List of shipwrecks in 1797
The list of shipwrecks in 1797 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1797.
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January
11 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Burton | ![]() |
The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1] |
Ganges | ![]() |
The brig caught fire in Saugar Roads in the Ganges Delta and exploded with the loss of eight lives after the fllames spread to her gunpowder magazine. The vessel Laurel (flag unknown) rescued her 99 survivors. Some sources place this incident on 11 January 1799.[2][3] |
Hazleton | ![]() |
The collier was wrecked on Scroby Sands.[1] |
Prosperous | ![]() |
The collier ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth.[1] |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Amazon | ![]() |
![]() HMS Amazon (left) and Droits de l'Homme (right) War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The frigate ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France and was wrecked with the loss of six of her crew. |
Droits de l'Homme | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Action of 13 January 1797: The Temeraire-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at Plozévet, Finisterre with the loss of between 250 and 390 lives. |
Jamaica | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°N 14°W). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[4] |
18 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indian Chief | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Falmouth, Cornwall.[5] |
21 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Thomas and Alice | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex by Hindostan (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
Agnes | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Whitehaven, Cumberland.[8] |
Albion | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly whilst on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9] |
Amphion | ![]() |
The ship was drive ashore near Worthing, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[10] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal.[11] |
Bailies | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Horle, off Portsmouth, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[12] |
Betsey | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was sunk by cannon fire from a privateer whilst on a voyage from Bristol to Faro, Portugal.[9] |
Buona Elina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Venice to London.[13] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[13] |
Calypso | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by La Tortue (![]() |
Charlestown | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Concordia | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg.[15] |
Conjecturea | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lisbon.[16] |
Dorothea Catherina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Heligoland whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[9][11] |
Downes | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of three of her crew.[7] |
Draper | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dublin, Ireland.[14] |
Dublin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[17] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[12][14] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia, United States.[18] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[14] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[17] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[13] |
Hope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was subsequently lost.[19] |
Hope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French squadron.[16] |
Industria | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Oporto.[15] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Needing. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.[8] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bristol.[20] |
Juno | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[9] |
Lord John Campbell | ![]() |
The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from the "Highlands" to Liverpool.[7] |
Maria Christina | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland in late January. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[21] |
Mary | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The sloop was captured by the privateer La Bonne Citoyenne (![]() |
Mercey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[8] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to London.[17] |
Mermaid | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[1] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Portugal.[16] |
Molly and Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Isle of Mull.[17] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Celtic Sea off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[12] |
Olive Branch | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to a Scottish port. Olive Branch was towed in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a capsized condition.[7] |
Peter Munck | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Dantzick.[8] |
Phillis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[10] |
Pomona | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London[8] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St. David's, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol.[8] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[5] |
Resolution | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off "Cape Clare" and was subsequently lost.[15] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[8] |
Sincerity | ![]() |
The sloop was lost at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to Dartmouth, Devon.[15] |
Sisters | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured of the Isles of Scilly by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Lisbon.[1] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland whilst on a voyage from Quebec to London. Her crew were rescued by Hebe (![]() |
Speedy Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyager from Jersey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire.[22] |
St. John | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway.[13] |
Surveillante | ![]() |
Expédition d'Irlande: The Iphigénie-class frigate was scuttled in Bantry Bay. |
Syrene | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[13] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[8] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham whilst on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[22] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork.[23] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Brighton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to London.[13] |
Unity | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carlingford. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[10] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Falmouth.[1] |
Westmoreland Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth.[20] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast and was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[9] |
William and James | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool.[20] |
Wye | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Lundy Island with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Plymouth.[9] |
February
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ocean | ![]() |
The East Indiaman ran aground on a reef off Kalatea (7°09′S 121°00′E). She was scuttled on 5 February with the loss of two of her crew. |
3 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Greyhound | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with some loss of life.[24] |
7 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sydney Cove | ![]() |
The ship was beached on Preservation Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board survived. |
18 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arrogante | ![]() |
![]() Spanish ships burning at Trinidad. War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][26] |
Gallardo | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][27] |
Santa Cecilia | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The fifth rate frigate was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][28] |
San Vicente Ferrer | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Invasion of Trinidad: The third rate ship of the line was burnt at Trinidad to prevent capture by the Royal Navy.[25][29] |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Londonderry.[18] |
25 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wyndham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Watchet, Somerset.[30] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apphia | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Ireland by the French. She was ona voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[31] |
Bueno Elenna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[31] |
Chance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith, Lothian.[32] |
Charlotte | flag unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Barcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Daniel | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Ramsgate and London.[35] |
Falmouth | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the English Channel by the privateers Ferret and Unitie (both ![]() |
Iris | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[37] |
Julie | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Texel, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[32] |
Maria Christiana | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[36] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[37] |
Tristram | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[37] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[37] William later came ashore on the Galloway coast.[31] |
March
20 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jason | ![]() |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] |
24 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. No further trace; presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39] |
28 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | ![]() |
The snow was wrecked on "Georgie Island". Her crew were rescued by the whaler Young William (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle Flore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Hamburg.[41] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Parsey (![]() |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bangor. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Liverpool.[43] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.[44] |
Delia | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Copenhagen.[41] |
Grizzie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[24] |
Jong Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[41] |
London Packet | ![]() |
The ship sank at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, Ireland to London. London Packet was later refloated.[24] |
Louisa Christina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Cork, Ireland.[43] |
Margaretta Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to New York, United States. Margaretta Elizabeth was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[45] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[43] |
Paisley | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[24] |
Queen of Naples | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Youghal Bay before 10 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[21][44] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[41] |
William Henry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Long Island, County Cork, Ireland.[44] |
April
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Worcester | ![]() |
The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to India.[46] |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harmonie | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Battle of Jean-Rabel; Haitian Revolution: The Virginie-class frigate was deliberaterly run ashore and burnt near Jean-Rabel, Saint Domingue to avoid capture by HMS Thunderer and Valiant (both ![]() |
Salvina | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London, Great Britain.[39] |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santa Elena | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Action of 26 April 1797: The frigate was run aground and wrecked in Conil Bay having surrendered to HMS Emerald and HMS Irresistible (both ![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Albion | ![]() |
The Albion-class ship of the line ran aground in the Thames Estuary. She broke her back two days later and was a total loss. |
Anna Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London Great Britain.[47] |
Cremorne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Sound of Beaumaris.[48] She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Dunbar | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the privateer Voltigeur (![]() |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[48] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Swansea, Glamorgan and Dartmouth, Devon. Nautilus was later towed in to Marazion, Cornwall.[46] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ely, Glamorgan to Memel, Prussia.[49] |
Prince Charles of Hesse | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Calabria to London.[47] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship sank on the Nore.[50] |
William & Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel.[23] |
Winskabet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel, Morocco whilst on a voyage from a Cornish port to Venice. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
May
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hazard | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Vengeance (![]() |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Travancore | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to China.[52][53] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conradi and Lovisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Reval, Russia.[39] |
Fame | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[54] |
Favourite | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[39] |
Goodintent | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Darete (![]() |
Holderness | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dantzig.[56] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.[57] |
Lady St. Clair | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt off "Wingo" by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Memel, Prussia.[51] |
St. George | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cork.[40] |
June
1 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Minerva | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Skagen, Denmark by the privateer Courageaux (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arno | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Riga, Russia.[59] |
Cronberg | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Elsinore. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.[60] |
Friendship | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg.[61] |
Langton | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a privateer.[62] |
HMS Pandora | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
Providence | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Skagen, Denmark and was burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Narva, Russia.[63] |
HMS Resolution | ![]() |
After capturing the privateer Pichegru (![]() |
Sarah & Betty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the "Ross River". She was on a voyage from "Ross" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51] |
Sophia | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[64] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Onega, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
July
16 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Calliope | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The corvette was driven ashore and wrecked on the Îles des Saintes in an engagaement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both ![]() |
La Freedom | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore on the Îles des Saintes in an engagement with HMS Anson and HMS Sylph (both ![]() |
18 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Auspicious | ![]() |
A fire aboard Auspicious at Calcutta almost destroyed her. She was preparing to sail to London and had about 400 tons of goods on board.[66] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Riga, Russia.[67] |
Orange | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Land's End, Cornwall by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[68] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[67] |
Prince of Orange | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Fair Ness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[70] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the River Thames at the Tower of London and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland.[70] |
Sv. Mikhail | ![]() |
The vessel was wrecked on Umnak Island in the Catherine Archipelago.[71] |
August
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Helen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[72][73] |
Jackson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[72][73] |
Prince William Henry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London to Martinico.[72][73] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[72][73] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Martha | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[74] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidade, Brazil to London.[75] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peggy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port.[76] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Artois | ![]() |
The Artois-class frigate struck a rock off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Clyde | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer.[78] |
Ceres | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by the privateer Courageaux (![]() |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship departed from Charleston, South Carolina for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53] |
Courageaux | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer exploded and sank in the North Sea during an engagagement with Exeter (![]() |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[80] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Nixman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[79] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Sweden to London.[81] |
Hilda | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Lausholm, near Visby, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire.[79] She was refloated and taken in to "Sleet" for repairs.[82] |
John | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a privateer. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[83] |
Jubilee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Rügen, Swedish Pomerania to Dublin.[80] |
Pointer | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Gothenburg, Sweden and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
September
1 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chasseur | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant (![]() |
L'Intrepid | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer was sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norway by HMS Brilliant (![]() |
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hunter | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Bristol (![]() |
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked in the Currituck Inlet.[85] |
11 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
12 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
John | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a privateer and burnt. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland, British America.[86] |
14 September
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Brothers | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) east of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British America.[87] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[88] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[88] |
Carl Pieter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[76] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship sank in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Dublin.[89] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship departed from Hamburg for Africa and Surinam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall.[91] |
Glückleickeweiderkurs | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[88] |
Lethe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[92] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[75] |
Sophia Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[91] |
Triumph | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Newton, Gloucestershire whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[76] |
Weetwood | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[88] |
Xenophen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Hornbeck".[91] |
October
11 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Royal Charlotte | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion in the Bengal River at Calpee, India with the loss of all on board.[93] A bolt of lightning had hit her mast, travelled down it, and exploded her magazine. |
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Delft | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition, Battle of Camperdown: The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered 0.5 nautical miles (930 m) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain, following damage sustained in battle.[94] |
19 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
David | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[95] |
20 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Beginning | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian.[95][96] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Leith. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Leith for repairs.[95][96] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Grenville Bay | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was subsequently abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ranger (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[98] |
Barbara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Martinico.[98] |
Carl Peter | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford, Ireland.[99] |
Carolina | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham, Great Britain.[100] |
Carolina Wilhelmina | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Porttith", Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[101] |
Dublin Packet | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[102] |
Eendraght | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[100] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[95] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cork, Ireland.[84] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Fox | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[84] |
Friede | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to London.[98] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Rye Harbour, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[98] |
George | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[98] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[100] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[100] |
Liddle | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[102] |
London | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to London.[100] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[100] |
Mersey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[98] |
Monnikendam | ![]() |
The frigate was beached at Westkapelle, Zeeland and was wrecked.[104] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[84] |
Trial | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[95] |
William and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth and Exeter, Devon.[101] |
November
2 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Audacious | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[87] |
Myra | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Madeira.[87] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[87] |
3 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
North Carolina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Albicoa Island", West Indies with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal to Washington.[105] |
10 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Martha | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[106] |
Princess Amelia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued.[107] |
14 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to London. She was recaptured by HMS Jason (![]() |
16 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Tribune | ![]() |
The fifth rate frigate ran aground off Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of over 240 lives. There were twelve survivors. |
18 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Shepherdess | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Loch Eriboll. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Lancashire.[109] |
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[52] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[110] |
Dædalus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[111] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Brighton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London.[52] |
Frederick | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Stockholm.[97] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[112] |
George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[113] |
Happy Meeting | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Scarborough, Yorkshire.[97] |
Hope | ![]() |
The lugger was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex by Belfast (![]() |
Itrehoe | ![]() |
The ship departed from Oporto for Dublin, Ireland between 10 and 15 October. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[114] |
Jonge Sykau Fleet | ![]() |
The ship departed from Königsberg for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[115] |
Latona | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship (![]() |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[117] |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough.[97] |
Mars | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[52] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore.[97] |
Partridge | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[112] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[112] |
Royal George | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[117] |
Rufford | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Riga, Russia.[52] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[118] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax.[119] |
Spring | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore.[97] |
Verandering | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Happisburgh Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain to Dort.[118] |
Worcester | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[97] |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Chance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Carbonear Bay.[120] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Carbonear Bay.[120] |
12 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Christian & Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on The Saints. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[121] |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Dolphin | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The privateer was captured in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Clyde (![]() |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Marquis of Worcester | ![]() |
The West Indiaman was wrecked on Chesil Beach, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her 24 crew.[122] She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[123] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Haabet | flag unknown | The ship departed from Oporto, Portugal for Guernsey, Channel Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[124] |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Hamadryad | ![]() |
The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the Barbary Coast.[125][126][127] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Agatha Phillipina | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Dantzig.[128] |
Alliance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[129] |
Amphitrite | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[53] |
Bartholomew | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzig.[130] |
Beaver | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the couast of County Durham.[131] |
Boston | ![]() |
The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[132] |
Cadiz Packet | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[133][123] Cadiz Packet was later refloated.[120] |
Caresfort | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool.[134] |
Dominus Tecum | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Dantzig.[120] |
Economy | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock.[123] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent.[123] |
Egremont | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[133] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Littlehampton, Sussex.[129] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with another vessel in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland. Eliza was later towed in to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[135] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Liverpool.[120] |
Enigheit | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Liverpool.[120] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[87] |
Fénix | ![]() |
The fourth rate frigate was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was subsequently refloated and returned to service.[136][137] |
Gateshead | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne.[131] |
George Brisset | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Liverpool with the loss of two of her crew.[53] |
Guardian | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea.[135] |
Happy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[133] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was lost near The Skerries, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[123] |
Infant Thomas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[87] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the North and South Rock. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Belfast, County Down, Ireland.[120] |
Jane & Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[123] Jane & Sarah was later refloated.[120] |
Jason | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock.[123] |
Jong Juffrow Anna Margaretta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[87] |
Juffrow Anna Alida | ![]() |
The ship was lost near "Weykopzee". She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Rotterdam.[138] |
Lady Alleyne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Memel.[87] |
Liverpool Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Beaumaris. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Liverpool.[131] |
Maria Charlotta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[139] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[131] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Martinico to London.[108] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Jamaica.[123] |
Neriod | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her crew.[87] |
New Loyalty | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[53] |
Olive | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Wigen".[87] |
Planter | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[131] |
Prince of Piedmont | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[123] |
Rachael | ![]() |
The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores.[106] |
Star | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[138] |
Success | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Stokes Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal.[133] |
Success | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.[108] |
Swan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool.[129] |
Twee Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Camperduin. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[108] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[138] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and put into Whitby, Yorkshire, where she sank. Union was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[131] |
Zeelust | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[87] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer La Eigle (![]() |
Bridget | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was subsequently wrecked on Martinico. Bridget was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[62] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to a British port.[140] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Old Calabar.[138] |
Castle Semple | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the West Indies[67] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The East Indiaman was lost near the mouth of the Ganges.[106] |
Cornwallis | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the West Indies. She was sent in to Guadeloupe but was subsequently lost there. Cornwallis was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[59] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The sloop-rigged longboat disappeared during a voyage from Preservation Island in Bass Strait to Sydney, New South Wales.[141][142] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to the Teignmouth, Devon.[133] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship was lost at British Honduras.[49] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The transport ship collided with Briton (![]() |
Favourite | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (34°N 35°W) by Thétis (![]() |
General Marian | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[130] |
General Warren | ![]() |
The ship was lost.[143] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Carbonear Bay.[120] |
Governor Williamson | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the African coast. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[138] |
Hull Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered before 12 December. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to an English port.[144][134] |
Henry & Eliza | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[49] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria.[55] |
Janet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[138] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[119] |
Kitty Cummings | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Scipio (![]() |
Margarets | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Lower Canada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[121] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.[145] |
Martin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Hampton Roads, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[63] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Saint Croix, Virgin Islands before 2 June.[146] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The letter of marque ship was lost on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Nassau, Bahamas.[147] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Union Island. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool.[4] Nelly was later refloated and taken in to Saint Vincent.[47] |
New Providence | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently lost at Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Saint-Domingue.[148] |
Orracabezza | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off Charleston, South Carolina, United States by a privateer and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[130] |
Polly | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Charleston.[41] |
Powhaton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston.[149] |
Prince Frederick | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The East Indiaman was captured by Insurgente (![]() |
Providence | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and subsequently run ashore at Saint-Domingue. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Domingue.[150] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Roebuck Packet (![]() |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes.[75] |
Roebuck | ![]() |
War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off the coast of Africa and subsequently sank.[44] |
Salter | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of British Honduras. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[134] |
Schonhoven | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Demarara River. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Grenada.[91] |
Simeon I Anna | ![]() |
The vessel was lost during a voyage from Okhotsk in the Russian Empire to the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.[71] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St Ives, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[30] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Halifax.[135] |
Stag | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Halifax.[133] She was on a voyage from Halifax to Jamaica.[130] |
Susannah | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Halifax.[143] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Charleston, South Carolina whilst on a voyage from Charleston to London.[44] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts.[138] |
Triton | ![]() |
The schooner was lost in Carbonear Bay.[135] |
Venus | ![]() |
The whaler was losy in the Greenland Sea. Her crew were rescued.[63] |
Vrees & Hoop | flag unknown | War of the First Coalition The ship was captured off Saint Lucia and was subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[75] |
William | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Heneaga.[147] |
York | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Jamaica whilst on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[44] |
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Ship events in 1797 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 |
Ship commissionings: | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 |
Shipwrecks: | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 | 1801 | 1802 |
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