List of shipwrecks in 1819
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This list of shipwrecks in 1819 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1819.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Basseterre | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Greenock, Renfrewshire and was scuttled.[1] |
General Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Santa Pilly Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Gibraltar.[2] All on board survived.[3] |
George Washington | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[4] |
John Shand | United Kingdom | The cutter was lost in Port Morant Bay, Jamaica.[4] |
2 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Eckardina Maria | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje.[5] |
Union | Sweden | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Patience Island, Rhode Island, United States.[5] |
Zeelust | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Ooster Sandbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam, South Holland. Zeelust was refloated on 5 January and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, South Holland.[6] |
3 January[edit]
For the wrecking of the British ship Andrew on this day, see the entry for 31 December 1818.
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[7] |
Hazard | United States | The ship was wrecked near Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Mobile, Alabama Territory.[4] |
4 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of a crew member.[8] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Down.[9] |
5 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames by Sally ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[10] |
Thomas Scattergood | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Pearl River.[11] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean with the ultimate loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 14 January by Highlander ( United Kingdom) and Mexican ( United States). Triton was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[10] |
6 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Cæsar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[12] |
Druid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[13] |
Durham | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, bound for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon and was consequently declared a constructive total loss. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[15] |
7 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Le Gildas | France | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Chalon" to Dunkerque, Nord.[7] |
8 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Belragan Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardglass, County Down. She wason a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London.[13] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[13] |
Trelawney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stevenston, Ayrshire with the loss of fifteen of the twenty people on board. Four rescuers also died. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[10] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Labasheda Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[13] |
9 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | United Kingdom | The sloop struck the pier at Sunderland, County Durham and sank.[13] |
Beresford Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Beresford Packet was later refloated.[13] |
Branste | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Rush" and "Skerries". She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire.[9] |
Christian | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on Canna, Argyllshire.[16] |
Dispatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran, Ayrshire.[17] |
Friends Increase | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Sandwich, Kent.[12] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London.[12] |
St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19] St. George was refloated in June.[20] |
Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Castles Townshend, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Liverpool.[5] |
10 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Abundance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Collistown, Aberdeenshire with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[10] |
Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Formby Channel. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12] |
Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to the Ems.[21] |
Hunter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Forvie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[10] |
John Langdon | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Chatham, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[19] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[12] |
11 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Traith Bar, Carmarthen with the loss of seven lives. Two survivors were reported. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9][22] |
Emanuel | Norway | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Mid Jagger. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Wolgast, Prussia.[23] |
Friendschaft | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maltreath, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Friendschaft was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Amlwch.[9][18][24] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[13][25] |
Kitty | United States | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Marmion ( United Kingdom). Kitty was on a voyage from Virginia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[13] She was subsequently driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[18] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Blacksod Bay, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Waterford.[23] |
Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool.[26] |
12 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Lowestoft, Suffolk whilst on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16][27] |
Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Dublin.[17] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on "Lester Land". She was on a voyage from Aalborg, Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[4] |
Pandora | Bremen | The ship struck rocks to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Saint Thomas.[28] |
Pulteney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barnhowrie Bank, in the Solway Firth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[17] |
13 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
14 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[10] |
Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mulbay, near Loop Head Lighthouse, County Clare.[29] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Limerick.[30] |
15 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Marygold | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywalter, County Down with the loss of all hands.[31] |
Theophile | France | The ship capsized at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[32] |
16 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[17] |
Anglam | United Kingdom | The ship was driven against the pier at Whitehaven, Cumberland and sank. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Whitehaven.[5] |
Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel off Aldeburgh, Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Duke of Wellington put into Maldon, Essex.[30] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Randers, Denmark to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[24][33] |
Pallas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Cucq and Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City, United States to London.[17] |
Pharos | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Leith, Lothian.[17] |
17 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Able | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Duncannon Head, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Dublin.[23] |
Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool.[5] |
Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea between Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and The Downs. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Madeira, Portugal[34] |
Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Rossbeigh Bay, near Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland, with the loss of fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36] |
Lord Hill | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the River Ribble with the loss of all 29 people on board. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37][38] |
Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°00′N 44°30′W / 46.000°N 44.500°W). All on board were rescued by Charles ( United States). She was on a voyage from Cork to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[27] |
18 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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James Fitzpatrick | United Kingdom | The ship struck an anchor and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to Liverpool.[30] |
Regulator | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Landelfoot", Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool.[21] |
Venerable | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[31] |
Weser | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, United States.[39] |
19 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[34] |
Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames by Sally ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[30] |
St. Lawrence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Islay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland, British North America.[24][40] |
St. Paul | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken in to Harlingen, Friesland for repairs. St. Paul was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Hull, Yorkshire.[40] |
20 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fortune | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom. Fortune was refloated on 12 February and taken in to a port on Texel for repairs.[41] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank whilst on a voyage from Kirkcudbright to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[26] |
Friends Increase | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goland Rocks, Sweden with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Korsør, Denmark to London.[27] |
21 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Juno | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with the loss of three of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland to Hull, Yorkshire.[42] |
22 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Brumerskin", Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[43] |
Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her seventeen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Jamaica.[44] |
Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in White Bay, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[26] |
Peace & Plenty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[24] |
Trelawney | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Saltcoats and Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[26] |
23 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York, United States.[45] |
24 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Berwickshire Packet | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
Imperieuse | Isle of Man | The ship was wrecked at Workington, Cumberland.[16][27] |
Prince of Orange | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Renewal ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon.[21] Prince of Orange was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[26] |
25 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Abundance | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at "Collestown" with the loss of five of her crew.[24] |
Bole | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis, Mauritius.[46] |
Charles | France | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Finistère with some loss of life.[27] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16] |
Creole | Netherlands East Indies | The ship was driven ashore on the "Île aux Tonneliers", Mauritius.[46][47] |
Eole | France | The ship was driven ashore near Point au Forge, Mauritius.[47] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Catania, Sicily.[24] |
Hunter | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Sands of Forrie, Fife.[24] |
Jason | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis.[46] |
Jeune Ferdinand | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis.[46] |
Marchioness of Huntly | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Elie, Fife with the loss of three lives.[36] |
Petite Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Port Louis.[46] |
Vrouw Agatha | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Point au Forge, Mauritius.[46] |
Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Port Louis.[46] |
Wolfe's Cove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Île aux Tonneliers.[47] She was refloated some time later and sold as a hulk.[48] |
26 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Littlehampton.[49] She was refloated on 8 February and taken in to Littlehampton.[50] |
Havanna Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at the Point of Ayr, Flintshire. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26] Havanna Packet was refloated in early February and taken in to Liverpool.[16] |
Marchioness of Huntley | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ely, Glamorgan with the loss of three lives.[24] |
27 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Emilie | France | The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51] |
Lieven Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[52] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the East Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Southampton, Hampshire.[24] |
28 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Newbiggin Point, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew.[53] |
Bon Amis | France | The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure for Senegal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54] |
Borneo | United States | The 233-ton fur trading ship was wrecked during a gale near Cape Muzon in southeastern Russian America, becoming a total loss. Her crew survived, reached shore, and was rescued by the vessel Volunteer (flag unknown) after escaping hostile Alaska Natives.[55] |
Cruiser | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon and was abandoned by her crew before she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth.[43] |
Earnest | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was consequently beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk where she was wrecked. Earnest was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[24][43] |
Eliza & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Down to Newry, County Antrim.[24] |
George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil[24] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drogheda, County Louth.[28] |
Merchant | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Sandsend, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[24][44] Merchant was refloated on 11 February and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[28] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. Ocean was refloated the next day and taken in to Amlwch, Anglesey.[24] |
Ruby | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland and was abandoned by her crew.[33] |
29 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew.[33] |
Cruizer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Poole.[24] |
Oliver | France | The ship foundered off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[24] |
Voast | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to London.[24] |
30 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Red Bay, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[27] |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted in a squall off the Isles of Scilly. She was taken in tow by Lord Cathcart ( United Kingdom). The tow parted the next day and the ship was abandoned. Betsey was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[56] |
Four Sodskene | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at North Berwick, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Korsør to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[24][33] |
William Pitt | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Enneshorn" or "Eveslane" Head, near Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool.[27][57] Some reports have the loss on 27 January.[58] |
31 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to São Miguel Island, Azores.[59] Betsey was taken in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France on 13 February.[60] |
Dolphin | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Oswin | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[61] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Amalie | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on "Dagarot Island". She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Stockholm[62] |
Berwickshire | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[63] |
Catch-me-if-you-can | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on "Church Beach". She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to "Haynnis". Catch-me-if-you-can was later refloated.[5] |
Catharine | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[34] |
Drake | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk on or before 30 January.[24] |
Esperanza | Portugal | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to the West Indies.[26] |
Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[34] |
Frau Wilhelmina | Netherlands | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by an East Indiaman. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[32] |
Goodintent | British North America | The schooner was lost off Cape Race, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[19] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[30] |
Isaac and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bridges, Belfast, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Jong Martha | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Nieuwendam, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Amsterdam.[21] |
Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Killough, County Down.[22] |
Maldon | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was refloated on 19 January.[28] |
Margaretta | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from London to a Mediterranean port.[34] |
Marshland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool. Marshland was later refloated.[13][22][30] |
Mercurius | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) off Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam.[5] |
Messmate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Killough.[22] |
New Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pilling, Lancashire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston, Lancashire.[64] |
Radcliff | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape St. George, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Warrington ( United States). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[33] |
Rudolph | Netherlands | The ship was lost near Callantsoog, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, South Holland.[21] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Stockholm.[5] |
Victory | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[66] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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HMRC Speedwell | Board of Customs | The cutter was wrecked near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
2 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Leitstern | Unknown | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°12′N 11°08′W / 43.200°N 11.133°W). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire and Waterford, United Kingdom to Gibraltar.[62] |
Sjo Riddaren | Sweden | The ship was lost off Strömstadt.[62] |
3 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lively | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex.[27] She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire.[16] Lively was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[19] |
Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Newry.[19] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Neuwerk, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[15] |
Shamrock | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Castletownshend, County Cork for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Bonne Adelle | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[61] |
Crisis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Cheshire coast and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] Crisis was refloated and arrived at Liverpool on 6 March.[67] |
6 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
James & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[50] She was later refloated and taken in to Kinsale, County Cork.[28] |
Julia Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Mahogany Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[68] |
7 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Freundschaft | Stettin | The ship foundered off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[4] |
Iris | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Candu Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[69] |
9 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Aberdeen.[60] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bristol, Rhode Island.[45] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Barnstaple Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[28] |
12 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adolph & Aspasie | France | The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[70] |
Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[39] Hero was refloated on 23 February.[71] |
Lord Gardner | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Lady Isle, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Ayr.[72] |
14 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Helen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
Hylton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[42] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[42] |
15 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
John and Catharine | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off The Smalls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[59][73] |
Sarah & Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Stromness.[74] |
Success | United Kingdom | The sloop was lost at Grenada.[75] |
16 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Anvil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[39][41] She was refloated on 19 February and taken in to Newhaven.[59] |
Johanna | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at São Martinho das Amoreiras, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to St. Ubes, Portugal.[76] |
17 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Freier | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off "Schagerigg".[42] |
Isis | Unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, off the coast of Sweden.[77] |
18 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near "Port Colonne", Mytilene, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Alexandria, Egypt.[78] |
Prince Frederick | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Westkapelle, Netherlands. All on board were rescued by a Dutch fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Netherlands to London.[14] |
19 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Amitie | France | The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Chauvean, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Carthagena and Santa Martha to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[4] |
20 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Blake | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[59] |
William Leece | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60] |
21 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[79] |
Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[60] |
Hilton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk.[59] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[71][80] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands.[60] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[60] |
Janet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Tay with the loss of a crew member.[79] |
Levant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Newport Sands, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[60] Levant was refloated on 27 February and resumed her voyage.[4] |
Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Fishguard.[60] |
22 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adele | France | The ship was lost near Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime to Rotterdam, South Holland.[62] |
Concordia | Prussia | The ship was driven onto rocks at Guernsey, Channel Islands, where she was wrecked the next day. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Liebau.[4] |
Courier | Jersey | The ship struck a rock and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Jersey. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Jersey. Courier was later refloated and taken in to Jersey in a severely damaged condition.[4] |
Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Sunderland.[60] |
Princepe do Beira | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Figueira da Foz.[59] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sunk at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[60] |
23 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex. She was refloated on 25 February and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[60] |
Gipsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[61] |
Lord Hill | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of all hands.[81] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship partially capsized at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America and was damaged.[82] |
Platoff | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton. She was refloated the next day and made for Dover, Kent.[60] |
Trois Amis | France | The ship was lost off Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkerque.[74] |
William & Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton. She was refloated the next day and headed for Dover.[60] |
24 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire.[62] |
25 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Rednoses. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. Isabella was refloated on 27 February and taken in to Liverpool.[4] |
27 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[4] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[77] |
Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Tay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Unity was later refloated and taken in to Dundee.[67][74] |
Wansbeck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[62] |
28 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nicolay | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sevastopol with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Yevpatoria to Sevastopol.[83] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ajax | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Raasay, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Aberdeen.[84] |
Bounty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire[27] |
Bridgewater | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Straits of Jubal.[85] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Somerset and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] |
Gipsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[86] |
Golden Fleece | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Long Key before 6 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[61] |
Holkar | United States | The brig foundered off St. Domingo with the loss of three of theten people on board. She was on a voyage from Curacoa to New York.[68] |
Jeanie | British North America | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool. Jeanie was later taken in to St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia.[87] |
Kaleidoscope | United States | The ship was wrecked at sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Bermuda.[88] |
Laura | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by Jerome and Triton (both United States). Laura was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to London.[45] |
L'Olvier | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[56] |
Messager | France | The ship was lost near the Île d'Oléron, Vendée in early February. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to L'Orient, Morbihan and Bordeaux, Gironde.[59] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire.[71] |
Sally | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[89] |
Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. All on board were rescued.[4] |
Three Sisters | United States | The ship departed from Tappahannock, Virginia for Lisbon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90] |
Triumfo pas Tres Nacoens | Portugal | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was later discovered and taken in to Porto Seguro, Brazil.[91] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexy | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated on 3 March.[92] |
Little Cherub | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Hull, Yorkshire.[77] |
Mariana | Portugal | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[92] |
Montreal Packet | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[92] |
North Star | Gibraltar | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[92] |
San Joao Baptista | Portugal | The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated the next day.[92] |
Snipe | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[92] |
Supply | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[92] |
Trafalgar | Gibraltar | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[92] |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven into Victoria ( United Kingdom) and then driven ashore at Gibraltar in a damaged condition.[92] |
2 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at Stromness, Orkney Islands from South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition and was beached.[67] |
3 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Armstel | Unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Seconet Point. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[93] |
Delfino | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France and Genoa.[77] |
Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,[77] with the loss of all hands.[94] |
Huntley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Huntley was later refloated and taken in to the River Colne, Essex.[74] |
Independence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Great Cumbrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[19] |
Moira | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Landport, Gibraltar.[92] |
Penguin | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Landport, Gibraltar.[92] |
Selina | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Deal, Kent.[77] |
Velociferes | France | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Cuckmere. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord. Velociferes was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom.[77] |
4 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Augusta Frederica | Rostock | The ship ran aground at St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[74] |
David & Jean | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Carr Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Berwickshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[67] |
Liverpool Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool.[74] |
5 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
George | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[67] |
7 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aimee | France | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dunkerque, Nord. Aimee was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[67] |
Christine | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Gothenburg.[92] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank.[74] |
Sophie | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Honfleur, Calvados/ She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[67] |
9 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Louisa | Lübeck | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Memel.[68] |
11 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Dolphin | United States | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Bermuda.[75] |
13 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Benjamin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[92] |
14 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Harboard | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[92] |
15 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Altezara | United States | The sloop was lost near the Hole-in-the-Wall, Abaco Islands.[95] |
17 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Staithes, Yorkshire.[96] Ann was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[84] |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores.[88] |
Christina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser.[68] |
Davanah | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby. She subsequently came ashore at Whitby.[76] |
Goede Hoop | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at "Frederickzyl".[68] |
Jupiter | France | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[96] |
Leeds | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[68] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bighouse Bay. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Trondheim, Norway.[97] |
Three Gebroders | Netherlands | The ship was lost off Uithuizen, Groningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland.[68] |
18 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Riga, Russia.[97] |
Carl Hendrick | Swedish Wismar | The ship was driven ashore near "Torriko". She was on a voyage from Wismar to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[97] |
Vrow Engelina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[76] |
19 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Braunton, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[76] |
Catarina | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.[84] |
Eliza Dorothea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.[84] |
Frederick Augustus | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.[84] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Swansea, Glamorgan.[76] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Cork.[76] |
North Star | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey. All on board were rescued by HMRC Success ( Board of Customs) and a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Gibraltar. North Star was later refloated and taken in to Beaumaris.[76] |
20 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Diligence | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Ackergill, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Easdale, Argyllshire.[98] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Western Rocks within the Isles of Scilly while carrying oats from Youghall, County Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[99] Her crew were rescued.[84] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Lavan Sand, in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[76] |
Silvia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Salthammar Reef, in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig, to London.[100] |
Sir Thomas Hardy | British North America | The schooner was wrecked on Cape Negro, Nova Scotia with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to New Brunswick.[101] |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Refnæs". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Kiel, Duchy of Holstein.[100] |
21 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lotte | Dantzig | The ship was lost near Ringkøbing, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dantzig[102] |
Vrow Jantina | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was lost in the Eider.[88] |
22 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Peggy & Helen | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off the Copeland Islands, County Down and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[84] |
23 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nelly | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Aberdeen.[84] |
24 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Dumbuck | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sligo for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[46] |
Paragon | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and sank at Saugor, India with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope and Bengal, India.[48][103] |
Sheepfold | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Aberdeen by Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom).[84] |
William Dickenson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at the north end of the Long Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Christiansand, Norway.[104] |
25 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Prescott | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore near Lerwick, Shetland Islands and damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the Davis Straits. Prescott was later refloated and taken in to Lerwich in a waterlogged condition.[102] |
Sir George Beckwith | Barbadoes | The ship was driven ashore in St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[105] |
26 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Pilger | Stettin | The ship was lost on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[102] |
27 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Formica | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. she was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Dram, Norway.[84] |
28 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HNLMS Admiraal Eversten | Netherlands Navy | The man of war was severely damaged in the South Atlantic by a hurricane. She was abandoned 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Diego Garcia on 9 April and subsequently was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued by Pickering ( United States).[106][107] |
Earl of Strathmore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[84] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dover, Kent. Earl of Strathmore later refloated.[68] |
Fairfield | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Attwoods Key. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Liverpool, Lancashire.[108] |
Herzog von Cambridge | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked at Wrango, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[104] |
29 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Carl Edward | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore near Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Stettin.[78] |
Grao Cruz | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
Francis Henrietta | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
Jenny | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank in a hurricane on Tonnelin Island.[109] |
Josephine | France | The ship sank in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
Juno | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
Rapide | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius.[109] |
31 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Martha & Bowrina | Netherlands | The ship struck the Kentish Knock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[68] |
Peterel | Grenada | The drogher was lost at Grenada.[95] |
Prudence | Portugal | The schooner sprang a leak and put into the River Shannon, where she sank. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Limerick, United Kingdom.[88][97] |
William | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Spry Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[105] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Baltic | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on "Wederoe" with the loss of all but two of her crew.[100] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Memel.[102] |
Belvoir Castle | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Belvoir Castle was later refloated.[74] |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.[76] |
Celesti | Spain | The Guineaman was wrecked on the west coast of Grand Bahama, Bahamas.[110] |
Coreo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the English Bank and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coreo later floated off and came ashore on the mainland.[111] |
Dasher | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Aruba to Jamaica.[95] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and put into Lindisfarne, where her crew were reported to have suffocated and the ship was destroyed. Eliza was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[45] |
Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[94] |
Hannah | Grenada | The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.[95] |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the North Sea off the coast of Norway in mid-March. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Riga, Russia.[97] |
Hartley | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Good Intent ( United Kingdom).[112] |
Henry | France | The brig-polacca was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Gibraltar. Henry was later taken in to Alicante, Spain by some fishermen.[88] |
Henry & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitby.[76] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores.[88] |
James | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[97] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Viborg, Denmark to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[113] |
John & William | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to São Miguel Island, Azores.[68] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Port Ballantrae, County Antrim to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[96] |
Santa Maria | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon. Santa Maria had been captured on 6 January by one of Artigas's privateers.[105][114] |
Sir Thomas Graham | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Jardines. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba.[101] |
Stathi | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore on Mytilene. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Smyrna.[88] |
Trinita | Malta | The bombard was scuttled at Malta in late March following a voyage from Susa, Tripolitania as three of her crew had died from the plague.[115] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hewson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[61] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[97] |
Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Papa Westray, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to an American port.[82][116] |
2 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Eleanor | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Reef. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Havana, Cuba.[117] |
Freedom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[97] |
Standard | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in Buff Bay, Jamaica.[95] |
3 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Confidence | Sweden | The ship was lost near Landskrona. She was on a voyage from Landskrona to Stockholm.[118] |
6 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York. Fanny was refloated on 10 April.[91] |
7 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°09′N 51°46′W / 43.150°N 51.767°W) waterlogged and abandoned. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[119] |
9 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Topsham, Devon.[104] |
10 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hewson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port.[116] |
12 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Myrtle | United States | The schooner was discovered waterlogged and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°07′N 55°30′W / 39.117°N 55.500°W) by Alfred ( United Kingdom).[114] |