List of shipwrecks in 1787

The List of shipwrecks in 1787 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1787.

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January

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Barbara	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz. [1]
John and Mary	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Genoa. [1]
L'Amedée Théodore	France	The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Alicante, Spain. [1]
Les Pleyades	Spain	The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Cádiz. [1]
Maria	Norway	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Norway to Genoa. [1]
Mira	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Cádiz. [1]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [1]
Severver	Spain	The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Seville Spain. [1]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Adelaid	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. [2]
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Alicante. [3]
Aurora	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Jamaica. [4]
Betsey	Great Britain	Captain Murphy's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. [2]
Betsey	Great Britain	Captain Wilson's ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga. [5]
Betty	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Conil de la Frontera, Spain. She was on a voyage from Altea to London. [2]
Bilboa Packet	Great Britain	The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to London. [3]
Christie	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore near Conil de la Frontera. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin. [3]
Confidence	France	The ship was lost in Málaga Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. [2]
Endeavour	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Arzilla". She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Gibraltar. [3]
Esperanza	Spain	The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of St. Mary's. [2]
Gustaff	Sweden	The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Gustaff was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Saint-Malo, France. [6]
Gustavus Adolphus	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish coast. [2]
Henry	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dundee, Perthshire. [5] Henry was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs. [6]
Kent	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of ten of the eighteen people on board. [3]
Lily of the Valley	Ireland	The ship foundered off the French coast. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bourdeaux. [5]
London Packet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [7]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Spain to London. [5]
Nathaniel and Mary	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth in early January. [8] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian. [7]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry, Ireland. [7]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Tingmouth, County Durham. [3]
Neptune	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Cette, France to Ostend. [4]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to London. [3]
Penelope	Republic of Venice	The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. [5]
Perseverance	Great Britain	The ship capsized off Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. [5]
Providence	Great Britain	The brigantine was wrecked at Vilassar de Mar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [9]
Star Cross	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Exeter, Devon. [4]
Sykes	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Dublin. [6]
Union	Great Britain	The ship was lost near St. Andero, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Tingmouth, Devon. [10]
William	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Black River, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. [11]

February

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Union	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Dublin. [12]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Barbara	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Barcelona, Spain. [13]
Hope	Denmark	The brig was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Barcelona. [13]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Calonne	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Augan", near St. Ubes, Portugal with the loss of 36 lives. She was on a voyage from Pondicherry, India to L'Orient. [14] [15]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Anna Maria	Dutch Republic	The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, where she sank. Anna Maria was later refloated and found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Ostend. [12] [16]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
City of Wologda	Norway	The ship was lost on "Keilden Island". She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bergen. [17]
Friends	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Studland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. [16]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Arcasson, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain. [18]
Janus	France	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Cap-François, Saint-Domingue. [19]
Oak	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Civita Vecchia, Papal States. [20]
Providence's Endeavour	Great Britain	The ship struck the pier and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire. [17]
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. [16]
Rose	Isle of Man	The ship struck a rock and sank at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to the Isle of Man. [17]
St. Michael's Packet	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Málaga Bay. She was on a voyage from Bona, Algeria to Málaga, Spain. [21]
St. Promand	France	The ship ran aground at Cette. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cette. [22]
Swift	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Waterford. [19]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Mary-Ann	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man. [23] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [24]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Hannah	United States	The ship was lost 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) from L'Orient, France with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to L'Orient. [25]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Johanna Florentina	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stutton Gut, County Dublin, Ireland. [23]
Nicholas Conolly	Guernsey	The ship was lost at Guernsey with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Guernsey. [25]
St Pedro Martyr	Spain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bayonne, France. [26]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Agnes	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia, United States. [13]
Alert	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Schevering Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. [13]
Ann	Ireland	The ship was wrecked near "Broom Hill". She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Cádiz, Spain and Newry, County Antrim. [25]
Barbara	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz and was wrecked. [27]
Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Grenada. [24]
Darnel	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [28]
Friends	Ireland	The ship was wrecked at Notre-Dame-de-Monts, France with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux. [25]
Hope	Denmark	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. [27]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain. Hope was later refloated and taken in to Pool. [13] [14] [29]
Jane	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Heneagua. [30]
John and Bella	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States. [28]
Mars	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. [28]
Mercurius	Stettin	The ship was cut by ice and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin. [14]
Piltown	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Scar Weather Sands, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all but one or two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [15] [24]
Rachael	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked with the loss of 23 lives. [31]
Seven Stars	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Nantz, France. [22]
Speculation	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin, Ireland. [24]
St. Pedro	Spain	The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) from Bilboa. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa. [26]
Susannah	Ireland	The ship foundered off Dumaney Bay, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. [32]
Telemacque	Spain	The ship ran aground on the Folstrup Sand. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Cádiz. [33]
Two Brothers	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque. [22]

April

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London. [34]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Thompson	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [35]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1787

Ship	Country	Description
William	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America. [36]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Ceres	Great Britain	The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean ( 46°N25°W / 46°N 25°W / 46; -25 ) with the loss of a crew member. Her crew were rescued by Commerce (  Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Dartmouth, Devon. [37]
Chance	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Vannes, France. She was on a voyage from a French port to Newfoundland. [38]
Flora	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. [39]
Helena Anna	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam. [39]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [11] [40]
Irene	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Memel, Prussia. [40]
Sisters	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Dunkerque, France. [38]
Success	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo". [38]

May

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Sisters	Great Britain	African slave trade: The ship capsized in the Mona Passage. Of the 500 slaves and her crew, there were five survivors. She was on a voyage from Africa to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. [41]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Garland	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Gold Coast, Africa. [42]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Hartwell	British East India Company	The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands on her maiden voyage.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Baltic Merchant	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [43] [44]
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. [30]
Loyalty	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames near the Mile House. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London. [45]
Jonge Jan	Hamburg	The ship was lost near Embden, Hanover. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [46]
Jonge Jan Oltman	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam. [30]
Martha	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Fladstrand, Norway with the loss of all but her Captain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Firth of Forth. [34]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Hamburg. [34]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Europe	Great Britain	African slave trade: The ship was destroyed by fire at the Island of Prince with some loss of life. [47]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Sisters	Great Britain	The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary (  Great Britain ). [48] She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. [49]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire at Alicante, Spain. [35]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Aldborough	Great Britain	The ship capsized at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. [50]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Croisic, France. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Croisic and Newfoundland, British America. [51]
Mary Ann	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire off Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. [36]
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from "Christiana" to Liverpool, Lancashire. [50]

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Asia	Great Britain	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [52]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
St. Joseph	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Ostend, Dutch Republic. [53]
Three Sisters	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. [36]

August

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Hannah	Ireland	The ship struck a rock north east of the Colleradoes and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork. [54]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Tobago	Tobago	The sloop was wrecked in Englishman's Bay, Tobago. [55]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [56]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was abandoned near Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. [56] Elizabeth was later towed in to "Hammersound", Norway by Alexander (  Great Britain ). [57]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Aurora	Great Britain	The brig was wrecked by a hurricane in the Loubiere River, Dominica. [58] [59]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
Caton	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was wrecked by a hurricane in the Roseau River, Dominica. [58]
Delight	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore in the Roseau River, Dominica. [59]
Dolphin	Great Britain	The brig was wrecked by a hurricane at Point Mitchell, Dominica. [58] [59]
François	Guadeloupe	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
John Sinclair	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
John Woodville	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
King Fisher	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
Lovely Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
Nancy	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked by a hurricane at Dominica. [58]
Liberty	Montserrat	. The brig was wrecked by a hurricane in the Loubiere River, Dominica. [58] [59]
Provingal Baptiste	Martinico	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. [59]
Swallow	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was wrecked by a hurricane in Woodbridge Bay, Dominica. [58] [59]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Krym	Imperial Russian Navy	The Vosmoi-class frigate foundered in the Sea of Azov with the loss of all hands. [60]
Sviatoi Pavel	Imperial Russian Navy	The Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line was driven ashore on the coast of Abkhazia. She was refloated and taken in to Sevastopol. [60]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Concord	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Speedwell (  Ireland ). Concord was o a voyage from Ayre to Memel, PRussia. [61]
Fortuna	Elbing	The ship was lost at Ostend, Dutch Republic. [62]
Osterbotter	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Öregrund. She was on a voyage from Wasa to London, Great Britain. [63]
Perseverance	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from London to a Scottish port. [64]
Sophia	France	The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [56] [65]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore during a hurricane in British Honduras. [42]
Bellisarius	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River, British Honduras. [42] [66]
Bermuda	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore during a hurricane in British Honduras. [42]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [67]
Catherine	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River. [68]
Craft	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Dick	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [67]
Ellen	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked in British Honduras. [68]
Ellon	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Fortune	Great Britain	The schooner capsized during a hurricane at the mouth of the Belize River and sank with the loss of all hands. [68]
Galloway	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
General Campbel	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at British Honduras. [42] She was subsequently refloated. [69]
George	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked on the Magna Kas Reef off British Honduras. [68]
Harriot	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Honduras	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [67]
Hope	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on a reef during a hurricane and wrecked of St George's Kay, British Honduras. [68]
Jamaica	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked in British Honduras. [68]
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged during a hurricane in British Honduras. She was later refloated. [42]
John	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked during a hurricane in British Honduras. [42] [69]
Joseph	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Krym	Imperial Russian Navy	The Vosmoi-class frigate foundered off Kaliakra with the loss of all hands. [60]
Little Ben	Great Britain	The sloop foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all but one of her crew. [68] [67]
Mary	Great Britain	The schooner foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [68] [67]
Mary and Betsey	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [67]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Sudden Death	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. [67]
Superbe	Great Britain	The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. [67]
Susanna	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River. [68]
Thomas	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship was driven onto a reef and wrecked off St. Georges Kay during a hurricane. [68]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Duke of York	Great Britain	The ship was lost at "New Years Harbour". Her crew were rescued. [70]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lime, Dorset. [71]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Vrouw Tiebeta	Bremen	The ship was wrecked near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Bremen. [72] [73]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Hector	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Her crew survived. [74] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [75]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Warren	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Anguilla to Lancaster, Lancashire. [76]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. [71]
Favourite Nancy	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bourdeaux, France. [76]
Fortitude	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [77]
Helena Maria	Great Britain	The ship was lost near "Warbury", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, Great Britain to Gamla Carleby. [78]
Henny	Great Britain	The ship ran aground in the River Ribble and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Lancaster, Lancashire. [73]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship departed from Drontheim, Norway for Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [79]
Joseph	Ireland	The ship was lost at Fayal, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Barbadoes and Dublin. [75]
Lightning	Imperial Russian Navy	The transport ship was wrecked in the Moonsund. She was on a voyage from Riga to Cronstadt. [60]
Mariya Magdalina	Imperial Russian Navy	Russo-Turkish War: The transport ship was damaged off Cape Kaliakra in a storm that lasted from 8–13 September. She was captured in the Dardanelles on the latter date. [60]
Thames	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashoreat Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Newry. [56] Thames was later refloated. [78]

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Neptunus	Denmark	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies. [80]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1787

Ship	Country	Description
St Jean Baptiste	Spain	The ship was driven ashore in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bilboa. [47] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. [81]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Slon	Imperial Russian Navy	The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Kherson to Sevastopol. [60]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Astrolabe	France	The ship departed from "Awathoa", Japan. No further trace, presumed subsequently wrecked in the Vanikoro Islands. [68]
Ellen	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [54]
Euhorn	Denmark	The ship sprang a leak in the River Thames and was beached at Northfleet, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Elsinore. [47]
Freden	Sweden	The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [82] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. [83]
Industry	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Drogheda, County Louth. [84]
Kitty & Mary	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool. [80]
Lowestoft	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea whilst on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [85]
Nossa Senhora Da Bonviance	Portugal	The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto. [59]
Notre Dame Begone	Spain	The ship was driven ashore near Bilboa. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to London. [86]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship ran aground at Tingmouth, Devon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth. [47]
Unity	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool. [54] She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool. [81]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India with some loss of life. [87]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Asia	Great Britain	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [88]
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Whitehaven, Cumberland. [89]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Constant Trader	Great Britain	The ship was lost in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [90]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. [91]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship ran aground off Embden, Hanover and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. [92]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Parr	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from "Maramaschie" to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. [93]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, France with the loss of all hands. [90]
Alfred	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of four of her crew. [94]
Ann & Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. Sheas on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. [95]
Bilboa Packet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa, Spain. [95]
Blessing	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [96]
Bourdeaux Trader	France	The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bourdeaux. [96] Bourdeaux Trader was later refloated and taken in to Bourdeaux. [92]
Christiana Frederick	Norway	The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [95]
Concord	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. [92]
Daniel	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol. [95]
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Aveiro. [90]
Forrester	Great Britain	The ship sprang a leak and put into Ramsgate, Kent, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Limmington, Hampshire to London. [97]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [96]
Garland	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Sandown Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. [95]
Good Expectations	Bremen	The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux or Nantz, France. [97]
Industry	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Campveer, Dutch Republic. [89]
Janet	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked near Wicklow, Ireland. [98]
Lady Francis	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Caithness. [99]
Laurel	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. [90] She was later refloated. [98]
Manchester	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno. Manchester was later refloated. [99]
Margaret and Ann	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. She was on a voyage from Leith to Campveer. [90] Margaret and Ann was later refloated. [98]
Margret	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith. [94]
Maria Charlotta	Norway	The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from London to Norrköping. [97]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Sandholms, in the Baltic Sea. [98]
Molly	Great Britain	The ship was lost near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool. [100]
Nelly	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at "Wigan". She was on a voyage from Leith to Memel, Prussia. [95]
Phœnix	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Deva, Spain to London. [89]
Prince William Henry Paquet	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dieppe, France. [89]
Recovery	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Rosinstown, County Wexford, Ireland with the loss of six of her crew. she was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [100]
Richard	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Jura. [100] She was later refloated. [92]
Rose	Great Britain	The ship foundered in Pegwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sandwich, Kent. [95]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. [89]
Senegalia	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked near Boulogne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. [89]
Tendenstrickt	Denmark	The ship was wrecked on the Bree Bank with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Santa Cruz. [94]
Thomas and Richard	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia with the loss of five of her crew. [98]

December

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Mary Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Grenada. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Grenada. [101]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Mars	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. [102] She was on a voyage from China to London. [92]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Bellona	Great Britain	The ship was in collision with Tyne (  Great Britain ) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Tyne, which was severely damaged. Bellona was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. Union (  Great Britain ) subsequently towed her in to Scarborough, Yorkshire in a wrecked condition. [91] [103]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Friends Goodwill	Ireland	The ship departed from Cork for Havre de Grâce, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [104]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship departed from Virginia, United States for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [105]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin [103]
Mary	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin. [103]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Gideon	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. [106]
Harmony	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. [106]
Maria	United States	The ship was driven ashore on Madeira. [106]
Nossa Senhora Conceicao Santa Rita	Portugal	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. [106]
Sally	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. [106]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Anna	Dutch Republic	The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. [107]
Hope	Ireland	The brigantine was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London, Great Britain. [108]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Plymouth	Great Britain	The brig was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. [109]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 42°00′N15°00′W / 42.000°N 15.000°W / 42.000; -15.000 ). Her crew were rescued by William and Hannah (  Great Britain ). Eliza was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to London. [110]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Amphion	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Havre de Grace, Seine-Maritime, France. [67]
Flora	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. [55]
Good-Intent	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua and Jamaica. [107]
Little Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. [100]
Marian	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Messina, Sicily. [91]
Mary	Ireland	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Cork. [107]
Mary Ann	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Newhaven, Sussex. [91]
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [91]
Peace & Plenty	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston. [42]
Venus	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a French brig. Her crew were rescued. [92]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787

Ship	Country	Description
Active	Great Britain	The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gabon River, Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to London. [39]
Active	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from South Carolina, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued. [111]
Albion	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [84]
Alfred Stopart	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [84]
Avanture	France	The ship was lost due to an insurrection. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Africa and the West Indies. [76]
Baltic Merchant	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. [112]
Betsey	Ireland	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Baffin Bay to Newry, County Antrim. [30]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British America/ Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [113]
Betsey	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [35]
Betsey	Ireland	The ship was lost 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York, United States. [62]
Carnatic	British East India Company	The East Indiaman ran aground at Falta, India and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London the Tranquebar and Bengal, India. [114]
Cato	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. [100]
Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. [86]
Dutchess of Argyle	Great Britain	The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [115]
Eagle	Great Britain	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool. [27]
Enterprize	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Jamaica. [116]
Experiment	Ireland	The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from Cork to Halifax. [86]
Favourite	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [35]
Fox	Great Britain	The ship was severely damaged by fire at "Tracadegash". [117]
Generous Friends	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [35]
Hastings	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from China to Bengal, India. [118]
Holcomb	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [35]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg. [43]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was lost near "Traverse". Her crew were rescued. [77]
James	Great Britain	The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Pidgeon Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. [81]
Jenny	Ireland	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Everley (  Great Britain ). Jenny was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Cork. [107]
Lady Hill	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the north east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Jamaica. [30]
Lady Hughes	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Grenada. Her crew were rescued. [119]
Lord Shelburne	Great Britain	The transport ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. All on board were rescued by Catharine (  Great Britain ). [55] [120]
Marianne	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on a reef off Port Royal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint Domingo. [33]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies and back. [119]
Mary	Great Britain	Captain Nelles's whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [35]
Mary	Great Britain	Captain Carpenter's whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. [121]
Mercury	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Jamaica. [122]
Minerva	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from North Carolina to Dublin. Her crew were rescued. [112]
Neckar	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from China to Bengal. [118]
Noble Bounty	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [123]
Nonsuch	Great Britain	The ship was lost at the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia. [124]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to British Honduras. [125]
Ranger	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Colleradoes with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bermuda. [37]
Recovery	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Wexford, Ireland. [126]
Rose	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Quebec. Her crew were rescued. [97]
Success	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk in the Davis Straits. [121]
Swift	Great Britain	The ship foundered off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Newfoundland, British America. [51]
Thames	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Gulf of Venice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice. [14]
Three Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Charleston. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Charleston. [127]
Tigris	Ireland	The ship struck a rock and sank whilst on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal. [77]
Turnchapell	Great Britain	The ship was lost on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax. [64]
White	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Quebec, British America. [73]

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Ship events in 1787
Ship launches:	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791	1792
Ship commissionings:	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791	1792
Ship decommissionings:	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791	1792
Shipwrecks:	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791	1792