List of shipwrecks in 1789

The List of shipwrecks in 1789 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1789.


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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
Zee Nymph BremenThe ship was wrecked off Boulogne, France with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Bremen.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
La Patrie  FranceThe ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantz. Her crew were rescued.[2]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
Friends  Great BritainThe brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Plymouth.[3]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
Friends Endeavour  Great BritainThe sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Causand, Cornwall.[4]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
La Cornelia  FranceThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Seville, Spain.[5]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
Nancy  Great BritainThe whaler was driven ashore 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Bassa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[6]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1789
ShipStateDescription
Princess Royal  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool.[7]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Biscayneer  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barnstaple and Dartmouth, Devon.[4]
Christian & Peggy  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Oporto.[5]
Collins  Great BritainThe ship sank near "Church Hole".[4]
Colonel Fullerton  Great BritainThe ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[8] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland] to Cádiz, Spain.[9]
Daniel StettinThe ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux[10]
Concord  IrelandThe ship was driven ashore near Helvoet, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[4]
Douglas  IrelandThe ship was lost at Waterford with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Greenock.[11]
Duc de Chartres  FranceThe ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[7]
Emaculada Conception  FranceThe ship foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[3]
Favourite  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull, Yorkshire.[4]
Florentina  IrelandThe ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Memel.[4]
Friends  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Cresswell, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Franceto Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Friends was later refloated.[11]
Henrietta  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Calais, France . She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havre de Grâce, France.[12]
Jane  Great BritainThe ship was lost in Dundalk Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Dublin.[11]
Joyce  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Dartmouth.[13]
Lancaster  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Lambay and Neath, Glamorgan.[4]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[4] Mary had been refloated by 14 January.[2]
London Packet  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Coquet Island, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire.[11]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[4]
Mary and Eliza  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked near St. Lucar.[8] She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America to St. Lucar.[9]
Nelly  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. Nelly was later refloated.[4][7]
New Jersey  United StatesThe ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to New York.[13]
Nottington  Great BritainThe ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[3]
Province  FranceThe ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Havre de Grâce.[2]
Salisbury  Great BritainThe ship was lost near the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[3]
Sophia Fredrica HamburgThe ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seville, Spain.[9]
Snowden Hill  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel off Saint Tudwal's Islands. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Gibraltar.[3]
Swift  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Pool, Dorset.[4]
Syren  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[7]
Vrow Martha HamburgThe ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth and Ann (  Great Britain). Vrow Martha was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Hamburg.[3]
William  Great BritainThe ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Saint-Malo, France.[4]
William  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bristol.[4]
William  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Bristol.[11]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1789
ShipStateDescription
Juba  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1789
ShipStateDescription
London  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of fifteen of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[15]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great BritainThe ship was lost off São Miguel Island, Azores.[16]
Betsey  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[17]
Christiana Septimus Danish Asiatic CompanyThe East Indiaman was lost off Anholt. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies.[17]
Diligent  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in Studwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to Pool, Dorset.[18]
Expéditif  FranceThe ship was lost on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[16]
Flora  Great BritainThe ship was abandoned off Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg and Marstrand.[16]
Henry  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent.[16]
Jane  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
La Diane  FranceThe ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe to Guernsey.[10]
London  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Ostend.[18]
Margaret  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Madeira.[18]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[19]
Minerva  FranceThe ship ran aground on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Bourdeaux.[14]
Nancy  IrelandThe ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[20]
Olive Branch  IrelandThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[14]
Rainbow  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies.[18]
Royal Tar  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Trepani, Sicily. she was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newfoundland, British America.[21]
Union  FranceThe ship was lost near Brest, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Boulogne.[16]
William  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Madeira.[18]

March

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1789
ShipStateDescription
Hope  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly.[22]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1789
ShipStateDescription
Hercules  Great BritainThe ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Esther (  Great Britain). Hercules was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[23]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1789
ShipStateDescription
Anna  Imperial Russian NavyThe transport ship was driven on to the Stanislav Spit, in the Dnieper, by ice and capsized.[24]
Esperants  Imperial Russian NavyThe transport ship was driven onto the Stanislav Spit by ice and capsized.[24]
Fedot Muchenik  Imperial Russian NavyThe frigate was driven on to the Sarkyat Shoal, in the Dnieper, by ice. She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Kherson. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[24]
Nasha Ledi Turleni  Imperial Russian NavyThe transport ship was capsized by ice in the Dnieper.[24]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1789
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Charleston, South Carolina and New York, United States.[25]
Chance  Great BritainA tornado at Dixcove, Africa pushed the schooner on her side. Her crew survived.[26] Twenty-two of the 33 slaves onboard did not.

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1789
ShipStateDescription
Vryheid  Dutch RepublicThe ship was run down and sank in the English Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain by Lascelles ( British East India Company). Nine crew (of 11) survived. Vryheid was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.[27]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[21][28]
Ann  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Vigo, Spain and Dartmouth, Devon.[29]
Batchelor  Great BritainThe ship was lost off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sligo, Ireland to Liverpool.[30]
Betsey  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore in Wood-Bridge-Bay. Dominica.[31]
Charles  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Liverpool.[32]
Elizabeth  Dutch RepublicThe ship was lost near Fayal, Azores. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[33]
Expedition  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to San Sebastián, Spain.[32]
Johanna Sophia  SwedenThe ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Gothenburg.[33]
John and Mary  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland to Dartmouth.[34]
Lydia  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Lancaster, Lancashire.[29]
Mary  IrelandThe ship was wrecked in Croisic Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France.[33]
Modesty  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire.[32]
North Britton  Great BritainThe ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[21]
Resolution  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain.[15]
Sally  IrelandThe ship was lost near Brest, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz.[33]
Sarah  IrelandThe ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bourdeaux.[27]
St. George  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[15]
Ste Françoise  FranceThe ship was lost whilst on a voyage from La Rochelle to Boulogne.[30]
St Joseph y Animas  SpainThe ship was lost near San Sebastián with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Bristol.[35]
Vrise Boor  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked off Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ancona, Papal States.[36]
Vrow Gessina  Dutch RepublicThe ship was lost near Fayal. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[33]

April

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1789
ShipStateDescription
John  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[37]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1789
ShipStateDescription
Four Sisters  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark.[38]
Humber  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Elsinore. She was refloated.[38]
Unity  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Elsinore.[38] She was refloated on 26 April.[39]
Unity  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore behind the "Kohl of Toreko", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[38] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[39]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1789
ShipStateDescription
Duke of Richmond  Great BritainThe ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a Baltic port.[40] Her crew were rescued.[39]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Charlotte  Great BritainThe ship was lost at "Memlmore", Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[38]
Echo  IrelandThe ship was driven ashore at La Tremblade, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France. She was later refloated.[41][42]
Godfrey  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.[41]
Jane  Great BritainThe light collier was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Nass Point, Glamorgan.[41]
Mercury  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Thames Estuary 16 nautical miles (30 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[43]
North Britol  Great BritainThe ship struck a sunken rock in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wales to London.[44]
Peggy  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[41]
Rainbow  DenmarkThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal.[45]
Vine  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Lübeck.[43] She was later refloated and taken in to Boulogne.[37]

May

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May1789
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked at "Uld Nun". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guinea.[46]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Batavier  Dutch RepublicThe ship was sunk by ice near Elsinore, Denmark.[36]
Dorothy  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked by ice near the Kohl of Toreko, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Karlskrona, Sweden.[36]
Endeavour  Great BritainThe ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk.[47]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was sunk by ice off Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Air to Memel, Prussia.[36]
Sommer StettinThe ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Stettin.[42]

June

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1789
ShipStateDescription
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Cádiz, Spain.[48]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  DenmarkThe ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[49]
Carrolus StettinThe ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Stettin.[25]
Drie Gebroeders  Dutch RepublicThe ship was wrecked near Ostend with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Dunkerque, France.[50]
Frère Jean Jacques Ore  FranceThe ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[51]
Helespont  PrussiaThe ship was lost near Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to the Strait of Gibraltar.[50]
Little William  Great BritainThe ship was lost at L'Orient, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantz, France.[52]
Vreyheid  Dutch RepublicThe ship was driven ashore at "Zexhar". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[53]

July

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1789
ShipStateDescription
Shah Byram Gore IndiaThe ship was wrecked at Bombay.[54]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1789
ShipStateDescription
Prince of Piedmont Kingdom of SardiniaThe ship caught fire, exploded and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic with the loss of two lives. She was carrying a cargo of Saltpetre.[55]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1789
ShipStateDescription
Delfin  Imperial Russian NavyThe galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[24]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1789
ShipStateDescription
Bombay British East India CompanyThe East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay.[56]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[57]
Jonge Everts  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Amsterdam.[53]
Minerva  Great BritainThe ship was drovem ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Dunkerque, France.[57] Minerva was refloated on 3 August.[58]
Orford  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[59]
Solo Dade  PortugalThe ship was lost at Viana do Castelo. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60]

August

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1789
ShipStateDescription
Johannes  SwedenThe ship was driven ashore near "Tiswelde", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshall to Aalborg, Denmark.[61][62]
St. Blas  SpainThe ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Málaga. St. Blas was later refloated.[61][62]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1789
ShipStateDescription
Vansittart British East India CompanyThe East Indiaman was driven ashore at Bangka, Dutch East Indies, where she was burnt by the Malays. Vansittart was on a voyage from London to China.[63][64]
William and Thomas  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Currituck Sound. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Maryland, United States.[65]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great BritainThe sloop foundered.[66]
Endeavour  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sidmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[67]
John  Great BritainThe ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[68]
John and Margaret  Great BritainThe ship was lost on North Sand Head with the loss of her captain.[61]
Snap Dragon  Great BritainThe ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea between Bornholm, Denmark and Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[68]

September

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Northern Eagle  Imperial Russian NavyRusso-Swedish War: The battleship ran aground in the Baresund. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 13 September.[24]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Nostra Señora Del Rosario  SpainThe ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay.[69]
Port Packet  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was later refloated.[69]
Sacra Familia  SpainThe ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay.[69]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Oka  Imperial Russian NavyThe galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari".[24]
Veselaya  Imperial Russian NavyThe galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari".[24]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Russell  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark.[70]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Lowther  Great BritainThe ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Jamaica.[71]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
William  Great BritainThe brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°04′N 66°00′W / 35.067°N 66.000°W / 35.067; -66.000). Her crew were rescued by Robinson (  Ireland). William was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to North Carolina, United States.[72]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Bombay IndiaThe grab was destroyed by fire at Bombay.[73]
Enterprize  Great BritainThe ship was abandoned off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.[71]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1789
ShipStateDescription
Enterprise  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Sable Bank whilst on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.[74]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[75] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[65]
Benjamin  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked.[76]
Concordia HamburgThe ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Hamburg.[75][77]
Espoir  FranceThe ship was driven ashore in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[78]
Fly  Great BritainThe ship sank in the New Passage with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Newnham, Gloucestershire.[79]
Hope  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Lydd, Kent and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew.[77] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[75]
John  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Marseille, France.[75]
Lancaster  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt, Russia.[77] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[75]
Liebling  SwedenThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Nantz, France.[75][77]
Mary Ann  Great BritainThe ship was lost off The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[46]
Nereus  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in the Thames Estuary downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[48]
Pellican  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[78]
Sisters  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden.[77] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Young William  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[75]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Susannah  Great BritainThe ship foundered in Ayr Bay with the loss of all hands.[70]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Hector  IrelandThe ship was lost at Cobh, County Cork.[80] She was on a voyage from Cobh to Antigua.[69]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Darling  Great BritainThe brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by a herring boat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to London.[81]
Enterprize  Great BritainThe ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[82]
Verow Tenderlens  Dutch RepublicThe galiot-hoy was driven ashore at Rottingdean, Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime, France to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued.[81]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Count de Jumilhae  FranceThe ship foundered off Cádiz, Spain.[83]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Rodislav  Imperial Russian NavyThe battleship ran aground at Naissaar. Her crew were rescued. She sank on 24 October.[24]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Vysheslav  Imperial Russian NavyRusso-Swedish War: The battleship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rodshkher. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt. Her crew were rescued by merchant ships on 23 October and she was set afire to prevent capture by the Swedes[24]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[84][85]
Beg-Brook or Log-Book  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[84][85]
Borrowdale  Great BritainThe full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of all but one of her crew.[84][85]
Catherine  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth.[84]
Catherine and Maria  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn.[84][85]
Constant Friends  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Dispatch  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and scuttled at King's Lynn. She was later refloated and taken in to King's Lynn.[86]
Dixon  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn.[85]
Flora  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of two of her crew.[84][85]
Fortune  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Friendship  Great BritainCaptain Garland's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][85]
Friendship  Great BritainCaptain Waldon's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[85]
Georges  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84]
Hannibal  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[84]
Isis  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
James  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
James & George  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
James and Margaret  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[84]
Jane & Sarah  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
John  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth whilst on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to North Shields, County Durham.[84][85]
John & Catherine  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Joseph and Elizabeth  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Lark  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Laurel  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Margaret  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Campvere, Dutch Republic to Maryland, United States.[86] Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[88]
Maria  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[85] Maria was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[84][86][89]
Mediator  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn.[85]
Neptune  Great BritainCaptain Breame's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Neptune  Great BritainCaptain Taylor's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Neptune  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, or foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][85]
New Moon  Great BritainThe ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Stettin.[85][86]
Nightingale  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of six of her crew.[84][85]
Peggy  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Perseverance  Great BritainThe ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn.[84][86]
Pomona  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Delaware River.[54]
Preston  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Prior  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Providence  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Roberts Adventure  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Samuel  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[89]
Samuel & Ann  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Samuel and Elizabeth  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth off Great Yarmouth.[84]
Sudis  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Teasdale  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Trusty  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Turnrell  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
Unity  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]
Van  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[87]
Westmoreland  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[84][85]
William & James  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[85][87]
Windsor  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[85]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1789
ShipStateDescription
Felicity  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent.[85]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great BritainThe ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[90]
Alteration  Great BritainThe ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[91]
Caroline  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked at Cape Mount, Africa.[92]
Castle  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Kioge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[90]
Darling Pigg  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[93]
Diana  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[88]
Experiment  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, France.[91]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Algiers.[94]
Hamburg  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued.[70]
Hope  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[90]
Industry  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued.[95]
Joanna Maria HamburgThe ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen.[90]
Jufrow Gezina  Dutch RepublicThe ship departed from Königsberg, Prussia for Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96]
Marechal de Mailly  FranceThe ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Cette to Saint Petersburg.[95]
Maria Dorothea StettinThe ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[90]
Minerva  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man and was wrecked.[70] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Georgia, United States.[69]
Neptune  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey.[95]
Norwich  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia to a Dutch port.[91]
Peggy  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gefle, Sweden.[70]

November

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1789
ShipStateDescription
Countess of Galloway  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Guernsey, Channel Islands.[97]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1789
ShipStateDescription
Dundee  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.[98]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic.[99] She was later refloated.[100]
Aurora  FranceThe ship was lost off Barmouth, Caernarfonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Havre de Grâce.[88]
Betsey  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic.[99]
Bon Harmonie  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[88]
Christina HamburgThe ship was driven ashore near Ostend.[100]
Dublin  IrelandThe ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[89]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[97]
Hanibal  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[101]
Harpooner  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg, France.[102]
Humber  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on the Dragør Reef.[102]
Indian Chief  Great BritainThe ship capsized in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[103]
Jane  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[99]
June  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[87]
Levant  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool.[89] She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[87]
Liberty  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in St. Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Tingmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[97]
Louisa  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool.[88]
Lowther  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to an Irish port.[87]
Madona del Rosario e St. Giovanni Battista Republic of VeniceThe ship was destroyed by fire in the Corfu Channel. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste.[83]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex.[102] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dunkerque, France.[101]
Nymph  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to New York, United States.[104]
Septimo  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at St. Lucar, Spain.[101]
Staphorst  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Texel.[99]
Vreede & Endraght  Dutch RepublicThe ship lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Amsterdam.[99]

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1789
ShipStateDescription
John  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Philadelphia.[104][105]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1789
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria Isle of ManThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Elizabeth Fair  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Fair Helen  IrelandThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Fair Helen of Rutland  Great BritainThe brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry, Ayrshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Hopewell  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr.[106]
Mary  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands.[107]
Mary Ann  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Nelson  Great BritainThe brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[106][107]
Neptune  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands.[107]
Peggy  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Sincerity  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of five of her crew.[106][107]
Sully  Great BritainThe brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued.[106]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1789
ShipStateDescription
Sarah  Great BritainThe ship foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lisbon, Portugal.[108]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1789
ShipStateDescription
HMS Guardian
HMS Guardian.

The Roebuck-class ship was in collision with an iceberg in the Southern Ocean (44°S 41°E / 44°S 41°E / -44; 41) and was severely damaged. Two hundred and fifty-nine of the 321 people on board abandoned ship. HMS Guardian was taken in to Saldanha Bay, where she would be wrecked on 12 April 1790.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Ben  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Jamaica.[54]
Bien Aime  FranceThe ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Dunkerque.[109]
British King  Great BritainThe ship sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[110]
Broad Oak  Great BritainThe ship was lost on Beggars Patch, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[71]
Carmen Victoria  PortugalThe ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon.[82]
Elizabeth  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France.[71]
Fame  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Liverpool.[54]
Fly  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on The Martyrs whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Africa.[74]
Fortuna StettinThe ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin.[109]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashorne near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[110]
George  Great BritainThe ship capsized in the River Suir, Ireland.[111]
Good-Intent  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[54]
Hero  Great BritainThe ship capsized at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields and Grenada.[98]
Hope  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at "Lazaire", France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nantz, France.[82]
Jemima  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Dieppe, France, and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Jemima was on a voyage from Barcelona to Calais, France.[110]
Kerelaw  Great BritainThe ship foundered off Corunna, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, France.[98]
Lady Edgcombe  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Tingmouth, Devon.[109]
Leverpool  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Plymouth.[109]
Mary  Great BritainThe ship was lost on Beggars Patch. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire.[71]
Minerva GuernseyThe ship was lost at the mouth of the Ebro. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey.[54]
Nancy & Jean  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[54]
Prince Charles  Great BritainThe ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[109]
Releif  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[54]
Ringende Jacob StettinThe ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[109]
Russel  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Cape Wrath, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dublin, Ireland.[98]
Sally  Great BritainThe ship was lost off Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Liverpool.[111]
St. Antonio  PortugalThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from India to Lisbon.[98]
Sunderland  Great BritainThe ship foundered in The Deeps, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[71]
Vrow Martha  Dutch RepublicThe ship capsized in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands.[111]
Welcome  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Dantzick. Her crew were rescued.[82]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789
ShipStateDescription
Admiral Suffrein Dutch East India CompanyThe East Indiaman was lost on the Hynam Coast with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam.[31]
Adventure  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jupiter (  Great Britain). Adventure was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London.[94]
Ansdel  Great BritainThe whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Betty  Great BritainThe whaler was lost off the coat of Greenland.[113]
Bonne Mère  FranceThe ship was lost on Watlant Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to France.[114]
Charlotte  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Virginia.[115] She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[26]
Drietal Handelaars Dutch East India CompanyThe East Indiaman was wrecked in False Bay. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam.[116]
Elizabeth  Great BritainThe ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Presumed to have subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[117]
Endeavour  Great BritainThe whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[113]
Fanny  Great BritainThe brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gambia to Dominica.[115]
Favourite Lass  Great BritainThe ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Barbadoes.[104]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[65]
Friendship  Great BritainThe ship was lost in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[97]
Grampus  Great BritainThe whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[113]
Hazard  Great BritainThe ship was lost off Cape Florida, New Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[98]
Hero  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[118]
Indian Dutch East India CompanyThe ship was lost in the Bengal River. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Madras, India.[54]
Jane  Great BritainThe ship was lost before 14 April. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Jane  Great BritainThe ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Jane and Dianna  Great BritainThe ship was lost near the Virginia Capes, United States. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Spain.[119]
John  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary (  Great Britain). John was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Spain.[110]
Jonge  Dutch RepublicThe ship caught fire and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[120]
Kitty & Alice  Great BritainThe ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[121]
Le La Touche  FranceThe ship was driven ashore on the "Bank of Macaw". She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[61]
Lucania  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Manilla, Philippines.[122]
Mary and Ann  Great BritainThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Plum Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[110]
Minerva  IrelandThe whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Molly  FranceThe ship was driven ashore near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Virginia.[123]
Neptune  Great BritainThe ship was wrecked on Saint John, Virgin Islands before 26 May.[124]
Philippa  Great BritainThe whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[112]
Sally  Great BritainThe ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off New York, United States.[54]
St Joseph  Great BritainThe ship was lost at Newfoundland.[125]
Snap Dragon  Great BritainThe ship foundered off Trettenburg whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued by a ship from Bremen.[120]
Sv. Pavel  Russian EmpireDuring a voyage from Okhotsk in the Russian Empire to Kenai Bay (now Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Russian Alaska, the vessel was wrecked in the Bering Sea near the Pribilof Islands without loss of life or cargo.[126]
Triumvirate  Great BritainThe ship sank at St George's Quay, British Honduras.[27]
Wilkes  Great BritainThe ship was lost near the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[78]
William  Great BritainThe ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to North Carolina.[127]

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