List of shipwrecks in 1771
The List of shipwrecks in 1771 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1771.
| 1771 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
| References | |||
January
5 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Binney | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian and Hull, Yorkshire to London.[1] |
12 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merchant | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[2] |
18 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | |
The ship departed from Georgia, British America for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[3] |
19 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polly | |
The ship departed from Newfoundland on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
26 January
27 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a port in the north of England.[6] |
| Hazard | |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames.[7] |
| John & Elizabeth | |
The ship was lost on this date. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
28 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Paquet | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Milford, Pembrokeshire and Cork, Ireland.[8] |
29 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Molaine, French coast. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[9] |
31 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Sisters | |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[9] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna |  |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Faro, Portugal.[10] |
| Annabella | |
The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River.[9] |
| Charlotte |  |
The ship was driven ashore on the South of the Piles, County Dublin with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Dublin.[11] |
| Charming Polly | |
The ship was lost at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to London.[6] |
| Devonshire | |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at London Bridge. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[12] |
| Friendship | |
The ship was lost near Dantzick.[2] |
| Galicia Packet | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St Ives Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[6][13] |
| Jane | |
The sloop was lost near A Coruña, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin.[14] |
| John & Lydia | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[11] |
| Liberty | |
The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London.[15] |
| Liberty | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Christchurch, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, British America.[13] |
| L'Onconomie | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dunkerque.[9] |
| Mercury | |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[16] |
| Prince of Wales | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Cork.[9] |
| Providence | |
The ship was driven ashore on the South of the Piles. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[14] |
| Rebekah | |
The ship was sunk by ice in the River Thames.[1] |
| St. Joseph | |
The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon and Bilboa, Spain.[1] |
| St. Peter | |
The ship foundered in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter.[1] |
| Vermandois | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Martinico.[6] |
February
18 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Juliana |  |
The ship ran aground at Clogherhead, County Louth, Ireland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dundalk, County Louth.[17] |
21 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob and Sarah | |
The ship sank in the Black River, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
24 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Luce. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dumfries.[19] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham | |
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend.[5] |
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The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Lisbon.[20] |
| Dolphin | |
The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Lisbon, Portugal.[21] |
| Imtrepide | |
The ship was lost at Cette. She was on a voyage from Honfleur to Cette.[17] |
| Joseph & Betsey | |
The tender foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly.[5] |
| Seville Trader | |
The ship was lost on the coast of Sicily.[20] |
| Speedwell | |
The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] |
| St. Vallery | |
The ship was lost between Quilleboeuf and Villequier. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen.[22] |
| Thames | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London.[22] |
| Thomas & Jane | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam.[9] |
| William & Mary | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[9] |
| Wilkes | |
The ship departed from Virginia, British America for London in early February. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] |
March
5 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petworth | |
The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] |
6 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prussian Hero | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°50′N 9°09′W). She was on a voyage from London to Tobago.[25] |
14 March
21 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George & Margaret | |
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[26] |
27 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polly | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Princess Island, Africa. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[27] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | |
The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Toulon, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[28] |
| Betsey | |
The ship was driven ashore near Duncannon, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Waterford.[28] She was later refloated and taken in to Passage Pier.[19] |
| Commerce | |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[29] |
| Dorothy-Elizabeth | |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bourdeaux, France.[20] |
| Expedition | |
The ship was driven ashore near Appledore, Devon.[29] |
| Good Intent | |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. Good Intent was later refloated.[29] |
| Hereford | |
The ship was driven ashore near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[30] She was later refloated.[29] |
| Patty | |
The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque.[19] |
| Prince Frederick | |
The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29] |
| Sally & Polly | |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Amelia ( |
| Submission | |
The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[29] |
April
15 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kesgrove | |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[31] |
| Peggy | |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (41°20′N 45°00′W) with the loss of nine of the nineteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Philadelphia Packet (.svg.png){kind=small} |
25 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
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The East Indiaman was lost off Mauritius.[33] Thirty of her crew were rescued.[34] |
28 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Palliser | |
The ship departed from Waterford for Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all on board.[35] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Walpole | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[36] |
| Hope | |
The ship was lost at "Christiana", Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[36] |
| Neptune | |
The ship was lost near Calais, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Oporto, Portugal.[37] |
| Palliser | |
The ship departed from Waterford for Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[38] |
| Priscilla | |
The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[31] |
May
15 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | |
The schooner was wrecked 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) south of Sandusky, Ohio with the loss of all fifteen people on board.[39] |
17 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pensilvania Paquet | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dunkerque.[40] |
25 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flizabeth | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cornwall with the loss of five of her eight crew.[41] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | |
The ship was driven ashore near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, Great Britain.[32] She was on a voyage from Stockholm to King's Lynn, Norfolk. Hope was later refloated and taken in to King's Lynn.[42] |
June
6 June
9 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Generous Planter | |
The ship struck a rock in the Cattewater and capsized. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[44] |
17 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[43] |
| Three Brothers | |
The ship foundered in the English Channel 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km)) off Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued by Morant Bay ( |
21 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norrköping to the Strait of Gibraltar.[45] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rømø. Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Hamburg.[44] |
| Flora | |
The ship sank in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Léogâne, Hispaniola to Nantz.[46] |
| George | |
The ship foundered off Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[41] |
| Lark | |
The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[47] |
| St. Julian | |
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Isle of Corises, Africa.[48] |
| Young Isaac | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Hamburg.[43] |
July
1 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favourite Betsey | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 61°W). Her crew were rescued by Generous Friends ( |
2 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance | |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansey, Glamorgan.[4] |
31 July
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 350 leagues (1,050 nautical miles (1,940 km) west of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New England, British America.[45] |
August
21 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | |
The dogger was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Gothenburg, Sweden.[50][51] |
24 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Frederick | |
The packet boat sank off Ostend, Dutch Republic. All on board were rescued.[52] |
25 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Urienden | |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bayonne, France.[51] |
26 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | |
The ship departed from Maryland, British America for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Chester, Cheshire.[54] |
| Edingburg Paquet | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[54] |
| Friends Desire | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[51] |
| Hope | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wolverton, Norfolk.[51] |
| Mary | |
The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg.[51] |
| Phenix | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51] |
| Thomas | |
The ship was lost on the Nyad. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[51] |
| Truelove | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Hellevoetsluis and Rotterdam, Dutch Republic with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Rotterdam.[50] |
| Venus | |
The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Exeter, Devon.[55] |
| Virgin | |
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55] |
September
15 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[56] |
24 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | |
The ship was driven ashore at Travemünde, Lübeck She was on a voyage from Travemünde to London.[56] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constantia |  |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Christiansand.[57] |
| Elizabeth | |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Guernsey.[58] |
| Friendship | |
The ship capsized at Chatham, Kent.[59] |
| Hambro Merchant | |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Colne, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[60] |
| Hannah Johanna | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Hamburg.[59] |
| Nancy | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[57] |
| Juno | |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames 14 nautical miles (26 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[23] |
| Trial | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Fogo, Newfoundland, British America.[61] |
October
7 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bacchus | |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Remo, Republic of Genoa to Hamburg.[62] |
| Edward | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[63] |
| Friendship | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
| Mary | |
The ship was run into by another vessel in The Downs and was consequently beached in Pegwell Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[63] |
8 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Elizabeth Dorothea | |
The ship was lost near the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Christianstadt.[62] |
9 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrouw Maria | |
The brig foundered off Nagu, Sweden having run aground on 3 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
12 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osterley | |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off The Needles, Isle of Wight.[56][65] |
13 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dymchurch, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Norrköping.[66] |
| Polly | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Bridport, Dorset with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[65] |
14 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bethia | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[65] |
15 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (48°58′N 10°28′W). Her crew were rescued by HMS Salisbury (.svg.png){kind=small} |
22 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | |
The ship was wrecked on The Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[68] |
24 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | |
The ship departed from the Grenades for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[69] |
26 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James and Mary | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew took to the boat and were rescued three days later by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork.[35] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[34] |
| Cato | |
The ship was driven ashore at Biddiford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Casco Bay, British America to Biddiford.[34] |
| Coalition | |
The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] |
| Conolly | |
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[70] |
| Dauphin | |
The ship was lost during October.[67] |
| Deliana Maria |  |
The ship was lost about 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Memel to Oporto.[63] |
| Diana | |
The ship founderd in the Bristol Channel off Barnstaple, Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Goldsborough, North Carolina, British America to London.[34] |
| Douglass | |
The ship ran aground off the Isles of Scilly.[71] |
| Earl of Shannon | |
The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork.[72] |
| Elizabeth | |
The ship was lost near Cherbourg, France. Her crew were rescued by La Madamosele ( |
| George | |
The Guineaman was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland.[62][65] |
| Glory | |
The ship driven ashore at Milford. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool.[67] |
| Henrietta | |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[34][56] |
| Henry | |
The ship was driven ashore at "Pilla Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool.[66] |
| Hibernia | |
The ship was lost near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dublin.[65] |
| Integrity | |
The ship was run into by another vessel in The Downs and was consequently beached. She was later taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[63] |
| Latham | |
The ship was wrecked in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[65] |
| Liberty | |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Dantzick.[73] |
| Mary & James | |
The ship was lost whilst of a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[34] |
| Nancy | |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Ayre and Irvine, Ayrshire.[65] |
| Neptune | |
The ship was lost near Milford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Milford.[74] |
| Pitt | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[34] |
| Rose Hall | |
The ship was wrecked off Sandwich, Kent.[56] |
| Ross | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Belfast.[70] |
| Sophia Margueretta | |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain for Bourdeaux in early October. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
| St. Joannes | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Saint Petersburg.[73] |
| Tweed | |
The ship was driven ashore near Harwich. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[34] |
| Triton | |
The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[67] |
November
10 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | |
The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35] |
14 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & William | |
The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dover, Kent.[76] |
16 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | |
The ship was wrecked on the Black Rocks, near Leith, Lothian.[61] |
17 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | |
The ship was wrecked on the Sturn Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[77] |
23 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth & Mary | |
The ship was lost near Texel, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Guernsey.[78] |
30 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castilla |  |
The third rate ship-of-the-line was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Cádiz.[68][79] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frederica Maria |  |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Stettin.[80] |
| Hope | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Königsburg, Prussia.[81] |
| John | |
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from St Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[81] |
| Lady Mitla |  |
The ship was wrecked on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Bourdeaux, France.[61] |
| London Packet | |
The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to London.[82] She was later refloated and taken in to St. Mary's.[81] |
| Mary | |
The ship ran aground on the Fair Ness Rock, off Margate, Kent. She s on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[72] |
| Mary | |
The ship was lost near Dunkerque, France. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
| Mary | |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[77] |
| Pelican | |
The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne 18 nautical miles (33 km) downstream of Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Bourdeaux.[1] |
| Primrose | |
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[83] |
| Printemps | |
The ship was lost at Brest with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Nantz.[61] |
| Speedwell | |
The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness to Riga.[61] |
| Susannah | |
The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool.[81] |
| Vrow Englina |  |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to the Straits of Gibraltar.[84] |
| Will | |
The ship was lost near Tralie, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[61] |
December
8 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | |
The ship was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
9 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grant | |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and London.[86] |
| Royal Charlotte | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Grenades to London.[87] |
| Twee Gesusters | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dartmouth, Devon, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Ostend to Bourdeaux, France.[87] |
10 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret | |
The ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[88] |
20 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | |
The ship was wrecked on the Stagg Rocks, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina, British America.[89] |
| Montague | |
The ship foundered off the Knock John Sand, in the Thames Estuary with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[90] |
24 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Pierne | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, British America Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[91] |
| Peggy | |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Ocracock Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued.[92] |
29 December
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bilboa | |
The ship was lost at Bilboa. She was on a voyage from Marblehead, Massachusetts, British America to Bilboa.[89] |
| Britannia | |
The ship was lost at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to San Sebastián.[94] |
| Calvert | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued.[95] |
| Carolus | |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.[96] |
| Charlestown | |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[85] |
| Concordia | |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Gibraltar.[89] |
| Derby | |
The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool.[94] |
| Duke of Cornwall | |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[87] |
| Endeavour | |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[87] She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Havre de Grâce, France.[97] |
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The ship was wrecked on the Maastersand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Emden.[89] |
| Fortune | |
The ship was lost in December.[95] |
| Friendship | |
The ship foundered in the Skaggerak. She was on a voyage from "Neckmoncrieff" to Königsburg.[75] |
| Grenada | |
The gally foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of five of her crew.[84] |
| Hawke | |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London.[75] |
| Jenny | |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[85] |
| John | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin.[78] |
| Lowther & Seahorse | |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Whitehaven.[97] |
| Nancy | |
The ship struck rocks at Bullens Bay and was wrecked. Six of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Whitehaven.[97] |
| Nancy | |
The ship was lost at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol.[97] |
| Nelly | |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea.[85] |
| Nelly | |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[97] |
| Nelly | |
The ship was in collision with a collier in the River Thames and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[98] |
| Neptune | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Virginia.[97] |
| Neptune | |
The ship foundered off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boston to Hull.[97] |
| Newark | |
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[87] |
| New Blessing | |
The ship was lost in December.[78] |
| Purse Anna | |
The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cette to La Rochelle.[99] |
| Reading | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[86] |
| Sam | |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by Bridge ( |
| St Nicholas | |
The ship was lost near Ayamonte, Spain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain.[93] |
| Tayrles Bay | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent.[85] |
| Three Brothers | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Irish coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Galway.[100] |
| Tryan | |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[97] |
| Two Brothers | |
The ship foundered at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from South Carolina to Liverpool.[80] |
| Two Friends | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Pool, Dorset.[87] |
| Vine | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool.[95] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Hawke | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[70] |
| Amiable | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cap-François, Saint-Domingue to Dunkerque.[97] |
| Betsey | |
The ship was lost in the Old Topsail Inlet, North Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[101] |
| Bonaventura | |
The ship was lost between St. John's Island and Louisbourgh Island, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Bonaventura, Quebec to Gaspay, Quebec and the West Indies.[102] |
| Cambleton | |
The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[19] |
| Champion | |
The ship was lost off Cephalonia, Venetian Republic. She was on a voyage from the Current Islands to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36] |
| Charming Nelly | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[41] |
| Duke of Bridgwater | |
African slave trade: The ship was captured by the slaves on board and was burnt.[40] |
| Enterprize | |
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[103] |
| Fly | |
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the African coast. Nine slaves were rescued.[104] |
| Granby | |
The sloop foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston.[41] |
| Greyhound | |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French vessel from Martinico. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River, British America to Barbadoes.[17] |
| Jason | |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Domingo.[88] |
| Jenny | |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[73] |
| John | |
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
| Kitty | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Charles, Virginia, British America.[86] |
| Las Tres Puentes | |
The galleon was lost off the coast of Florida, British America.[105] |
| Lively | |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Grenades to North Caolina.[106] |
| Nassau | |
The ship was lost near Canso, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[103] |
| New Hampshire | |
The ship sank in the Neuse River whilst heading for Goldsborough, North Carolina.[56] |
| New Parham | |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[107] |
| Nonsuch | |
The ship was lost on the Colleradoes. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to South Carolina, British America.[41] |
| Nuestra Señora del Rosario | |
The galleon was lost off the coast of Florida.[105] |
| Orriflame | |
The ship was lost near Valparaiso, Chile with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru.[24][26] |
| Peggy | |
The whaler was sunk off the coast of Greenland by ice.[59] |
| Polly | |
The ship foundered in Devoconnus Bay, Grenadoes.[40] |
| Pomona | |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by an English vessel. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to Bourdeaux.[37] |
| Prince of Wales | |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[108] |
| Prudent Sally | |
The ship was presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[109] |
| Queen of May | |
The ship capsized in the Delaware River, British America with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Lisbon, Portugal.[110] |
| Rose | |
The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River, British America. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Cork.[111] |
| Rubie | |
The ship was wrecked at Oakricock, North Carolina, British America before 13 April. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to North Carolina.[112] |
| Rutland | |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Philadelphia.[29] |
| St. George & St. Elizabeth |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Smyrna.[28] |
| Swansey | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sable Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, to Newfoundland.[53] |
| Teddington | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Harmony ( |
| Tryal | |
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[103] |
| Victoria | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru to Cádiz.[34] |
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| Ship events in 1771 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1766 | 1767 | 1768 | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 |
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