List of shipwrecks in 1778

The List of shipwrecks in 1778 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1778.

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1778
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date
References

February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Liverpool	Royal Navy	The Coventry-class frigate was wrecked in Jamaica Bay, off Long Island, New York, United States.

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HM hired armed ship Lord Amherst	Royal Navy	The hospital ship ran aground on a reef off Bermuda and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London[1]

March

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1778

Ship	Country	Description
USS Randolph	Continental Navy	The frigate was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in an engagement with HMS Yarmouth ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 311 of her 315 crew.

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1778

Ship	Country	Description
USS Columbus	Continental Navy	American Revolutionary War: The frigate ran aground at Point Judith, Rhode Island whilst under pursuit and was abandoned. She was subsequently burnt by the British.

April

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1778

Ship	Country	Description
USS Independence	Continental Navy	The sloop was wrecked in the Oracoke Inlet, North Carolina.

July

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Mermaid	Royal Navy	The Mermaid-class frigate was driven ashore to prevent her being captured.

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Cerberus	Royal Navy	American Revolutionary War: The sixth rate frigate was set afire and destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by the French
HMS Lark	Royal Navy	American Revolutionary War: The Richmond-class frigate was set afire and destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by the French.

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Charlotte	United States	American Revolutionary War: The schooner ran aground in Bull Island Bay, South Carolina whilst being chased by the privateer Revenge  Great Britain). She was consequently captured by the British.[2]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Colebrooke	British East India Company	The East Indiaman struck Anvil Rock, in Kogel Bay and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Bombay, India.[3]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Lord Sandwich	Great Britain	American Revolutionary War: The prison ship, a barque, was scuttled at Newport, Rhode Island, United States between 3 and 6 August.

September

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1778

Ship	Country	Description
USS Raleigh	United States Navy	The Hancock-class frigate ran aground on Wooden Ball Island, Maine whilst in an engagement with HMS Experiment and HMS Unicorn (both Royal Navy) and was abandoned. She was captured by the British, refloated on 28 September and taken into service as HMS Raleigh.

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Mary	Royal Navy	The 4-gun smack was lost in Plymouth Sound.[4]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Pensacola, Florida, British America.[5]
Sarah and Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Pensacola.[6]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Zebra	Royal Navy	American Revolutionary War: The Swan-class ship sloop ran aground in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was destroyed by explosives to avoid her being captured.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Dispatch	Great Britain	The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Somerset	Royal Navy	The third rate ship of the line ran aground off Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States and was wrecked with the loss of 21 of her crew.

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Martha	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York, United States[8]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1778

Ship	Country	Description
General Arnold	United States	The privateer, a brig, was wrecked at Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts with the loss of 70 of her 105 crew.[9]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1778

Ship	Country	Description
London	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was run down and sunk off Berry Head, Devon by HMS Russell ( Royal Navy).[10]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1778

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Cupid	Royal Navy	The Sloop-of-War foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of nine of her crew.[11]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey	Great Britain	The transport ship foundered in the Nore.[12]
Marianna Charlotta	Kingdom of Sicily	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Naples.[12]
Ruby	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands.[11]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Fame	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America.[13]
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to London.[14]
Lady Catharina	Ireland	The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies.[15]
Mary	Great Britain	American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost off Cape Florida, British America whilst evading two American privateers.[16]
Nouvelle Abondance	France	The ship, a prize, foundered in the English Channel off Calais. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Rose	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island in late December.[14]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778

Ship	Country	Description
Minerva	United States	The ship was lost near "Westerley". She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to New York.[17]
Neptune	Dutch Republic	The ship was lost at Tortola.[18]
Rockingham	Great Britain	The transport ship was lost.[19]

References

1. "LORD AMHERST". Aqua Explorers. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
2. "Revolutionary War, Naval Minor Engagements 1775-1783". My Revolutionary War. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
3. "The Colebrooke 1778". South African Historical Wreck Society. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. "HMS Mary (+1778)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1041). 12 March 1779.
6. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1040). 9 March 1779.
7. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1081). 3 August 1779.
8. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1028). 29 January 1779.
9. "PLYMOUTH IN THE REVOLUTION" (PDF). Plymouth Hall Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
10. "Losses from the East India Company's ships (1763 - 1815)". Ocean Treasures. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
11. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1027). 26 January 1779.
12. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1024). 15 January 1779.
13. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1087). 24 August 1779.
14. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1034). 19 February 1779.
15. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1020). 1 January 1779.
16. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1075). 13 July 1779.
17. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1031). 9 February 1779.
18. Towle, Edward L.; Marx, Robert F.; Albright, Alan B. (December 1976). "Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands. An Inventory, 1523 - 1825" (PDF). Virgin Islands: Island Resources Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
19. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1032). 12 February 1779.

Ship events in 1778
Ship launches:	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777	1778	1779	1780	1781	1782	1783
Ship commissionings:	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777	1778	1779	1780	1781	1782	1783
Ship decommissionings:	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777	1778	1779	1780	1781	1782	1783
Shipwrecks:	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777	1778	1779	1780	1781	1782	1783