List of shipwrecks in 1798

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The list of shipwrecks in 1798 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1798.

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January

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1798
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ChériFlag of France.svg  France War of the First Coalition: The privateer frigate was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Pomone ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). Pomone rescued her 220 crew. [1] [2]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1798
ShipStateDescription
BerezanNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The cruiser ran aground and sank in Artillery Bay, off Sevastopol. Her crew were rescued. [3]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
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AdrianaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [4]
AidBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Leith, Lothian. [1]
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Torreshaw. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Lisbon, Portugal. [5]
AtkinsonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset. Atkinson was later refloated. [6]
CastorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Braen Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia, to Hull. [7]
Castor British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with Minerva (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ) in The Downs and was beached at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London. [6]
CommerceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship capsized in the Humber upstream of Hull with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. [8]
DiligentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [9]
Elizabeth & MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Scottish port. [1]
FavouriteFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. [10]
FortitudeSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Belfast, County Antrim. [11]
Freede Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. [7]
Friends EndeavourBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. [6]
GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire. [7]
GoodhopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex. [1]
HectorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Lancaster, Lancashire. [12]
HenryFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam. [7]
ParisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. [6]
Pritzler British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was lost near Beachy Head with the loss of her captain. [13]
RobertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [7]
SophiaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and was subsequently lost near the Île d'Yeu, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira. [1]
SurprizeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan. [6]
Three FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Coleraine, County Antrim, with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland. [4]
Virginia and Philadelphia PacketFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship departed from Jamaica for Norfolk, Virginia in mid-January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [14]
Warsuch Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Copenhagen. [15]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1798
ShipStateDescription
PhœnixBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. [16]
HMS Raven Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg  Royal Navy The Albatross-class sloop ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe. [17]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1798
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Enfant de la Patrie Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The Etna-class corvette was wrecked on the coast of Norway.

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1798
ShipStateDescription
General Eliott British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain Her crew abandoned the West Indiaman in the North Sea after she ran aground without loss of life on the Goodwin Sands during a voyage from Jamaica to London and was rescued by an unidentified vessel (Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg  Denmark–Norway). Later the frigate HMS Astraea and ship of the line HMS Veteran (both Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy), salvaged General Elliot and towed her in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. [18] [19] [20]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
CeresBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst bound for Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. [21]
CommerceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Edington. [22]
DuddenBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Isles. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey. [23]
EbenezerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon. [24]
FavouriteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford. [25]
FavouriteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [26]
FlyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool. [22]
Gloman Flag of Bremen.svg Bremen The ship was wrecked on Föhr, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen. [18]
GriffinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Cork, Ireland. [22]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to Liverpool. [25]
JamesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk, to Plymouth. [27]
Maria Frederica Flag of Bremen.svg Bremen The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. [18]
MermaidBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sank at Weymouth. [28]
NeptuneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. [28]
NileUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. [22]
Oporto PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer and sunk. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, to São Miguel Island, Azores. [26]
Peace & PlentyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Happisburg, Norfolk. [16]
St. Nicholo Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.svg Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was lost in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, Ireland or Liverpool. [16]
VenusBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Waterford. [25]
Vrow EngelinaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Embden to London. [29]

March

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1798
ShipStateDescription
Arendal Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Asiatic Company The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Dutch East Indies. [30]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
Alexander and AlexanderFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship was lost in the Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London, Great Britain. [18]
HoldernessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Gibraltar. [31]
IrisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth. [32]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea. [33]
ThamesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Ballyshannon Bay, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick, Ireland. [34]
Twee GebroedersCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Hemsby, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Embden to London. [35]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1798
ShipStateDescription
Blessed EndeavourBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was wrecked on Fair Isle with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to Greenland. [36]
HMS Pallas Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of a crew member. [37] [38]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1798
ShipStateDescription
Princess Amelia Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at 14°01′N74°19′E / 14.017°N 74.317°E / 14.017; 74.317 off Pigeon Island, India with the loss of about 40 lives. [39] [40]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1798
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PenrynBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [41] [42]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Lively Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy War of the Second Coalition: The fifth rate frigate ran aground at Rota, Cadiz, Spain. She was fired on by shore based artillery and was abandoned and set afire by her crew. HMS Seahorse ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) rescued all but one of her crew.

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1798
ShipStateDescription
Woodcot Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company War of the Second Coalition: The East Indiaman was captured off Tellicherry, India by Preneuse (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). [40] Early reports that she had been sunk were incorrect.

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1798
ShipStateDescription
FannyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, British America. [43]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
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AuroraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at "Ekerhaven", Norway. [44]
BrothersSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Galway to Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. [45]
Duchess of YorkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all hands. [37] [38]
JennyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off Anholt, Denmark by a Prussian vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Copenhagen, Denmark. [46]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. [44]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Mevagissey Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Falmouth, Cornwall. [45]
Oporto PacketBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. [47] [48]
Quatorze Juillet Flag of France.svg  France The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Lorient, Morbihan, before commissioning.

May

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1798
ShipStateDescription
"Hope"Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The schooner ran aground off Currituck, North Carolina while escorting/providing possible lifesaving service for the leaking Williamson. Was expected to be refloated. [49]
"Williamson"Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The brig was wrecked on a reef off Currituck, North Carolina after springing a leak earlier. One crewmember, a boy, died. [50]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1798
ShipStateDescription
"Harmony"Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The schooner capsized and sank in a storm 9 days after leaving Surinam. 10 crewmen were lost, survivors rescued by "Betsy". [51]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Braak Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The brig-sloop capsized in Delaware Bay with the loss of 48 lives.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
CiceroBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [52]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London. [43]
SuccessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt by two French privateers. [43]
UnknownFlag of France.svg  France Quasi War: Napoleonic Wars:The privateer was run ashore following a battle with an Anglo-American convoy in which 6 other privateers were captured, sometime in May. [53]

June

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Rover Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew survived.

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1798
ShipStateDescription
Lion British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The East Indiaman was condemned at Delagoa Bay. Three whalers were hired to take her cargo back to England. [54]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Pique Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy War of the Second Coalition, Action of 30 June 1798: The fifth rate frigate was scuttled by burning off Brest, Finistère, France, following damage sustained in a battle with the frigate Seine (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy).

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
AvonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [55]
DolphinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. [56]
FarmarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden. [57]
Harlequin British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Jersey The privateer was wrecked near Brest, Finistère, France. [58]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London. [56]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed at Ross-on-Wye. [59]

July

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1798
ShipStateDescription
AkhillNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The ship capsized and sank in the Black Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. [3]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Aigle Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The frigate was wrecked on Plane Island, Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis, Ottoman Empire. [60]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Resistance Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fifth-rate caught fire and exploded in Bangka Strait. 332 people died; 13 survivors made a raft but only 4 succeeded in reaching Sumatra where they were enslaved by pirates but rescued later in the year. [61]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Garland Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Enterprise-class frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Indian Ocean off Port Dauphiné, Madagascar. Her crew survived.


29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1798
ShipStateDescription
UnanimityFlag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina The revenue brig was run ashore following an exchange of fire with HMS Musquito (Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg  Royal Navy) at Dewee's Inlet, South Carolina. [62]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
BoreasFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain. [63]
Bristol TraderBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to St. Ives, Cornwall. [64]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [56]
TinleyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a Spanish Man-of-War on or about 8 July. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London. [65]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered. [66]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1798
ShipStateDescription
Mercure Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Séduisant-class ship of the line ran aground and was captured by HMS Alexander ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy. She was set afire and burnt.
Orient Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy
Orient. The Battle of the Nile.jpg
Orient.

War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Océan-class ship of the line was set afire during the battle. She was destroyed by the explosion of her magazine with the loss of most of her crew.

Sérieuse Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy
Serieuse The Glorious Victory Obtaind over the French Fleet off the Nile the 1st of August 1798 by the Gallant Admiral Lord Nelson, of the Nile (caricature) RMG PW3863.tiff
Sérieuse
War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magicienne-class frigate was sunk due to damage inflicted by HMS Orion ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy).

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1798
ShipStateDescription
Artémise Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magicienne-class frigate was set afire and scuttled to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.
Guerrier Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Magnifique-class ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed.
Heureux Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Centare-class ship of the line ship of the line was captured by the Royal Navy. She was so severely damaged in the battle that she was set afire and destroyed.
Timoléon Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy War of the Second Coalition, Battle of the Nile: The Téméraire-class ship of the line ship of the line ran aground during the battle. She was set afire and exploded.

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1798
ShipStateDescription
CanadaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship, a prize of the privateer Heureux (Flag of France.svg  France), was recaptured by HMS Indefatigable ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy) and was run ashore and wrecked near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Canada was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [67] [68]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1798
ShipStateDescription
Bee British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British America. [69]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Etrusco Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The stores ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. [70] [71]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland by three French frigates. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [72]
SpoonerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London. [71]

September

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
DollyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States. [73]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Labrador, British America. [69]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
AllianceNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship ran aground off "Korge-Sari" and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kotka to Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. [3]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by Bacchus Her crew were rescued. [74]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
EstherBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Montrose, Forfarshire whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose. [70]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the "Western Islands" to Saint-Domingue. [75]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
St. NicholasNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Northern Dvina with the loss of five lives. [3]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
AnnBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. [76]
BernstorffFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship, a prize, was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
DuncanBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. She was on a voyage from Halifax to London. [76]
Elizabeth Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
FreemasonFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
HenriettaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
LibertyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
Little MaryFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
Matilda Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
Prince Edward Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
Sally Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British America The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]
WilliamFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Halifax. [76]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
"Tryal"Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Quasi War:The brig was sunk after entering Bayonne, France, mistaking it for Bilbao, Spain. [77]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1798
ShipStateDescription
FameBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [78]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
AlbionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [74]
AmityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden. [74]
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [71]
CastorBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada. [79]
EnterprizeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg. [74]
EstherBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Montrose. [71]
GeorgeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Estonia whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [70]
Goede HoopFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship was wrecked on Ameland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Embden, Hanover. [70] [71]
HazardBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. [80]
IntegrityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg. [74]
KittyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near the Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [80]
LarkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "Smithr Steert". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. [81]
MartinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [81]
Polaskie Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. [81]
RacehorseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. [71]
Richard and AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London. [81]
Sea GullBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Plymouth, Devon. [79]
SophiaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship eas driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port. [82]
Two BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire. [71]
Two SistersSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Antrim on Sept 12,1798, Capt Jones. [83] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. [84]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
Royal RecoverySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was run down and sunk in the Sound of Isla. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Hamburg. [85]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
"Amphitrite"Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Isle of Avis in the Caribbean Sea while sailing from Grenada to Curaçao. She was stripped by privateer "Fleur de la Mer" (Flag of France.svg  France) on 21 October, rescuing/capturing most of her crew. [86]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
Fyodor StratilatNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate sank at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 269 of her 382 crew. [3]
Tsar Konstantin Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The Tsar Konstantin-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Danube with the loss of 398 of her 417 crew. [3]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Jason Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Artois-class frigate struck a rock in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France and foundered. Her crew were rescued. [87]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
DolphinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire, for Dublin, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [88]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
Prints Gustaf Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy The battleship ran aground in the "Gulf of Ekvog". Her crew were rescued on 4 November by Izyaslav (Naval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy and she sank. [3]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1798
ShipStateDescription
William and MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Tramore Bay. [89] She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [90]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
ActiveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland. [91] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Martinico. [92]
BarbaraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. [93]
BessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico. [85]
Catharina MargarettaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was lost on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain. [87]
CharlotteBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. [87]
CiceroBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to North Carolina, United States. [94]
CleopatraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost on the north coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool. [92]
DianaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Boston. [73] She was later refloated. [76]
DollyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from London to Memel. [87]
FameBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Liverpool. [92]
FortitudeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in Riga Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal. [85]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the White Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull. [90]
Happy EnterprizeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Wyburg". [92]
HardmanBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [87]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Deal, Kent, to Sunderland, County Durham. [78]
KingstonFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to New York. [78]
Mercurius Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was lost on the Whitesand. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg. [87]
PeggyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. [93]
ShieldsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was severely damaged by fire at Chatham, Kent. [78]
St. ConstantineFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. [78]
TillstoneBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. [78]
Twee Bruders Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was lost near Vlieland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [85]
TygerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London [95]
VigilanteFlag of France.svg  France War of the Second Coalition: The privateer was captured and sunk in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, Great Britain by HMS Racoon ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). [94]
VriendschapFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Batavian Republic The ship struck an anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam. [94]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
North StarFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Carlisle (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). North Star was on a voyage from Hamburg to Charleston, South Carolina. [69]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
AthleticBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London. [69]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
HSwMS Dragon Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg  Swedish Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of six of her 106 crew. [96]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
DovesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [97]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
launch and pinnaceFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Navy In a storm the pinnace belonging to USS Constitution drifted out to sea from Hampton Roads and was lost, and her launch sank at dock in Norfolk, Virginia. Launch brought up on the 22nd. [98]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Medusa Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. [99]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1798
ShipStateDescription
AlertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Rock, County Dublin, Ireland. [100]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
AbbeyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dublin, Ireland. [101]
ActiveBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin. [101]
ActiveSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. she was on a voyage from Dublin to Martinico. [102]
AlertBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax, British America. [103]
AmericanFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Wales. She was on a voyage from Saint Barthélemy to Stockholm, Sweden. [104]
BeeSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November. [91]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Sibersness", on the Baltic coast. [101]
BoydBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork. [102]
BritanniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamborough, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [105]
CastorSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Cork before 17 November. [91]
Christiana MariaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked on Anholt. [89] She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to a Baltic port. [90]
Countess of CardiganBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal. [106] She was later refloated. [90]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico. [104]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Lisbon, Portugal. [101]
Four FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer Cameleon (Flag of France.svg  France) but was subsequently wrecked off Beachy Head, Sussex. [107]
Friends GoodwillBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Sunderland, County Durham. [106]
GoodintentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [106]
GoodintentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kingsbridge, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. [101]
HannahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [101]
HebeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Revel Stone. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg. [72]
HenryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. [102]
HeroBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [104]
HopeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon. [108]
IsabellaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [106]
JayFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from America to Liverpool. [105]
John & BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off Dublin. She was later refloated. [69]
KentBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Ireland. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Jamaica. [108]
LlandoveryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and capsized on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool. [104]
Louisa Augusta Flag of Denmark.svg Norway The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London. [75]
MargaretBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The tender was lost near "Ballyconnel", Ireland. [75]
MartinBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London. [106]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on "Derreary Point", Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [108]
NancyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal. [106]
PhœbeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull. [72]
ProtecteurFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Oporto. [104]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Cork. [102]
RichmondSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica. [101]
RobinsonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the North Bull. [69]
RoseBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth. [102]
SarahBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Newry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [108]
SaratogaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [109]
ShortlandBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool. [102]
SpeculationSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost on Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Sligo. [105]
StarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. [106]
Thomas and AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Kingsbridge, Devon. [102]
Thomas and SallyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Newry, County Antrim. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry. [102]
Three SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Littlehampton, Sussex. [107]

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Kingfisher Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The sloop-of-war ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Tagus.

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
Silver EelBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Saltfleet, Lincolnshire whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Deptford, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [110] Silver Eel was refloated in July 1799 and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. [111]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
AugustaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. [112]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
Henry Addington Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg British East India Company During a voyage from London to India and China, the East Indiaman was wrecked in heavy fog on the Bembridge Ledge on the Isle of Wight. She bilged the next day and was abandoned. Six members of her crew died while abandoning ship. [110] [113] [114] [115]
unknownunknown probably Flag of the United States.svg  United States The coastal vessel was driven ashore on Portland Head, Maine and wrecked. Crew made it to shore safely. [116]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Colossus Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore on Samson, Isles of Scilly and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
ThamesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The West Indiaman was wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire, or Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada. [110] [113]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
Mary & BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The sloop was abandoned by her crew and subsequently wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. [117]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
HMS Coquille Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy The Coquille-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank at Plymouth, Devon, with the loss of thirteen of her crew and two civilians. [117]
EndeavourBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The brig was destroyed by fire following the loss of HMS Coquille ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued. [117]
ThetisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. [99]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1798
ShipStateDescription
AmeliaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [109]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1798
ShipStateDescription
Admiral StromfeldtFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London, Great Britain. [118]
AnnBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. [117]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the White Rocks. [112]
Carl Frederick Gdansk flag.svg Dantzig The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dantzig. [118]
CenturionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. [117]
CharlotteSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was lost off Cork before 28 December. There was one survivor. She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire. [91] [112]
CourteneyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [119]
Dart British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [114]
DispatchBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Kinsale County Cork, Ireland before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon, to Cork. [91]
EdwardsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Bridlington. [120]
ElizabethBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [121]
EnterprizeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. she was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. [122]
FairyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon. [99]
FaithBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Five of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [117]
Fredericksburg Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Asiatic Company The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Diamond Sand. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen. [113]
Friends GoodwillBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [112]
FriendshipBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Invincible Buonaparte (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Falmouth, Cornwall. [123]
Gute Erwarting Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Hamburg. [105]
HarriotBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Newry, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry, Ireland. [112]
HeroBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Gibraltar. [112]
JamesBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Memel. [113]
John & MarthaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. [99]
Jong Christianflag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Llondon. [112]
Jonge Fredericksflag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain. [122]
Juffrow Johannaflag unknownThe ship was lost near Lowestoft, Suffolk. [123]
Konningmine Louisa Van PrussiaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1727-1801).svg  Hanover The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Embden to Liverpool. [99]
LucretiaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to America. [117]
MariamBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to London. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). [124] [125]
MercuryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Bahamas to London. [118]
Morgenstern Gdansk flag.svg Dantzig The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig. [113]
Nova AuroraFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship foundered off Oporto whilst on a voyage from Oporto to Rio de Janeiro, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. [110]
OceanBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Liverpool. [122]
Peace and PlentyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saltcoats, Ayrshire. [112]
PhillippinaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship foundered off Cleve, Norway with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Croix to Copenhagen. [110]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. [113]
ProvidenceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [122]
RecoveryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Bristol. [112]
St. AndrewBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Dort, Batavian Republic. [122]
SuccessBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Milton. [121]
SuperbBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [118]
Tarleton British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Palmas, Pepper Coast. [124]
Teutonia Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon. [114]
ThomasBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Teignmouth, Devon. [114]
Two FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off Lisbon whilst on a voyage from Gibraltar to London with the loss of four of her crew. [110]
Three SistersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset, to Sunderland, County Durham. [117]
UnityBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Hanover. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [113]
unknownFlag of France.svg  France War of the Second Coalition:The privateer was sunk by HMS Amphitrite, probably in early December. [126]
Young ChristianBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [112]

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ShipStateDescription
ActiveFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain. [127]
AdventureBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Africa with the loss of all hands. [128]
AfricaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Décade (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). She was on a voyage from Madeira to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America. [129]
AmphionFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lady Harriot (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Amphion was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. [130]
Anthony MangiaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost near Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Baltimore, Maryland. [45]
ArkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to Newfoundland, British America. [42]
AuroraFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was lost on "Monasquan Beach". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. [56]
AuroraBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The troopship was driven ashore and wrecked at Old Harbour, Jamaica. [131]
BetseyBritish-Blue-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The stores ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. [132]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was wrecked on South Georgia. [133]
BetseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Gaspeé, Lower Canada, British America to Portugal. [130]
BettyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland and Antigua. [95]
BonettaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [128] Her crew were rescued by a whaler. [82]
BritanniaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in New Brunswick, British America. Her crew were rescued. [41]
BrothersBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Tusker Rock. Her ten crew were rescued. [134]
CarletonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost near Jack's Bay. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British America, to Jamaica. [135]
CeresBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Agincourt ( Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy). Ceres was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. [73]
ChanceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian. [93]
CommerceBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals. [79]
CorneliaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at Jérémie, Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Charleston, South Carolina. [64]
DelightBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London. [121]
DispatchSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Jersey Shore, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [121]
EdwardBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was lost on South Georgia. [133]
ElizaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition The ship exploded and sank whilst engaging privateers off Barbadoes. There were six to eight survivors. Eliza was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. [136]
ElizabethFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on a reef. She was on a voyage from New York to Grenada. [127]
FloraBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Florida Keys whilst on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havana, Cuba. [38]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Princess Harbour", Africa. [79]
FriendsBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the White Sea whilst on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London with the loss of all but two of her crew. [89]
General KeppelBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the United States to the West Indies. [101]
HarmonyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland. [42]
HeraldBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mercury (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ). Herald was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. [67]
InclinationFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost at Hog Island, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland. [137]
IndustryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jérémie. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London. [138]
IndustryFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Virginia. [66]
JemmyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was lost near New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. [139]
JennyFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Marinella Keys. She was on a voyage from Havana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [140]
John British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Tobago The schooner foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. [70] [80]
Joseph & FrancisBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Ferret (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Newfoundland. [94]
Jupiter Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Sugar Key Reefs, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana. [141]
KittyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost with the loss of 24 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [142]
Lady HammondBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Virginia. [131]
Liberty British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of California ca. late 1798. [143]
LionBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals. She was on a voyage from London to St. Ubes, Portugal and Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [23]
LivelyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Quebec City. [38]
Lovely Lass British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered off Cape Lopez, Africa. [58]
MableBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Colloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States. [38]
MaryBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk. She was on a voyage from Carolina, United States to Antigua. [84]
New JerseyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [144]
OmoaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. [9]
Parr British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain African slave trade: The slave ship was destroyed by an explosion off the coast of Africa. Twenty-nine crew and about 200 slaves were rescued. [79]
PattyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the "Island of Hai". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia. [145]
Princess AugustaBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer frigate Boulonnaise (Flag of France.svg  France). She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to London. [80]
Príncipe RealFlag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal The ship was lost in the Bay of Lancois Pequenos, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Pará, Brazil. [105]
RangerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Port Antonio, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. [93]
RodneyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Boston to Tobago. [142]
SallyBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and taken in to Puerto Rico. She was later burnt. [47] Sally was on a voyage from Tortola to Saint-Domingue and Jamaica. [48]
Saucy GeorgeFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship exploded and sank off Fort Jackson with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Martinico. [94]
SophiaFlag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to New York. [146]
Spooner British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg Tobago The schooner foundered. [70]
StarBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The schooner was lost at Barbadoes on "31 June". [79]
TarantubeBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was wrecked west of Martinico. [147] [148]
TrialBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Antigua. [149]
TritonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain War of the Second Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Newfoundland. [69]
TritonBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol. [150]
TurnerBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost at Port Antonio. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [93]
unknownFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Quasi War:The 12-ton schooner was burned by a mob at Savannah, Georgia sometime before 22 September. She had operated previously as a French privateer. [151]
VengeurFlag of France.svg  France The ship, a prize of Pilgrim (British-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain ), was lost at Goree, Africa. [57]
YorkBritish-Red-Ensign-1707.svg  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Martinico. [152]

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