The List of shipwrecks in 1780 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1780.
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Nancy | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak off Port Antonio, Jamaica and was consequently beached there. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rachel | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gunton | ![]() | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown, unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:Two schooners stuck in ice off Sandy Hook are captured and destroyed. [4] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The sloop, stuck in ice off Sandy Hook, was captured and destroyed. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Santo Domingo | ![]() | 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 ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sally | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sally | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HM Cutter Lark | ![]() | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. [9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Peggy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arethusa | ![]() | The ship departed from Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [13] |
Glory | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Lambay Island, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. [15] |
Mars | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam. [16] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Madeira. [17] |
New Newry Packet | ![]() | The ship foundered near Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool. [18] |
Nossa Senhora da Arrábida Santo Christo | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. [20] |
Two Sisters | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [8] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The brig was driven ashore in a snowstorm at Middletown Point, New Jersey, probably on the 4th. Crew captured. [21] |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The 40 gun ship was driven ashore by Americans near Egg Harbor, New Jersey. [22] |
Unity | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Betsey and Sally (![]() |
"Vengence" | ![]() | American Revolution: The privateer departed Savannah, Georgia on or after 10 January and vanished. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Haywood | ![]() | The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Deptford, Kent. Ann and Elizabeth (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Resolution | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Batchelor | ![]() | The privateer was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay, Jamaica. [26] |
Cornelia | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Echo | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Hero | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Martha | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Orangefield | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Petersfield | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Quebec Packet | ![]() | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Montego Bay. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amazon | ![]() | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Donaghadee, County Down. [27] |
Hope | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Belfast, County Down. [27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on an island in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [30] |
Tyne | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Good Intent | ![]() | The East Indiaman caught fire, exploded and sank at Copenhagen with the loss of many lives. [33] |
HMS Leviathan | ![]() | The storeship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HM hired armed ship Howe ( ![]() |
St Joanna | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Friendship (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() | The ship was lost at Castlehaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Castlehaven. [11] |
Endeavour | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost near Boscastle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boscastle. [24] |
"Free Mason" | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [2] |
Philo | ![]() | The ship was lost at Castlehaven. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Waterford. [10] |
Riviera de Genoa | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Ostend. [3] |
Susanna | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean a few days before 25 February. Her crew were rescued by Morant (![]() |
Vrow Margaretta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portloe, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mercury | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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British Queen | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America. [1] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HM hired armed ship Howe | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued. [35] [40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [41] |
Clarendon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [41] |
Crook | ![]() | The ship was lost near "Harley". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [27] |
Dove | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. [42] |
Hannah and Nancy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Dronton". [40] |
Hercules | ![]() | The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to St. Ubes and Cork. [43] |
Jon Jonge | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship, a prize of the privateer Pallas (![]() |
Nossa Senhora do Carmo e São José Baptista e Almas | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Christiansand. [43] |
St. Antonio | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in Carenage Bay, Saint Lucia. |
Vrow Christina | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Amsterdam. [41] |
William | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Leevart | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Betty Greg | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Cork, Ireland. [28] [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Deal Beach, New Jersey while trying to avoid capture by HMS Vulture (![]() |
Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook while trying to avoid capture by HMS Galatea (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fame | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [49] |
Success | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Four Sisters | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Anna Margaretta and Maria | ![]() | The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam [51] |
Black Prince | ![]() | The privateer was wrecked near Cherbourg, France. Her crew were rescued. [51] |
Blandford | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. [52] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Cork. [52] |
Johanna Henrietta | ![]() | The ship sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London. [51] |
Mary Louisa | ![]() | The poleacre was driven ashore near Étaples, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London. [53] |
Richard | ![]() | The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga. [53] |
Thames | ![]() | The ship ran aground off "Belem". She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Denbigh | ![]() | The transport ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. [55] |
Resolution | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to Newfoundland, British America. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Queen of France | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The frigate was scuttled at Charleston, South Carolina to prevent capture by the British. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bom Jesus do Além | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Warden Ledge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. [57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, Great Britain. [49] |
Pro Patria | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Sint Eustatius. [57] |
Success | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chepstow, Monmouthshire. [55] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Duff | ![]() | American Revolution:The ship was sunk by frigate USS Protector (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mayflower | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Natalya | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore by a tsunami and wrecked on Urup, Kuril Islands. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. [64] |
Hannah | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Brielle. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain. [59] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Capricieux | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The frigate was captured by HMS Licorne and HMS Prudente (both ![]() |
Comte de Maurepas | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, Great Britain by HMS Southampton ( ![]() |
Santa Fee | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sunbury, Georgia in a hurricane. [68] |
St Nicholas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Plymouth, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain. [69] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frotune-teller | ![]() | The privateer was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. [70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Duffe | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with an America privateer. [71] |
De Smyrna | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Cádiz, Spain. [74] |
Jonge Peters | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to London, Great Britain. [75] |
Resolution | ![]() | The privateer was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands with the loss of about twenty of her crew. [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jenny (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | American Revolutionary War:The brig was run ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey by frigate HMS Iris (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eustathius | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. [78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HDMS Printz Friderich | ![]() | The ship-of-the-line ran aground on Kobbergrund shoal in the Kattegat and was a total loss. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Figurido | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [74] |
Valiant | ![]() | The brig was captured by the privateers Enterprize and Stag (both ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Phoenix | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Scarborough | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship foundered off San Domingo with the loss of all hands. |
HMS Stirling Castle | ![]() | 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 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Molly | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Colburg" to London. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Aligator | ![]() | The privateer was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. [79] |
John & Elizabeth | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Georgia | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. [80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Ajax | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Amazon | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The frigate was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia with the loss of 30 lives. [85] |
HMS Andromeda | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Enterprise-class frigate foundered off Martinique with the loss of most of her crew. [85] |
HMS Beaver's Prize | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Lucia. Seventeen of her crew survived. [85] |
HMS Blanche | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The fifth rate was lost at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Brune | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Blonde-class frigate was damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Chamelion | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Sloop-of-War was driven into HMS Deal Castle ( ![]() |
HMS Deal Castle | ![]() | ![]() Great Hurricane of 1780: The Squirrel-class post ship foundered in Gros Islet Bay after HMS Chamelion ( |
HMS Endymion | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The Man-of-War was lost at Martinique with the loss of all hands. [85] |
Junon | ![]() | The Charmante-class frigate was wrecked in a typhoon. |
HMS Laurel | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The sixth rate frigate was wrecked at Martinique with the loss of all but twelve of her crew. [85] |
HMS Montagu | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
HMS Vengeance | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia. [85] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bellona | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Brothers | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Rowley | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. [86] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emperor | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. [84] |
Richard | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Chiswell Bank, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon, then Weymouth and Pool, Dorset. [78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Benjamin | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. [88] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glory of Russia | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Ontario | ![]() | The sixth rate sloop-of-war foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of about 130 lives. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abigail | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Adonis | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Anna | ![]() | The ship capsized at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to San Sebastián and Cádiz. [90] |
Anne Gertrude Margarette | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Aston Hall | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
Britannia | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [92] |
Cecelia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Elsineur, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Copenhagen. [93] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland. [83] |
Comte de Durat | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada. [89] |
Diana | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Guernsey. [84] |
Edward | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Elliot | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [95] |
Good Del | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rugenwalde. [79] |
Helmsley | ![]() | 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 Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
John & Betty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall. [96] |
Lisbon Paquet | ![]() | The ship was lost near "Warburg". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. [96] |
Margaret | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Zeipne, La Bay. [89] |
Minerva | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Montserrat. She sprang a leak and put into Antigua for repairs. [94] |
Neptune | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Nossa Senhora Da Lapa | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ostend. [90] |
Phoenix | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bordeaux, France. [79] |
Prince Frederick Adolph | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Princess Royal | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. [91] |
HDMS Prinds Frederick | ![]() | The Man-of-War was wrecked on Læsø with the loss of several of her crew. [96] |
Revenge | ![]() | 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 Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was severely damaged at Grenada. [89] |
Royal Gorse | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
Sally | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada. [89] |
HMS Thunderer | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line foundered in the West Indies. |
Two Bothers | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada. [89] |
William Burr | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Sint Maarten. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Cork. [99] |
Zewreight | ![]() | Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand Povre. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to "North Faro". [70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann and Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Elsinore, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [101] |
Winburg | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Tangesola, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland. [101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Crown | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to São Miguel Island, Azores. [101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Hussar | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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HMS Sartine | ![]() | The fifth rate frigate ran aground and sank off Mangalore, India. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bom Sucesso | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [101] |
Diana | ![]() | The ship was lost near Quimper, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [100] |
Dordzechts Welvaren | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon, Portugal. [104] |
Friendship | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam. [100] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was lost off the Isle of Man with the loss of six of her crew. [105] |
John and Ann | ![]() | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. [106] |
Kitty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. [105] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with some loss of live. [104] |
Recovery | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Scottish port. [106] |
Rodney | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bordeaux. [100] |
Victoria | ![]() | The ship was lost neaf Karlskrona. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. [100] |
Ship | State | Description7 |
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St. Lawrence | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Principessa Sofia Frederica | ![]() | Danish Asiatic Company: The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Whampo, China. [109] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey and Valentine | ![]() | 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 | State | Description |
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Trimmer | ![]() | The privateer caught fire, exploded and sank at Port Mahon, Menorca. [111] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry, Ireland and Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [112] |
Catharina Dorothea | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bordeaux, France. [113] |
Charming Molly | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The privateer was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of her captain. [115] |
Endeavour | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost off Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon. [118] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak in the Saint Lawrence River and was lost. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London. [119] |
Blossom | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [120] |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to New York. [105] |
Buck | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk off Candia, Crete in an engagement with Sérieuse (![]() |
Catharina | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Sint Eustatius. Se was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. [121] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. [121] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. [122] |
Champion | ![]() | The ship was lost at Saint Lucia. [113] |
Chance | ![]() | The ship capsized off Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia, United States. [123] |
Clyrus | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis. [55] |
Diligence | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a French privateer and taken in to Martinique, 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost at Saint Lucia. [113] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ship was lost on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina. [124] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateers Junius Brutus and Rhodes (both ![]() ![]() |
General Greene | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The privateer was lost in the Delaware River in an engagement with the privateer Sukey (![]() |
General Halcimand | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of a crew member. [91] |
George | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost near Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Curaçao. [94] |
Greenock | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [127] |
Happy Return | ![]() | The ship was lost at Barbadoes. [128] |
Harvey | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. [91] |
Jamaica | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia. [118] |
Jane | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia. [53] |
Kitty | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland, British America. [27] |
Live Oak | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize. Her crew were rescued. [129] |
Lizard | ![]() | The ship was lost at Quebec. [130] |
London | ![]() | 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" | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost at Barbadoes. [113] |
Nancy | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. [1] |
Pallas | ![]() | The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. [56] |
Patience | ![]() | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by Earl of Dunsmore (![]() |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship (a.k.a. Wolf) was lost at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. [130] |
Perseverance | ![]() | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was sunk by Bellone (![]() |
Phœnix | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia. [53] |
Sharp | ![]() | The ship was lost at Quebec. [130] |
St. Lawrence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Margaree River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia with some loss of life. [137] |
Swan | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship was lost in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Curaçao. [139] |
Venus | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to London. [93] |
Watt | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida, British America to London. [138] |
William & Elizabeth | ![]() | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Dunmore (![]() |
William and Polly | ![]() | 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] |