List of shipwrecks in 1744
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The List of shipwrecks in 1744 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1744.
January [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] February [ edit ] 5 February [ edit ] 11 February [ edit ] 22 February [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: April 1744 Ship State Description Two Brothers Ireland The ship was wrecked near Montserrat . She was on a voyage from Cork to Montserrat.
Unknown date [ edit ] 17 August [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1744 Ship State Description Saint-Géran France The ship was wrecked off Réunion with the loss of 51 of the 60 people on board. She was on a voyage from Lorient to Réunion.[5]
29 August [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] September [ edit ] 5 September [ edit ] 16 September [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: September 1744 Ship State Description Benjamin Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire , before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to London . Gertrude Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in Westport, County Mayo , Ireland , before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Venice . John Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Gottenburg , Sweden, before 18 September. She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg Kitty Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gottenburg before 18 September. She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg. Prosperous Great Britain The ship ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset , before 25 September and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Chichester , Sussex , to Falmouth , Cornwall . St John Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Portugal by a Spanish privateer . She was on a voyage from London to Oporto , Portugal,
October [ edit ] 5 October [ edit ] 21 October [ edit ] 26 October [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] November [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] December [ edit ] 3 December [ edit ] 19 December [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: December 1744 Ship State Description Chatham Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sussex before 28 December. She was on a voyage from Piscataway, Maryland , British America , to London.[22] Eaton Great Britain The frigate was driven ashore in the River Thames before 14 December. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[23] Elizabeth Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs before 18 December. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden, to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[24] Elizabeth Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs before 21 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar .[25] Endeavour Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames before 14 December, She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[23] James Great Britain The ship was lost on the Spaniard Sandbank, in the Thames Estuary before 14 December. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[23] Martha Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 25 December.[21] Providence Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent , Great Britain , before 18 December.[24] Ranger Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel before 18 December with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America , to Poole , Dorset .[24] Sally Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel before 7 December. She was on a voyage from Chichester , Sussex , to Oporto , Portugal.[20]
Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 1744 Ship State Description Cape Fare Merchant Great Britain The ship was lost off Antigua before 5 October. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Antigua.[26] Charming Molly Great Britain The ship foundered three days into a voyage from Saint Kitts to London . Her crew were rescued by HMS Otter ( Royal Navy ).[27] Charming Molly Great Britain The ship was lost near Helsingfors , Finland , before 16 November. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia , to London.[28] Duc de Chartres France The ship was lost in the Rio Grande before 3 July. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to Buenos Aires , Viceroyalty of Peru .[29] Friendship Great Britain The ship was lost off Bermuda before 20 November. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Barbados .[30] Hare Great Britain The ship was lost off a port in South Carolina , British America , before 22 June. She was bound for London .[31] Katherine & Elizabeth Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina, British America , before 25 May. She was on a voyage from Carolina to London .[32] Neptune Great Britain The ship was lost on a sandbank before 29 May. She was on a voyage from North Carolina , British America, to London.[33] Norris Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered south of Jamaica before 28 December. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[22] Northampton British East India Company The ship was last sighted 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Île Bourbon sometime after 20 July. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. Prosperity Imperial Russian Navy The battleship ran aground at the mouth of the Northern Dvina . She was refloated and taken in to Archangelsk in a severely leaky condition.[10] Providence Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Helsingfors , Finland , before 26 October.[34] Tartar British America The privateer capsized off the Virginia Capes before 24 August with the loss of most of her crew.[35]
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