The List of shipwrecks in 1780 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1780.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak off Port Antonio, Jamaica and was consequently beached there. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rachel | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gunton | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown, unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:Two schooners stuck in ice off Sandy Hook are captured and destroyed. [4] |
Unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The sloop, stuck in ice off Sandy Hook, was captured and destroyed. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santo Domingo | Spanish Navy | American Revolutionary War, Battle of Cape St. Vincent: The third rate ship of the line was sunk by HMS Ajax, HMS Edgar and HMS Marlborough (all Royal Navy). [6] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [7] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HM Cutter Lark | Great Britain | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arethusa | Great Britain | The ship departed from Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [13] |
Glory | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Dublin, Ireland [14] |
Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Lambay Island, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. [15] |
Mars | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam. [16] |
Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Madeira. [17] |
New Newry Packet | Ireland | The ship foundered near Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool. [18] |
Nossa Senhora da Arrábida Santo Christo | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at "Montruel", France with the loss of several of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London, Great Britain. [19] |
Pheasant | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. [20] |
Two Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [8] |
Unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The brig was driven ashore in a snowstorm at Middletown Point, New Jersey, probably on the 4th. Crew captured. [21] |
Unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The 40 gun ship was driven ashore by Americans near Egg Harbor, New Jersey. [22] |
Unity | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Betsey and Sally ( Great Britain ). Unity was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool. [3] |
"Vengence" | Great Britain | American Revolution: The privateer departed Savannah, Georgia on or after 10 January and vanished. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Haywood | Great Britain | The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Deptford, Kent. Ann and Elizabeth ( Great Britain ) was damaged. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Resolution | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Saint Kitts. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Batchelor | Great Britain | The privateer was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay, Jamaica. [26] |
Cornelia | United States | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Echo | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Hero | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Martha | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Orangefield | United States | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Petersfield | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Quebec Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amazon | Ireland | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Donaghadee, County Down. [27] |
Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. [28] |
Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Belfast, County Down. [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Preston, Lancashire. [29] |
Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Nass Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [30] |
Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on an island in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [30] |
Tyne | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoyle, Cheshire with the loss of fourteen or fifteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Lancaster, Lancashire. [31] |
Mayflower | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. [32] |
Speedwell | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to London. [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Good Intent | Danish Asiatic Company | The East Indiaman caught fire, exploded and sank at Copenhagen with the loss of many lives. [33] |
HMS Leviathan | Royal Navy | The storeship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HM hired armed ship Howe ( Royal Navy) and other ships. HMS Leviathan was on a voyage from Jamaica to The Downs. [34] [35] |
St Joanna | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with Friendship ( Great Britain ) in The Downs and was abandoned by her crew. [36] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catharine | Ireland | The ship was lost at Castlehaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Castlehaven. [11] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | The brig ran aground and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. [11] |
Fair Trader | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boscastle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boscastle. [24] |
"Free Mason" | Great Britain | The schooner was wrecked near Canso, Nova Scotia. Her 19 crew made it to shore but all but 3 died due to lack of food and shelter, the 3 surviving by cannibalism. [37] |
Manchester | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [2] |
Philo | Ireland | The ship was lost at Castlehaven. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Waterford. [10] |
Riviera de Genoa | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Ostend. [3] |
Susanna | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean a few days before 25 February. Her crew were rescued by Morant ( Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port. [34] |
Vrow Margaretta | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portloe, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam. [38] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Portugal. Mercury was later taken in to New York, where she was condemned. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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British Queen | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HM hired armed ship Howe | Royal Navy | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued. [35] [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [1] |
Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [41] |
Clarendon | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [41] |
Crook | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Harley". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [27] |
Dove | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. [42] |
Hannah and Nancy | Ireland | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Dronton". [40] |
Hercules | Ireland | The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to St. Ubes and Cork. [43] |
Jon Jonge | Hamburg | The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [9] |
La Vulture | France | The ship, a prize of the privateer Pallas ( Great Britain ), was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of several of her crew. [41] |
Nossa Senhora do Carmo e São José Baptista e Almas | Portugal | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin, Ireland. [9] |
Prince Frederick | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Christiansand. [43] |
St. Antonio | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend. [9] |
HMS Tapageur | Royal Navy | The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in Carenage Bay, Saint Lucia. |
Vrow Christina | Denmark | The ship was lost near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Ireland and Copenhagen. [42] |
Vrow Elizabeth | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Amsterdam. [41] |
William | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to London. [44] |
Young Dragon | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Leevart | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Lisbon, Portugal. [44] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betty Greg | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cork, Ireland. [28] [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | United States | American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Deal Beach, New Jersey while trying to avoid capture by HMS Vulture ( Royal Navy). [46] |
Unknown | United States | American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook while trying to avoid capture by HMS Galatea ( Royal Navy). [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fame | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Friesland, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. [48] |
Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [49] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Amsterdam. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Four Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the North Sea 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Riga, Russia. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Margaretta and Maria | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam [51] |
Black Prince | Great Britain | The privateer was wrecked near Cherbourg, France. Her crew were rescued. [51] |
Blandford | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. [52] |
Hope | Ireland | The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Cork. [52] |
Johanna Henrietta | Sweden | The ship sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London. [51] |
Mary Louisa | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The poleacre was driven ashore near Étaples, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London. [53] |
Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga. [53] |
Thames | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off "Belem". She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [54] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Denbigh | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. [55] |
Resolution | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to Newfoundland, British America. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Queen of France | Continental Navy | American Revolutionary War: The frigate was scuttled at Charleston, South Carolina to prevent capture by the British. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bom Jesus do Além | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on Warden Ledge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. [57] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean between Land's End, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by a Prussian vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Waterford, Ireland. [58] |
Nossa Senhore de Conceicao St. Antonio e Almas | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Sandwich, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Lisbon. [59] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, Great Britain. [49] |
Pro Patria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London. [55] |
Stadt van Brussel | Dutch Republic | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Sint Eustatius. [57] |
Success | Great Britain | The ship was holed by her anchor and was consequently beached at Elsineur, Denmark. [55] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. [60] |
Valliant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chepstow, Monmouthshire. [55] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral Duff | Royal Navy | American Revolution:The ship was sunk by frigate USS Protector ( United States Navy) when her stern was blown off in an explosion off Boston. [61] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mayflower | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [62] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Natalya | Imperial Russian Navy | The brigantine was driven ashore by a tsunami and wrecked on Urup, Kuril Islands. [63] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex by a collier. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. [62] |
Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. [64] |
Hannah | Dutch Republic | The ship was destroyed by fire at Brielle. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain. [59] |
Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. [64] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Capricieux | French Navy | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The frigate was captured by HMS Licorne and HMS Prudente (both Royal Navy) after an engagement in which she lost 52 men. She was scuttled due to damage sustained. [66] |
Comte de Maurepas | France | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, Great Britain by HMS Southampton ( Royal Navy). Her 80 crew were rescued. [67] |
Santa Fee | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Sunbury, Georgia in a hurricane. [68] |
St Nicholas | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Plymouth, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain. [69] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frotune-teller | Great Britain | The privateer was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral Duffe | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War: The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with an America privateer. [71] |
De Smyrna | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Hestose", Cornwall, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam. [72] |
Dublin | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gothenburg, Sweden. [73] |
Ederyg and Elizabeth | Dantzick | The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Cádiz, Spain. [74] |
Jonge Peters | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to London, Great Britain. [75] |
Resolution | Great Britain | The privateer was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with the loss of about twenty of her crew. [74] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jenny ( Great Britain ). Friendship was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. [76] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown | United States | American Revolutionary War:The brig was run ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey by frigate HMS Iris ( Royal Navy). [77] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eustathius | Imperial Russian Navy | The pink was wrecked on a skerry 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Great Britain with the loss of 190 of the 195 people on board. [63] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. [78] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HDMS Printz Friderich | Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy | The ship-of-the-line ran aground on Kobbergrund shoal in the Kattegat and was a total loss. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Figurido | Portugal | The ship lost her rudder at Memel, Prussia and was driven ashore on or before 23 September. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Memel. [80] |
Tryal | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [74] |
Valiant | France | The brig was captured by the privateers Enterprize and Stag (both Great Britain ). She was sent in to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain but was lost going into port. There was one survivor. [81] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Phoenix | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The fifth rate foundered off the coast of Cuba with the loss of twenty of her 260 crew. Survivors landed on Cuba and were later rescued by HMS Porcupine ( Royal Navy). |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Scarborough | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship foundered off San Domingo with the loss of all hands. |
HMS Stirling Castle | Royal Navy | The Worcester-class ship of the line was wrecked on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, Cuba with the loss of most of her crew. [82] Four survivors were rescued by Aurora ( United States). |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Colburg" to London. [79] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Point Lynas, Anglesey with the loss of twelve of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [83] |
Friendship | Ireland | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. [84] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aligator | Great Britain | The privateer was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. [79] |
John & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Georgia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Ajax | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Amazon | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The frigate was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia with the loss of 30 lives. [85] |
HMS Andromeda | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Enterprise-class frigate foundered off Martinico with the loss of most of her crew. [85] |
HMS Beaver's Prize | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Lucia. Seventeen of her crew survived. [85] |
HMS Blanche | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The fifth rate was lost at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Brune | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Blonde-class frigate was damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Chamelion | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Sloop-of-War was driven into HMS Deal Castle ( Royal Navy) and foundered in Gros Islet Bay, Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Deal Castle | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Squirrel-class post ship foundered in Gros Islet Bay after HMS Chamelion ( Royal Navy) was driven into her. [85] |
HMS Endymion | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Man-of-War was lost at Martinico with the loss of all hands. [85] |
Junon | French Navy | The Charmante-class frigate was wrecked in a typhoon. |
HMS Laurel | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The sixth rate frigate was wrecked at Martinico with the loss of all but twelve of her crew. [85] |
HMS Montagu | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Vengeance | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bellona | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Rowley | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emperor | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 41°30′N35°00′W / 41.500°N 35.000°W ) with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [87] |
Helena | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. [84] |
Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Chiswell Bank, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon, then Weymouth and Pool, Dorset. [78] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Benjamin | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. [88] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glory of Russia | Imperial Russian Navy | The ship was wrecked on "Laja-Linger Island", 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Toulon, Var, France with the loss of eleven of the 457 people on board. She was on a voyage from Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [63] |
Surprise | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [79] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Ontario | Royal Navy | The sixth rate sloop-of-war foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of about 130 lives. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abigail | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Adonis | Sint Eustatius | Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Anna | Spain | The ship capsized at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to San Sebastián and Cádiz. [90] |
Anne Gertrude Margarette | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Aston Hall | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
Britannia | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [92] |
Cecelia | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Elsineur, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Copenhagen. [93] |
Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland. [83] |
Comte de Durat | France | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada. [89] |
Diana | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey. [84] |
Edward | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. She was severely damaged and consequently had to be beached on Barbadoes. [94] |
Elizabeth Helena | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Elliot | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [95] |
Good Del | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rugenwalde. [79] |
Helmsley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [78] |
Henry | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
John & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall. [96] |
Lisbon Paquet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Warburg". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. [96] |
Margaret | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Zeipne, La Bay. [89] |
Minerva | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Montserrat. She sprang a leak and put into Antigua for repairs. [94] |
Neptune | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Nossa Senhora Da Lapa | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ostend. [90] |
Phoenix | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada with the loss of a crew member. [89] |
Prince Constantine | Russia | The ship was lost near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux, France. [79] |
Prince Frederick Adolph | Sweden | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Princess Royal | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
HDMS Prinds Frederick | Royal Danish Navy | The Man-of-War was wrecked on Læsø with the loss of several of her crew. [96] |
Revenge | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts and was subsequently wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. [97] |
Roseau | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was severely damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Royal Gorse | Grenada | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Sally | Great Britain | Great Hurricane of 1780 The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [98] |
Three Friends | Sint Eustatius | Great Hurricane of 1780: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
HMS Thunderer | Royal Navy | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line foundered in the West Indies. |
Two Bothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands. [80] |
Two Sisters | France | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada. [89] |
William Burr | Ireland | American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost in the Mull of Galloway following an engagement with an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin. [78] |
Wynhandelaet | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Sint Maarten. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Cork. [99] |
Zewreight | Dutch Republic | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand Povre. [89] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to "North Faro". [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Elsinore, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [101] |
Winburg | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was driven ashore at Tangesola, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland. [101] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Crown | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [101] |
São João Baptista | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to São Miguel Island, Azores. [101] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Hussar | Royal Navy | The sixth rate frigate struck Pot Rock, in Long Island Sound, and foundered with the loss of 70 American prisoners. Her crew survived. [102] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Sartine | Royal Navy | The fifth rate frigate ran aground and sank off Mangalore, India. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bom Sucesso | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Mort Stone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. [103] |
Briton | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [101] |
Diana | Stettin | The ship was lost near Quimper, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [100] |
Dordzechts Welvaren | Russia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon, Portugal. [104] |
Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Espoo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [104] |
Goede Vriendschap | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam. [100] |
Hope | Danzig | The ship was lost off the Isle of Man with the loss of six of her crew. [105] |
John and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. [106] |
Kitty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. [105] |
Margaret | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with some loss of live. [104] |
Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. [104] |
Margery | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Scottish port. [106] |
Rodney | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. [107] |
St Lazara | France | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux. [100] |
Victoria | Sweden | The ship was lost neaf Karlskrona. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. [100] |
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St. Lawrence | Great Britain | The brigantine was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, British North America to New York, United States. [108] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Principessa Sofia Frederica | Danish Asiatic Company: The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Whampo, China. [109] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey and Valentine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Schiedam or Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [110] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Trimmer | Great Britain | The privateer caught fire, exploded and sank at Port Mahon, Menorca. [111] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry, Ireland and Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [112] |
Catharina Dorothea | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bourdeaux, France. [113] |
Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Dublin, Ireland. [114] |
Dart | Great Britain | The privateer was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of her captain. [115] |
Endeavour | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently lost near Saint-Malo, France. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [116] |
Granby | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees to South Shields. [117] |
Jenny | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Londonderry. [116] |
Senhora da Encarnação e Santo Christo | Portugal | The ship was lost off Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon. [118] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War: The ship was driven ashore by an American privateer at St. John's, Newfoundland, British America and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Newfoundland. [80] |
Ann | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Orléans, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to Barbadoes. [89] |
Aurora | Ireland | The ship was driven out of Charles Town, South Carolina, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York, United States. [94] |
Bell | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Saint Lawrence River and was lost. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London. [119] |
Blossom | Great Britain | The ship was struck by lightning and was consequently condemned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa and the West Indies. [93] |
Bristol | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [120] |
Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to New York. [105] |
Buck | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk off Candia, Crete in an engagement with Sérieuse ( French Navy). Her crew were taken prisoner. [44] |
Catharina | Dutch Republic | The ship was destroyed by fire at Sint Eustatius. Se was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. [121] |
Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. [121] |
Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. [122] |
Champion | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Saint Lucia. [113] |
Chance | Great Britain | The ship capsized off Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia, United States. [123] |
Clyrus | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis. [55] |
Diligence | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a French privateer and taken in to Martinico, where she was burnt to avoid being recaptured by the Royal Navy. The privateer was also burnt. Diligence was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the West Indies. [39] |
Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Saint Lucia. [113] |
Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina. [124] |
Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. John's Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal and Quebec. [53] |
Friends | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on Trinidada. There were eight survivors. She was on a voyage from the Cape Coast to the West Indies. [52] |
Friendship | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateers Junius Brutus and Rhodes (both United States) off Charles Town, South Carolina, United States. She was recaptured by Iris ( Great Britain ) but ran aground at Charles Town and was wrecked. [125] |
General Greene | United States | American Revolutionary War: The privateer was lost in the Delaware River in an engagement with the privateer Sukey ( Great Britain ). [126] |
General Halcimand | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of a crew member. [91] |
George | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Georgia, British America. [53] |
Good Hope | France | The ship was lost near Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Curaçao. [94] |
Greenock | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [127] |
Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Barbadoes. [128] |
Harvey | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. [91] |
Jamaica | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia. [118] |
Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [71] |
Judith | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia. [53] |
Kitty | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland, British America. [27] |
Live Oak | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize. Her crew were rescued. [129] |
Lizard | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Quebec. [130] |
London | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. [91] |
Margaretta Christina | flag unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. [131] |
"Marquis Lafayette" | United States | American Revolutionary War: Leslie Expedition: The unfinished Privateer was sunk at Suffolk, Virginia to prevent capture in October or November. Later raised, finished in 1781, and put into service. [132] |
Mary & Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Barbadoes. [113] |
Nancy | United States | American Revolutionary War: While operating as a privateer, the brig was scuttled — apparently to avoid capture by the British — in 10 to 40 feet (3.0 to 12.2 m) of water off Cape Elizabeth, Massachusetts (now Maine), approximately 50 yards (46 m) north of the future site of the Portland Head Light. [133] [134] [135] |
Orange | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. [1] |
Pallas | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. [56] |
Patience | United States | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by Earl of Dunsmore ( Great Britain . She was recaptured, but was subsequently lost on Long Island, Rhode Island. [70] |
Peggy | Great Britain | The ship (a.k.a. Wolf) was lost at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. [130] |
Perseverance | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was sunk by Bellone ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Cork to the West Indies. [73] |
Phœnix | British America | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Saint Lawrence River at Maltby, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Quebec. [136] |
Russia Merchant | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia. [53] |
Sharp | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Quebec. [130] |
St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Margaree River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia with some loss of life. [137] |
Swan | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia. [53] |
Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was captured and sunk by six American vessels operating under letters of marque. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. [138] |
Twee Gesusters | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Curaçao. [139] |
Venus | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to London. [93] |
Watt | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States with the loss of 26 of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. [70] |
William | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida, British America to London. [138] |
William & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Dunmore ( Great Britain ). [91] |
William and Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [105] |
The 2nd New Jersey Regiment was raised, on 9 October 1775, at Trenton, New Jersey, for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel William Maxwell. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, Battle of Monmouth, Sullivan Expedition, Battle of Springfield and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment was furloughed, on 6 June 1783, at Newburgh, New York, and disbanded 3 November 1783.
The 1st North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army was raised on September 1, 1775, at Wilmington, North Carolina. In January 1776 the organization contained eight companies. Francis Nash was appointed colonel in April 1776. The regiment was present at the defense of Charleston in 1776. It transferred from the Southern Department to George Washington's main army in February 1777. At that time, Thomas Clark became colonel of the 1st Regiment. The regiment became part of General Francis Nash's North Carolina Brigade in July.
The 3rd North Carolina Regiment was raised on 16 January 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina for service with the Continental Army. In April, Jethro Sumner was appointed colonel. The regiment was present at the defense of Charleston in June 1776. The 3rd Regiment transferred from the Southern Department to George Washington's main army in February 1777. Assigned to Francis Nash's North Carolina Brigade in July 1777, it soon saw action at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was present at White Marsh. Sumner went home ill in early 1778. Together with the 4th, 5th, and 6th North Carolina Regiments, the 3rd Regiment was reduced to a cadre and sent home to recruit up to strength on 1 June 1778. The rebuilt regiment returned to the main army in late 1778, but it was reduced to a cadre again in April 1779 and sent back to its home state. Assigned to the North Carolina Brigade, the regiment fought at the Siege of Charleston where it was captured by the British Army on 12 May 1780. The regiment was officially disbanded on 15 November 1783.
The New Bern District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.
North Carolina state troops in the American Revolution were the initial military units created in a transition from the Province of North Carolina under British rule to independence from British rule. Most units did not last long as such and were either transferred to the Continental Army or state militia instead.
The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775. All officers were appointed with commissions from the Provincial Congress. On May 4, 1776, the regiment was placed under the command of the New Bern District Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Richard Caswell. The regiment was active until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 and was engaged in twelve known battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.