [70]

November

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
BishopBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Sidmouth, Devon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [71]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
BoyneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [72]
Grand Power of GodBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Cádiz and Tenerife, Canary Islands. [40]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
William & MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Drenten" with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire. [73]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [71]
Alexander & AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. [71]
BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [40]
Charming NancySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies. [40]
Industry Gdansk flag.svg Dantzick The ship was lost near Aldberg, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to at Mediterranean port. [72]
MariaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calmar, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [72]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz. [58]
Princess AugustaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, Great Britain. [40]
Three FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol. [58]
William and MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [74]

December

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Hugh and JamesSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [75]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Young DirkStatenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ostend. [76]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Tarifa, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [77]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
AngelNaval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Penzance Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Crozic to Saint-Malo. [78]
ExpeditionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London [76]
SeahorseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Zant, Greece to London. [78]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
WilliamSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. [59]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Pompey Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina. [79]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
BatchelorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Sandwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, Ireland. [76]
CatoBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sank in the North Sea off Hook of Holland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Altea, Spain to London. [80]
FortunateBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship struck rocks and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. Fortunate was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. [81]
JennySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Londonderry with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to an Irish port. [57]
PollyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira. [78]
SallySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin. [82]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
ShipCountryDescription
AbbotBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [46]
Earl of GuildfordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was lost on the coast of Hispaniola. At least 236 slaves survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica. [83]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast. She was on a voyage from the Grenades to the Piscataqua River. [17]
Elizabeth Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New England to Antigua. [16]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Planter (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to North Carolina, British America. [84]
EllisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Egg-harbour, New Jersey, British America with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. [24]
EnterprizeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic OCean. Her crew were rescued by Mermaid (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Enterprize was on a voyage from Senegal to London. [85]
General ConwayBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Jordans, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. [55]
GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York. [86]
HawkeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Cádiz, Spain. [2]
HenburyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British America. [70]
JohannaSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The snow sank in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Newry, County Antrim. [17]
MartinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys with the loss of 424 lives. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Jamaica. [41]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the "Grand Comanas". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [83]
MineheadBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of more than fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. [87]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast with the loss of 23 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia. [88]
NellyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Augustine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to St. Augustine. [89]
New EspagneBandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg  Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru. [90]
Northern LassBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. [86]
PembrokeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lynn, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts. [25]
PittBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Sarah (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [91]
PittBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued and enslaved. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Angola. [40]
PortlandBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Manchionel Bay, Jamaica. [62]
RainbowBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed on the coast of Africa by an explosion. [18]
RogersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Middle Ground, in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia. [36]
SpeedwellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina. [22]
SuperbBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies. [92]
SusannaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. [85]
SwallowBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [93]
TartarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 leagues (600 nautical miles (1,100 km)) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew were rescued by Leveret (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Tartar was on a voyage from London to Maryland. [76]
Thomas and ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 June. [94]
TrimmerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was taken over by the slaves and wrecked on the coast of Africa. [33]
Two BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to the Leeward Islands. [95]

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