List of shipwrecks in the 17th century

The list of shipwrecks in the 17th century includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost between (and including) the years 1601 to 1700.

1601–1610

1601

1606

1607

1609

1610

1611–1620

1613

1616

1616 or 1617

1617

1618

1619

1621–1630

1621

1622

  • 25 May
  • 5 September
    • Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario (  Spain): The sailing ship, along with seven others, out of a fleet of twenty-eight, was lost during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, between Florida and Cuba. The ships, left Havana on 4 September, with gold for the Spanish treasury.[26][27]
    • Nuestra Senora de la Consolacion (  Spain): The galleon capsized during the same hurricane as, Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario.[28]
    • Nuestra Senora de los Reyes (  Spain): The slave ship sank near East Key, part of the Florida Keys in the Gulf of Mexico.[29]
  • 6 September
    • Nuestra Senora de Atocha (  Spain): Out of Havana and carrying a valuable cargo of silver, gold and tobacco for Spain, two hundred and sixty people died when Atocha sank in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico.[27]
    • Santa Margarita (1622) (  Spain): One of eight ships that sank between Havana and Florida with a cargo of gold and silver.[30]

1623

1624

1625

1626

1627

  • 28 November — Solen ( Sweden): The 38-gun galleon was scuttled by the crew during a battle off Danzig. In the 1970s the vessel was excavated by Polish archaeologists.[33]

1628

1629

1631–1640

1631

1632

  • January— Unnamed cargo ship: Wrecked in Manor of Tintagel near Crackington, St Gennys, Cornwall with the loss of all lives. She was carrying fustick wood and tobacco.[43]

1633

1634

1635

  • February — A galleon (  Spain): Homeward bound from the Indies, the galleon was captured and looted by the Dutch. Putting into "Guavers Lake" (Gwavas Lake) off Newlyn she hit the Low Lee ledge. Attempts at salvage by the authorities were opposed by the inhabitants of Mousehole and Market Jew who raided the ship at night and took away "two hundred hides". A looted cannon from this ship was salvaged by the Greencastle in 1916 and for many years was in front of Penzance Library, before being stolen.[47]
  • 15 August — Angel Gabriel (  Kingdom of England): Operating as a merchant ship as part of a small convoy bound from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the 240-ton galleon was driven onto rocks on the coast of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Pemaquid Point in Penaquid (now Bristol, Maine), during a storm, killing most of the people on board. There were some survivors.[48]

1636

1637

1638

1639

  • 18 September — Action of 18 September 1639: The full-rigged ship Groote Christoffel (  Dutch Republic) exploded and sank in the English Channel off Calais, Kingdom of France.[55]
  • 31 October
    • Delfin Dorado ( Kingdom of Naples): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent, England.
    • El Pingue (  Spain): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was sunk in The Downs.
    • Grune ( Castile): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Los Angeles ( Castile): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coat of Kent.
    • Orfeo ( Kingdom of Naples): Battle of the Downs: The 44-gun ship was lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.
    • San Agustin (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The full-rigged pinnace was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • San Agustin ( Kingdom of Naples): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent. She sank on 3 or 4 November.
    • San Antonio (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The full-rigged pinnace was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • San Carlos ( Dunkerque):Battle of the Downs: The ship was sunk in The Downs.
    • San Cristo de Burgos (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was lost off the French coast.
    • San Daniel (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • San Jerónimo(  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was destroyed by fire in The Downs.
    • San Juan Bautista (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was sunk in The Downs.
    • San Juan Evangelista (  Hamburg): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • San Pedro de la Fortuna (  Spain): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent. She was later refloated.
    • San Pedro Martir (  Spain): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Santa Agnes ( Kingdom of Naples): Battle of the Downs: The frigate was driven ashore on the coast of Kent. She was refloated on 3 November.
    • Santa Catalina (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Santa Theresa (  Portuguese Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was destroyed by fire with great loss of life.
    • Santiago (  Portuguese Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Santo Domingo de Polonia ( Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Santo Thomas (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent.
    • Six ships ( Lübeck): Battle of the Downs: The ships were driven ashore on the coast of Kent.[13]
    • Five fireships (  Dutch Republic Navy) Battle of the Downs: The vessels were expended in the battle.
  • 2 November — Santiago ( Castile): Battle of the Downs: The ship was destroyed by fire off Dover.
  • 5 November — Unnamed ship (  Spanish Navy): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, France.

1641–1650

1641

1642

1643

1644

1645

1646

1648

1649

1650

1651–1660

1650s

1651

1652

1653

1654

1656

1658

1659

1660

1661–1670

1661

1662

  • 10 February — Wapen van Holland was one of seven ships on voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam. The ship sank during a storm. It’s assumed nobody survived.[114]
  • 10 February — Gekroonde Leeuw was one of seven ships on voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam. The ship sank during a storm. It’s assumed nobody survived.[115]
  • 10 February — Prins Willem was one of seven ships on voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam. The ship sank during a storm near Madagascar. It’s assumed nobody survived.[116]
  • 11 February — Arnhem was one of seven ships on voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam. The ship sank near St. Brandon. 98 crew members survived, at least 22 were killed.[117]

1663

1665

1666

1667

HMS Charles V and HMS Matthias.

1668

1669

  • January
  • Unknown date
    • Achilles ( Dutch East India Company): The pinnace was lost on a voyage to Japan.[164]
    • San Salvador (  France): Wrecked near the Lizard. This wreck may be the ship the Ferdinand Research Group discovered in 1969 below Angrouse Cliff near Mullion Cove (see 1667 above).[151]

1670

1671–1680

1671

1672

Royal James

1673

1674

1675

1676

Kronan (left) and Svärdet (right).

1677

1678

1679

1680

1681–1690

1681

  • December — (  Kingdom of England): A cargo vessel was wrecked off St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The lighthouse keeper on St Agnes was found guilty of negligence for being inattentive to the light, and for plundering some of the cargo.[211]
  • 29 November - 3 December
    • Nuestra Señora de Encarnación (  Spain) - Spanish Nao Carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme off the mouth of the Chagres River near present-day Panama.[212]
    • Boticaria (  Spain) - Spanish Nao Carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme near the Isla de Naranjos near present-day Panama.[213]
    • Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (  Spain) - Spanish Galleon of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme under Antonio de Lima sank near present-day Panama.[214]
    • Chaperon (  Spain) - Nao carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme near present-day Panama.[215]
  • Unknown date — Unknown vessel: Wrecked on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.[18]

1682

HMS Gloucester

1683

1684

1686

1688

1689

1690

1691–1700

1691

1692

1693

1695

1696

1697

1698

1699

1700

Unknown date

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