The List of shipwrecks in 1748 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1748.
Early 1748 (N.S.) [ edit ] Prior to 1752, when the Calendar Act set 1 January as the beginning of the New Year in the British Empire, Britain and its colonies observed the first day of the new year on 25 March. For those wrecks that happened in what would now be considered January, February and March 1748 under the calendar system used all over the world, bur which was considered January, February and March of "1747" on the archaic calendar, please refer to their unusual placement in the latter sections of the article List of shipwrecks in 1747 .
1748 did not begin on 1 January![Note 1] (except in non-British nations such as Spain, Portugal, France, Poland, Italy, where 1748 began on 1 January. Under the old system abandoned by Britain more than 275 years ago, the year 1748 officially began on 25 March.
Unknown date [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] 26 June [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1748 Ship State Description HMS Fowey Royal Navy The fifth rate struck a reef off the coast of Spanish Florida and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by two British merchant ships and San Juan y Tadicos ( Spain ), which she had previously captured.
24 July [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Mary Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Brownsey , Dorset , before 9 August.[7] She had been refloated by 12 August.[8]
September [ edit ] 14 September [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Fortune Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Maiden Rocks, in the Irish Sea before 6 September. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dublin .[10]
October [ edit ] 11 October [ edit ] 24 October [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1748 Ship State Description Okhotsk Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was driven ashore at the mouth of the Bolshaya with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka . Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[13]
25 October [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Africa Spanish Navy War of Jenkins' Ear , Battle of Havana : The ship was set afire and scuttled at Havana , Cuba , to prevent her being captured by the British.[15] Friendship Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of West Flanders , Dutch Republic before 25 October. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam , South Holland , Dutch Republic.[16] Serpent's Prize Great Britain The ship was lost off Red Car , Yorkshire , before 4 October. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , to Camp Veer , Zeeland , Dutch Republic.[17]
November [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] December [ edit ] 1 December [ edit ] 8 December [ edit ] 14 December [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1748 Ship State Description Mercury Great Britain The ship foundered off the "Groyne". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Venice .[23]
17 December [ edit ] 26 December [ edit ] 31 December [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Basnet Great Britain The ship was lost off Sandwich, Kent before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France .[26] Elizabeth Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate , Kent, before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to La Rochelle , Charente-Maritime , France.[26] Griffin Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Caernarfon before 13 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America , to Whitehaven , Cumberland .[21] Industry Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[26] John & James Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille.[26] Margaret and Anne Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille. Margaret and Anne was later refloated.[26] Pretty Betsey Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to the Strait of Gibraltar. Pretty Betsey was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[26] Stephen & Sarah Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[26] [27] St. George Great Britain The ship was lost near Folkston , Kent , before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to the Strait of Gibraltar .[26] Stobb's Galley Great Britain The ship was lost off Sandwich before 20 March. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille.[26] Supply Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[26] [27]
January [ edit ] 5 January [ edit ] 14 January [ edit ] 16 January [ edit ] 17 January [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1748 Ship State Description John Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the South bull, Dublin . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to Dublin.[30] John & Francis Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to La Rochelle , Charente-Maritime , France .[30] St John Baptist Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz.[30] Tyger Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to Dublin.[30] Union Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[30]
27 January [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description HMS Anson Royal Navy The fourth rate ship of the line was driven ashore at Portsmouth , Hampshire , before 13 January.[31] She was later refloated and returned to service. Arent & Elizabeth Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex , Great Britain , before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , to a Dutch port.[24] Cumberland Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Carmarthen before 13 January with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America , to London .[31] Greenock Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Leith , Lothian .[28] Happy Return Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex , before 20 January. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Vannes , Morbihan , France .[23] Mary Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford , Ireland before 17 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansey , Glamorgan , to London.[24] Marygold Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Dutch Republic before 3 February. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam , South Holland , Dutch Republic.[29] Neptune Great Britain The ship was lost on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay before 24 January with the loss of all on board, over 100 lives. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire , to Dublin , Ireland.[28] Page Great Britain The sloop was wrecked on the Dutch coast before 31 January. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[9] Providence France The ship was lost off Dover , Kent , Great Britain, before 13 January. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Bordeaux , Gironde .[31] Rose Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Welsh coast before 20 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Jamaica.[23] Santa Domingo Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay , Devon , Great Britain, before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime , France .[32] Success Great Britain The ship was wrecked on St. John's Point, County Donegal , Ireland, before 13 January. Only one passenger survived. She was on a voyage from Plimouth , Devon, to Dublin , Ireland.[31] Thetis Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow , Cornwall , with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain, to an English port.[9] Ufro Rebeccah Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Folkestone , Kent, before 20 January. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon , Portugal.[23] HMS Wolf Royal Navy The sloop of war was lost near Belfast , County Down , Ireland, before 13 January with the loss of 58 of her crew.[31]
February [ edit ] 1 February [ edit ] 22 February [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Concord Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 17 February. She was later refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce , Seine Maritime .[35] Friendship Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[36] Friendship Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Caen , Calvados , France, before 7 February. She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina , British America .[36] Hope Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies .[33] Humble Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 14 February. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent , to the Straits of Gibraltar .[37] Jonge Prinses Carolina Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , Great Britain , before 7 February with the loss of all hands.[36] Lavante Dutch Republic The galley was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , to Curaçao .[36] Mary Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London .[36] Nostra Señora de la Paz Great Britain The ship was lost at Bilbao before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bilbao.[34] Prince of Wales Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[36] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[37] Rachel Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques , France before 17 February. She was on a voyage from London to Bayonne.[35] Robert and Mary Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[36] Seaflower Jersey The ship sank in the Bordeaux River before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Jersey.[34]
Unknown date [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1748 Ship State Description Betsey Great Britain The ship foundered before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston.[39] Blendon Great Britain The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 1 November. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to Newfoundland , British America .[14] Boss Great Britain The ship was captured and sunk by a French Man-of-war before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to New York , British America .[40] Cessation Great Britain The ship foundered before 30 December. She was on a voyage from New England , British America , to Barbadoes .[25] Charming Sally Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 24 leagues (72 nautical miles (133 km) off the Virginia Capes , British America, before 3 June. Her crew were rescued by Spencer ( Great Britain ). Charming Sally was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to Newry , County Down .[41] Dragon Great Britain The ship foundered in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica , before 25 November. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[19] Elizabeth Great Britain The brig foundered before 28 June. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Montserrat .[42] Expedition Great Britain The ship, sailing under a flag of truce , foundered before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to La Vera Cruz , Captaincy General of Cuba .[43] Happy Success Great Britain The ship was lost off Port Antonio , Jamaica, before 25 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[44] Industry Great Britain The ship was lost at Port Morant , Jamaica, before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , British America, to Jamaica.[24] Leostoffe Great Britain The ship was lost at Bermuda before 17 March. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bermuda.[45] Matthew Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of British America before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to Virginia , British America.[43] Montserrat Packet Great Britain The ship was lost at Calabar , Africa, before 14 March.[38] Nelly Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a reef off Hispaniola before 4 October. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[17] President Great Britain The ship sank in the James River , Virginia , British America, before 8 July.[46] Rachel British America The ship was lost at Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , before 24 February. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno.[47] Rae Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of America before 3 May. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , to Virginia.[48] Regina Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Málaga , Spain, before 24 May. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France, to a Dutch port.[49] HMS Serpent Royal Navy The sloop of war was wrecked off Barbadoes before 22 November with the loss of seven of her crew.[50] Tryal Ireland The ship ran aground off Antigua before 26 August. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barbadoes .[51] Victoria flag unknown The ship was lost off Gallipoly , Ottoman Empire , before 27 February. She was on a voyage from "Tripany" to Venice .[34] Willoughby Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 June. Her crew were rescued by George ( Great Britain ). Willoughby was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool , Lancashire .[52]
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