List of shipwrecks in 1796
The list of shipwrecks in 1796 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1796.
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References |
January
2 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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unidentified | The 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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Polly | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Madeira.[2] |
13 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diligent | ![]() |
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.[3] |
23 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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unidentified | The 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.[4][5] |
24 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cartouche | ![]() |
The privateer foundered in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the loss of all hands.[3] |
Ponsonby Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore wrecked at North Bull, Dublin, Ireland.[6] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[5] |
26 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dutton | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of between eight and twenty lives.[5][7][8] |
28 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concordia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidada, Brazil.[6][9] |
HMS Hindostan | ![]() |
The fourth rate ship-of-the-line was driven into HMS Santa Margarita (![]() |
29 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Astrée | ![]() |
The frigate was wrecked off Santo Amaro, Azores.[11] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alert | ![]() |
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.[5] |
Carouse | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Hamoaze, Plymouth, Devon. Her crew survived.[7] |
Chesapeak | ![]() |
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.[12] |
Christiana Helena | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Gothenburg.[13] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Loch Crinan.[14] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast on Norway. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Ballyshannon, County Antrim.[15] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull.[16] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico.[15] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola.[15] |
General Chacon | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands.[17] |
George | ![]() |
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.[18] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Malbay, Ireland.[6] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[18] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christchurch, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to the Isle of May.[5] |
Lambe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Palma, Mallorca while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port.[3] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[19] |
HMS Leda | ![]() |
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 (![]() ![]() |
London | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk off "Fairleigh" with the loss of all but four of her crew.[22] |
Margaretta | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Marazion, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to a French port.[5] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Morlaix, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Amsterdam.[23] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Bermuda while on a voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Neutrality | ![]() |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Liverpool.[6] |
October | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States before 11 January.[24] |
Orford | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar, Swedish Pomerania to Liverpool.[13] |
Prince | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex.[18] |
Prins Carl von Hessen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. All on board, her crew and 180 hussars, were rescued.[6][18] |
Priscilla | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Alderney, Channel Islands.[5] |
Proserpina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Skagen. She was on a voyage from Elsinore to Amsterdam.[15][16] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Mothecombe, Devon to Plymouth.[13] |
Regende Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth.[25] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to London.[15][16] |
Smyrna | ![]() |
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.[26] |
Spirito Santo | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Augustin, Spanish Florida with the loss of four of her crew.[27] |
Thomas Wilson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Fort Monckton, Hampshire.[17] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Chichester.[18] |
Tres Amigos | ![]() |
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.[5] |
Washington | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Tawe. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Philadelphia.[5] |
Willing Mind | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire.[6] She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[5] |
February
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stag | ![]() |
The cutter was wrecked at Crosshaven, County Cork.[10] |
6 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hall | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St Minver, Cornwall while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[3][22] |
8 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Swanage, Dorset while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
9 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clementina | ![]() |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. All on board were rescued.[28] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[3] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unity | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk off the Goodwin Sands, Kent by HMS Camilla (![]() |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shelston | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bideford, Devon.[28] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[23] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Libava to Rotterdam.[22] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France.[23] |
Aurora | ![]() |
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 Queen | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in "Hozeley Bay" with some loss of life.[3] |
HMS Canada | ![]() |
The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore at Cork, Ireland. She was refloated with the aid of HMS Penguin (![]() |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent.[30] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[31] |
Concord | ![]() |
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.[32] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[31] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
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.[33] |
Jannett and Hellen | ![]() |
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.[24] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin.[23] |
La Ventura | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon, Great Britain while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Bilboa.[34] |
Maria | ![]() |
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.[29] |
Margaret | The ship was wrecked near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States while on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[34] | |
Mountstuart | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex.[3] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Donegal Bay. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Lancaster, Lancashire.[35] |
Portland | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[36] |
Queen Charlotte | ![]() |
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.[32] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool for Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[37] |
Shilstone | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Biddiford, Devon.[36] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Berck.[23] |
Summer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[32] |
Tracey | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wexford.[36] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wexford.[36] |
Vine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Virginia, United States.[3][22] |
Vrow Christiana | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jever to London.[36] |
Vrow Volina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Leer to London.[32] |
March
3 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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La Conception | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°N 17°W). Her ten crew were rescued by Virginia (![]() |
7 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
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.[38] |
8 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gothenburg | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to China.[39] |
20 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary & Clara | ![]() |
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.[40] |
25 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortune | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon and was burnt.[41] |
26 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ponsborne | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was lost off Grenada after having landed troops.[8] Her crew were rescued.[39] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bellisarius | ![]() |
The West Indies-bound troopship collided with HMS Royal Sovereign (![]() |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dunkerque, Nord.[42] |
Concord | ![]() |
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.[43] |
Eliza & Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Venice.[38] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Málaga, Spain.[44] |
Fortune | ![]() |
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.[45] |
Frau Karren | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.[46] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[38] |
John and Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and wrecked while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47] |
Juno | ![]() |
The ship collided with Mors (![]() |
Loo | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Belfast.[44] |
Lyde | ![]() |
The transport ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight.[41] |
Margarett | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by Sémillante (![]() |
Maria Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Cork, Ireland.[42] |
Mars | ![]() |
The ship collided with Juno (![]() |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset.[46] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain.[42] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[38] |
Mentor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Thurlestone, Devon before 15 March.[49] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Île Pilée, off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[42] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank off Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey.[33] |
Refiner | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[38] |
Regulator | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[33] |
Tryphena | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Gibraltar Bay.[38] |
Vine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[42] |
Vrow Catharina | flag unknown | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain.[24] |
William | ![]() |
The snow foundered while on a voyage from Kingston to London.[47] |
April
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Ça Ira | ![]() |
The hospital ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Florent, Corsica, France. |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
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.[50] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin.[51] |
Bælana | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Greenland.[52] |
Cornbrook | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
Diana | ![]() |
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.[51] |
Edinburgh | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged at Salcombe, Devon.[52] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Hanover. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Hamburg.[54] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[55] |
Mary | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (51°35′N 13°00′W) by a French privateer and was burnt.[40] |
Triton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Rathem Island. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[54] |
Victory | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[52] |
May
22 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Edgar | ![]() |
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.[56] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ranger | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Postiljon and Scipio (both ![]() |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() |
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.[58] |
Lord Hawkesbury | ![]() |
The whaler was lost near the Cape of Good Hope.[59] |
28 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Leeds | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Républicaine (![]() |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maryann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Jason (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anthony | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Tamise (![]() |
Aurora | ![]() |
The hoy was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ostend, Lys, France.[62] |
De Anna Amelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Lübeck.[62] |
Dove | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of "Italy".[43] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
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.[63] |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[64] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[63] |
Friend's Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[65] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship was driven shore and wrecked at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[61] |
Hayle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in St Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hayle, Cornwall.[58] |
Juniper | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[64] |
Little Tom Johnson | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[61] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira.[64] |
Peggy | ![]() |
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.[64] |
Princess Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to India.[66] |
Vrow Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Lübeck.[64] |
William Pitt | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[67] |
June
10 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Arab | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hercules | ![]() |
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.[68] |
30 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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São José | ![]() |
The ship was captured by French corsairs 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Azores. She was set afire and destroyed.[11] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Maria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Anstruther, Fife to Gothenburg, Sweden.[69] |
Felicity | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère (![]() |
Goodhope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Légère (![]() |
Hope | ![]() |
The sloop was captured and sunk by a French lugger privateer.[60] |
Industry | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Atalante (![]() |
Maria | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and scuttled by Légère (![]() |
Milnes | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[69] |
Nossa Senhora de Lupa | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[71] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and reported to have been scuttled by Légère (![]() |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Sicily. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port.[72] |
Washington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the Stag Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Hamburg.[60] |
July
1 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hibernia | ![]() |
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.[73] |
6 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The whaler was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (43°N 38°W) by Bayonnaise and four other vessels (all ![]() |
8 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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St. Ann | ![]() |
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 (![]() |
13 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Middlesex | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was lost in the River Thames near Erith, Kent.[8] |
15 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Trompeuse | ![]() |
The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Farmer's Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[10] Her crew were rescued.[76] |
21 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Orange Valley | ![]() |
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.[77] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newhaven.[76] |
Britannia | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (48°N 15°W) by Ranger (![]() |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[79] |
Fair American | ![]() |
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.[80] |
Fortress | ![]() |
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.[81] |
Frederick and George | ![]() |
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.[79] |
Hester | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Heneaga Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London.[82] |
Primrose | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[75] She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Liverpool.[72] |
St Joseph | ![]() |
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.[37] |
Whitworth | ![]() |
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.[37] |
August
14 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Middlesex | ![]() |
The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent and wrecked.[83] |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia for Saint Barthélemy. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Andromaque | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The Nymphe-class frigate was driven ashore in Arcachon Bay by HMS Galatea and HMS Sylph (both ![]() |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Undaunted | ![]() |
The frigate was wrecked on the Morant Cays, in the West Indies. |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Speedwell | ![]() |
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.[85] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Astrea | ![]() |
The ship driven ashore and wrecked in Tetuan Bay, near Tétouan, Morocco.[86] Her crew were rescued.[87] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86] |
Lady Taylor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London[74] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Friendship (![]() |
Middlesex | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[89] |
Ranger | ![]() |
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.[86] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida.[90] |
Sultana | ![]() |
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.[19] |
September
19 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Little Harry | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[91] |
22 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Amphion | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amphitrite | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[92] |
Betsey & Brothers | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[93] |
Brideport | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[94] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[95] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[95] |
Earl of Derby | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[95] |
Fair Hibernian | ![]() |
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.[92] |
London | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Pärnu, Russia. She was on a voyage from Pärnu to Liverpool.[95] |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Liverpool.[92] |
Sykes | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzig.[96] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[97] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[92] |
Vrow Anna | ![]() |
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.[96] |
Windsor Castle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[92] |
Yarmouth | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.[50] |
October
3 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Glory | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[98] |
HMS Narcissus | ![]() |
The Sphinx-class post ship wrecked. |
5 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Withywood | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[91] |
9 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
London | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost near Ilfracombe, Devon.[85][99] |
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Malabar | ![]() |
The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered. Her crew were rescued by Martha (![]() |
16 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey & Mary | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101] |
26 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[102] |
30 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Jenny | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°N 21°W) by a French privateer cutter.[103] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
August | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85] |
Beaver | ![]() |
The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[104] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent by a West Indiaman. Her crew were rescued.[91] |
Carolina | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Liepāja. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London, Great Britain.[85] |
Carrier | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from a Baltic port to Whitehaven, Lancashire.[105] |
Crown | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk by Jonas (![]() |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was drive ashore at Archangelsk.[106] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[107] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
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.[108] |
Neptune | ![]() |
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.[109] |
Orphyr | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic.[108] |
Royal Oak | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ice Fiord. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg.[91] |
Scarthingwell | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Seska Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[107] |
Shelton Castle | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth.[91] |
November
25 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Décius | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The sixth rate frigate was captured by HMS Lapwing (![]() |
29 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Peter | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newfoundland for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[112] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Humber.[113] |
Admirable Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic. There were two survivors.[114] |
Adventure | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[73] |
Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte (![]() |
Caledonia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[116] |
Cleopatra | ![]() |
The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Martinique. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all handns.[117] |
Crescent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore crewless at Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[114] Crescent was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[118] |
Duke of Cumberland | ![]() |
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.[59] |
Euphrasia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Baltimore, Maryland.[114] |
Friends | ![]() |
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.[114] |
Gulle Hoffnung | flag unknown | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[114] |
Hillsborough | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dublin.[116] |
Integrity | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[59] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Dumsness, Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[116] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Poole, Dorset.[59] |
Lands Welvaret | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Embden. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[119] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Dantzig. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[59] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[113] |
Neptune | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the privateer Buonaparte (![]() |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Emden.[73] |
Ophis | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holland.[88] |
Pernassus | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost at Corsica, France.[119] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[119] |
Regina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[73] |
Seaflower | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[116] |
St. John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Waterford.[59] |
Thomas & Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Humber with the loss of all hands.[113] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[59] |
Union | ![]() |
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.[116] |
December
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Atlas | ![]() |
The ship collided with Patriot (![]() ![]() |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Amor Parentum | ![]() |
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.[121] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Séduisant | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Courageux | ![]() |
The third rate ship-of-the-line was wrecked off Gibraltar with the loss of all but five of her crew.[122] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
William & Robert | ![]() |
The brig departed from Gravesend, Kent for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[123] |
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Cormorant | ![]() |
The Cormorant-class ship-sloop caught fire, exploded and sank at Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola with the loss of 95 lives. |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.[124] |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Amity | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (35°49′N 50°14′W) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Guardian (![]() |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Centurion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[126] |
Edinburgh | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[126] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[126] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Scottish port.[126] |
Freedom | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[126] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[126] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[126] |
Robert and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[126] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[126] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[126] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[126] |
29 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Amazon | ![]() |
The ship was captured by a French squadron and sunk.[127] |
Impatiente | ![]() |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Queen | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[128] |
Scévola | ![]() |
Expédition d'Irlande: The Magnanime-class ship-of-the-line was wrecked in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued by Révolution (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar.[129] |
Betsey | ![]() |
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.[130] |
HMS Bombay Castle | ![]() |
The Elizabeth-class ship of the line foundered at the mouth of the Tagus.[131] |
Brilliant | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway.[132] |
Brilliant | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the north coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[126] |
Crown Princess Mary | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies.[130][132] |
Daphne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg.[131] |
Diana | ![]() |
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.[63] |
Esther | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.[130] |
Frederica Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[126] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the "Highlands". She was on a voyage from the Baltic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[133] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of most of her crew.[134] |
Generous Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Exeter, Devon.[131][135] |
Good Design | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.[130] |
Governor Bruce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bridgwater, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Venice to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[131] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Killough, County Down, Ireland while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool.[135] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship departed from London for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[136] |
Laurentius | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Memel to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[134] |
Lerche | ![]() |
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.[132] |
Mariner | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[130] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[133] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to the Strait of Gibraltar.[122] |
Peace and Plenty | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[137] |
Port Rosaway | ![]() |
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.[138] |
Prospect | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Memel.[130] |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Bristol. Her crew were rescued.[135] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[120] |
Speedy Packet | ![]() |
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.[131] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[131] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[137] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and was wrecked in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Newport Pratt, County Mayo, Ireland.[118] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Scawhaven". She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[137] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() |
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.[139] |
Ambuscade | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[91] |
Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Droits d'Homme (![]() |
Argonaut | ![]() |
The ship was lost at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde to Mauritius.[110] |
Baltimore | ![]() |
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.[62][140] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key Reef while on a voyage from British Honduras to Jamaica.[75] |
Chance | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and destroyed by the French in the Bay of Bulls.[141] |
Charleston | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[142] |
Connecticut | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Rio Nunas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[143] |
Deborah | ![]() |
The brig foundered.[119] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Heneagua. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Baltimore.[39] |
Eagle | ![]() |
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.[92] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off "Newberry". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston.[24] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (52°N 15°W). Her crew were rescued by Briseis (![]() |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship capsized off the "Western Isles".[56] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Wiscasset, Maine, United States to Liverpool.[65] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.[87] |
Fair American | ![]() |
The ship sank off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was refloated on 22 August.[87] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was lost near the mouth of the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[44] |
Favourite | ![]() |
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.[141] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bahamas to London.[144] |
Grampus | ![]() |
The ship brig was driven ashore south of Charleston, South Carolina[52] |
Hampden | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the French in the Bay of Bulls.[141] |
Henry & Charles | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the Delaware Capes. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Hamburg.[145] |
Hercules | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rising Sun (![]() |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Gibraltar.[147] |
Hope | ![]() |
The brig was lost near Cape Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to an American port.[148] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Pallisades, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[149] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost on a voyage that started at Havana.[42] |
Jamaica | ![]() |
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.[103][150] |
Jolly Tar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[59] |
Jonge Bonefacius | ![]() |
The ship, a prize, was driven ashore in Simon's Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope.[58] |
Juliana | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Boston, Massachusetts.[144] |
Juliana Maria | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[151] |
Little Brymer | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica.[65] |
Lively | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Antigua.[149] |
London | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Rapparee Cove, Devon. |
Mackarel | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[105][152] |
Maria | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Ludberry Reef, in the Gulf of Florida.[85] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Port Royal, Jamaica.[120] |
Milford | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Waterford, Ireland.[144] |
Minerva | ![]() |
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.[44] |
Mur | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice off Cape Race, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of two of her crew.[43] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Bermuda. she was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica.[44] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by an explosion at the Cape of Good Hope.[115] |
Old Dick | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Rocky Point, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica.[43] |
Othella | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bonny River.[41] |
Parnassus | ![]() |
The transport was lost at Corsica in late 1796.[153] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the American coast.[24] |
Polly | ![]() |
The schooner was lost off Bermuda.[66] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to London.[75] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued.[87] |
Regulator | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by the French at Table Bay, Labrador, British America.[108] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hebe (![]() |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[85] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French at Newfoundland and was scuttled.[141] |
Trisviatitalia | ![]() |
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.[155] |
Tryphena | ![]() |
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.[110] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[44] |
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War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[141] |
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Ship launches: | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 |
Ship commissionings: | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 |
Shipwrecks: | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 |
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