List of shipwrecks in 1791

The list of shipwrecks in 1791 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1791.

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January

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8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1791
Ship State Description
Britannia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the River Thames during a gale.[1]

20 January

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List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1791
Ship State Description
Little Neptune  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingue to Dunkerque, Nord.[2]
Lively  Great Britain The whaler was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[3]

21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1791
Ship State Description
Charleston Packet  Ireland The ship departed from a port in Carolina, United States for Larne, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[4]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1791
Ship State Description
Nancy  United States The schooner was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina with the loss of at least nine lives.[5]

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Ship State Description
Aimable Martha  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near "the Ovens". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cork.[6]
Amity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[7]
Ann  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry.[8]
Balloon  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Londonderry.[8]
Barclay  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from, Philadelphia to Londonderry.[9]
Baron Duhalde  France The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lisbon, Portugal and Bourdeaux, Gironde.[8]
Belfast  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alicante, Spain.[10]
Bellona  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[3]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Quimper, Finistère, France and wrecked with the loss of her captain.[11] She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to London.[9]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[10]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship capsized at Lisbon and was declared beyond repair.[11]
Briton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (31 nmi; 58 km) off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, United States.[7]
HMRC Bushe  Great Britain The Revenue cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway, Ireland with the loss of five of her crew.[12]
Carolina Gustaffa  Sweden The ship was lost near "Christiansound". She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[7]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith.[13]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London.[14]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[7]
Choice  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure, France to London. Choice was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Audierne.[13][15]
Courier  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[11]
Cousan  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque.[3]
Deux Anges  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope.[11]
Deux Felicities  France The ship was lost near Nantz. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantz.[16]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[3]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was lost at Galipoly, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Galipoly and Bruges, Dutch Republic.[2][17]
Dublin and Philadelphia Packet  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[18]
Duc de Normandie  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue.[11]
Earl of Eglington  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkerque.[19]
Elizabeth and Marguerite  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to "Jeremiah".[11]
Fair Helen Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Ancona, Papal States.[19]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Mull of Galloway. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[20]
Four Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[21]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Liverpool.[7]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( Great Britain). Friendship was on a voyage from Boston to Montserrat. Fanny was subsequently wrecked (see above).[20]
Germania Bremen The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[6]
Good Intent  Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Ostend.[8]
Hannah  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Orne River, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London.[7]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Londonderry.[9]
Henderson  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland while on a voyage from Livorno to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[11]
Henrietta  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Alemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to the Firth of Forth.[16]
Heureux Savage  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near L'Orient, Morbihan while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Dunkerque.[11][14]
Increase  Great Britain The ship was lost in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[10]
Integrity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright.[19]
John  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Memel.[16]
Jolly Cooper  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Limerick, Ireland.[6]
Jonge Christian Dantzig The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[18]
Jonge Gottfried Dantzig The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[18]
Juffrow Anna Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin.[13][21]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset.[3]
Lady Magdalena  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. Her crew were rescued.[8]
L'Amiable Marianne  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince.[11]
La Nereede  France The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain.[17]
La Princesse de Asturias  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Louisiana, New Spain.[11]
Lark  Ireland The ship was wrecked in Quiberon Bay.[11] She was on a voyage from Cork to Brest, Finistère.[9]
Leeming  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Caernarfon.[19]
Lucy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[6]
L'Union  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinico.[11]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[16]p
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[19]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London.[16]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Bilboa.[10]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[19]
Ninety Electors  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinico.[9][11]
Nosta Señora del Carmen  Spain The ship was wrecked near Bordeaux while on a voyage from Bilbao to London.[11]
Orange Tree  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lytham St. Annes.[19]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off "Latiste" while on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Setúbal, Portugal or St. Lucar, Spain.[9][11]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Penelope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Havre de Grâce.[18]
Prince William  Great Britain The ship was lost at Livorno. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno.[8]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Connemara, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Galway.[6]
Robert's Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Susannah  United States The ship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New York to Oporto.[7]
Swift  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Newry, County Antrim.[9]
Thomas and Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne with the loss of all hands.[13]
Three Brothers  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Montreal-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[3]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Tryphena  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cadiz Bay, Spain and was wrecked.[13] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[21]
Two Anns  Great Britain The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[8]
Two Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[3]
Weymouth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to London.[7]
William  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[8][20]
Woolton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Chester, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[10]

February

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4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1791
Ship State Description
Wilmington  United States The ship was wrecked at Coolbeg, County Fermanagh, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[22]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1791
Ship State Description
Fortuna Duchy of Holstein The ship departed from Glückstadt for London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[4]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1791
Ship State Description
Rose  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[23]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1791
Ship State Description
De Valck Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of six of the 58 people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[23][24]

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Ship State Description
Amphitrite  French Navy The Dédaigneuse-class frigate was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of 106 of her 108 crew. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to L'Orient, Morbihan.[2][25]
Ark  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Nore, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London.[26]
Blessing  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Birchington, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
Boston Packet  Great Britain The ship was lost on Little Island, off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[23]
Bridget  Ireland The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce.[26]
Clara  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, Dublin and Belfast, County Antrim.[28]
Dame Elizabeth  Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Suderwell". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stockholm.[29]
Diligence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[26]
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[26]
Elmyra  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Groningen, Dutch Republic to London.[26]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Firth of Forth.[20]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire.[30]
Federalist  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London.[26]
Flora  Great Britain The ship sank at Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[30]
Friends Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey.[27]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[22]
Hazard  Great Britain The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[2]
Henrica  Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Honfleur, Calvados, France.[22]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost near Jural Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool.[30]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Ormes Head, Caernarfonshire.[31]
Jeune Henriette  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais while on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic.
Jeune Louis  France The ship was lost near Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[30]
Johanna Catharina flag unknown The ship was destroyed by fire at Cartagena, Spain. Two other vessels were also burnt.[23]
Jonge Cornelius  Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain while on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port.[32]
Juliana  Denmark The Guineaman was wrecked on Anholt.[26][33]
Keatie  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless near Cromer, Norfolk.[29]
Lady Salton  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Inverness.[22]
L'Amiable Meritte  France The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Cape De Gatt and Alborán Island, Spain.[34]
La Nereede  France The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île de France, Mauritius.[2]
London Merchant  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[35]
Lucinda  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay.[36] She was later refloated and take in to Gibraltar.[37]
Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool.[30]
Mary  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[32]
Mary and Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[32] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[27]
Matthias Hendrick Lübeck The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia.[30]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[32] She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[27]
Mould  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[32] She was on a voyage from Hull to London.[27]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to London.[27]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Cromer. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[20]
St. George  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[30]
St. James  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry.[27]
Vrow Fiche  Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Embden to London.[27]
Zufriedenheit flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay.[2]

March

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7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1791
Ship State Description
Antonii  Imperial Russian Navy The frigate was destroyed by fire in the Dnieper.[38]

20 March

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List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1791
Ship State Description
Edgar  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Fallo.[39]

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Ship State Description
Arab  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[40]
Catherine  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Dumfries with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37]
Commerce  Ireland The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Limerick.[41]
Concordia  Great Britain The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Mediterranean port.[23]
Duke of Sudermania  Sweden The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunquerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She on a voyage from Norrköping to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[37][42]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[23]
Fortune  Dutch Republic The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[43]
Four Friends  Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Charleston.[44]
François flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[23]
Friends  Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[44]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bône, Algeria.[45]
Havry Alem  United States The brig was wrecked on Eierland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg.[43]
Helen & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dawpool, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[43]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Crombie Point, Fife to a Baltic port.[41]
Lark  Great Britain The ship capsized in the English Channel. She was towed into Dover, Kent still in a capsized state.[24] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[23]
Le Cultivation  France The ship was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued by Perseverance ( Great Britain). Le Cultivation was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque Nord.[36]
Les Deux Sœurs  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[44]
Lord Mansfield  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[37]
Lyon  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( British East India Company) in the River Thames and was beached at Tilbury Fort, Essex. Lyon was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America.[37] She was later refloated.[40]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship foundered while on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[45]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire to London.[23]
Olive Branch  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Kincardine. She was on a voyage from Kincardine to Gothenburg, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.[43]
Peace  Great Britain The ship was lost off "Cape St. Marie". She was on a voyage from Naples to Galipoly, Ottoman Empire.[46]
Ville de Paris  France The whaler was lost off "Holstone". She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkerque.[46]

April

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29 April

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List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1791
Ship State Description
Termagant  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Georgetown.[47]

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Ship State Description
Argo  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[48]
Charles & Margaret  Ireland The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drontheim, Norway.[49]
Duke of York  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Dover, Kent.[41]
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was lost near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[48]
Fortitude  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[48]
Goed Hoep  Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia.[50]
James  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[50]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[41]
Liberty  Ireland The ship struck the Tuskar Rock. She subsequently drove ashore on the coast of County Wexford and was wrecked.[51] She was on a voyage from Cork to Greenock, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[52]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic.[53]
Royal Oak  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Peggy ( Great Britain) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Peggy.[52]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantz, Loire Atlantique, France.[54]

May

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Ship State Description
Admiral Rodney  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[54]
Invincible  France The ship was driven ashore at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[55]
Juffrow Dorothea Dantzick The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[56]
Vrow Ailka flag unknown The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Flatholm" to Narva, Russia.[4]
Young Thomas Dantzick The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[57]

June

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2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1791
Ship State Description
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[58]

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Ship State Description
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[59]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[60]
Edinburgh  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Shuna. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[61]
Gallant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Aldeburgh.[61]
Goede Henessight  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga.[60]
Hannah  Great Britain Captain Holiday's ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga.[60]
Hannah  Great Britain Captain Murdoch's ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga.[60]
Les Trois Sœurs  France The ship was lost near Ostend, Dutch Republic.[60]
Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Banff.[62]
Mayflower  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Sligo.[15]
Sophia Dorothea Amelia  Prussia The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[47]

July

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5 July

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List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1791
Ship State Description
Speedwell Kingdom of Great Britain Barbadoes The ship capsized with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New London to Barbadoes.[63]

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Ship State Description
Gaspye  Great Britain The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Greenland  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Norwegian Sea 90 leagues (230 nmi; 430 km) north west of Nordkapp, Denmark-Norway. Her crew were rescued by Lady Jane ( Great Britain).[65]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Pool to Hull, Yorkshire.[64]
St. Laurent  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Dunkerque.[66]

August

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10 August

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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1791
Ship State Description
Richard  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm. Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[67]

12 August

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List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1791
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[68][69]

24 August

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List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1791
Ship State Description
Foulis British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost whilst on a voyage from Madras to Bencoolen, India.[70]

29 August

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HMS Pandora.
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1791
Ship State Description
HMS Pandora Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Porcupine-class sixth rate post ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of 35 of the 134 people on board.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
De Triede  Sweden The ship foundered in the Kattegat off Gothenburg while on a voyage from Stockholm to Maldon, Essex, Great Britain.[65][71]
Grace  United States The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic.[72]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[72]
Kite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London and Ostend.[69][73]

September

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1 September

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List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1791
Ship State Description
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[74]

2 September

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List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1791
Ship State Description
Pitt  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[75]

3 September

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List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1791
Ship State Description
Albany  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel, East Prussia.[76]
Betsy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel.[76]

30 September

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List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1791
Ship State Description
Thomas and Helen  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Valencia Bay, Spain.[77] She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Valencia and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost near Minehead, Somerset with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[75]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Anholt.[74] She was later refloated and taken in to Memel, Prussia.[79]
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Bornholm.[74]
Earl & Amelia Dantzick The ship was driven ashore near Dantzick. she was on a voyage from Dantzick to Ireland.[74]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74]
Hiram  Great Britain The ship was lost near Amlwch, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston.[73]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[74]
Johan  Dutch Republic The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Stettin.[75]
Johan  Dutch Republic The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Stettin.[75]
Maria  Sweden The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Gothenburg.[80]
Michael Stettin The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[75]
Ranger  Great Britain The whaler was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[81]
St Joseph  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[58]
Thetis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Margate, Kent.[74]
Trent  Great Britain The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[82]
Union  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "Summers Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[58]
Wilhelmina Carolina Stettin The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea.[75]
Wohlfaart  Sweden The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[74] Wohlfaart was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[58]

October

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4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1791
Ship State Description
Neptune  Great Britain The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (longitude 26° W) while on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Dart ( France).[77][83]
Polly & Betsey  United States The ship capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to New Providence, New Jersey.[84]
Seaflower  United States The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Antigua[84]

19 October

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1791
Ship State Description
Mary & Susannah Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was sestroyed by fire at Great Brule, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[85]
Neptune  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, Great Britain to Wexford.[86]

25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1791
Ship State Description
Columbine  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Vigo, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[87]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland for Figueira da Foz, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[88]
John Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship departed from Burin, Newfoundland for Bilboa, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[89]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
Almy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86]
Charles  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Exeter, Devon.[90] Her crew were rescued.[91]
Elizabeth and Kitty  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven while on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[92]
Emily  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Aegean Sea off Delos, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall.[78]
General Elliot  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[80]
Hannah  Great Britain The sloop caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was carrying a cargo of quicklime.[93]
Helena  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[94]
John Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Plymouth, Devon.[95]
Joseph and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to a Baltic port.[80]
Margaret  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[82]
Marquis de la Fayette  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[83]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[86]
Royal Escape  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cardigan.[86]
Thames  Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Thames was later taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[86][96]
Ulrica  Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ostend.[95]
Vrow Elizabeth Maria flag unknown The ship was lost near Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[86]

November

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6 November

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List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1791
Ship State Description
Blessed Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dover.[97][98]

17 November

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List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1791
Ship State Description
Exuma  Ireland The ship was lost at Oracabessa, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica tp Dublin.[87]

25 November

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List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1791
Ship State Description
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[99]

27 November

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List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1791
Ship State Description
Charlotte and Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carsaig, Isle of Mull with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[100]
Jessie  Great Britain The ship foundered off Lunga, Slate Islands with the loss of all hands.[100]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[101]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[85]
Admiral Stromfeldt  Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Ohlsund". She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[102]
Anna Maria  Portugal The ship was driven ashore on Bardsey Island, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Lisbon.[101]
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[103]
Briggs  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[98]
Countess of Scarborough  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[103]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[103]
Essex  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, Spain. She was on a voyage from the United States to Cádiz, Spain.[98]
Estrella d'Asia  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto.[98]
François  France The ship departed from Ostend, Dutch Republic for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104]
Fortune  Russia The ship was wrecked on the Girdler Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Venice.[97]
Groot Sohn Dantzick The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[97]
Hercules  France The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde to Hamburg.[102]
Johanna Maria  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[105]
Lark  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the northern coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Roscoff, Finistère, France.[106]
Luce  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[107]
Maryland  United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[84]
Munificent  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98]
Olive Tree  Great Britain The ship was lost near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia.[102]
Plympton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin, Ireland.[98]
Portland  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Sand Head. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[85]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[102] She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby.[84]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 8 leagues from Marseille. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille.[108]
Sodermanland  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore, in the North Sea while on a voyage from Stockholm to London. Eighteen of her crew were rescued by Swanland ( Great Britain).[109]
Susan  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[98]
Swallow  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau.[85]
Thetis  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisby to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[83][105]

December

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4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1791
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire.[110]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by an unidentified vessel, which was reported to have probably sunk too.[100]
Good Intent  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes.[110]

6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1791
Ship State Description
Grampus  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[111]

12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1791
Ship State Description
Pelham  Great Britain The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[100]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1791
Ship State Description
Swallow  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford, Ireland.[112]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
Aguila Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from Ostend to India. She was later refloated and taken in to Middelburg.[103][113]
Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Biddiford, Devon.[114]
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[113]
Antonetta  Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dort to Barcelona, Spain.[115][116]
Belhaven  United States The ship was lost on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[110]
Bethia  Great Britain The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Ostend.[113]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz.[110]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Venice.[117]
Catharine  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[99]
Center  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[103]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Lower Canada, British America to Aberdeen.[110]
Charles  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth.[103]
Charles & Maria  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Scotland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[108]
Charlotte Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Treptowe, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[99]
Cholmley  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Baltic coast.[112]
Cleveland  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to Hull, Yorkshire.[108]
Constantia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast.[118]
Departement  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[113]
Deux Frères  France The ship was lost at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantz, Loire-Inférieure.[119]
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[110]
Ebenezer  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Rye. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool.[114]
Eleanor  United States The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[113]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[99]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ulverston, Lancashire.[115]
Exeter & Dirk  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain.[118]
Falmouth  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London.[103]
Flora  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk.[115] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to London.[116]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Swansea, Glamorgan.[108][114]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk off Greenock, Renfrewshire.[99]
Good Desire  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[117] Good Desire had been refloated by 24 December and taken in to Elsinore, Denmark.[120]
Hampden  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[103]
Hebe  France The whaler was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkerque.[116]
Hebe  Ireland The ship was lost near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux.[119]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire.[116]
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[100][108]
James  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Craydon Head. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[103]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[113]
Jeune Eulalie  France The ship was lost near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Nantz.[117]
Joseph & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "East Stoke". She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Chichester, Sussex.[99]
King's Fisher  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.[110]
La Dame Martha  France The ship fouundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Alexandria, Egypt.[119]
Leeds  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Hull.[114]
London  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man while on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Liverpool.[121]
Louis Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bourdeaux.[113]
Manchester  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[118]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Llanddwin Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.[112]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was lost near Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzick.[117]
Newe Onderneeming  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[113]
Norfolk  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Point of Ayre. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea to Liverpool.[117]
Perseverance  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick, Ireland.[108]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hull.[114]
Prudence  Great Britain The ship was lost on "Catsmore". She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol.[117]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) west of Marseille while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille.[100]
Recovery  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Huelva, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Faro, Portugal.[113]
Reward  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Calais with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[99]
Richard  Great Britain The ship was lost near Ilfracombe. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Dublin, Ireland.[110]
Rosalie  France The ship foundered off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Barcelona, Spain.[99]
Rose  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol.[113]
Sabrina  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Conwy, Carnarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[116]
St. Michael, Nostra Señora Delas Gracias  Spain The ship was lost at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to St Lucar.[110]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[114]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[110]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Noordwijk, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to Shoreham-by-Sea.[108]
Vale  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Liverpool.[116]
Vrede  Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[117]
William  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London.[115]
William  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from London to St. Lucar.[117]
Zeelust flag unknown The ship was lost at "Stevensklindt". She was on a voyage from "Wyborg", Sweden to Cádiz.[117]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791
Ship State Description
Activité  France The ship was lost on the coast of Gold Coast, Africa.[103]
Alexis  Great Britain The ship was lost at Labrador, British America.[107]
Alliance  France The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Domingue[98]
Ally  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Cayo Romano, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Dominica and Havana, Cuba.[49]
Amity  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) west of the Îles de Los, Africa. She was on a voyage from the Îles de Los to Cape Mount, Africa.[78]
Ann and Bridget  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Grenada.[45]
Arab  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Portuguese coast while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to an African port.[42]
Bella Gertrudis  Spain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havana to St. Andero.[122]
Benezick  France The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean of Mozambique. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to the West Indies.[55]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barnegat Peninsula, New Jersey, United States with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[123]
Betsey Kingdom of France French East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Isle of Bourbon with the loss of 167 lives. She was on a voyage from the Île de France to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[73]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River, United States.[124]
Blessing  Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[61]
Bonette  France The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure to Africa and the West Indies.[50]
Boston and Liverpool Packet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Barnegat Peninsula. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[50]
Britannia  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Savannah, Georgia, United States. she was on a voyage from Savannah to Cork.[125]
British Queen  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax and New Brunswick, British America.[116]
Charlton  Great Britain The ship was lost at Miramichi, New Brunswick.[126]
Concord  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[123]
Dartmouth