List of shipwrecks in 1768
The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768.
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January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince of Wales | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barfleur, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Antigua.[1] | |
Rebecca | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nanny ( | |
St. Peter | The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of all four crew.[3] |
12 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | The ship foundered in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[4] |
13 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Two Friends | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Great Yarmouth.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[6] |
17 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Friendship | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Champion ( |
20 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Earl of Chatham | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Dublin Bay. She was loater refloated and taken in to Waterford, Ireland. Earl of Chatham was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.[7] | |
HMS Fame | The third rate ship of the line was driven onto St. Nicholas Island, Devon and severely damaged.[6] She was refloated on 5 February.[8] | |
Freemason | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( | |
Harwood | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[6] | |
Princess of Mecklenburg | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London.[9] | |
Valentine | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( |
22 January
26 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lovely Cruizer | The ship was driven ashore on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
27 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Neptune | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 90 leagues (270 nautical miles (500 km)) off the coast of South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice | The ship was lost near Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[12] | |
Ann & Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[4] | |
Betsey | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Poston" to London.[13] | |
Commerce | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[1] | |
Concord | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol.[6] | |
Duke of York | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and was abandoned by her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[14] Duke of York was later towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[9] | |
Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford and Jamaica.[6] | |
Favourite | The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bordeaux Packet ( | |
Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] | |
Friendship | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Naples.[6] | |
HMS Greyhound | The sixth rate was driven ashore at Erith, Kent and was wrecked.[5] | |
Hibernia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welch Hook, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol.[6] | |
Holly | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[5] | |
Hornet | The cutter was driven ashore in the Isle of Man.[1] | |
Industry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to Lancaster, Lancashire.[7] | |
John | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[15] | |
Jongste Jan | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coverack, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands.[13] | |
Jugunder Millo | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Villa Nova.[14] |
King George | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] | |
Lamb | The ship was lost at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to an English port.[6] | |
Marianne | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) from Bayonne. She was on a coyage from Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue to Bayonne.[6] | |
Marlborough | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[4] | |
Nightingale | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz[6] | |
Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] | |
Penguin | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a British port.[6] | |
Penn | The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Bristol.[16] | |
Pitt | The ship struck a rock in the River Avon and was severely damaged.[4] | |
Pitt | The ship was run ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.[4] | |
Ruby | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Ferrol, Spain.[6] | |
Sally | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] | |
Susanna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[1] | |
Three Brothers | The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Biddiford, Devon.[4] | |
Unicorn | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[14] | |
Vigilence | The ship ran aground on a rock off Green Island, County Down, Ireland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim and Londonderry.[4] |
February
2 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hungerford | The ship departed from dominica for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enterprize | The ship was wrecked at Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cape Fear.[11] | |
Lark | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Redbridge, Hampshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[17] |
8 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fort St George | The ship was lost at Bandamalanca, in the East Indies.[18] | |
John & Richard | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Phenix, Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[19] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolph Frederick | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borough Island, Great Britain.[20] | |
Commerce | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.[12] | |
Oliver | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurlestone, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen.[20] | |
Savage | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette to Honfleur.[12] |
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fly | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel to London.[19] | |
Grizell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Fife. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[17] |
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diligence | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[2] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Exchange | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[17] | |
Friendly Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[21] | |
Globe | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Swansey, Glamorgan.[2] | |
Grange | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[21] | |
Hawke | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Pool, Dorset.[7] | |
Marie Ann | The ship was wrecked on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
Nancy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Galway to Bristol.[21] | |
Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[21] | |
Queen of Angels | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Barcelona, Spain with some loss of life.[2] | |
São João Baptista | The fifth rate was wrecked at Oporto.[16][22] | |
Success | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Liverpool, Lancashire and Chester, Cheshire.[2] | |
Three Brothers | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to London.[12] | |
Ventura | The ship departed from Cádiz for Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
March
1 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzick.[24] |
3 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy | The ship was lost at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sandwich, Kent.[25] |
12 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltic Merchant | The ship was driven ashore on "Heveen Island". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick.[24] |
21 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Defiance | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[26] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantzick.[27] | |
Diana | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[24] | |
Joanna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Kitts.[28] | |
John & Elizabeth | The ship was sunk by ice at Pillau, Prussia.[29] | |
Joseph's Increase | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[25] | |
Lady Dorothea | The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[24] | |
Loretta | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Galacia to Topsham, Devon.[25] | |
Lovely Jane | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to St. Ubes, Portugal and Cork, Ireland.[28] | |
Neptune | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[24] | |
Olive Branch | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Berwick-on-Tweed.[24] | |
Prosperous | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] | |
Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Newry, County Down, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lancaster, Lancashire.[25] | |
Union | The ship ran aground on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bristol.[24] Union was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[27] |
April
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Prosper ( |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pompey | The ship was wrecked west of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire.[19] |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Martha Brae River, Jamaica. Catherine and Lively (both |
20 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Endeavour | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British America.[33] | |
Fly | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[33] | |
Leopard | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[33] | |
Peace & Plenty | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.[33] | |
Polly | The ship was wrecked on the Stack Rock, Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] | |
Sally | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth to Newfoundland.[33] | |
Squib | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.[33] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | The ship was declared missing on 16 April. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick.[11] | |
Britannia | The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[27] Britannia was refloated in June and taken in to the River Thames.[35] | |
Countess of Northumberland | The ship was lost; but her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[36] | |
Eagle | The ship was wrecked at Whitford Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River, British America to Bristol.[34][37] | |
Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend.[36] | |
Industrious Bee | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[27] | |
Mary | The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Memel, Prussia.[34] | |
Porto Merchant | The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Calais. She was on a voyage from Hull to Cádiz, Spain.[38] Porto Merchant was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[11] | |
Sally | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bristol.[36] |
May
7 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy Service | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prosper ( |
15 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Annabella | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by James & Mary ( | |
Catharine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber.[42] |
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arthur | The whaler was sunk off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Good Intent | The ship was wrecked on the Craster Rocks, off the coast of northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Goldsbury | The ship was wrecked on the Dogs Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Beggars Benizon | The ship was wrecked on the French Keys. She was on a voyage from Charles Town, South Carolina to Jamaica.[33] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[44] | |
Barry | The ship was lost at Larach, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London to Larach.[10] | |
Farmer | The ship was lost off cádiz, Spain.[42] | |
Henry & Mary | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[45] | |
Marie Angelique | The ship foundered in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Toulon to Dunkerque.[31] | |
Mary Ann | The ship was lost near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Rotterdam.[31] |
June
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antrim | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hamburg.[43] | |
Friends Goodwill | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swanzey, Glamorgan.[46] | |
Happy Return | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[46] | |
Pallas | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia.[47] |
July
21 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lucia | The ship departed from Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] |
30 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Theresia | The ship was driven ashore and was on fire near Cape Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Falmouth, Cornwall.[49][50] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Porpus | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[51] | |
Tryall | The ship sank off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France.[52] |
August
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy & Polly | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belhaven, Virginia to London.[53] |
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dutchess of Leinster | The ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Cape Cornwall, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkerque, France.[54] |
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daniel | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and capsized. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dunkerque, France.[55] | |
Industry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades.[56] | |
Lelah & Susannah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades.[56] | |
Molly | African slave trade: The ship was driven ashore on Grand Ance. Her 140 slaves were rescued.[56] | |
Polly | The ship was driven ashore at Grenades. She was later refloated.[56] | |
Prince of Orange | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Grenades. She was subsequently refloated.[56] | |
Sally | The ship was driven ashore at St. Patrick's.[56] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lovely Rebecca | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 56°W). Her crew were rescued by Lady's Adventure. Lovely Rebecca was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[57] |
16 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apenrade | The ship struck the Chart Rock, in the North Channel and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg and Riga, Russia.[55] |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander | The ship departed from Antigua for Belfast, County Down. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[58] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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London | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port.[53] | |
Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Bulls Head Sand, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ferrol and Málaga, Spain.[59] | |
Woolwich | The ship was destroyed by fire at Carron.[55] |
September
1 September
3 September
4 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Susannah | The ship, a brigantine or snow, was wrecked in the Bristol Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) north of Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Topsham, Devon.[33][49] |
5 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antigua Factor | The ship was lost near Teneriffe, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to Teneriffe.[61] |
15 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Beckford | The ship was lost in a gale.[62] | |
Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of six of her eight crew.[62][63] | |
Dolphin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Horse Islands, British America.[64] | |
Edith | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland.[62] | |
George | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of most of her crew.[65] | |
John of Dartmouth | The ship was lost in a gale.[62] | |
Keppel | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sally ( | |
Leopard | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Newfoundland.[63] | |
Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls.[62] | |
Molly | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Labrador, British America. She was refloated.[64] | |
Nelly | The ship was lost in a gale.[62] | |
Pond | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newfoundland.[63] | |
Rebekah | The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[64] | |
Samuel & Mary | The ship was lost in a gale.[62] | |
Titon | The ship was lost in a gale.[62] |
17 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carolina | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cork, Kingdom of Ireland.[60] | |
Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Genoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon.[56] | |
Seaflower | The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.[67] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charming Molly | The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.[60] | |
Concord | The ship foundered in the North Sea 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rochefort, France.[60] | |
Dolphin | The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Aberdeen.[67] | |
Emanuel | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.[57] | |
Freemason | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to King's Lynn, Norfolk[56] | |
Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Newcastle upon Tyne.[67] | |
Patuxtant | The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[49] She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[50] | |
Preston Trader | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Preston, Lancashire.[57] | |
Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore on Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[57] She was later refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.[33] | |
St Michael | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam.[67] | |
Two Betseys | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Susannah ( |
October
13 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Juliana | The ship foundered in the Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[48] | |
Thomas & Mary | The ship sank in The Nore. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London.[48] |
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[68] |
26 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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St. Peter | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands.[65] |
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carolina | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Banks, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[64] | |
Dove | The ship was wrecked at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Biddiford, Devon, Great Britain.[69] |
30 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Earl of Chatham | The East Indiaman foundered off Madras, India.[70] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity's Desire | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[62] | |
Ann & Mary | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wexford but was refloated. she was on a voyage from Wexford to Cádiz, Spain.[71] | |
Aurora | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18] | |
Glencairn | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast.[48] | |
Good Intent | The ship was lost on the coast of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[72] | |
Lady Agatha | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[18] | |
Penelope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62] | |
Sally | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands via Ireland.[62] | |
St. Petersburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantz, France.[73] | |
William | The ship foundered off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain.[48] |
November
5 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hawe | The ship departed from Newfoundland. British America for "The Groyne". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68] | |
Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trackfaith", Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[63] |
12 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bella | The ship ran aground in Red Wharf Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dublin.[74] |
15 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Liberty | The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( |
23 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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General Crawford | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Spain.[76] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cecilla | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the Strait of Gibraltar.[74] | |
Harriott | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Aberdeen.[74] | |
Hazard | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68] | |
Isabella | The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Exeter, Devon.[69] | |
Lovely Betsey | The ship was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Nantz, France.[69] | |
Polly | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, British America.[77] | |
Prosperous | The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[63] | |
Richard | The ship was sighted off the American coast in late November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78] | |
Success | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour. Success was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice.[65] | |
Three Brothers | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hamburg.[63] | |
Totnes | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man.[69] |
December
2 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hopewell | The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to New York, British America.[79] She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[80] | |
Philadelphia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Dover and the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Finland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[79] |
10 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diligence | The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Pool to Fowey, Cornwall.[80] |
11 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Martin | The ship foundered about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[61] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Echo | The ship was driven ashore near "Steden".[80] | |
Endeavour | The ship foundered off Margate, Kent with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon.[79] | |
Falls | The ship was lost in Smeranick Bay, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[76] | |
Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London.[79] | |
Nonpareil | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voayage from London to Bermuda.[79] | |
Nossa Senhora da Aparecida | The ship was wrecked at Oporto with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Oporto.[81] | |
Rouse | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall.[80] | |
Santa Catharina | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa.[80] | |
St. George | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Constantine Bay, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[79] | |
Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore in Cambleton Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[79] | |
York | The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Charles Town, South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[82] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abigail | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[25] | |
Ankerwyke | The East Indiaman ran aground off Bengal, India and was severely damaged. She was later taken in to Calcutta. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[83][84] | |
Batchelors | The ship was lost on the North Ketchups. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lisbon, Portugal.[85] | |
Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bimlipatam, India.[53] | |
Black River | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[86] | |
Cæsar | The ship was lost on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to North Carolina, British America.[36] | |
Charles | The snow foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Chincoteague, Virginia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.[40] | |
Charming Molly | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( | |
Charming Peggy | The ship was wrecked on the Caucas's. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Jamaica.[88] | |
Dorsetshire | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked at Antigua. All on board were rescued.[31] | |
Earl of Hertford | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York, British America.[18] | |
Eleanor | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[89] | |
Fanny | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland, British America.[41] | |
Good Intent | The ship sank in the Anconia River, Africa with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar.[25] | |
Hawke | The ship was wrecked on the Shag Rocks, Massachusetts. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts.[90] | |
Hope | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[54] Her crew were rescued by Royal Exchange ( | |
Jago e Santa Anna | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Cádiz.[64] | |
Jane | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London.[54] | |
Kildare | The ship was lost in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Philadelphia.[18] | |
Layton | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[92] | |
Louisa | The ship was struck by a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km)) off Nantucket, Massachusetts, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Anne, Massachusetts to the West Indies.[40] | |
Lucia | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[65] | |
Mary & Susanna | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[93] | |
Nancy | The ship was lost on the Granadilloes. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Nevis.[72] | |
Nancy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fernando Po Island. She was on a voyage from Old Calabar to Jamaica.[94] | |
Neptune | The ship was lost off Senegal.[35] | |
Neptune | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[95] | |
Pacific | The ship was lost in the East Indies.[53] | |
Planter | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[89] | |
Rachel | The ship was lost near Grenville. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[96] | |
Renah | The sloop was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Edenton, North Carolina.[39] | |
Salisbury | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New England, British America to the West Indies.[97] | |
Sally | The ship was driven ashore at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[40] | |
Ward | The ship was wrecked on Útila, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to the Windward Islands.[98] | |
Wells | The ship departed from Saint Kitts for Bristol in late February or early March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99] |
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Ship events in 1768 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 |
Ship commissionings: | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 |
Shipwrecks: | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 |
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