List of shipwrecks in 1777

The List of shipwrecks in 1777 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1777.

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1777
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January

2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Hughes  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Toulon, France. She was on a voyage from Cap François, Saint-Domingue to Marseille.[1]

6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Bonetta  Great Britain The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to London.[2]

15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Catharine  Great Britain The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, England, to Dublin, Ireland.[3]

31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Conference  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a reef off Grenville, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[4]

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ShipCountryDescription
Henry  Ireland The ship was lost at Saint-Martins, near Bourdeaux, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Bourdeaux.[3]
Lark  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Isle of May.[5]
Maria Louise  Spain The ship was lost near Tortosa. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Dunkerque, France.[5]
Normande  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bengal with the loss of two lives.[6]
St Mary  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Waterford.[7]
Thames  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[7]
William  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[5]

February

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to St. Lucar.[8]

24 February
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Hunter  Great Britain The ship struck a rock off the Isles of Scilly. She foundered the next day. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[9]

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ShipCountryDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[10]
Joseph  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jamaica.[11] She was later refloated.[12]
Marquis of Pomball  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Western Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Western Islands and London.[13]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off Crosby Point, Lancashire with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[13]

March

4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Hibernia  Great Britain The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[14]

17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Relief  Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire. She was about do depart from British Honduras for Cork.[15]

28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a rock in the Leith of Dronton.[16]

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ShipCountryDescription
Comte d'Artois  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dunkerque.[17] She broke into three on 29 March.[18]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast.[19]
Hibernia  Ireland The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Cork.[20]
Jane & Jesse  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo, Ireland.[20]
Northam  Great Britain The victualling ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the privateer Lexington ( United States).[21]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pool, Dorset.[22]
Prosperous  Great Britain The ship was lost in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Southampton, Hampshire.[12]
Recovery  Great Britain The ship was lost near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of two of her crew.[23]
Reinholds  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Ribble and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[17]
Sampson  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan to Bourdeaux, France.[9]
Sea Nymph  Great Britain The stores ship was driven ashore on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Deptford, Kent.[22]

April

12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Molly  Ireland The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain.[24]

23 April
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Bee  Great Britain The sloop was lost 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all but her captain.[25]
Jean  France The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from "N. Faro" to Dunkerque.[26]

29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Juffrow Baukien Hamburg The galiot was wrecked near Bolt Head, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Hamburg.[16]

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ShipCountryDescription
Aleda  Dutch Republic The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Hunter ( Great Britain). Aleda was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Elsinore, Norway.[25]
Draper  Ireland The ship was driven ashore north of Killough, County Down.[25]
Expedition  Great Britain The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Venice.[27]
Friends Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was lost in Witsand Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to London.[28]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[29]
Joseph  Spain The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Exeter, Devon, Great Britain.[4]
Lecresie Elysabet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bourdeaux.[28]
St. Joseph  France The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Dunkerque.[18]
Three Sisters  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port.[27]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pool, Dorset with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Pool.[21]

May

26 May
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Marquis of Rockingham British East India Company This East Indiaman was wrecked on a rock 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Mahabalipuram, India.

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ShipCountryDescription
Apollo  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[30]
Aurora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[31]
Camilla  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hispaniola in early May. She was on a voyage from Africa to the Musquita Shore.[32]
Carolina  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[30]
City of London  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[33]
Freedom  Great Britain The whaler was last sighted in late May. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34]
Spencer  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[30]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[30]

June

4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Grandvale  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the coast of Scotland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15]

19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Expedition  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Norway.[35]
Merrin  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to "Suna".[35]

20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Jenny and Peggy  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer.[35]

22 June
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Favourite  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin, Ireland.[35]
Greystock  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[35]
Richard  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[35]

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ShipCountryDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[36]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35]
Regard  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Memel and Königsberg, Prussia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36]

July

10 July
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1777
ShipCountryDescription
James  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by the Privateer General Misslin ( United States). She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Oporto, Portugal.[37]

18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Mark Antonio  Spain The privateer was wrecked off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States.[38]

31 July
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Fancy  United States American Revolutionary War: The privateer was engaged by HMS Foudroyant ( Royal Navy). She was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. Fancy was subsequently refloated.[32]

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ShipCountryDescription
Maria  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by an American privateer.[39]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London.[39]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost near Cape Non, Morocco. There were thirteen survivors.[39]

August

31 August
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1777
ShipCountryDescription
John and Sarah  Great Britain The ship was lost at King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of three of her crew.[40]

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ShipCountryDescription
Fanny  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Tartar ( United States). She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Berwick upon Tweed.[34]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Bullen". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Patsy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[42]
Thomas and Elizabeth  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Tartar ( United States). She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[34]

September

10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Ariadne  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[43]

26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Delaware Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The frigate ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was consequently captured by the British and entered service with the Royal Navy.

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ShipCountryDescription
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was lost near Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Exeter, Devon.[44]
Catharine  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[44]
Good-Intent  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stettin to London.[45]
Henry  Ireland The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[44]
John  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[44]
Le Bon Père  France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[40]
Property  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ilfracombe, Devon.[44]
Squirrel  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[40]
Union  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Foyle at Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Londonderry.[46]

October

1 October
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Reprisal Continental Navy The brig foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all but one of the 129 people on board.

6 October
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Montgomery Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The frigate was set afire and destroyed in the Hudson River to prevent her capture by the British.

9 October
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Elizabeth  Ireland The ship struck a rock and sank at Londonderry. She was later refloated. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Londonderry.[47]

29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to New York, United States.[48]

30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[49]
Vrow Dorothea flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to London, Great Britain.[48]

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ShipCountryDescription
Brothers  Great Britain The ship ran aground of the Tolhochen Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[50]
Hannah  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Colchester, Essex[50]
Justitia  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool, Lancashire, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48]
Killingsworth  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[51]
Lily  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[52]
Marquis of Granby  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin.[50]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dantzick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg.[51]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[51]
USS Mosquito Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was destroyed in action in the Delaware River.[53]
Peace & Plenty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54]
Ruby  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[55]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel.[56]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London.[47][57]
Two Brothers  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin.[47]
William  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[47]

November

2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Effingham Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The frigate was scuttled at Bordentown, New Jersey to prevent capture by the British.

13 November
List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Sally Guernsey The ship foundered in the English Channel off Kimmeridge, Dorset with the loss of all on board.[58]

17 November
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Andrew Doria Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The brig was scuttled at Red Bank, New Jersey.

20 November
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Hoffnung Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, France.[59]

21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
USS Champion Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The xebec was set afire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prevent her capture by the British.

23 November
List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Moncreef  Great Britain The ship was lost on Juet Island with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Leith, Lothian.[60]

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ShipCountryDescription
Boston  Great Britain The ship foundered in Swanage Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to Pool, Dorset.[61]
City of Frankfort Lübeck The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[62]
Euston  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[48]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship foundered off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[61]
Hearts of Gold  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Hunter  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
John & Georefg  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Mary & Ann  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Mercey  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Siskar Island. She was on aovyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[63]
Mercury  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Piercy  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Prince Edward  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Queen  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arhcangelsk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[64]
Squirrel  Great Britain The ship ran aground near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[61]
St. Michael  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Cork.[48]
St. Trenion  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Susannah  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Tempest  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Tharkhill  Great Britain The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[48]
Thomas & Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at San Vicente, northern Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to St. Andero, Spain.[63]
Venus  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyheige Bay, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Limerick.[65]
Windsor  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from "Wyburgh" to London.[61]

December

13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Maria Johanna  Sweden The ship struck the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Strait of Gibraltar.[59]

15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1777
ShipCountryDescription
Industry  Great Britain The brigantine was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands.[62]

23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1777
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Sprightly  Royal Navy Shipwreck of cutter of 12 guns 'Sprightly' capsized with loss of life, off Les Hanois reef west of Guernsey Channel Islands, whilst chasing a smuggler.[66]

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ShipCountryDescription
Alexandre Wilhelm  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø.[67]
Ascension  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[64]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Campveer, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Aberdyfi, Merionethshire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[64]
Carlton  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from a Baltic port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[68]
Dorothea Stettin The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[67]
Dorothy  Great Britain The ship was lost off Skagen. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[69]
USS Fly Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was beached, set afire and destroyed in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British.
Gibralter Paquet  Ireland The ship was lost off Beerhaven. She was on a voyage from Bantry, County Cork to Lisbon, Portugal.[62]
Handora  Dutch Republic The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain. She was refloated but was found to be severely damaged. Handora was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Amsterdam.[62]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashroe at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[62]
Hoppit  Sweden The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[63]
Juliana  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[62]
L'Amiable Marguerit  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Kingsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin.[62]
Lily  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[62]
Meanwell  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on "Reissenteen Island" with the loss of two of her crew.[59]
New London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "the Dollers". She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm.[60]
Prince of Prussia  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[60]
USS Sachem Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was scuttled in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British.
Russia Merchant  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol.[69]
Swallow  Great Britain The ship struck rocks in the Cattewater and was wrecked.[67]
Townsend  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Swansey, Glamorgan.[63]
USS Wasp Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The schooner was beached, set afire and destroyed in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British.

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ShipCountryDescription
Beverley  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Amazon ( Royal Navy). Beverley was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York, United States.[20]
Chatham  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Stag ( Great Britain). Chatham was on a voyage from New York to London.[70]
Codroy  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Newfoundland.[49]
Diamond  Ireland American Revolutionary War: The ship struck a cheval de frise and sank at New York. She was on a voyage from Cork to Antigua and New York.[31]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[71]
Experience  France The ship was lost on the Île de France, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Mauritius.[16]
Glaudina  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida.[60]
Hamilton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[72]
Hector  Great Britain The ship was in collision with HMS Seaford ( Royal Navy) at Dominica. She was consequently condemned.[72]
Jenny  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boat and were rescued after sixteen days by a Spanish vessel. Jenny was on a voyage from Cork to New York.[73]
Kazan  Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Nordkapp, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[74]
King George  Great Britain The ship foundered off Nevis.[27]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cádiz, Spain and the Barbary Coast.[75]
Lock  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River, British America.[76]
Lord Amherst  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Barcelona, Spain.[69]
Lucy  Great Britain The transport ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River.[63]
Mary & Francis  Ireland The ship was lost in the Bay of Canso. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec, British America.[9]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Florida.[77]
Norbury  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York.[23]
USS Repulse Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The gunboat, a xebec was destroyed.[78]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was captured by an American privateer. She was ordered in to the Piscataqua River but foundered three days later. Her crew survived. Resolution was on a voyage from Newfoundland to the West Indies.[79]
Salisbury  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, British America to Cork.[80]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Jardines, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[41]
St Zacharias  Portugal The ship was lost at Maranhão, Brazil.[54]
Thames  Great Britain The ship was declared missing in November. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[48]
Triton  Great Britain The victualling ship was driven ashore on Rhode Island, United States.[81] She was later refloated.[36]
Volunteer  United States American Revolutionary War: The schooner was sunk in an engagement with HMS Brune ( Royal Navy) with the loss of her captain. Survivors were resched by HMS Brune.[82]
William and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship ran aground near Belize. She was on a voyage from London to the Mississippi River.[27]

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Ship events in 1777
Ship launches: 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782
Ship commissionings: 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782
Ship decommissionings: 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782
Shipwrecks: 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782
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