List of shipwrecks in 1748
The List of shipwrecks in 1748 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1748.
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Early 1748 (N.S.)
Prior to 1752, when the Calendar Act set 1 January as the beginning of the New Year in the British Empire, Britain and its colonies observed the first day of the new year on 25 March. For those wrecks that happened in what would now be considered January, February and March of 1748 under the calendar system used all over the world, bur which was considered January, February and March of "1747" on the archaic calendar, please refer to their unusual placement in the latter sections of the article List of shipwrecks in 1747.
April
1748 did not begin on 1 January![Note 1] (except in non-British nations such as Spain, Portugal, France, Poland, Italy, where 1748 began on 1 January. Under the old system abandoned by Britain more than 275 years ago, the year 1748 officially began on 25 March.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Prophet Jonah | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, before 29 April. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Falmouth, Cornwall.[1] | |
Providence | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, before 15 April. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven Pembrokeshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[2] |
May
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Simeon and Anne | The snow foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Barbadoes.[3] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bucephalus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limington, Hampshire, to Dublin, Ireland.[4] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Duke of Cumberland | The ship capsized at Boston, Lincolnshire, before 10 May.[5] |
June
26 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Fowey | The fifth rate struck a reef off the coast of Spanish Florida and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by two British merchant ships and San Juan y Tadicos ( |
July
24 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lagniticus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[6] |
August
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Brownsey, Dorset, before 9 August.[7] She had been refloated by 12 August.[8] |
September
14 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Maria & Santa Feliz | The ship was captured by a squadron under the command of Admiral Knowles and was sunk. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru to Cádiz.[9] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Fortune | The ship was wrecked on the Maiden Rocks, in the Irish Sea before 6 September. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dublin.[10] |
October
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Exeter | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[11] | |
Russell | The ship struck a submerged wreck off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She foundered the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[12] |
25 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katharina | The ship was driven ashore dismasted and crewless at Birsay, Orkney Islands, Great Britain.[13] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Africa | War of Jenkins' Ear, Battle of Havana: The ship was set afire and scuttled at Havana, Cuba, to prevent her being captured by the British.[14] | |
Friendship | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of West Flanders, Dutch Republic before 25 October. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[15] | |
Serpent's Prize | The ship was lost off Red Car, Yorkshire, before 4 October. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Camp Veer, Zeeland, Dutch Republic.[16] |
November
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Martin and Louisa | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Zeeland, Dutch Republic before 6 December. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Dublin.[17] | |
Nancy | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, before 15 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[12] | |
True Love | The ship was lost on the "Dragoneer", near Copenhagen, Denmark, before 25 November. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to London.[18] | |
Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Zeeland before 6 December. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Dublin.[17] |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | The ship departed from the Virginia Capes for Madeira, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[19] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dolly | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Welch Hook, Pembrokeshire, with the loss of all hands.[20][21] |
14 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercury | The ship foundered off the "Groyne". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Venice.[22] |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fame | The ship was lost near Killybegs, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, British America, to Dublin.[23] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Young Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Basnet | The ship was lost off Sandwich, Kent before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[25] | |
Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent, before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.[25] | |
Griffin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Caernarfon before 13 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[20] | |
Industry | The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[25] | |
John & James | The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille.[25] | |
Margaret and Anne | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Sandwich before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille. Margaret and Anne was later refloated.[25] | |
Pretty Betsey | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to the Strait of Gibraltar. Pretty Betsey was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[25] | |
Stephen & Sarah | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[25][26] | |
St. George | The ship was lost near Folkston, Kent, before 20 December. She was on a voyage from London to the Strait of Gibraltar.[25] | |
Stobb's Galley | The ship was lost of Sandwich before 20 March. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille.[25] | |
Supply | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate before 20 December. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[25][26] |
January
5 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Provident | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America, to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[27] |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bridge Town | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[28] |
16 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British America to Amsterdam, North Holland.[27] |
17 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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John | The ship was driven ashore on the South bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Dublin.[29] | |
John & Francis | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.[29] | |
St John Baptist | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz.[29] | |
Tyger | The ship was driven ashore on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Dublin.[29] | |
Union | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[29] |
27 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Laura | The convict ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Walmer Castle, Kent, with the loss of up to 99 lives. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America.[9] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Anson | The fourth rate ship of the line was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire, before 13 January.[30] She was later refloated and returned to service. | |
Arent & Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain, before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to a Dutch port.[23] | |
Cumberland | The ship was driven ashore near Carmarthen before 13 January with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to London.[30] | |
Greenock | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Leith, Lothian.[27] | |
Happy Return | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, before 20 January. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Vannes, Morbihan, France.[22] | |
Mary | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford, Ireland before 17 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan, to London.[23] | |
Marygold | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Dutch Republic before 3 February. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[28] | |
Neptune | The ship was lost on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay before 24 January with the loss of all on board, over 100 lives. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Dublin, Ireland.[27] | |
Page | The sloop was wrecked on the Dutch coast before 31 January. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[9] | |
Providence | The ship was lost off Dover, Kent, Great Britain, before 13 January. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde.[30] | |
Rose | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Welsh coast before 20 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Jamaica.[22] | |
Santa Domingo | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay, Devon, Great Britain, before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime, France.[31] | |
Success | The ship was wrecked on St. John's Point, County Donegal, Ireland, before 13 January. Only one passenger survived. She was on a voyage from Plimouth, Devon, to Dublin, Ireland.[30] | |
Thetis | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to an English port.[9] | |
Ufro Rebeccah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Folkestone, Kent, before 20 January. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[22] | |
HMS Wolf | The sloop of war was lost near Belfast, County Down, Ireland, before 13 January with the loss of 58 of her crew.[30] |
February
1 February
22 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Halsy and Suttle | The ship was destroyed by fire at the North Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[33] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Concord | The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 17 February. She was later refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime.[34] | |
Friendship | The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[35] | |
Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Caen, Calvados, France, before 7 February. She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina, British America.[35] | |
Hope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies.[32] | |
Humble | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 14 February. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent, to the Straits of Gibraltar.[36] | |
Jonge Prinses Carolina | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain, before 7 February with the loss of all hands.[35] | |
Lavante | The galley was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Curaçao.[35] | |
Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[35] | |
Nostra Señora de la Paz | The ship was lost at Bilbao before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bilbao.[33] | |
Prince of Wales | The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[35] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[36] | |
Rachel | The ship was driven ashore at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France before 17 February. She was on a voyage from London to Bayonne.[34] | |
Robert and Mary | The transport ship was driven ashore on the French coast before 7 February. She was on a voyage from The Downs to an Irish port.[35] | |
Seaflower | The ship sank in the Bordeaux River before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Jersey.[33] |
March
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Ship | Country | Description |
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St. George | The snow was lost at Newhaven, Sussex, before 14 March. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[37] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | The ship foundered before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston.[38] | |
Blendon | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 1 November. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Newfoundland, British America.[13] | |
Boss | The ship was captured and sunk by a French Man-of-war before 16 August. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York, British America.[39] | |
Cessation | The ship foundered before 30 December. She was on a voyage from New England, British America, to Barbadoes.[24] | |
Charming Sally | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 24 leagues (72 nautical miles (133 km) off the Virginia Capes, British America, before 3 June. Her crew were rescued by Spencer ( | |
Dragon | The ship foundered in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica, before 25 November. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[18] | |
Elizabeth | The brig foundered before 28 June. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Montserrat.[41] | |
Expedition | The ship, sailing under a flag of truce, foundered before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to La Vera Cruz, Captaincy General of Cuba.[42] | |
Happy Success | The ship was lost off Port Antonio, Jamaica, before 25 October. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[43] | |
Industry | The ship was lost at Port Morant, Jamaica, before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America, to Jamaica.[23] | |
Leostoffe | The ship was lost at Bermuda before 17 March. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bermuda.[44] | |
Matthew | The ship was lost on the coast of British America before 19 April. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Virginia, British America.[42] | |
Montserrat Packet | The ship was lost at Calabar, Africa, before 14 March.[37] | |
Nelly | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Hispaniola before 4 October. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[16] | |
President | The ship sank in the James River, Virginia, British America, before 8 July.[45] | |
Rachel | The ship was lost at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, before 24 February. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno.[46] | |
Rae | The ship was lost on the coast of America before 3 May. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Virginia.[47] | |
Regina | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Málaga, Spain, before 24 May. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France, to a Dutch port.[48] | |
HMS Serpent | The sloop of war was wrecked off Barbadoes before 22 November with the loss of seven of her crew.[49] | |
Tryal | The ship ran aground off Antigua before 26 August. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barbadoes.[50] | |
Victoria | flag unknown | The ship was lost off Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire, before 27 February. She was on a voyage from "Tripany" to Venice.[33] |
Willoughby | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 June. Her crew were rescued by George ( |
Notes
- ^ Until 1752, the year began on Lady Day (25 March) Thus 24 March 1747 was followed by 25 March 1748. 31 December 1748 was followed by 1 January 1748.
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Ship events in 1748 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1743 | 1744 | 1745 | 1746 | 1747 | 1748 | 1749 | 1750 | 1751 | 1752 | 1753 |
Ship commissionings: | 1743 | 1744 | 1745 | 1746 | 1747 | 1748 | 1749 | 1750 | 1751 | 1752 | 1753 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1743 | 1744 | 1745 | 1746 | 1747 | 1748 | 1749 | 1750 | 1751 | 1752 | 1753 |
Shipwrecks: | 1743 | 1744 | 1745 | 1746 | 1747 | 1748 | 1749 | 1750 | 1751 | 1752 | 1753 |