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DeutschList of shipwrecks in 1807
The list of shipwrecks in 1807 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1807.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry |  United Kingdom | The ship sank on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea off Wexford. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Waterford.[1][2] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Holland to St. Ubes, Spain.[3] |
| HMS Nautilus |  Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Antikythera, Greece with the loss of 62 of the 122 people on board.[4] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna Elizabeth |  Sweden | The galiot was wrecked off Abbotsbury, Dorset, Great Britain with the loss of two of her eight crew.[5] She was on a voyage from St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, Great Britain to Bergen, Norway.[6] |
| Merry Quaker | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Colleradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[7] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Delfs Welvaaren |  Kingdom of Holland | Leiden gunpowder disaster: The ship exploded at Leiden, North Holland, destroying much of the town and killing 151 people. |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia |  United States | The ship capsized off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Guadeloupe.[8] |
| Jacob | United States | The ship was lost near Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Baltimore, Maryland.[9] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset, to Plymouth, Devon.[10] |
| Solide | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Limerick.[11] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paulina | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were saved by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[11][12] |
| Walters | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Holland to New York.[13] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to Southampton, Hampshire.[10] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel |  France | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen, Kingdom of Holland to the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime.[14] |
| John and James | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Demerara. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16][17][18] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Jamaica.[19] |
| Centurion | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured in the Irish Sea by a French schooner privateer. She was set afire and sunk.[3] |
| George Washington | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| HMS Orpheus | Royal Navy | The Amazon-class frigate was wrecked on a reef off Port Royal, Jamaica. Her crew survived. |
| Union | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured in the Irish Sea by a French schooner privateer. She was set afire and sunk.[3] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leith Packet | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was burnt the next day. Leith Packet was on a voyage from a Baltic port to London.[20] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. Her crew were taken off and she was abandoned. Magnet was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to London. she was discovered crewless the next day and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[21] |
| Star | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Brave ( France) and presumed to have been destroyed. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Deptford, Kent.[20] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora |  Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Turkish War: The corvette capsized, was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Albania with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Kotor to Corfu, Septinsular Republic. Survivors were taken prisoner by the Ottomans.[22] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ketch was wrecked on the coast of Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[23] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Odessa, Russia.[24] |
| Amphion | United States | The brig foundered whilst on a voyage from Portland, Maine, to Liverpool, Lancashire, with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Leonidas ( United States).[25][26] |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Jamaica.[11] |
| Broderne |  Hamburg | The ship was wrecked near Bergen, Norway.[3] |
| Caroline | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno.[6] |
| Centurion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire to Liverpool.[11] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Chester to Plymouth, Devon.[3] |
| Engineer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[27] |
| Esperance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[10] |
| Fitzwilliam | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno.[6] |
| Graff Bernstoff |  Dantzig | The ship was lost on the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[28] |
| Henry | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno.[6] |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal.[29] She was later refloated and taken in to Oporto.[14] |
| Hoppett | Unknown | The ship foundered off the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Øresund.[10] |
| Importantia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[30][31] Importantia was later refloated and taken in to Rægefjord.[32] |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. She was later towed in to Baltimore, County Cork.[33] |
| Johanna | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured and burn by a French Navy ship of the line. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[34] |
| Kate | United States | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Liverpool.[35] Kate was later refloated and beached.[29] |
| Martha and Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Gare Loch with the loss of all but two of her passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Ullapool, Ross-shire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[6] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hull.[36] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Jena ( France) whilst on a voyage from Danzig to London. She was subsequently sunk in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[11] |
| Philanthropist | United States | The ship foundered on or about 20 January. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Savannah, Georgia.[37] |
| Republican | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno.[6] |
| Skelton Castle | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost whilst on a voyage from the United Kingdom to China.[38] |
| Travellor | United Kingdom | The ship sank near Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from "Eastdale" to Leith, Lothian.[39] |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[28] |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[28] |
| Two Marias | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno.[6] |
February[edit]
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Cuckmere Haven and Seaford, Sussex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Chatham, Kent.[40] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the Birling Gap, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to London.[40][41] |
| Mary Wilson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[19] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Christchurch, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, to London.[19] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. Elizabeth was later refloated.[29] |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[29] Hopewell was later refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[42] |
| Marian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. Marian was later refloated.[29] |
| Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was lost with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to Dublin.[42] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire by Moisley ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[29] |
| Medea | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[43] |
| Oliver Woolcot | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Warden Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She consequently put into Cowes, Isle of Wight.[44] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nossa Senhora do Capo Verde |  Portugal | The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Cowes, Isle of Wight United Kingdom and Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[45] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Cork with the loss of at least eleven lives.[46] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Atalante | Royal Navy | The brig-sloop was wrecked off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued by HMS Nile, HMS Penelope and HMS Pomone (all Royal Navy). |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. All eighteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47] |
| Columbia | United States | The ship capsized off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Guadeloupe.[48] |
| Juffrouw Martz Dermens |  Prussia | The ship ran aground on rocks at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[46] |
| HMS Wagtail | Royal Navy | The Cuckoo-class schooner was wrecked at Vila Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. |
| HMS Woodcock | Royal Navy | The Cuckoo-class schooner was wrecked at Vila Franca do Campo. Her crew survived. |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Ajax | Royal Navy | The Ajax-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Tenedos, Ottoman Empire, with the loss of 250 of the 630 people on board. |
| Jane | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Montego Bay, Jamaica.[7] |
| Mississippi | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of New York. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York.[49] |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa |  Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Londonderry, United Kingdom.[50] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | United States | The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[51] |
| Lady Lees | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Decidé ( France). She was subsequently driven ashore by two British cutters.[52] |
| Nelly and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Windmill Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.[53] |
17 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to St. Ubes, Spain.[54][55] |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight.[43][56][57] |
| America | United States | The ship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[58][59] |
| Betsey |  United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal and South Foreland.[54][60] |
| Boddingtons | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Deal and South Foreland, Kent.[60] |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and South Foreland.[54] She was on a voyage from London to Charente, France.[55] |
| Dawson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal and Kingsdown, Kent.[55] |
| Earl Camden | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Northfleet, Kent.[41] She was later refloated.[43] |
| Emmanuel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Margate, Kent.[43][61] |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[54][55] |
| Griffin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal and South Foreland. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[60] |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The hoy was driven ashore and wrecked near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Deal.[54][55][60] |
| Huddersfield | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and South Foreland.[54][56] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Greenore Point, County Wexford Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Oporto, Portugal.[43] |
| Isis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Deal Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[55] |
| John | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Great Yarmouth with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to london.[62] |
| Juffrow Catharina | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and South Foreland. She was on a voyage from London to Charente, France.[54][60] |
| La Jeira | Portugal | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[60] |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[61] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and South Foreland.[54][60] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[61] |
| Nancy and Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[61] |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[61] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[54][41][55] |
| Regard | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and Kingsdown. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[54][55] |
| Stable | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal and South Foreland.[60] |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Margarets Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[54][55] |
| St. Vincent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent.[54][55] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Apollo | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex.[43] |
| Barzillai | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Six of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[37] |
| Breeze | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[56] |
| Canadian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Faial, Azores, Portugal.[49][63] |
| Charles and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh.[56] |
| Charles Harman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to London.[41] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[56] |
| Cybelle | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. She was later refloated.[57] |
| Delight | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk, to London.[62][64] |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Great Yarmouth and Happisburgh.[41] |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Great Yarmouth and Happisburgh. Her crew were rescued.[41][56] |
| Ellill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[41][43][56] |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Oriel", France. Her crew survived but were made prisoners.[13] |
| Farmer | United Kingdom | The brig collided with another vessel. She foundered with the loss of a crew member.[43][56][57] |
| Firm | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued by HMS Archer ( Royal Navy).[58] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[41][56] |
| Glory | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Margate.[41] |
| HMS Griper | United Kingdom | A storm drove the brig onshore on the French coast near Ostend. All aboard were lost. |
| Grocer | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk, to London.[62][64] |
| HMRC Hunter | United Kingdom | The Revenue Cutter foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh with the loss of all 33 crew.[41][62] |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister on Sea with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Jane or Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[41][56][54] |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. She was later refloated.[41][57] |
| L'Ancreon | France | The privateer foundered at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[65] |
| Leeds Packet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk.[58] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[66] |
| Lord Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea.[56] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Molly | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Sheerness.[41] |
| Nathaniel Brown | United Kingdom | a boat from Nathaniel Brown was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth.[14] |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Plymouth, Devon.[41][56] |
| Queen of Harvest | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Dunquerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, northumberland.[67][68] |
| Retreat | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore at Sheerness.[41] She was later refloated.[57] |
| HMS Snipe | Royal Navy | The gun-brig was driven ashore between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft with the loss of 73 of the 93 people on board.[41][56] She was later refloated.[43] |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | A skiff from Sylph was driven ashore at Margate.[54] |
| Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[41][56] |
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Walberswick, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[69] |
| Trelawney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Danzig.[41][56] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk, to London.[70] |
| Ulysses | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.[56] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Deal Castle and South Foreland.[54] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[59][71] |
| Wadstray | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore at Sheerness.[41] |
19 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bacchus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast.[65][72] |
| Brethy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast.[65] |
| Canada | United States | The brig was driven ashore on the French.[65] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast.[65][72] |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast.[65][72] |
| Emilia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Criel-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure.[65] |
| Fox | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast with the loss of a crew member.[65][72] |
| Freedom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton on Tees, County Durham.[56][62] |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, France.[65] |
| Good Intention | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on the Dutch coast.[65][72] |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine Maritime.[65] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[73] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Dieppe.[65] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France with the loss of two of her fifteen crew.[65] |
| Selby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast with the loss of two of her fourteen crew.[65][72] |
| Spring | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the French coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[43] |
| Stafford | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew, some of whom were rescued by HMS Defence ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[70][74] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheesman | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Londonderry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry.[75] |
| Thornton | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Foudroyant ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to São Miguel Island, Azores.[34] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cicero | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cobler's Rocks, off Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[37] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent. Laurel was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to Carmarthen and London.[59] |
| Two Friends | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jamaica.[51] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Dublin.[76] |
| Juffrouw Henrietta | Danzig | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[77] |
| Utrecht |  Royal Dutch Navy | The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Sanday with the loss of about 100 of the 450 people on board. Survivors were taken prisoner. She was on her maiden voyage, from Hellevoetsluis to Curaçao.[78] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nestor | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Whitby, Yorkshire.[62] |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contest |  New South Wales | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. Her crew were rescued. |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire, and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes. Adventure was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[79] |
| Alrand |  Russia | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[70][80] |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[58] |
| Anna and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Liverpool, Lancashire.[50] |
| Bacchus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque, Nord and Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. she was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Swansea, Glamorgan.[44] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Londonderry. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to the Clyde.[41] |
| HMS Blenheim | Royal Navy | The Sandwich-class ship of the line foundered in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar on or after 18 February with the loss of all hands. |
| Brethy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque and Havre de Grâce between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[17] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the French Navy whilst on a voyage from Tobago to London. She was set afire and sunk.[50] |
| Canada | United States | The brig foundered in the English Channel off the coast of France between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque and Havre de Grâce between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Columbia | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool.[18] She was later refloated.[19] |
| Dretby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French or Dutch coast.[72] |
| Emanuel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Margate, Kent.[57] |
| Emelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Oriel", France between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered in the English Channel off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Weymouth, Dorset.[43] |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark.[81] |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque and Havre de Grâce between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Borness, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, to an Irish port.[58] |
| Fowey | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Plymouth and was holed. She was towed in to Plymouth.[82] |
| Fox | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque and Havre de Grâce between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine Maritime between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| George and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bonmahon, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[81] |
| Goede Intentie | Kingdom of Holland | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland.[41] |
| Goldfinch | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the French Navy whilst on a voyage from Tobago to London. She was set afire and sunk.[50] |
| Haverfordwest | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[17] |
| Hawke Packet | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Tyne.[43] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne.[57] |
| Heart of Oak | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[57] |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth and was wrecked.[14][55][56] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and was severely damaged. She put into Milford Haven. Isabella was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Jamaica.[44] |
| HMS Java | Royal Navy | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.[83] |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Stonehaven.[43] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship, a cartel, ran aground off Great Yarmouth.[14][41][55] |
| Ligueiro | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Cowes.[54] |
| London Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tréport, Seine-Inférieure between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Mars | United States | The ship departed from New York for Bilboa, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84] |
| Mary and Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[14][55] |
| Mary Ellen | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the French Navy whilst on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands, to Newfoundland, British North America. She was set afire and sunk.[50] |
| Memphis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Oldhaven".[14] She was later refloated.[57] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Mercurius | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Carlscrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[79] |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[55] |
| Nicholas and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.[46] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Orrick | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Margate.[43] |
| Palmyra | United States | The ship foundered off Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine, to Liverpool.[43] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Barbadoes to America. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship foundered.[85] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork, to Swansea.[17] |
| Selby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Dunkerque and Havre de Grâce between 19 and 22 February.[45] |
| Sparrow | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by the French Navy whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to a Mediterranean port. She was set afire and sunk.[50] |
| Thought | United Kingdom | The brig foundered at the mouth of the River Clyde on the coast of Scotland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[58][86] |
| Tyrone | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Selsey, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to Emsworth, Hampshire.[58] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington | United Kingdom | War of the Fourth Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to São Miguel Island, Azores. Burlington was subsequently wrecked at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[87] |
| Leviathan | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[88] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Neath, Glamorgan.[73] |
| HMS Blanche | Royal Navy |  The fifth-rate frigate was wrecked off Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of 45 of her crew, who numbered in excess of 270. |
| Fredonia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire, for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15] |
| London Merchant | United Kingdom | The brig was run down by Eleanor ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland[67][89][90] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pigmy | Royal Navy | The gun-brig was wrecked at Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. Her 45 crew survived but were taken prisoner by the French.[91][92] |
6 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[93] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent | United Kingdom | The whaler foundered off the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued by Edward ( United States). She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[94] |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde.[52] |
| John and Rosamund's Increase | United Kingdom | The ship departed Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[90] |
| Leith Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Sandhale". She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Hull.[67] Five of her eight crew survived until 11 March, when Berwick Packet rescued them.( United Kingdom).[90] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cadiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Malta.[49] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[95] |
| Nostra Senora do Caro Verde | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, Holland.[95] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.[67] |
| Royal Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the River Plate.[96] |
13 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milton | United States | The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Milton was later refloated.[97] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[90] |
14 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza and Mary | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (35°10′N 57°12′W / 35.167°N 57.200°W). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[98] |
| Lady Charlotte Hope | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Marshchapel, Lincolnshire, with the loss of two of her crew. she was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham[67] |
15 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adamant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Aberdeen.[90][99] |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth.[75] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[78][100] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[101] |
17 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Belfast, County Down.[8] |
18 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iason | Imperial Russian Navy | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Tarkhan-Kut. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sevastopol to Odessa.[22] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to London.[8] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merchant | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New London, Connecticut, to Bermuda.[102] |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis William | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Colleradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, District of Louisiana to New York.[51] |
| United Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Portreath, Cornwall.[75] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | United States | The ship was wrecked at New York. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Yrork.[102] |
26 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Whitby, Yorkshire.[103] |
27 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bawdsey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[104] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Royal | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Demerara.[105] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanina | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Delaware River.[105] |
| Jane Ann | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Delaware River.[105] |
| Rainbow | United States | The ship foundered off Milford, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Wilmington, Delaware.[106] |
| Rhoda and Terry | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York.[106] |
| Sally | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River.[105] |
| South Carolina | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to India.[106] |
| Three Apprentices | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Philadelphia.[105] |
| Woodrop | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to India.[106] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The privateer. of Plymouth, Devon, foundered with the loss of all hands.[13][99] |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[70] |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Wicklow.[73] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[53] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Sandhale". She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[67] |
| Catherina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo.[70] |
| HMS Cesar | Royal Navy | The brig was wrecked in the Gironde. There were 45 survivors. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[75] |
| Duck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[73] |
| Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wicklow.[73] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Broadhaven Bay with the loss of all hands.[73] |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tönning, Holland.[70][93] |
| Leicester | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[70] |
| Lune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[73] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly on or about 6 March. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
| Mary and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to Sandwich, Kent.[73] |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Colchester, Essex.[75] |
| Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia | Portugal | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Lisbon. Her crew were rescued by HMS Narcissus ( Royal Navy).[13] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[53] |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland Castle, Dorset.[89] |
| Small Bridge | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[89] She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth.[107] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Mizen Head, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Chester to Dublin.[73] |
| Washington | United States | The ship was lost off Texel, Kingdom of Holland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[79] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew.[108] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued.[109] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Waterford for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[110] |
| San Juan Principe |  Portuguese Navy | The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar with the loss of 199 of her 315 crew.[111] |
6 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janet and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Oban, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Oban.[37] |
10 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United States | The ship was wrecked at Waterford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[37] |
11 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Burry Holms, Glamorgan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[112] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | .svg){kind=small} United States | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Washington D.C. to Jamaica.[113] |
17 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Protector | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered at Spithead, Hampshire. Her crew survived.[114] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HSwMS Ulla Fersen | Swedish Navy | The frigate foundered off Usedom, Pomerania. |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Rockcliffe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[115] |
26 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Water Island, Virgin Islands.[116] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Lymington, Hampshire, to London.[105] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | British North America | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (51°22′30″N 34°38′00″W / 51.37500°N 34.63333°W) with the loss of her captain. Four of her crew were rescued by Anna Marie ( United Kingdom). Quebec was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Quebec City, Lower Canada. She was discovered at sea (43°21′N 31°20′W / 43.350°N 31.333°W) on 16 May by Commerce ( United Kingdom) and was set afire.[51][87][117] |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Barbuda. All on board were rescued.[98] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a sandbank 28 nautical miles (52 km) off Berbice. She was refloated on 24 May.[94] She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Surinam.[118] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Eyder. She was on a voyage from London to Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein.[7] |
| Almy | United States | The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer but was subsequently lost. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[109] |
| Andalusia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[115] |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[115] |
| Collpitts | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to a Baltic Port.[37] |
| Columbia | United States | The ship was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York.[51] |
| Dantzig | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[119] Dantzig was later refloated.[120] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[37] |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[115] |
| Eugenia | United States | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Bermuda on or before 29 April. Her crew were rescued by Triton ( United Kingdom), which subsequently foundered on 29 April. Eugenia was on a voyage from New York to Dublin, United Kingdom.[98] |
| Francis | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tönning.[37] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Shannon.[34] |
| Haslewood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia.[115] |
| Java | Royal Dutch Navy | The frigate was in collision with Blenheim ( Royal Dutch Navy) off the Island of Roderique, Dutch East Indies and foundered.[121] |
| Loyal Volunteer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Dublin.[7] |
| Maryann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[115] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[115] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was driven ashore on Martinique, where she was burnt by an Antiguan privateer. Neptune was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grenada.[122] |
| Prospera | Kingdom of Holland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Eider.[37] |
| Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[37] |
| Sally | United States | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel, Kingdom of Holland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[7] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Tilligo Bay with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from New South Wales to London.[123] |
| Sussex | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[115] |
| Thomas and Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Tönning.[37][124] |
| Woolton | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
May[edit]
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Dublin with the loss of three of her crew.[106] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Scott | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°30′N 33°30′W / 45.500°N 33.500°W) with the loss of 23 of the 41 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Anna Maria and Argo (both United Kingdom).[117] |
11 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by William Taylor ( United States) She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Virginia, United States.[102] |
12 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Prince Frederick ( Denmark-Norway). She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Quebec.[102] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark.[125] |
| HMS Dauntless | Royal Navy |  |
14 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Mercer | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Vlissingen, Kingdom of Holland. Her crew were rescued.[96] She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Rotterdam, Kingdom of Holland.[126] |
| Neptunus | Kingdom of Holland | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Lisbon, Portugal.[127] |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leopold | .svg){kind=small} Duchy of Holstein | The ship was destroyed by fire at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[105] |
18 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[102] |
| Prospect | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[102] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Studland Bay.[128] |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Exeter, Devon.[129] |
| Orb | United States | The ship was wrecked near "Fahrsand". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[125] |
29 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Jackal | Royal Navy | The gun-brig was driven onto a sandbank and wrecked off Calais, France. Her crew survived but were taken prisoner.[130] |
| Ventriloquist | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She subsequently foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[131] |
| William and Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France.[98] |
| York | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[98] |
30 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ganges | British East India Company | The East Indiaman sank off the Cape of Good Hope at 38°22′S 019°50′E / 38.367°S 19.833°E, almost due south of Cape Agulhas. The East Indiaman Earl St Vincent ( |