List of shipwrecks in 1796

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The list of shipwrecks in 1796 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1796.

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January

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
unidentifiedThe ship, with "cable and post attached", was driven out of Penzance harbour and on to nearby rocks in Mount's Bay, Cornwall. [1]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
PollyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at Madeira. [2]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Industry Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The vessel was wrecked at "Little Good Harbor". Lost with all hands. [3] [4] [5]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
DiligentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [6]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
unidentifiedThe troop ship, probably one of Admiral Christian's West Indies convoy, was wrecked within a cable length of Loe Bar, Cornwall during a ″great storm″ in Mount's Bay. The ship was carrying between 400 and 600 officers and men of the 26th Regiment of Dragoons; not one of the crew or passengers survived. Large quantities of wreckage were washed up including dead horses with D26 brands on their hooves. It is estimated that over 600 people died including nine people on shore. [7] [8]
unidentifiedA 300 ton ship from Bremen ran aground on Cairn Jenny, near the Abbey Slip, Penzance, Cornwall. [9]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
CartoucheFlag of France.svg  France The privateer foundered in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the loss of all hands. [6]
Ponsonby PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore wrecked at North Bull, Dublin, Ireland. [10] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. [8]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Dutton Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of between eight and twenty lives. [8] [11] [12]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
ConcordiaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidada, Brazil. [10] [13]
HMS Hindostan Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fourth rate ship-of-the-line was driven into HMS Santa Margarita ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) at Cork, Ireland and was damaged, the two vessels remaining entangled until the next day. HMS Hindostan was subsequently repaired at Kinsale, County Cork and returned to service. HMS Santa Margarita was repaired at Plymouth, Devon and returned to service. [14]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1796
ShipStateDescription
Astrée Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The Nymphe-class frigate was wrecked off Santo Amaro, Azores with the loss of 138 lives. [15]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AlertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and put into Tobermory, Isle of Mull, where she was wrecked upon being beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. [8]
CarouseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The schooner foundered in the Hamoaze, Plymouth, Devon. Her crew survived. [11]
ChesapeakFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore near Christchurch, Hampshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Baltimore, Maryland. [16]
Christiana HelenaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Gothenburg. [17]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Loch Crinan. [18]
FannySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast on Norway. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Ballyshannon, County Antrim. [19]
FavouriteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull. [20] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico. [19]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola. [19]
General ChaconBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands. [21]
GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Carthagena, Spain. [22]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Malbay, Ireland. [10] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. [22]
JohnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christchurch, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to the Isle of May. [8]
LambeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Palma, Mallorca while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port. [6]
LarkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [23]
HMS Leda Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fifth-rate frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal with the loss of all but seven her crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Bulldog ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) and King George (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [24] [25]
LondonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off "Fairleigh" with the loss of all but four of her crew. [26]
MargarettaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Marazion, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to a French port. [8]
MariaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Morlaix, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Amsterdam. [27]
NancyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was wrecked off Bermuda while on a voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. [6]
NeutralityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Liverpool. [10]
OctoberBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States before 11 January. [28]
OrfordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar, Swedish Pomerania to Liverpool. [17]
PrinceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex. [22]
Prins Carl von Hessen Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. All on board, her crew and 180 hussars, were rescued. [10] [22]
PriscillaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Alderney, Channel Islands. [8]
ProserpinaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked at Skagen. She was on a voyage from Elsinore to Amsterdam. [19] [20]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Mothecombe, Devon to Plymouth. [17]
Regende JacobFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth. [29]
SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to London. [19] [20]
SmyrnaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Kent coast and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port. Smyrna was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent. [30]
Spirito SantoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked at St. Augustin, Spanish Florida with the loss of four of her crew. [31]
Thomas WilsonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Fort Monckton, Hampshire. [21]
Three SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Chichester. [22]
Tres AmigosBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Londo. Tres Amigos was later refloated. [8]
WashingtonFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Tawe. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Philadelphia. [8]
Willing MindBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. [10] She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool. [8]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
StagSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The cutter was wrecked at Crosshaven, County Cork. [14]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
HallBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St Minver, Cornwall while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica. [6] [26]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
Prince of WalesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Swanage, Dorset while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey. Her crew were rescued. [6]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
ClementinaBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. All on board were rescued. [32]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
AnnaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. [6]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [6]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off the Goodwin Sands, Kent by HMS Camilla ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. [33]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1796
ShipStateDescription
ShelstonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The brig was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bideford, Devon. [32]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anna POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain. [27]
AnnaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Libava to Rotterdam. [26]
AuroraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. [27]
AuroraBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. All on board about 150 people, were rescued by Sedgeley (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [26]
British QueenBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in "Hozeley Bay" with some loss of life. [6]
HMS Canada Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore at Cork, Ireland. She was refloated with the aid of HMS Penguin ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). [14]
CeresBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent. [34]
CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. [35]
ConcordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the North Sand Head, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [36]
EllenSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. [35]
Gibraltar British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The whaler was captured off Tinmouth, County Durham by a French privateer and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Hull to Greenland. [37]
Jannett and HellenBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was run ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Jannett and Hellen was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hamburg. [28]
JohnSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin. [27]
La VenturaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon, Great Britain while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Bilboa. [38]
MariaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dublin. [39]
MargaretThe ship was wrecked near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States while on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic to Boston, Massachusetts. [38]
MountstuartBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. [6]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [26]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Donegal Bay. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Lancaster, Lancashire. [40]
PortlandBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. [41]
Queen CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Queen Charlotte was later refloated. [36]
SarahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool for Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [42]
ShilstoneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Biddiford, Devon. [41]
Success British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Berck. [27]
SummerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. [36]
TraceySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford. [41]
UnionSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford. [41]
Vine British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Virginia, United States. [6] [26]
Vrow ChristianaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jever to London. [41]
Vrow VolinaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Leer to London. [36]

March

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
La ConceptionBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 40°N17°W / 40°N 17°W / 40; -17 ). Her ten crew were rescued by Virginia (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). La Conception was on a voyage from Cádiz to Belfast, County Down, Ireland. [42]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off The Smalls, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [43]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Gothenburg Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Swedish East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to China. [44]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Mary & ClaraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to a Baltic port. [45]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
FortuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon and was burnt. [46]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1796
ShipStateDescription
Ponsborne Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost off Grenada after having landed troops. [12] Her crew were rescued. [44]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
Bellisarius British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The West Indies-bound troopship collided with HMS Royal Sovereign ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) and foundered. About 110 survivors were rescued. [47]
BetseyFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dunkerque, Nord. [47]
ConcordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French frigate and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. [48]
Eliza & AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Venice. [43]
FortunaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Málaga, Spain. [49]
FortuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon by a French privateer. She was set afire and sunk. [50]
Frau Karren Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain. [51]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London. [43]
John and HenryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and wrecked while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. [52]
JunoBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with Mors (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) off Whitby, Yorkshire and was beached. Mors was presumed to have foundered. [53]
LooBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Belfast. [49]
LydeBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight. [46]
MargarettBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by Sémillante (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy) while on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lisbon. She was set afire and sank. [50] [53]
Maria Catharina Flag of Denmark.svg Norway The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Cork, Ireland. [47]
MarsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with Juno (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire and foundered. Juno was driven ashore at Whitby. [50]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. [51]
MaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. [47]
MaryFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. [43]
MentorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Thurlestone, Devon before 15 March. [54]
MinervaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Île Pilée, off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [47]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and sank off Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey. [37]
RefinerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. [43]
RegulatorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London. [37]
TryphenaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Gibraltar Bay. [43]
VineBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto. [47]
Vrow Catharinaflag unknownThe ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. [28]
William Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Jamaica The snow foundered while on a voyage from Kingston to London. [52]

April

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Ça Ira Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The hospital ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Florent, Corsica, France.

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1796
ShipStateDescription
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Dantzig to the Firth of Forth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AnnSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin. [56]
BælanaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Greenland. [57]
Chaser British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain On 15 April 1796 she was at Iles de Los. She had been on shore some time before and sustained much damage; her cargo had been landed. [58] She was later condemned there. [59]
CornbrookBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Liverpool, Lancashire. [60]
DianaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Brest, Finistère, France. She was subsequently lost. Diana was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [56]
EdinburghBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged at Salcombe, Devon. [57]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hamburg. [61]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Falmouth, Cornwall. [62]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean ( 51°35′N13°00′W / 51.583°N 13.000°W / 51.583; -13.000 ) by a French privateer and was burnt. [45]
TritonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Rathem Island. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica. [61]
VictoryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool. [57]

May

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
EdgarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Cape Ortegal, Spain by a French frigate and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [63]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Postiljon and Scipio (both Flag of the navy of the Batavian Republic.svg  Batavian Navy). She was on a voyage from London to Archangelsk, Russia. [64]
236 unnamed vesselsNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy A fire at Saint Petersburg destroyed 79 galleys, 10 gunboats, 7 floating batteries, a bomb vessel, 2 konchebasovs, 4 patrol boats, 11 landing craft, 81 boats and a Royal Yacht. [65]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km) west of Domesnes, Norway by a French brig and frigate. She was on a voyage from Scotland to the Baltic. [66]
Lord Hawkesbury British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was lost near the Cape of Good Hope. [67]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
LeedsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Républicaine (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port. [68]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1796
ShipStateDescription
MaryannBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Jason (Flag of the navy of the Batavian Republic.svg  Batavian Navy). Maryann was on a voyage from Nevis to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Following the action, the crew of Jason mutinied and took her in to Greenock, [48] where she was seized by the Admiralty. Jason entered Royal Navy service as HMS Proselyte.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AnthonySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Tamise (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Waterford to Oporto, Portugal. [69]
AuroraFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The hoy was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ostend, Lys, France. [70]
De Anna Amelia Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Lübeck. [70]
DoveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of "Italy". [48]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pärnu, Russia. [71]
FloraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset with the loss of thirteen of her crew. [72]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. [71]
Friend's AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [73]
Greyhound British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was reported on 3 June to be onshore and bilged off Portsmouth. [72]
HarmonyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. [69]
HayleBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in St Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hayle, Cornwall. [66]
JuniperBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. [72]
Little Tom JohnsonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. [69]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira. [72]
PeggyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to London. [72]
Princess CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to India. [74]
Vrow Henrietta Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Lübeck. [72]
William PittBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. [75]

June

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Arab Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Révolutionnaire-class corvette struck a rock off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France and foundered with the loss of 22 of her crew. There were about 80 survivors, who were taken prisoner by the French.

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
Hercules Flag of the United States.svg  United States The American East Indiaman wrecked on the coast of East Africa north of the Cape of Good Hope with the loss of thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London. [76]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1796
ShipStateDescription
São JoséFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship was captured by French corsairs 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Azores. She was set afire and destroyed. [15]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
Anna MariaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Anstruther, Fife to Gothenburg, Sweden. [77]
FelicityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Milford, Pembrokeshire. [42]
GoodhopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Youghall to Carmarthen. [42]
Hope British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Guernsey The sloop was captured and sunk by a French lugger privateer. [68]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Atalante (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon. [63]
MariaSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Légère (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Cork to Oporto, Portugal. [78]
MilnesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [77]
Nossa Senhora de LupaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [79]
Prince of WalesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and reported to have been scuttled by Légère (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). However, she was subsequently towed in to Waterford, Ireland. [42]
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost off Sicily. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port. [80]
Washington Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near the Stag Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Hamburg. [68]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
HiberniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by two French frigates. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the West Indies. [81]

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
MinervaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The whaler was captured in the Atlantic Ocean ( 43°N38°W / 43°N 38°W / 43; -38 ) by Bayonnaise and four other vessels (all Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was burnt. Minerva was on a voyage from the South Seas to London. [82]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
St. AnnFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Havre de Grace to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. Four crew were rescued by Nancy (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [83]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Middlesex Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the River Thames near Erith, Kent. [12]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Trompeuse Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Farmer's Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. [14] Her crew were rescued. [84]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
MariyaNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The galley-frigate was driven ashore on Vegeetel-kari, off Hogland. Her crew were rescued. [65]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1796
ShipStateDescription
Orange Valley British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by a French squadron and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [85]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AlbionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven. [84]
BritanniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°N15°W / 48°N 15°W / 48; -15 ) by Ranger (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy)) and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British America. [86]
CommerceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. [87]
Fair AmericanFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Ramsgate, Kent and New York. [88]
FortressBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by the French. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America. [89]
Frederick and GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex whilst evading a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [87]
HesterBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Heneaga Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London. [90]
PrimroseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. [83] She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Liverpool. [80]
St Joseph Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Hamburg. [42]
WhitworthBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [42]

August

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Middlesex Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent and wrecked. [91]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
ElizabethFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Saint Barthélemy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [92]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
Andromaque Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The Nymphe-class frigate was driven ashore in Arcachon Bay by HMS Galatea and HMS Sylph (both Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). She was burnt by the British.

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Undaunted Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The frigate was wrecked on the Morant Cays, in the West Indies.

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1796
ShipStateDescription
SpeedwellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Charleston, South Carolina, British America. [93]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AstreaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship driven ashore and wrecked in Tetuan Bay, near Tétouan, Morocco. [94] Her crew were rescued. [95]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [94]
Lady Taylor British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London [82]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Friendship (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) on 25 September. Mary was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. [96]
MiddlesexBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London. [97]
RangerSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin. [94]
RangerBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. [98]
SultanaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Red Sand, in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. [23]

September

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1796
ShipStateDescription
Little HarryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America. [99]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Amphion Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fifth-rate ship-of-the-line exploded and sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of 300 of the 312 people on board.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AmphitriteSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin. [100]
Betsey & BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [101]
BrideportBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [102]
BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. [103]
DorotheaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire. [103]
Earl of DerbyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. [103]
Fair HibernianBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin. [100]
LondonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pärnu, Russia. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool. [103]
Princess RoyalBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Liverpool. [100]
SykesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzig. [104]
ThetisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [105]
Three BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. [100]
Vrow AnnaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. [104]
Windsor CastleBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. [100]
YarmouthBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port. [55]

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
GloryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. [106]
HMS Narcissus Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Sphinx-class post ship wrecked.

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
WithywoodBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [99]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
London British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was lost near Ilfracombe, Devon. [93] [107]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Malabar Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered. Her crew were rescued by Martha (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [108]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Betsey & MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [109]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
Archangel MichaelNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate ran aground off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated but then struck a rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. [65]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
MargaretBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [110]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1796
ShipStateDescription
JennyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ( 50°N21°W / 50°N 21°W / 50; -21 ) by a French privateer cutter. [111]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AugustBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. [93]
BeaverFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. [112]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by a West Indiaman. Her crew were rescued. [99]
CarolinaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was lost near Liepāja. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London, Great Britain. [93]
CarrierBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from a Baltic port to Whitehaven, Lancashire. [113]
CrownBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk by Jonas (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) off North Foreland, Kent. [99]
FriendshipFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Archangelsk. [114]
HenriettaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen. [115]
John and MarySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain. [116]
NeptuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain Guernsey The ship was wrecked at the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina, United States before 13 October. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. [117]
OrphyrFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic. [116]
Royal OakBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ice Fiord. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg. [99]
ScarthingwellBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Seska Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire. [115]
Shelton CastleBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth. [99]

November

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1796
ShipStateDescription
Décius Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the First Coalition: The sixth rate frigate was captured by HMS Lapwing ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy. She was burnt the next day to prevent recapture. [118] [119]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1796
ShipStateDescription
PeterBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [120]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
ActiveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Humber. [121]
Admirable ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic. There were two survivors. [122]
AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [81]
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. [123]
CaledoniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga to London. [124]
CleopatraFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Martinique. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all handns. [125]
CrescentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless at Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. [122] Crescent was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [126]
Duke of CumberlandBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea and was presumed to have foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden. [67]
EuphrasiaSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Baltimore, Maryland. [122]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. [122]
Gulle Hoffnungflag unknownThe ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. [122]
HillsboroughSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dublin. [124]
IntegrityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. [67]
IrinarkhNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was damaged by ice and sank in the Dnieper. [65]
JaneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Dumsness, Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London. [124]
KipriyanNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was holed by ice and sank in the Dnieper. [65]
KittyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Poole, Dorset. [67]
Lands WelvaretCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was lost near Embden. She was on a voyage from London to Emden. [127]
MariyaNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The ship was holed by ice and sank in the Dniepr. [65]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dantzig. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. [67]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [121]
NeptuneSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from Dublin to São Miguel Island, Azores. [123]
NeptuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Emden. [81]
OphisFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. [96]
PernassusBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was lost at Corsica, France. [127]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. [127]
Regina Elizabeth POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin. [81]
SeaflowerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London. [124]
St. JohnSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Waterford. [67]
Thomas & JaneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Humber with the loss of all hands. [121]
UnionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan. [67]
UnionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was in collision with another vesseld and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently came ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. Union was on a voyage from London to Inverness. [124]

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
AtlasBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with Patriot (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Guernsey Lily ( British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Guernsey). Atlas was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. [128]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
Amor Parentum Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent, Great Britain for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [129]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
Séduisant Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Expédition d'Irlande: The Séduisant-class ship of the line was wrecked off Brest, Finistère with the loss of 1,150 of the 1,210 people on board.

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Courageux Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The third rate ship-of-the-line was wrecked off Gibraltar with the loss of all but five of her crew. [130]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
William & RobertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The brig departed from Gravesend, Kent for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [131]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
HMS Cormorant Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Cormorant-class ship-sloop caught fire, exploded and sank at Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola with the loss of 95 lives.
FortunaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London. [132]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
AmityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean ( 35°49′N50°14′W / 35.817°N 50.233°W / 35.817; -50.233 ) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Guardian (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Amity was on a voyage from Martinico to London. [133]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
CenturionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [134]
EdinburghBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [134]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. [134]
FannyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Scottish port. [134]
FreedomBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [134]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [134]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [134]
Robert and MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. [134]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Hull. [134]
SarahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [134]
UnionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [134]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
AmazonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was captured by a French squadron and sunk. [135]
Impatiente Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Expédition d'Irlande: The Romaine-class frigate ship-of-the-line was wrecked in Bantry Bay with the loss of 420 of her 427 crew.

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1796
ShipStateDescription
QueenBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [136]
Scévola Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Expédition d'Irlande: The Magnanime-class ship-of-the-line was wrecked in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued by Révolution (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy).

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar. [137]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [138]
HMS Bombay Castle Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Elizabeth-class ship of the line foundered at the mouth of the Tagus. [139]
BrilliantBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. [140]
BrilliantBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the north coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [134]
Crown Princess Mary Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Asiatic Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies. [138] [140]
Daphne Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg. [139]
DianaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States War of the First Coalition: The ship was sent into Martinico by an "English cruizer". She was burnt there. Diana was on a voyage from India to the United States. [71]
EstherBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon. [138]
Frederica Henrietta Flag of Bremen.svg Bremen The ship was lost in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. [134]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the "Highlands". She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Liverpool, Lancashire. [141]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of most of her crew. [142]
Generous FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Exeter, Devon. [139] [143]
Good DesignBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. [138]
Governor BruceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Bridgwater, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Venice to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [139]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Killough, County Down, Ireland while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool. [143]
LibertyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from London for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [144]
LaurentiusCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Memel to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. [142]
Lerche Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Hamburg. Lerche was refloated and taken in to Dover. [140]
MarinerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool. [138]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. [141]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to the Strait of Gibraltar. [130]
Peace and PlentySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin. [145]
Port RosawayBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [146]
ProspectBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Memel. [138]
RecoveryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Bristol. Her crew were rescued. [143]
ResolutionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool, Lancashire. [128]
Speedy PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire. [139]
ThetisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. [139]
ThomasBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. [145]
UnionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and was wrecked in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Newport Pratt, County Mayo, Ireland. [126]
UnionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Scawhaven". She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [145]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1796
ShipStateDescription
ActiveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The frigate was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to London. [147]
AmbuscadeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [99]
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Droits d'Homme (Flag of France.svg  France). She was sent in to Charleston, South Carolina, United States where she was lost. [64]
ArgonautFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde to Mauritius. [118]
BaltimoreFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Baltimore, Maryland. [70] [148]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key Reef while on a voyage from British Honduras to Jamaica. [83]
ChanceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and destroyed by the French in the Bay of Bulls. [149]
CharlestonFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. [150]
ConnecticutFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost in the Rio Nunas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [151]
DeborahFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The brig foundered. [127]
EagleFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost on Heneagua. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Baltimore. [44]
EagleBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition The transport ship was captured and burnt by a squadron of French frigates. She was on a voyage from London to Bermuda. [100]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground off "Newberry". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston. [28]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 52°N15°W / 52°N 15°W / 52; -15 ). Her crew were rescued by Briseis (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Eliza was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. [47]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship capsized off the "Western Isles". [63]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States to Liverpool. [73]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea. [95]
Fair AmericanFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship sank off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was refloated on 22 August. [95]
FavouriteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near the mouth of the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [49]
FavouriteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States. [149]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bahamas to London. [152]
GrampusBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship brig was driven ashore south of Charleston, South Carolina [57]
HampdenBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the French in the Bay of Bulls. [149]
Henry & CharlesFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore near the Delaware Capes. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Hamburg. [153]
HerculesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rising Sun (Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland ). Hercules was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [154]
HeroBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Gibraltar. [155]
HopeFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The brig was lost near Cape Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to an American port. [156]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Pallisades, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica. [157]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on a voyage that started at Havana. [47]
JamaicaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and beached on Saint Croix, Virgin Islands before 11 November. She was on a voyage from Tobago and Grenada to London. [111] [158]
Jolly TarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. [67]
Jonge BonefaciusFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship, a prize, was driven ashore in Simon's Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope. [66]
JulianaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Boston, Massachusetts. [152]
Juliana Maria Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Asiatic Company The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen. [159]
Little BrymerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica. [73]
LivelyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost off Antigua. [157]
LondonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Rapparee Cove, Devon.
MackarelBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [113] [160]
MariaBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked on the Ludberry Reef, in the Gulf of Florida. [93]
MariaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Port Royal, Jamaica. [128]
MilfordBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Waterford, Ireland. [152]
MinervaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near the mouth of the Delaware River with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Philadelphia. [49]
MurBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Race, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of two of her crew. [48]
NancyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at Bermuda. she was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica. [49]
Neptune British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by an explosion at the Cape of Good Hope. [123]
Old Dick British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on Rocky Point, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica. [48]
Othello British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bonny River. [46]
Parnassus British-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport was lost at Corsica in late 1796. [161]
PeggyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast. [28]
PollyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The schooner was lost off Bermuda. [74]
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to London. [83]
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. [95]
RegulatorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the French at Table Bay, Labrador, British America. [116]
SovereignBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hebe (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Sovereign was on a voyage from Quebec to London. [162]
ThomasBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. [93]
Three FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French at Newfoundland and was scuttled. [149]
TrisviatitaliaFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire The vessel was lost at Kamishak in Russian Alaska. After an attempt to repair her failed, she was burned in 1798 to retrieve her iron fittings. [163]
TryphenaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a squadron under the command of Admiral Joseph de Richery. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto. [118]
Two BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [49]
YaricoBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. [149]

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