List of shipwrecks in 1804
The list of shipwrecks in 1804 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1804.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Phoenix | ![]() | The ship was lost near Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[1] |
2 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Batavian Republic.[2] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Goree.[2] |
3 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Creole | ![]() | The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (40°42′N 51°24′W / 40.700°N 51.400°W). Her crew were rescued by HMS Cumberland (![]() |
4 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Port Jolly, Nova Scotia, British North America while on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova scotia.[3] |
HMS Raven | ![]() | The Aréthuse-class corvette ran aground at Mazari, Sicily, and was a total loss. She was abandoned on 6 January. |
Vigilante | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Embden to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[4] |
Wembury | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon.[5][6] |
5 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Prince of Wales | ![]() | The ship was run down by another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Robert and Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[8][9] |
9 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Bountiful | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks, South Shields, County Durham. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10] |
Cecilia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bengal, India.[11] |
Hope | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland.[10] |
Margaret | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[10] |
Thomas | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Croix to New Orleans.[12] |
16 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Harriet | ![]() | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Wexford and Dublin.[14] |
17 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hazard | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Cádiz.[15] |
18 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Harriet | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16] |
Waldo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands.[17] |
19 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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British Tar | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater and was wrecked.[18] |
Eclipse | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trefusis Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Antigua to London.[18] |
HMS Fearless | ![]() | The gunvessel was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay, Devon. All 32 people on board were rescued.[19] |
John | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mawes, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[14][18] |
Jong Backe | ![]() | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[14] |
Lady Arabella | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flushing, Cornwall.[18] |
L'Effronteur | ![]() | The privateer sank in the Cattewater.[14] |
Pamphlet | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay, Devon with the loss of a crew member.[18] |
Pendower | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in Mount's Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall.[18] |
Sally | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mawes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.[18] |
Vautout | ![]() | The lugger foundered in the Cattewater.[20] |
20 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Sorcier (![]() ![]() |
Fly | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
21 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore in Stoke Bay, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire[18] |
Orion | ![]() | The ship departed from Virginia for Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[22] |
22 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Sovereign | ![]() | The Guineaman struck the Smith's Rock, in the Irish Sea off Ballycotton, County Cork and foundered with the loss of 31 of the 40 people on board.[23] Only eight of 37 people on board were saved. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Tortola and London.[24][25] |
23 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fox | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic.[26] |
24 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brodick, Arran.[27] She was on a voyage from Tobago to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[11] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was driven onto the Saltscar Rocks, in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[28] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar with the loss of two of her crew.[28] |
25 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Carolina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[29] |
28 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny | ![]() | The ship struck a rock and sank at Waterford.[30] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields, County Durham.[31] |
Aid | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow Head with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Bristol, Gloucestershire and Dublin.[20][32] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal, Norway.[33] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Galway. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Ariel | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal.[33] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[2] |
Augusta | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[34] |
Barbara | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Ostend, Lys. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Benevolence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland.[21] |
Betty | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of Galway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20] |
Brother's Increase | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Saint Andrews, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
Caroline Frederica | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[1] |
Castra Maria | ![]() | The galiot was wrecked near Fort Luis.[33] |
Ceres | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Lübeck.[21] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire.[28] |
Columbia | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Hispaniola by a French privateer on 25 January. She was recaptured but was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. Columbia was on a voyage from New York, United States to the West Indies.[35] |
Concordia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Tönning while on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kiel.[33] |
Confederacy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[33] |
Dantzic | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark while on a voyage from Danzig to an English port.[33] |
Dawson | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Arendal. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Maryport, Cumberland.[2] |
Demerara | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde.[24] Demerara later refloated herself and drifted in to Strangford Lough.[36] She was refloated again in June and arrived at the Clyde on the 25th of that month.[37] |
Der Hoop | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør while on a voyage from Danzig to London.[33] |
Die Gute Erwedriung | ![]() | The ship foundered on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Amsterdam.[20] |
Dolphin | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Gorée.[20] |
Echo | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Squam Beach, New Hampshire, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to New York.[21] |
Emanuel | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal while on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[33] |
Enigheid | Unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[34] |
Ethalia or Ethalion | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[33][38] |
Eucharis | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Banjaret Bank, in the North Sea off Campvere, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[24] |
Fly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Oporto.[20] |
Fortuna | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Friezand". She was on a voyage from London to Tonningen.[24] |
Frickheiten | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom.[33] |
Garland | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] |
Goede Verwachting | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the "Isle of Leland", on the coast of Jutland.[20] |
Granary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Carrickfergus Bay. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London.[31] |
Gratitude | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork and Liverpool.[36] |
Greetseyl | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Embden.[24] |
Grimaldi | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool.[6] |
Hebe | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde. Her crew were rescued by Diana (![]() |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Galway while on a voyage from Galway to Hull.[10] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Bristol.[31] |
Jason | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Hornsey Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to london.[32] |
Jonge Curle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Hull to Wismar.[33] |
Klein Johan | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Batavian Republic while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Ostend, Lys, France. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newhaven, Sussex.[31] |
Loftus | ![]() | The ship, a cartel, was wrecked at Peniche, Portugal with the loss of over 300 of the 530 people on board. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[31][40] |
Mahams | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France.[41] |
Maine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Liverpool.[33] |
Mayflower | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth.[21] |
Middleton | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Arendal.[33] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Hamburg.[33] |
Mohawk | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from George Town to Amsterdam.[9] |
Neptune | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a coble. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[10] She was later refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[32] |
New York | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana to Liverpool.[33] |
Nossa Senhora do Livramento | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[21] |
Padstow | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. Padstow was later refloated and taken in to Falmouth.[2] |
Phoenix | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk.[6] |
Piccolus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Borgum". She was on a voyage from Embden to Saint Thomas.[17] |
Pincent or Pinsen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newry, County Down, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[6][9] |
Portland | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Pagham, Sussex.[42] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Rachael | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields.[31] |
Ringmore | ![]() | The ship was lost off Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
Sisters | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[21] |
St. Johannes | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Enkhuizer Sand, in the Zuiderzee.[33] |
St. Lawrence | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth.[6] |
Swift | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Pagham.[42] |
Triumph | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[12] |
Vigilante | ![]() | The ship was lost off Ameland. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hamburg.[36] |
Vine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire.[24] |
William | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt.[20] |
HMS York | ![]() | The third-rate ship of the line was wrecked on Inchcape with the loss of all 491 hands. |
February[edit]
3 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Endeavour | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her four crew.[43] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Escape | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[44] |
HMS Hussar | ![]() | The fifth-rate frigate was wrecked off the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. Her crew survived, although all but eleven of them were taken prisoner by the French. Those not taken were rescued by HMS Sirius (![]() |
Trident | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cork while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montserrat.[46] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Thomas | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on Heneaga by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Jamaica.[12] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Rattler | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Weymouth, Dorset.[47] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Buxar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Don with the loss of all hands.[23] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
Lord Dundas | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all on board.[23] |
Peggy and Susan | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wemyss, Fife with the loss of all nine passengers crew. She was on a voyage from Findhorn, Morayshire to Leith, Lothian.[23][49] |
Robert and Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand.[23] |
Scipio | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
12 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Adeona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[23][50] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[26] |
Argo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of all twelve of her crew. Her Master James Sibbald, age 45 is[51] buried in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk along with one sailor not named.[23] |
Bom Jesus | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[46][50][52] |
Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[23] |
Dale | ![]() | The ship was driven was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. All 22 people on board were rescued. She subsequently came ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Dale was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[53][54] |
Enterprize | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[23][50] |
Fortitude | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Friend's Increase | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Dublin.[23][50] |
Hannah | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheringham with the loss of one life.[53] |
Love and Unity | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Sunderland, County Durham.[52] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to King's Lynn.[23][50] |
16 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lark | ![]() | The ship was lost off Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Jamaica.[12] |
USS Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() First Barbary War: The frigate was set afire and destroyed at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania by personnel from USS Intrepid ( |
19 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Flying Fish | ![]() | The ship was lost near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[55] |
Pallas | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[52] |
20 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Cerbere | ![]() | The gun-brig ran aground off Berry Head, Devon and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued. |
22 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. All on board were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (![]() |
23 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hunter | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[52] |
24 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Industry | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Maggy Lauder | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland while entering the harbour there. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick-upon-Tweed[56] |
25 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lovely | ![]() | The ship caught fire in the English Channel and was beached near Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[47] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Airth | ![]() | The ship was lost off Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine, County Antrim.[54] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Jade. She was on a voyage from the Jade to London.[47] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[58] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Ryhope, County Durham.[49] |
Deleval | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer in the North Sea and was burnt.[52] |
Freedom | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was wrecked.[52] |
Freedom | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was lost going into Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Freedom was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to London[59] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Liverpool.[46] |
Gotha | ![]() | The galiot was lost whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom.[47] |
Happy | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Fairness Rock, off Margate, Kent.[47] |
Hero | ![]() | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Ems. She was on a voyage from Yorkshire, United Kingdom to the Ems.[30] |
Hexham | ![]() | The ship was lost near Barth, Swedish Pomerania with the loss of all but the pilot on board. She was on a voyage from London to Lübeck.[49] |
Hiram | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool.[30] |
Hope | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent She was on a voyage from Hull, Hull to Dublin.[30] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to London.[15] |
Maria and Ann | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. The wreck was discovered at 28°40′N 65°45′W / 28.667°N 65.750°W on 8 February by Leicester (![]() |
Mary | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Portaferry, County Down with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Down.[61] |
Mayflower | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Plymouth.[50] |
Merchant | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[26] |
Mercury | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. Mercury was later refloated and put into Ramsgate. Kent.[47] |
Nelly | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Islep Creek with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to New York, United States.[62] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork. Neptune was later refloated and put back to Bristol.[49] |
New York | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Deal. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. New York was later refloated and put into Ramsgate.[47] |
Polly | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness, Kent.[50] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[46] |
Revenge | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to Cork.[46][54] |
Susannah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Barcelona, Spain.[63] |
Telemachus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire while on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[23] |
Twa Sistra | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an Irish port.[63] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship foundered north of the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[52] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Stadt Copenhagen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Delfzijl, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Embden, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[64] |
HMS Weazel | ![]() | The brig-sloop was wrecked of Cabritta Point, Spain with the loss of one of her 70 crew.[3][65] |
2 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
Enterprize | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from "Newberry Port" to the West Indies.[67] |
Sydney Smith | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
3 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Culloden | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to the Straits of Gibraltar.[35] |
Enterprize | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey while on a voyage from New York to Guadeloupe.[69] |
4 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Thomas | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Irish Sea off Dublin while on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
7 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hawk | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aberdeen.[70] |
8 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nelly | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[68] |
9 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
St. Johanas | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands with the loss of four of her eight crew.[71] |
12 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Louisa | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Jura while on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to the Clyde.[72] |
13 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Firm | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Barbadoes by two French privateers and was blown up. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[73] |
15 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Leven | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Balconie, Ross-shire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee, Perthshire.[74] |
20 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Equity | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[75] |
Frederick | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[75] |
Henrietta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was later refloated.[75] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was later refloated.[75] |
Jannet and Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[75] |
London | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[75] |
Thetis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[75] |
Thomas and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[75] |
24 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Wolverine | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The sloop-of-war was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in an engagement with the privateer Blonde (![]() |
25 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adventure | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex.[75] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship capsized off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire.[76] |
HMS Magnificent | ![]() | ![]() War of the Third Coalition: The Ramillies-class 74-gun third-rate ship of the line struck an uncharted reef while on blockade duty off Brest, Finistère, France, and was wrecked. Her entire crew survived, but one of her lifeboats washed ashore on the coast of France and the 86 men on board it were taken prisoner by the French. They remained prisoners-of-war until 1814. |
26 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Jean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.[77][78] She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Selby, Yorkshire.[79] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[77][78] |
27 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Louisa | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[75] |
29 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Peggy | ![]() | The brig struck the Swadman Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[78] She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[59] |
31 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Eagle | ![]() | The Repulse-class ship of the line was driven ashore and severely damaged at Northfleet, Kent.[80] |
Fortune | ![]() | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria. Thirteen of her crew survived.[81] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France by a French privateer. She was subsequently burnt by HM hired armed cutter Betsey (![]() |
Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[76] |
Anna Catharina Margaretta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[57] |
Delve | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Embden.[79] |
Dorothy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire.[57] |
Francis | ![]() | The ship departed Grenada at the end of March for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82] |
Harriet & Ann | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire.[59] |
Hawke | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham.[57] |
Hero | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ketch was captured and burnt off Crookhaven, County Cork by a French privateer.[83] |
Hilton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[62][84] |
James | ![]() | The ship collided with William (![]() |
James and John | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands.[77] She was on a voyage from Jersey to London[86] |
Janus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[76] |
Jonge Bastian | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom.[62] |
Laurel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[76] |
Lumley | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[62] |
Merchant of Boston | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Zeepard, Schouwen, Batavian Republic with the loss of the vast majority of her crew. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia to Rotterdam.[87] |
Pallas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.[76] |
Prudence | ![]() | The ship capsized in the River Liffey at Dublin.[57] She was later refloated and taken in to Dublin.[83] |
Richard | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[79] |
Rose | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to London.[57] |
Semiramis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked t Nantucket, Massachusetts before 7 March. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[35][67] |
St. Johannes | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Tönningen.[79] |
Sukey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby.[57] |
Three Sisters | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[68] |
Vrouw Osting | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Delfzijl while on a voyage from Emden, Prussia to Amsterdam.[87] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Urania | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Copenhagen, Denmark.[35] |
2 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[88] |
Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara.[88] |
Albion | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to British Honduras.[88] |
Alfred | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[88] |
Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara.[88] |
Anne | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[89] |
HMS Apollo | ![]() | ![]() |
Atlantic | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[88] |
Ark | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Barbados.[88] |
Bristol | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[88] |
Caledonia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Jamaica.[88] |
Charles | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Kitts.[88] |
Clarendon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[88] |
Dart | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Grenada.[88] |
Diana | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[88] She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Vincent.[12] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of six of her crew.[88] |
Ellen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[90] |
Erin-go-Bragh | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barbados.[88] |
Fame | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Grenada.[88] |
Ford | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[88] |
Fortitude | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[90] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[88] |
Helen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[89] |
HMS Hindostan | ![]() | ![]() The storeship was destroyed by fire in the Roses Gulf with the loss of three of the 259 people on board. |
Jamaica | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[90] |
James | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[88] |
Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tortola.[88] |
Mary Isabella | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[88] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nevis.[88] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Tobago.[88] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[88] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued.[88][91] |
Peggy | ![]() | A second ship of this name was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[89][91] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[89] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[12] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[88] |
Robust | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Demerara.[88] |
Sally | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Antigua.[88] |
Sebastiana | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[88] |
Start | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego.[88] |
Susannah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[88] |
Trim | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Tobago.[88] |
Triton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aveiro and Cape Mondego. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Antigua.[88] |
13 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Meanwell | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the North Sea by a Dutch privateer.[92] |
14 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Henry Addington | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Barechush Key, off the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[93] |
15 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Medea | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France. All seventeen crew survived but were taken prisoner by the French.[81] |
19 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Dwina | ![]() | The whaler was lost off Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[94] |
20 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
USS Oliver Elsworth | ![]() | The frigate was driven ashore at Den Helder, Batavian Republic.[90] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Christiana Frances (![]() |
23 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Unity | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Portreath, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[95] |
27 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Jonge Rochoff | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Marennes, Charente-Maritime, France.[96] |
Nile | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 50°N 28°W / 50°N 28°W). Her crew were rescued by Harmony and May (both ![]() |
28 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Horta | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Cape Wrath, Caithness by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to "Dronton".[98] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Black River | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[35] |
Columbia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool.[85] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London, United Kingdom.[99] |
Felicitas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Málaga.[100] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[101] |
Goodwill | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[35] |
Harry | ![]() | The cutter was wrecked at Alderney, Channel Islands.[69][101] |
Holy Family | ![]() | The ship was lost near Alicante.[85] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin.[76] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Trondheim, Norway.[90] |
Janus | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice at Nivaar, near Elsinore.[69] |
Mary | ![]() | The whaler was driven ashore near Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[100] |
Mary & Eliza | ![]() | The ship was lost in Kelleny Bay. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Liverpool.[102] |
Sisters | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer General Angereaux (![]() |
Thetis | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain with the loss of all bar a passenger.[102] |
True Brothers | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Topsham, Devon.[102] |
Two Friends | ![]() | The ship was lost on the "Kent Knock" in the English Channel off Exeter, Devon.[35] |
Tydverdryf | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend, Lys, France.[90] |
May[edit]
7 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nancy | ![]() | The ship struck a rock and sank in the Bay of Fundy. Her crew were rescued.[98] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America.[94] |
15 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Hazard | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[93] |
20 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Golden Grove | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship, which had been captured by a privateer on 10 May, was burnt off St. Jago de Cuba. She had been on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[103] |
28 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann & Mary | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[104] |
29 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Caledonian | ![]() | The merchant ship burned. |
30 May[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Quicksilver | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly.[104] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Active | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
Cargador | ![]() | The ship ran aground off the Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime, France.[16] |
Chance | ![]() | The ship sank at Cádiz, Spain.[105] |
Eclipse | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Gilliliel", Denmark. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.[92] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham.[92] |
Landsman | ![]() | The ship foundered off Borkum. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Embden.[92] |
Little Charles | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores.[105] |
Maiden | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[22] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Newry, County Antrim.[92] |
Prudence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby.[13] |
Susannah Margaretta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Ivica".[16] |
June[edit]
1 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Kingston | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Glover's Reef while on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to British Honduras. All on board were rescued.[106] |
6 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Biddeford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[107] |
22 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Louisa Charlotta | ![]() | The ship was sighted off the coast of Africa, and in great distress. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[108] |
23 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts.[109] |
24 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Reliance | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was set afire and scuttled in the Gambia River on the coast of Africa to prevent her capture by an approaching French privateer.[110] |
25 June[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Kellerbaum | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tönningen. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[111] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alfred | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[112] |
Anna Sophia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eynhallow, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Batavian Republic to Dublin.[112] |
Castor | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98][104] |
Friends | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Brave (![]() |
Friends | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[113] |
Johns & William | ![]() | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Chester, Cheshire.[114] |
Meanwell | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the North Sea by the privateer Unie (![]() |
Mercury | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in Dublin Bay by Fame (![]() |
Mersey | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait with the loss of 56 of the 74 people on board. |
Nancy & Margaret | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burn in the North Sea by the privateer Unie (![]() |
Otter | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Cape Wrath, Caithness by the privateer L'Hirondelle (![]() |
Prince of Wales | ![]() | The East Indiaman foundered whilst on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[115] |
William | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland, British North America.[16][114] |
July[edit]
7 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Andalusia | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein.[116] |
9 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | ![]() | War of the Third Coalition: The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada to avoid capture by a French privateer.[117] |
10 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Cornelius Wilhelmm | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand or Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[118][119] |
12 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was lost in Marichoneal Bay, Jamaica.[117] |
14 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Dart | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Cape Bajadore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[120] |
20 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Exchange | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by John (![]() |
21 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Speculation | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Senegal.[124] |
William and Margaret | ![]() | The sloop sprang a leak off the Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew.[123] |
25 July[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Eliza | ![]() | The sloop caught fire at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[125] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adventure | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey, Channel Islands.[111] |
Aliancen | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[126] |
Ariel | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Sand Hammer. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[127] |
Brutus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Falsterbo, Sweden while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Stockholm.[121] |
Candidate | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean with some loss of life.[128] |
Caroline | ![]() | The ship was lost near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein.[129] |
Del Peys | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Eider.[130] |
August[edit]
3 August[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Patriot | ![]() | The ship departed from Dantzig for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[131] |
7 August[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adeona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Towy. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Memel. Prussia.[103] |
8 August[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Cornelia |