List of shipwrecks in 1779
The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.
| 1779 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
| References | |||
January
20 January
25 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[2] |
| Lydia | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Sheepland", County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland.[1] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bersham | |
The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[2] |
| Duc de Chatelet | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Saint Domingo.[3] |
| Henry | |
The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira.[4] |
| L'Esperance en Dieu | |
The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize ( |
| Mary | |
The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Nancy |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim.[6] |
February
12 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | |
The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[7] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ancona Paquet | |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[8] |
| Jesse | |
The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua.[7] |
| Polly | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] |
March
12 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Defense | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels.[9][10] |
14 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[11] |
16 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawke | |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[11] |
19 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Arethusa | .svg.png){kind=small} |
American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France (48°27′04″N 5°04′04″W) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette (.svg.png){kind=small} |
25 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[13] |
26 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | |
The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland.[14] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward & Lucy | |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America.[14] |
| Fox | |
The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked. |
| Renown | |
The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[11] |
April
7 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tartar | |
The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[15] |
8 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn | |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[15] |
9 April
12 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snapper | |
The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[17] |
18 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montague | |
The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[18] |
25 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Darnell | |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[20] |
| Fortune | |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[21] |
| Revenge | |
The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[22] |
| St Magnus |  |
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain.[15] |
May
2 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charming Molly | |
The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire.[23] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | |
The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[24] |
| Jane & Ann | |
The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Dantzick.[19] |
| Lord Cardiff | |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire ( |
| Martha | |
The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth.[25] |
| Old England | |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante ( |
| Sally | |
The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval.[26] |
| Señora Dama Luisa | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend.[21] |
| Snapper | |
The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[21] |
| Sturdy Beggar | |
The privateer was captures. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland.[25] |
| William | |
The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[25] |
June
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold ( |
July
24 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Woestduyn |  |
The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked.[28] |
August
14 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Providence | |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British. |
| Tyrannicide |  |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British. |
16 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands.[29] |
19 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zurac Cat |  |
The ship was lost near Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián.[30] |
29 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | |
The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[29] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British. |
| USS Warren | |
American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The frigate was set afire and scuttled in the Penobscot River on 14 or 15 August to prevent her capture by the British. |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Barrington | |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
| Nossa Senhora do Socorro | |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[32] |
September
5 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | |
The ship sank at Tinmouth, Northumberland with the loss of 39 lives.[33] |
8 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[34] |
15 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both |
19 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Rose | |
The Seaford-class post ship was scuttled at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| L'Amitie | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[36] |
| HM Hired armed ship Savannah | |
The ship was scuttled at Savannah.[37] |
25 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bonhomme Richard | |
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | |
The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India.[38] |
October
6 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Quebec | |
 HMS Quebec and Surveillante. Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante ( |
15 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sukey | |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[39] |
29 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stag | |
The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[40] She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs.[36] |
30 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sturdy Beggar | |
The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew.[41] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Humber | |
The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[35] |
| Lovely Cruizer | |
The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London.[42] |
| May | |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[42] |
| St. Antonia |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[43] |
| Unity | |
The ship was lost off Bognor, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35] |
November
1 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 26°50′W). Her crew were rescued by Hector ( |
3 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligence | |
The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[45] |
9 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth and Bell | |
The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[41] |
| Fanny | |
The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[41] |
10 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William and Mary | |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[46] |
13 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| York Union | |
The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[46] |
16 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine | |
The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued.[29][47][48] |
20 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Racehorse | |
The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
25 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin | |
The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[50] |
| Richard | |
The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[50] |
26 November
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bess | |
The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[52] |
| Betsey | |
The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[53] |
| Briton | |
The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia.[53] |
| Elizabeth | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port.[53] |
| Nossa Senhora da Assunção | .svg.png){kind=small} |
The ship was wrecked at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto.[54] |
| Prince of Prussia | |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia.[55] |
| Providence | |
The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[55] |
| Spitfire | |
The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew.[52] |
| St. Miguel e Almas | |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[36] |
| Thetis | |
Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow ( |
| Thomas & Martha | |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[55] |
December
2 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cato | |
The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[52] |
| Fothergill | |
The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset.[45] |
3 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[56] |
10 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry and Samuel | |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[41] |
11 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS North | |
The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives.[57] |
| St. Helena | |
The ship was wrecked at Halifax.[58] |
16 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boll | |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[59] |
| De Jeffrow Amelida |  |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[59] |
| Knotts-green | |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew.[60] |
| Leonora | |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall.[59] |
25 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford | |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine ( |
| John and Jane | |
The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven.[60] |
27 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | |
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[61] |
| Eleanor | |
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[61] |
| Royall Clubb | |
The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[61] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe.[62] |
| Betsey | |
The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States.[63] |
| Cheerful Cousin | |
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[44] |
| HMS Duc de la Vauginon | |
The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December. |
| Edward | |
The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[41] |
| Friendship | |
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[41] |
| Jaager |  |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Waterford, Ireland.[64] |
| Love and Unity | |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
| Minerva | |
The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[61] |
| Nossa Senhora de Conceicao | |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London.[62] |
| Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António | |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[41] |
| Pallas | |
The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December.[62] |
| Pearl |  |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.[62] |
| Peggy | |
The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim.[61] |
| Sacramento | |
The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon.[45] |
| Porgey | |
The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65] |
| Rossi | |
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[66] |
| Sally and Ann | |
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex.[41] |
| Unity | |
The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Oporto.[44] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers.[67] |
| Aliance | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[36] |
| Amazon | |
The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24] |
| Andrei Pervozyanni I |  |
The vessel was lost during a voyage in the Catherine Archipelago from Attu Island to Amchitka.[68] |
| Antigua Planter | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[24] |
| Belcour | |
American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve ( |
| Betsey | |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York.[25] |
| Bryans | |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[47] |
| Cardinal de Bernis | |
The ship was lost near Puerto Rico.[8] |
| Chance | |
The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell ( |
| Christopher | |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States.[69] |
| Colpoys | |
The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States.[70] |
| Comet Paquet | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica.[71] |
| Cumberland | |
The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec.[30] |
| Dorothy & Mary | |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[72] |
| Eleanor | |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[28] |
| Fly | |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[73] |
| Friendship | |
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[28] |
| HMS Glasgow | |
The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica. |
| Grampus | |
The storeship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[47] |
| Harlequin | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London.[71] |
| Harlequin | |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and two Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica.[74] |
| Hope | |
The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[75] |
| Joyeaux | |
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingo by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingo.[36] |
| La Basseterre | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[76] |
| La Marseilles | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[76] |
| La Pauline | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[76] |
| Le Guerrier | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[76] |
| Le Victoire | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[76] |
| Lord Townsend | |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[26] |
| Mary | |
The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York.[70] |
| Mermaid | |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York.[14] |
| Nancy | |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[24] |
| Pickering | |
American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes in an engagement with HMS Aurora ( |
| Pinson | |
The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador.[77] |
| Sarah and Rachel | |
The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[70] |
| Speedwell | |
The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Manchioneal to the Bahamas.[53] |
| St Joseph | |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France.[64] |
| HMS Supply | |
The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts.[78] |
| Tom | |
The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada.[72] |
| Tortoise | |
The storesship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth.[47] |
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| Ship events in 1779 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 | 1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 | 1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 | 1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 | 1780 | 1781 | 1782 | 1783 | 1784 |
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