The List of shipwrecks in 1778 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1778.
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Ship | State | Description |
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"Nesbitt" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brig was captured by HMS Perseus (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The sloop was stripped and sunk by Patriots in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Alexandrine" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brig ran aground in the Rappahannock River and was captured by HMS Richmond and HMS Emerald (![]() |
"Betsy" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant schooner was captured by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Dragon" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant schooner ran aground and was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
"Elegante" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant snow ran aground and was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Speedwell" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant sloop (30 GRT) was captured by HMS Galatea (![]() |
unknown | ![]() | The large merchant schooner was driven aground at the "Pea Patch" in the Delaware River as a result of ice breaching the hull. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Friends" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brig was captured by Royal Navy ships off Nantucket Shoals. She was stripped and burned. [9] |
"Polly" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brig was captured by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant schooner ran aground and was captured by HMS Ariadne (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Britania" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brigantine (40 GRT) was chased ashore by HMS Unicorn (![]() |
"Hawke" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant sloop (30 GRT) was chased ashore by HMS Unicorn (![]() |
"Industry" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant brigantine (30 GRT) was chased ashore by HMS Unicorn (![]() |
"Sally" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant sloop (20 GRT) was chased ashore by HMS Unicorn (![]() |
"Sally" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant schooner, probably Sally (20 GRT), was chased ashore by HMS Lark (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant vessel, probably brig Ann, was chased ashore by HMS Lark, HMS Perseus and HMS Carysfort all (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Rachael" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant schooner (25 GRT) was captured by HMS Carysfort (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Friendship" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant sloop was captured by HMS Apollo (![]() |
"Sphynx" | ![]() | The merchant sloop went ashore on Brenton's Neck, near Newport, Rhode Island, and was captured by British infantry. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Linkhorn" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The merchant sloop was captured by HMS Apollo (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | unknown | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was chased ashore by HMS Solebay near Cape Henry, schooner destroyed later that day. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | unknown | American Revolutionary War:The unidentified schooner was captured off Charles Town by HMS Carysfort (![]() |
Unknown and unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The vessels, American vessels captured by privateer sloop Gayton (Jamaica), were captured during a Raid on Nassau, Bahamas by USS Providence (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The unidentified schooner was captured in Chesapeake Bay by two boats from HMS St. Albans (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The captured Massachusetts privateer brigantine was wrecked on the New Jersey coast on or before 12 January. Crew of 20 captured. [26] |
"Hope" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was forced ashore by ice in the Delaware River near Chester, Pennsylvania, after 6 Jan. and before 29 Jan. and was captured. [27] |
"Industry" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was forced ashore by ice in the Delaware River near Chester, Pennsylvania, after 6 Jan. and before 29 Jan. and was captured. [28] |
"John" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport brig was forced ashore by ice in the Delaware River near Chester, Pennsylvania, after 6 Jan. and before 29 Jan. and was captured. [29] |
"Lord Howe" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport brig was forced ashore by ice in the Delaware River near Chester, Pennsylvania, after 6 Jan. and before 29 Jan. and was captured. [30] |
"Rawleigh" | ![]() | The armed brigantine foundered in a storm in the western Atlantic in January or February. Crew was rescued by HMS Experiment (![]() |
Symmetry | ![]() | The transport brig ran aground near Wilmington, Delaware, after 6 Jan. and before 29 Jan. and was captured. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Hero" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship (350 GRT 1766) blew up and sank near Antigua during a battle with an American schooner. Only the Mate and 10 crew survived. [33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Sea Flower" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was captured 21 Leagues off Nantucket by HMS Unicorn (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was captured in the James River by boats from HMS St. Albans (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The sloop ran aground off Cherry Point while being pursued by HMS Richmond and HMS Solebay both (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Petit Camarade" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The vessel had run aground, breaking her rudder and main mast, and was captured by HMS St Albans (![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured by HMS Richmond (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Liverpool | ![]() | The Coventry-class frigate was wrecked in Jamaica Bay, off Long Island, New York, United States. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Defiance | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The sloop was captured off Hampton Creek, Virginia by boats from HMS St. Albans (![]() |
Shore | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The Virginia State Govt. owned trading sloop was captured off Hampton Creek, Virginia by boats from HMS St. Albans (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The brig was burned at Long Island, NY by troops of the 6th Connecticut Regiment. [41] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner was burned at Long Island, NY by troops of the 6th Connecticut Regiment. [42] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The armed sloop was burned at Long Island, NY by troops of the 6th Connecticut Regiment. [43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hampden | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The Massachusetts privateer brigantine (120 tons, 10 guns) ran aground on Martinico while under pursuit by HMS Seaford (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Rawleigh" | ![]() | The armed brigantine foundered in a storm in the western Atlantic in January or February. Crew was rescued by HMS Experiment (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Randolph | ![]() | The frigate was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in an engagement with Ship-of-the-Line HMS Yarmouth ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The armed schooner, belonging to the British Army Dept. of Engineers, was captured on 7 March by Continental & Pennsylvania State Navy vessels. She was run aground, set on fire and partially flooded in the Delaware River off New Castle, Delaware, to prevent being recaptured. Refloated by the British the next day. [48] |
"Kitty" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport was burned in the Delaware River off New Castle, Delaware, after being captured by Continental & Pennsylvania State Navy vessels on the 7th. [49] [50] |
"Mermaid" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport was burned in the Delaware River off New Castle, Delaware, after being captured by Continental & Pennsylvania State Navy vessels on the 7th. [49] [51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tonnere | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship (350 tons) was destroyed by the British after running aground off Smith's Island. Prize credit to HMS Senegal (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The sloop was captured aground in Seaconnett Passage, Rhode Island by HMS Kingfisher (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Hammon" | ![]() | The privateer schooner ran aground near LaHave, Nova Scotia, when attacked by schooner/tender HMS Arbuthnot (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | A Tender of frigate HMS Roebuck ran ashore in the early hours, at Cape Henlopen and was burned to prevent capture in the morning, her 21 crew were captured. 8 carriage and 4 swivel guns were salvaged by the Americans. [38] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:A Tender of HMS Enterprize (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Reed | ![]() | The schooner ran ashore at Cape Henlopen and was wrecked, her crew surrendered. Her sails, rigging, part of her cargo (sugar), and 8 carriage and 4 swivel guns were salvaged by the Americans. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | The galley was burned in the harbor at Stamford, Connecticut, by a British landing party. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Columbus | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The frigate ran aground at Point Judith, Rhode Island, whilst under pursuit and was abandoned. She was subsequently burnt by the British. |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Heart of Oak" | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked and broke up at Figueroa, Portugal. part of her cargo was saved. [57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Active" | ![]() | The ship, a Letter of Marque, was lost near "The Start". Three crewmen drowned. [58] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport sloop was sunk when forced into marine Chevaux-de-Frise by another ship while going up the Delaware River just below Fort Mifflin, 6 miles south of Philadelphia. Her crew and all the Hessian Mercenaries on board were rescued. [59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Virginia | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The 32 gun frigate ran aground on Middle Ground, Chesapeake Bay and was captured. Refloated, repaired and put in service as HMS Virginia (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | ![]() | The sloop, captured 218 miles off Sandy Hook by HMS Experiment (![]() |
Royal George | ![]() | The transport foundered near Sao Miguel Island, The Azores about the beginning of the month. crew rescued. [62] |
unknown | ![]() | A Tender of HMS Enterprize (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | American Revolution:The sloop was burned by a landing party on the Shark River. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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![]() | American Revolution:The stripped sloop was burned by boats from galley Spitfire (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Two Friends | ![]() | The French sloop, captured by frigate HMS Glasgow (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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![]() | American Revolution:The schooner was captured on the 11th by frigate HMS Apollo (![]() | |
![]() | A Tender of frigate HMS Roebuck ran ashore in the early hours, at Cape Henlopen and was burned to prevent capture in the morning, her 21 crew were captured. 8 carriage and 4 swivel guns were salvaged by the Americans. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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![]() | American Revolution:The French polacca ran aground on Willoby's Shoal while being pursued by frigate HMS St. Albans (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Dolphin" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brigantine was captured by USS Ranger (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured by USS Ranger (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Hinchenbrook | ![]() | American Revolution:Frederica naval action:The armed brig or brigantine ran aground in the Frederica River during a battle with Washington, Lee, and Bullock all ( ![]() |
HMS Rebecca | ![]() | American Revolution:Frederica naval action:The armed sloop ran aground in the Frederica River during a battle with Washington, Lee, and Bullock all ( ![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolution:Frederica naval action:The watering brig ran aground in the Frederica River during a battle with Washington, Lee, and Bullock all ( ![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The coastal schooner was sunk by USS Ranger (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | Unknown | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured by USS Ranger (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Duc de Choiseul | ![]() | American Revolution: The ship ran aground and was wrecked in Liverpool Bay, Nova Scotia, during a battle with frigate HMS Blonde (![]() |
USS Independence | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked in the Oracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Wreck extensivly salvaged including her guns, cargo and ship's bell. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Three unknown vessels | Flags unknown | American Revolution: Three ships were burned by a boarding party from USS Ranger at Whitehaven, England. [46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | The tender was fired upon by USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island, and heavily damaged. She was sent to Newport, Rhode Island, where she sank at dock. [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | The captured American vessel was wrecked 7 miles from Wilmington, North Carolina, before 20 April. [68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | unknown | The sloop stranded on Cape Henlopen. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | The schooner was stranded on shore in Buzzard's Bay while being chased by a tender of HMS Unicorn and was burned by the British. [76] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | The ship was captured and was burned by the British near Falmouth, Massachusetts. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Effingham | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: The incomplete frigate, refloated, or partly above water, was burned by a British raiding party. She had been scuttled at White Hill near Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1777 to prevent capture by the British. [73] |
USS Washington | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid:The incomplete frigate, refloated, or partly above water, was burned by a British raiding party. She had been scuttled at White Hill near Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1777 to prevent capture by the British. [73] |
Sturdy Beggar | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: The privateer was burned in Crosswicks Creek, New Jersey, by the British. [73] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: Two new large ships, one pierced for 18 guns, was burned at Bordentown, New Jersey, by the British. [73] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: The privateer sloop, 10 guns, was burned at Bordentown, New Jersey, by the British. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: The brig was burned at White Hill near Bordentown, New Jersey, by the British. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: The sloop was burned at White Hill near Bordentown, New Jersey, by the British. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid:Ten ships (brigs, sloops and schooners) were burned at Bordentown, New Jersey, by the British. [73] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid:Eight ships (brigs, sloops and schooners) were burned in Crosswicks Creek, New Jersey, by the British. [77] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Kitty" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The transport was captured in the Delaware River by Continental Navy armed boats and burned. [78] |
"Mermaid" | ![]() | American Revolution:The transport was captured in the Delaware River by Continental Navy armed boats and burned. [78] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: Six ships, a new schooner, an old schooner, a new sloop, a large old sloop, and 2 new ships were burned in Biles Island Creek, New Jersey by the British. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: An unknown number of Gallies were found by the British scuttled in Watson Creek in deep water. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: Two sloops, a ship, a brig, 4 new ships, one new brig and one old schooner were burned at Bristol, Pennsylvania. [77] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Delaware River Raid: Two sloops were burned at Bristol Ferry, Pennsylvania. [77] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The British burn several ships in the Delaware River(May be wrong date, may be about those burned on the 8-9th). [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The privateer sloop was driven ashore by British privateer "Tryon" (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Le Gaston | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The polaque was run aground, scuttled, and abandoned near Cape Hatteras during a pursuit by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Trader's Increase | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was run aground near Cape Hatteras during a pursuit by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was run aground near Cape Hatteras during a pursuit by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Two Friends | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was run aground near Cape Hatteras during a pursuit by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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General Montgomery | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The privateer sloop was run aground in the harbor at Owl's Head, Nova Scotia during a pursuit by HMS Cabot (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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St. Jean | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The anchored snow was scuttled near Cape Hatteras 4 or 5 miles from Roanoke Inlet when approached by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Fly" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured off Cape Cod by HMS Raisonnable and HMS Diamond, both (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Mount Hope Bay raids: 125 batteaux were captured and burned by British troops. [79] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Mount Hope Bay raids: An armed galley was captured and burned by British troops. [79] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Mount Hope Bay raids: A sloop was captured and burned by British troops. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig was captured and burned by HMS Cabot (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Norfolk Revenge | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The galley was sunk in the Nansemond River. [84] [85] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Angelica" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig, a privateer, was captured by frigate HMS Andromeda (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Pigot | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Mount Hope Bay raids: The galley ran aground at Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island. She was kedged off some hours later despite being shelled by a battery nearby. [87] |
Unknown | unknown | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was run aground near Currituck, North Carolina, during a pursuit by HMS Ariel (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolution: The unmanned, stripped, demasted, and holed brig came ashore between two rocks at Abbotsham Cliffs near Biddeford, Devonshire, England, sometime in May. It is believed to have been captured by American privateers who intended to scuttle her. She was refloated and taken to Biddeford on the 21st. [69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Esther | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Fish-Hawk | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Jenny | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig was captured and burned at "Carolina" by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Jenny | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Lilly | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Nancy | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Nelly | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Polly | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Robert | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Sally | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig, a prize ship, was recaptured by a British privateer at Topsail Inlet before 15 May and burned when she couldn't be taken out. Her cargo of salt was salvaged by the Americans, but the ship was "ruined". [79] |
Spit-Fire | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The boat was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
Success | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured and destroyed by British privateer "Hammond" (![]() |
True Blue | ![]() | The slave ship was lost off Cameroon before 15 May. crew and 60 slaves were saved by "Ann" (![]() |
Unknown, Unknown | ![]() | Two coal ships out of a convoy of 5 burned and sank from spontaneous combustion before 15 May. [78] |
unknown | ![]() | The schooner was captured by privateers at LaHave, Nova Scotia, she was stripped and burned. Probably on the 27th, but possibly on the 20th. [71] |
Hawke | ![]() | The sloop was stranded on Cape Henlopen on 1 or 2 May. [76] |
unknown | unknown | The schooner was stranded on Cape Henlopen on or before 7–8 May. [76] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: Six ships were driven ashore by British privateer "George and Elizabeth" (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Fox" | ![]() | The privateer was driven ashore at Port Medway, Nova Scotia, trying to escape from the Sloops "General Gage", and "General Howe", and another Large Armed Sloop. captured and refloated. [71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship sank after striking marine Cheval de frise in the Delaware River. [80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Mermaid | ![]() | The Mermaid-class frigate was driven ashore to prevent her being captured by French frigates. surrendered to a US vessel. [88] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship ran aground at Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Stripped by Militia despite shelling by a Royal Navy frigate. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The Row galley was run aground at Shrewsbury, New Jersey, by American vessels. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Cerberus | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The 28 gun Coventry-class sixth rate frigate was run aground, set afire and was destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by French ships of the line. [90] |
HMS Juno | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The 32 gun Richmond-class frigate was run aground, set afire and was destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by French ships of the line. [90] |
HMS Lark | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The 32 gun Richmond-class frigate was run aground, set afire and was destroyed when her powder magazine exploded in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by French ships of the line. [90] |
HMS Orpheus | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The 32 gun Lowestoffe-class fifth-rate frigate was run aground, set afire and was destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by French ships of the line. [90] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The schooner ran aground in Bull Island Bay, South Carolina, whilst being chased by the privateer Revenge (![]() |
"Love and Unity" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship ran aground off Tom's River, New Jersey. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Glory of America" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship was sunk off Egg Harbor, New Jersey, by Tryon. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The cruizer went ashore at Cape May while trying to avoid capture by the French. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Colebrooke | ![]() | The East Indiaman struck Anvil Rock, in Kogel Bay and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Bombay, India. [92] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lord Sandwich | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The prison ship, a barque, was scuttled at Newport, Rhode Island, United States between 3 and 6 August. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship was captured and destroyed. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Raleigh | ![]() | The Hancock-class frigate ran aground on Wooden Ball Island, Maine, whilst in an engagement with HMS Experiment and HMS Unicorn (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Mary | ![]() | The 4-gun smack was lost in Plymouth Sound. [93] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Greenwich | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The Egg Harbor Expedition: The Swan-class ship sloop became grounded near Osborne Island, or on Mincock Island, near Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. Refloated on the 8th, and regrounded, then refloated. [94] [95] |
HMS Granby | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The Egg Harbor Expedition: The armed sloop became grounded near Osborne Island, or on Mincock Island near Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. Refloated on the 8th. [94] [95] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolution: The Egg Harbor Expedition: Nine ships that had been captured by American privateers and scuttled/dismantled in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States to prevent recapture, were recaptured and burned. Some ships burned until Noon on the 7th. [94] |
Venus | ![]() | American Revolution: The Egg Harbor Expedition: The ship had been captured by American privateers and scuttled/dismantled in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States to prevent recapture, was recaptured and burned. [95] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Pensacola, Florida, British America. [96] |
Sarah and Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Pensacola. [97] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Zebra | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The Egg Harbor Expedition: The Swan-class ship sloop ran aground in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was blown up to avoid her being captured. [94] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dispatch | ![]() | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [98] |
Solovey | ![]() | The ship was wrecked by ice at the mouth of the Volga between 15 and 20 October. Her crew were rescued. [99] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Somerset | ![]() | The 64-gun third rate ship of the line was wrecked on Peaked Hill Bar, a sandbar off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of between 21 and 70 of her crew, according to different sources. Her wreckage was buried on the beach at Dead Man's Hollow, near Provincetown, Massachusetts. [100] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Rattlesnake" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The 18 gun Privateer ran aground and was wrecked on Middle Ground, Chesapeake Bay while being pursued by HMS Swift ( ![]() |
HMS Swift | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The 14 gun sloop ran aground on Middle Ground, Chesapeake Bay while pursuing Privateer "Rattlesnake" (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Martha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York, United States [101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The armed vessel ran aground near Barnegat, New Jersey. Crew captured by Militia. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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General Arnold | ![]() | The privateer, a brig, was wrecked at Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, with the loss of 70 of her 105 crew. [102] |
Ship | State | Description |
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London | ![]() | The East Indiaman was run down and sunk off Berry Head, Devon by HMS Russell ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Cupid | ![]() | The Sloop-of-War foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of nine of her crew. [104] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Nore. [105] |
Marianna Charlotta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Naples. [105] |
Ruby | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands. [104] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fame | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. [106] |
Jenny | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to London. [107] |
Lady Catharina | ![]() | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies. [108] |
Mary | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost off Cape Florida, British America whilst evading two American privateers. [109] |
Nouvelle Abondance | ![]() | The ship, a prize, foundered in the English Channel off Calais. Her crew were rescued. [108] |
Rose | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island in late December. [107] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harland | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked. [110] |
"Le Tonnerre" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Senegal (![]() |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was lost near "Westerley". She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to New York. [111] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was lost at Tortola. [112] |
Rockingham | ![]() | The transport ship was lost. [113] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The privateer was sunk with all hands by "Sally" (![]() |
The second USS Revenge was a cutter in the Continental Navy and later a privateer.
The fourth HMS Diamond was a modified Lowestoffe-class fifth-rate frigate ordered in 1770, launched in 1774, but did not begin service until 1776. Diamond served off the eastern North American coast and shared in the capture at least one brig during the American Revolutionary War. The frigate was paid off in 1779, but returned to service the same year after being coppered. Diamond sailed to the West Indies in 1780, was paid off a final time in 1783 and sold in 1784.
HMS St Albans was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 September 1764 by Perry, Wells & Green at their Blackwall Yard, London.
HMS Badger was a brig rigged Sloop-of-War in service with the Royal Navy in the late eighteenth century. Badger is notable as being the first Royal Navy ship to be commanded by Horatio Nelson.
HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built in the Grove Street shipyard of Adams & Barnard at Deptford in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810.
HMS Glasgow was a 20-gun sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and took part in the American Revolutionary War. While under command of Capt. William Maltby she ran onto rocks at Cohasset, Massachusetts on 10 December 1774. Refloated and arrived in Boston on the 15th for repairs. Capt. Maltby was relieved of command at a Court Martial and replaced by Tyringham Howe some time between 8–15 January 1775. She is most famous for her encounter with the maiden voyage of the Continental Navy off Block Island on 6 April 1776. In that action, Glasgow engaged a squadron of 6 ships of the Continental Navy, managing to escape intact. Under the command of Tho. Pasley, she captured sloop Juliana on 1 April 1777. She captured sloop Unity on 2 April 1777. She captured the sloop Betsy & Ann on 4 April. She captured sloop Volante on 5 April. She captured the brig Aurora on 10 April. She captured sloop Sally on 16 April. She captured American privateer sloop Henry on 19 April. She captured schooner Providence on 2 May. She captured schooner Nancy, probably in early May. She captured schooner Betsy 27 June. She captured brig Dolphin on unknown date. She captured sloop Rover on 24 July. She captured sloop Antonio on 21 July. She captured sloop Tryall on 25 July. She captured an unknown schooner on an unknown date. She captured schooner Gen. Thompson on an unknown date. She captured sloop Industry at an unknown date. She captured schooner Betsy & Ann on 4 November. She captured brig Sally on 8 December. She captured sloop Defiance and schooner Success on 9 December. She captured brig Minerva on 19 December. She captured schooner Happy Return on 22 December 1777. On 28 February 1778, she captured sloop Abigale 5 leagues east northeast of the Tiburon Peninsula. On 9 March 1778, she captured schooner Nancy 6 leagues off Mayaguana, Bahamas. She captured sloop Lucy on 12 March off the south east end of Mayaguana. She captured a prize in April 1778, but it sprang a leak and sank.
HMS Carysfort was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars in a career that spanned over forty years.
HMS Mermaid was a Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in April 1761 under Captain George Watson and built in Blaydes Yard in Kingston-Upon-Hull.
HMS Solebay was a Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy which saw active service between 1766 and 1782, during the latter part of the Seven Years' War and throughout the American Revolutionary War. After a successful career in which she captured seven enemy vessels, she was wrecked ashore on the Caribbean Island of Nevis.
HMS Greyhound was a modified Royal Navy Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate. She was first commissioned in October 1775 under Captain Archibald Dickson.
HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture. On 5 June, 1777 she, HMS Juno, and HMS Orpheus recaptured privateer brig "Lucy" 15 Leagues off Nantucket. On 9 July, 1777 she captured Betsy in Boston Bay. On 9 January, 1778 she captured French snow David 3-4 miles off the north east tip of Block Island. She engaged USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April 1778.
HMS Richmond was the name ship of the six-vessel, 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War. She and HMS Emerald captured French brig Alexandrine in Chesapeake Bay off the mouth of the Rappahannock River 3 January, 1778. She captured 1 prize off Cape Charles in February, 1778. On 5 February a sloop ran aground off Cherry Point while being pursued by Richmond and HMS Solebay and was burned. On 9 February Richmond and HMS Solebay captured Maryland State Govt. trading vessel Lydia off St. Mary's River, later ruled a recapture. On 28 February she captured Danish flagged, American owned ship Good Hope off Cape Henry. She was captured by the French 74-gun Bourgogne and the frigate Aigrette on 11 September 1781 in the Chesapeake. She then served as Richemont under Lieutenant Mortemart.
HMS Milford was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Milford by Richard Chitty and launched in 1759. She was sold for breaking at Woolwich on 17 May 1785.
HMS Galatea was a 20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post-ship of the Royal Navy. She was designed by John Williams and built by Adam Hayes in Deptford Dockyard, being launched on 21 March 1776. She served during the American War of Independence.
HMS Niger was a 32-gun Niger-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
HMS Diligence was a 10-gun Alderney-class sloop of the Royal Navy which saw active service during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. Launched in 1756, she was a successful privateer hunter off the coast of France before being reassigned to North American waters in 1763. Fifteen years later she was briefly refitted as a receiving ship for press ganged sailors brought into Sheerness Dockyard, before being re-registered in August 1779 as the fireship Comet.
Experiment was a 50-gun ship of the line of the British Royal Navy. Captured by Sagittaire during the War of American Independence, she was recommissioned in the French Navy, where she served into the 1800s.
HMS Glory was a 32-gun fifth-rate Niger-class frigate of the Royal Navy, and was the second Royal Navy ship to bear this name.
HMS Aeolus (1758) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. In 1800, she renamed as HMS Guernsey.
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