The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Fortune | ![]() | The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived. [2] |
Lydia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheepland, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bersham | ![]() | The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [2] |
Duc de Chatelet | ![]() | The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Saint-Domingue. [3] |
Henry | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira. [4] |
L'Esperance en Dieu | ![]() | The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize ( ![]() |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Roland | ![]() | The Artésien-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Brest. [8] |
Zéphyr | ![]() | The frigate was destroyed by fire at Brest. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ancona Paquet | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. [9] |
Jesse | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua. [7] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Vesevolod | ![]() | The Slava Rossii-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Reval. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Defense | ![]() | The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels. [11] [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Francis | ![]() | The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hawke | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Arethusa | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France ( 48°27′04″N5°04′04″W / 48.45111°N 5.06778°W ) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Molly" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The scow was captured by frigate HMS Delaware ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Konstapelskaya | ![]() | The frigate caught fire and exploded at Kertch with the loss of twenty of her crew. [10] |
Tretyi | ![]() | The Tretyi-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Kertch. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Success" | The sloop went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dispatch | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Perseverance | ![]() | The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland. [18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Edward & Lucy | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America. [18] |
Fox | ![]() | The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked. |
Renown | ![]() | The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tartar | ![]() | The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dawn | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Snapper | ![]() | The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Montague | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mars | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Delight" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The brig went ashore at Pecks Beach, New Jersey near Cape May. Ship and crew captured by Militia. [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Darnell | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. [25] |
Fortune | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. [26] |
Revenge | ![]() | The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. [27] |
St Magnus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain. [19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charming Molly | ![]() | The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire. [28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sturdy Begger | ![]() | The privateer was captured on the 14th. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland. All on board died. [29] [30] [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | American Revolutionary War:The 16 gun brig went ashore near Egg Harbor, New Jersey. [32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Concord | ![]() | The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [33] |
Jane & Ann | ![]() | The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Danzig. [23] |
Lord Cardiff | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire (![]() |
Martha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth. [29] |
Old England | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante (![]() |
Sally | ![]() | The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval. [34] |
Señora Dama Luisa | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend. [26] |
Snapper | ![]() | The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. [26] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The ship went ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey while being pursued by privateer "General Pattison" (![]() |
William | ![]() | The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga. [29] |
Crescent | ![]() | The frigate had been newly built in Bristol, and was caught in a storm while on its way to join the fleet at Spithead. 4 crewmen died and 10 were gravely wounded. [36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Unknown" | ![]() | American Revolution: The British supply ship blew up during a battle with US ships in the Stono River, South Carolina. [37] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Woestduin | ![]() | The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked. [39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Defence" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer brig or brigantine was run aground at Bangor, New Ireland in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture, or scuttled in the harbor of Stockton Springs, Massachusetts/New Ireland. [40] [41] [42] |
"Hunter" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was run aground on the west shore of Penobscot Bay in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture. [41] |
"Samuel" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The Ordinance transport ran aground in Penobscot Bay and was abandoned a day or more earlier. Later drifted off and was remanned and taken up river. She was run aground again and burned 2 miles south of Oak Point to prevent her capture by the British. She was destroyed when her cargo of gun powder exploded. [43] |
Unknown, unknown | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: Two transports ran aground in Penobscot Bay and were burned to prevent her capture by the British. [44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Black Prince" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer ship was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. [40] [45] |
USS Diligence | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The brig was scuttled in the Penobscot River 2 miles below the falls at Bangor, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British. [46] [47] |
"Hazzard" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture. [48] |
"Hector" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. [49] |
"Monmouth" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. She was destroyed when her gun powder exploded. [50] |
"Pidgeon" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The transport was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. [51] |
USS Providence | ![]() | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British. [52] |
Tyrannicide | ![]() | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British. [53] |
Valentine | ![]() | The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands. [54] |
"Vengance" | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture. [55] |
USS Warren | ![]() | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The frigate was scuttled in the Penobscot River at Oak Point near the town of Winterport, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British. [46] [56] [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Zurac Cat | ![]() | The ship was lost near Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián. [57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The brigantine went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals. [58] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The schooner went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals. [59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Stafford | ![]() | The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India. [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Charming Sally" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. [60] |
Defence | ![]() | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British. |
"Hannah" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. [61] |
"Nancy" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brig, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. [62] |
"Rover" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. [63] |
"Springbird" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Barrington | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. [65] |
Nossa Senhora do Socorro | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Porto to London, Great Britain. [66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bellona | ![]() | A privateer out of Exeter, the ship sank at Teignmouth, Devon with the loss of 39 lives. [67] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mercury | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diana | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Rose | ![]() | The Seaford-class post ship was scuttled at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
L'Amitie | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux. [70] |
HM Hired armed ship Savannah | ![]() | The ship was scuttled at Savannah. [71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Natalia | ![]() | The frigate ran aground off "Shkelenga Island" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to an English port. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Bonhomme Richard | ![]() | American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Stafford | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India. [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Quebec | ![]() | ![]() Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante ( |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sukey | ![]() | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [73] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Stag | ![]() | The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. [74] She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs. [70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sturdy Beggar | ![]() | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Humber | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia. [69] |
Lovely Cruizer | ![]() | The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London. [76] |
May | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [76] |
St. Antonia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London. [77] |
Unity | ![]() | The ship was lost off Bognor, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. [69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Portsmouth | ![]() | The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 41°45′N26°50′W / 41.750°N 26.833°W ). Her crew were rescued by Hector ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diligence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth and Bell | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [75] |
Fanny | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aktapom | ![]() | The transport ship was holed by ice and sank at the mouth of the Mius. Her crew survived. [10] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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York Union | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London. [80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Valentine | ![]() | The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued. [54] [81] [82] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Racehorse | ![]() | The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [83] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Griffin | ![]() | The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [84] |
Richard | ![]() | The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies. [84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bess | ![]() | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. [86] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian. [87] |
Briton | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia. [87] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port. [87] |
Nossa Senhora da Assunção | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Porto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Porto. [88] |
Prince of Prussia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia. [89] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London. [89] |
Spitfire | ![]() | The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew. [86] |
St. Miguel e Almas | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon. [70] |
Thetis | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow ( ![]() |
Thomas & Martha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cato | ![]() | The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. [86] |
Fothergill | ![]() | The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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George | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain. [90] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry and Samuel | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS North | ![]() | The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives. [91] |
St. Helena | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Halifax. [92] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Boll | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. [93] |
De Jeffrow Amelida | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. [93] |
Knotts-green | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew. [94] |
Leonora | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall. [93] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Crawford | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine (![]() |
John and Jane | ![]() | The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven. [94] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bridgetown | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbados. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent. [95] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. [95] |
Royall Clubb | ![]() | The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover. [95] |
Ship | State | Description |
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"Britannia" | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The privateer went ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Crew captured. [96] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bellona | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe. [97] |
Betsey | ![]() | The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States. [98] |
Cheerful Cousin | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bordeaux, France. [78] |
HMS Duc de la Vauginon | ![]() | The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December. |
Edward | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London. [75] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [75] |
Jaager | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Waterford, Ireland. [99] |
Love and Unity | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. [78] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. [95] |
Nossa Senhora de Conceicao | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London. [97] |
Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Porto. [75] |
Pallas | ![]() | The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December. [97] |
Pearl | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. [97] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim. [95] |
Sacramento | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Porto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon. [79] |
Porgey | ![]() | The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [100] |
Rossi | ![]() | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [101] |
Sally and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. [75] |
Unity | ![]() | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Porto. [78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers. [102] |
Aliance | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux. [70] |
Amazon | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [33] |
Andrei Pervozyanni I | ![]() | The vessel was lost during a voyage in the Catherine Archipelago from Attu Island to Amchitka. [103] |
Antigua Planter | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [33] |
Belcour | ![]() | American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve (![]() |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York. [29] |
Bryans | ![]() | The ship was lost at Jamaica. [81] |
Cardinal de Bernis | ![]() | The ship was lost near Puerto Rico. [9] |
Chance | ![]() | The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell ( ![]() |
Christopher | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States. [104] |
Colpoys | ![]() | The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States. [105] |
Comet Paquet | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica. [106] |
Cumberland | ![]() | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec. [57] |
Dorothy & Mary | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [107] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The ship was lost at Jamaica. [39] |
Fly | ![]() | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [108] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was lost at Jamaica. [39] |
HMS Glasgow | ![]() | The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica. |
Grampus | ![]() | The storeship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [81] |
Harlequin | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London. [106] |
Harlequin | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and two Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica. [109] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. [110] |
Joyeaux | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingue by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingue. [70] |
La Basseterre | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. [111] |
La Marseilles | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. [111] |
La Pauline | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. [111] |
Le Guerrier | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. [111] |
Le Victoire | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. [111] |
Lord Townsend | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica. [34] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York. [105] |
Mermaid | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York. [18] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [33] |
Pickering | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbados in an engagement with HMS Aurora ( ![]() |
Pinson | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador. [112] |
Sarah and Rachel | ![]() | The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. [105] |
Speedwell | ![]() | The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Manchioneal to the Bahamas. [87] |
St Joseph | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France. [99] |
HMS Supply | ![]() | The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts. [113] |
Tom | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada. [107] |
HMS Tortoise | ![]() | The store ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth. [81] |