List of shipwrecks in the 1750s

The List of shipwrecks in the 1750s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1750s.

1750

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1750

1751

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1751

1752

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1752

1753

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1753

1754

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May

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date May 1750
Ship State Description
Queen Caroline Kingdom of Great Britain British America The schooner was wrecked at Ockracock, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued.[1]

September

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2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1750
Ship State Description
Iermiia  Russia The ship was wrecked on Adak Island, Alaska, Russian America. Survivors constructed a vessel from the wreckage and sailed away later that year.[2]

October

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14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1750
Ship State Description
Charming Polly Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship, which had sprung a leak six days previously, was beached north of the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]

December

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1750
Ship State Description
Granville  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America, to London.[4]

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Ship State Description
Brittania Kingdom of Great Britain British America The fishing schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts September, 1753, last heard from December, 1754 lost on the Georges Bank. Lost with all hands.[5]
Christian & Peter  Dutch Republic The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[6]
Honourable Friend  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Guinea.[7]
Marischall Keith  Russia The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Adriatic Sea off Cape Stillo, Ottoman Albania. She was on a voyage from Riga to Venice.[8]
Prince George  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Venice.[9]
Ryder Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was lost before 25 July with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to North Carolina.[10]
Sarah Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship foundered before 30 May whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island to the Piscataqua River. Her crew were rescued.[11]

1755

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1755

1756

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January

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22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1756
Ship State Description
Unidentified boats A landslide into the Langfjorden in Norway generated three megatsunamis with heights of 40 to 50 metres (131 to 164 ft) in the Langfjorden and the Eresfjorden that destroyed 196 boats.[12]

March

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28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1756
Ship State Description
Stad Bergen  Dutch Republic While on voyage to Norway with a cargo of Frisian roof tiles and bricks she wrecked near the Dutch island Griend on the east wall of the Vliestroom.[13]

October

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31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1756
Ship State Description
HMS Swift  Royal Navy The Drake-class sloop foundered at sea.

November

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1756
Ship State Description
Lucy  Great Britain The ship foundered before 13 November whilst on a voyage from "Cape Fare" to Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Catherine ( Great Britain).[14]

December

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11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1750
Ship State Description
Young Victory  France The ship exploded and sank during a battle with HMS Tryal (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) off Barbadoes with the loss of about 30 crew.[15]

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Ship State Description
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Antigua whilst evading a French privateer.[16]
Four ships Next to Stad Bergen (see 28 March) four other vessels wrecked near Griend, the Netherlands in 1756.[13]

1757

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1757

1758

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Further information: List of shipwrecks in 1758

1759

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April

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19 April
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1759
Ship State Description
HMS Falcon Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The bomb vessel was wrecked on the Saintes, off Guadeloupe.[17]

July

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3 July
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1759
Ship State Description
Tyrrel Kingdom of Great Britain British America The brig was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with the loss of sixteen lives.[18]

August

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19 August
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1759
Ship State Description
Océan  French Navy Battle of Lagos: The third rate was run ashore and burnt in Almadora Bay.
Redoutable  French Navy Battle of Lagos: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was run ashore and burnt in Almadora Bay.

September

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12 September
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1759
Ship State Description
Courier  Imperial Russian Navy The packet boat ran aground and was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Danzig with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Cronstadt.[19]
25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1759
Ship State Description
HMS Looe Hulk Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The fifth rate was sunk as a breakwater at Harwich, Essex.[20]

October

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24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1759
Ship State Description
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, New France, to London.[21]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London.[21]

November

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18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1759
Ship State Description
Mason  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, New France. Her crew were rescued.[22]
20 November
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1759
Ship State Description
HMS Resolution Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy
HMS Resolution (right).

Battle of Quiberon Bay: The third rate ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked on the Le Four Shoal, in Quiberon Bay.

21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1759
Ship State Description
Héros  French Navy Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and was scuttled in Quiberon Bay.
Juste  French Navy Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and sank in the Loire.
Soleil-Royal  French Navy Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and was scuttled in Quiberon Bay.
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1759
Ship State Description
Annanime  France The privateer was lost off Cherbourg on or after 20 November.[23]
Experiment  Great Britain The ship was captured by the privateer Annanime ( France) on 19 November whilst on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London. She was sent in to Cherbourg but was lost off that port.[23]
William  Great Britain The sloop was captured by the privateer Annanime ( France) on 20 November whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to Poole, Dorset. She was sent in to Cherbourg but was lost off that port.[23][24]

December

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4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1759
Ship State Description
HMS Mermaid Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The sixth rate ran aground on Big Grand Cay, Bahamas. She was abandoned as a total loss on 6 January 1760.
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1759
Ship State Description
Dubree Nombre de Jesus  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Lucar. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Málaga.[25]
Maria Magdalena  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Lucar.[25][26]
Nossa Senhora do Bonfim  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[26]
Santa Joseph Mawein  Spain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[26]
Southtalt  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[25][26]
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1759
Ship State Description
Nossa Senhora da Penha de França  Portugal The ship sank at Lisbon.[27]
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1759
Ship State Description
Nostra Señora Madre de Dios e Son Joze  Spain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the Cape Verde Islands.[28]
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1759
Ship State Description
Jonge Jan Jacob  Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain, to Bordeaux, France.[29]
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1759
Ship State Description
Eliza  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Limerick, Ireland.[21]
Happy Return  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland, to Cork, Ireland.[21]
Nostra Señora Piedade de Almas  Great Britain The ship was lost near Folkestone, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Salvator  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[21]
Stafford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America, to London. She was subsequently refloated and taken in to Plymouth for repairs.[21][23]
Susanna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[23]

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Ship State Description
Ancona  Great Britain The galley foundered in the Gulf of Venice with the loss of most of her crew.[24]
Armstrong  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grand Turk Island. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Guadeloupe.[26]
Judith  Great Britain The ship was lost on Cape Roman, Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to London.[30]
Le Comte de la Rivière  Kingdom of France The privateer was lost at sea with all hands.[31]
Marlborough  Ireland The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Derry.[29]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[32]
Swan  Great Britain The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]

References

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