List of shipwrecks in 1785

The List of shipwrecks in 1785 includes some ship sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1785.

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January

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Hector  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank at Lisbon, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon.[1][2]
Suewoodsky  Russia The ship was driven ashore near Happisburgh, Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantes, France.[3]
Thomas and Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost near Mallorca, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[4]
Several unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Lisbon. They were refloated.[2]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, Great Britain with loss of life. Part of the vessel and two bodies came ashore at Aldeburgh.[3]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Juffrow Anna Louisa Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight., Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Pirna.[5]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mountbatten, Devon. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight to Dublin, Ireland.[6]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
General Elliot  Great Britain The ship, which had been damaged in a gale on 1 January, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Grantham ( Great Britain). General Elliot was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Porto, Portugal.[7]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Woohlfaart Stettin The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[8]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Nostra Señora Del Carmen Republic of Ragusa The polacre was wrecked on the Diamond Rock, off Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Lisbon.[9]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Union  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (36°44′N 40°00′W / 36.733°N 40.000°W / 36.733; -40.000). Four survivors were rescued by Canefeild ( Great Britain). Union was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[10]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Apollo  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire.[11]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[12]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[12]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[12]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1785
ShipStateDescription
Amelia  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Villa Viciosa, Spain.[13]
Aurora  Great Britain The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and consequently foundered in St. Helen's Gap. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[14]
Austin  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool.[13]
Bacchus  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight.[15]
Baltic Merchant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]
Betsy  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Aveiro, Portugal and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Aveiro.[17]
Concord  Great Britain The ship was sunk by ice in the Delaware River, United States.[9]
Flora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London.[13]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Aberdeen. Fortune was towed in to Harwich, Essex still on her side and crewless.[8]
Holmpton  Great Britain The ship collided with another vessel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[16]
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[13]
Prudent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew survived.[3]
Stokestown  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford, Ireland.[18]
Venturoso Spain The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[14]
Venus  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Bruges, Dutch Republic.[19]

February

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was lost at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Whitby.[20]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Whitby. Endeavour was later refloated.[20]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Longsplice  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex by HMS Echo and HMS Wasp (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) whilst engaged in smuggling. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent by HMS Wasp.[21]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Ocean  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough.[22][23]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Donets (Донец)  Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was beached near Yalta. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kertch to Sevastopol. She broke up the next day.[24][25]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Tabitha Bremen The ship was wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[26]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1785
ShipStateDescription
Abby  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost at L'Orient, France. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[22]
Glatney  Great Britain The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey.[20]
Glory  Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon.[4]
Isabella & Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fisherrow, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire.[27]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Liverpool.[27]
Jenny  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Porto, Portugal.[23]
John & Betty  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a Venetian ship. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[28]
Merchant  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[11]
Nossa Senhora da luz Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.[27]
Tannen Baum Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Leith, Lothian, Great Britain.[29]
Three Friends United States The ship was driven ashore on São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York to São Miguel.[27]
Woolton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[20]
Four unnamed vessels  Great Britain The ships foundered in the Baltic Sea off Memel, Prussia. Their crews were rescued.[30]

March

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1785
ShipStateDescription
Industry  France The ship foundered during a voyage from Catalonia, Spain to Calais. Her crew were rescued by an English vessel.[31][32]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1785
ShipStateDescription
Les Amies  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to L'Orient.[32]
St. Antonio de Padua Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vinaròs to Cádiz.[32]
St. Francisco de Asis Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Cádiz.[32]
Vreihend Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, France to Lübeck.[32]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1785
ShipStateDescription
Friends  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[33]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1785
ShipStateDescription
Isabella  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.[34]
John and Henry  Great Britain The ship was lost near Porto, Portugal with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porto to Plymouth, Devon.[35]
Jonge Gesina Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Nantes, France to Bruges.[36]
Joss  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Scotland to Nantes.[37]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Limerick, Ireland.[38]
Robert and Ann  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Porto to London.[36]
Triton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Fayal, Azores.[36]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1785
ShipStateDescription
Peggy and Betsey  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Lossiemouth, Morayshire.[39]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1785
ShipStateDescription
Hinchinbrooke British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India. Her crew were rescued.[40][41]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1785
ShipStateDescription
Ann and James  Great Britain The ship sank at Gibraltar.[42]
Donna Maria Hamburg The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Hamburg.[43][44]
Maria Luisa Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Memel.[45]
Three Brothers  Ireland The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Norway.[46]
Watson  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig.[47]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head, Kent, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[48]

May

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1785
ShipStateDescription
Brederode Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was lost near Cape Agulhas, Africa with the loss of twelve of her 92 crew. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam.[49][50]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1785
ShipStateDescription
Yassy (Яссы, 'Iași')  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship foundered over several days in the Sea of Azov with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Yenikale to Taganrog.[24][25]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1785
ShipStateDescription
Amiable Rose  France The ship was lost at Dunkirk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Dunkirk.[51]
Hope  Great Britain The ship lost on the coast of Calabria. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[52]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was sunk by ice at Memel, Prussia.[53]
La Charlotte  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Genoa and Livorno.[54]

June

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1785
ShipStateDescription
Delight United States The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (31°12′N 71°50′W / 31.200°N 71.833°W / 31.200; -71.833). Her crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 3 July.[55]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1785
ShipStateDescription
Marine  Great Britain The ship was lost near Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Waterford, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America.[56]

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Constantia Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kingkiobing" with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia.[57]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Esther  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Humber and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Whitby, Yorkshire.[58]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Patuxant or Potomack  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. Her crew were rescued by a French brig and a Dutch ship. Thos on board the French vessel were transferred to Hampshire ( Great Britain).[59][60]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Copernicus Denmark The ship ran aground in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[57]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Golden Angle Dutch Republic The ship sank at anchor off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, France to Vlissingen.[57]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1785
ShipStateDescription
Bons Amis  France The ship was lost near Genoa. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[61]
Charming Nancy  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on "Ivica". She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Livorno.[61]
Charming Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Empress  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[57][63]
Samuel  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool.[64]
St. Cuthbert  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to the West Indies.[65]
Swarte Orn Sweden Swedish East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Landskrona. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stockholm.[60]

August

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1785
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The schooner was driven ashore on Saint Kitts.[66]
Hazard  Great Britain The schooner was driven out to sea from Saint Kitts. No further trace.[66]
Jane  Great Britain The schooner was driven out to sea from Saint Kitts. No further trace.[66]
Spooner  Great Britain201085 The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued.[67][66]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued.[67][66]
Five unnamed vessels  Great Britain The ships were driven ashore in Deep Bay, Saint Kitts.[66]
Three unnamed vessels  France A brig, a schooner and a sloop were driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Barthélemy.[66]
Five unnamed vessels  France A sloop and four other vessels were driven ashore on Dominica, French West Indies.[66]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1785
ShipStateDescription
Cornwallis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Neava Bay, Hispaniola during a hurricane and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[68] She was on a voyage from Antigua to Puerto Rico.[69]
Henrick Stettin The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Le Havre, France.[49]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1785
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Alexander  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Amity's Production  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Constantine  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Thatch Island, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[72][67]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated undamaged.[70][71][73]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was lost in a hurricane at Castle Fort, Jamaica.[70][71]
Fame  Great Britain Captain Moyes's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Fame  Great Britain Captain Roblin's ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
General Campbell  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Holland  Great Britain Captain Erman's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Holland  Great Britain Captain Howes's ship was lost in a hurricane at Port Maria, Jamaica.[70][71]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Hornet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bull Bay, Jamaica.[70][71]
Jamaica  Great Britain The ship was lost in a hurricane at Annato Bay, Jamaica.[70][71]
John and Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Mary Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost in a hurricane at Annato Bay.[70][71]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Molly  Great Britain The Guineaman was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Philadelphia United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Rover  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Bush Quay, Jamaica.[70][71]
Sally  Great Britain Captain Patterson's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Sally  Great Britain Captain Reid's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Savile  Great Britain The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Success  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Swallow  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Maria, Jamaica.[70][71][74]
Swallow Packet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Swift  Great Britain The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated undamaged.[70][71][75]
Washington United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[70][71]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica.[74]
Nine unnamed vessels Flags unknown Two brigs, a full-rigged ship, two schooners and four sloops were wrecked in a hurricane on the Chain of Rocky Quays, Jamaica.[74]
Unnamed  France The ship caught fire off St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica.[68]
Seven unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore in a hurricane at Jéremie, Saint-Domingue.[68]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore in a hurricane at Cape Francois, Saint-Domingue.[68]
20 Unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingyue.[68]
Two unnamed vessels United States The brigs were driven ashore in a hurricane at Aux Cayes, Saint-Domingue.[68]
Unnamed  France The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Aux Cayes.[68]
Unnamed  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jacomel, Saint-Domingue[68]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1785
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to London. She returned to St. Ubes but was destroyed.[61]
Barbara Maria Denmark The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was found by some Swedish fishermen and beached at Marstrand, Sweden. Barbara Maria was on a voyage from Danzig to Barcelona, Spain.[49]
Betsey and Polly  Great Britain The ship sailed from a port in Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[76]
Jeune Dragon  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Honfleur to Morlaix.[77]
Leverpool  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78][79]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricant at Jamaica.[74]
Sophia Baker  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Cape Florida, East Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated, and put in to a port in the Colony of Virginia on 21 August.[80]
Standlinch  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[77]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Faithful Steward  Ireland While on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 249 passengers and a crew of 13 aboard, the ship ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean about 100 yards (91 m) off the coast of Delaware near the Indian River Inlet, about 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) south of Cape Henlopen, during a intense squall. The ship broke up on 2 September with the loss of around 200 lives, including 181 passengers. Fewer than 70 people survived.[81][82]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Robert  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[83][84] She was refloated in mid-October and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[85]
Rosalie  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by London ( Great Britain). Rosalie was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Granville, France.[86]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Dorothea Charlotta Lübeck The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Bordeaux, France.[84]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Amelia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Batchelor ( Great Britain). Amelia was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Elsinore, Denmark.[87]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Hope  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[87]
Jesmond  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Cape Hatteras, Colony of Virginia. Her crew were rescued three days later by Crown ( Great Britain).[75][88]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Fame  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Redwaise Sands, off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of all sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[89][90]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Málaga, Spain.[41][67]
Prince of Wales  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) west north west of Orfordness, Suffolk. All on board were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.[91][92]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1785
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Ottrington and Prospect (both  Great Britain). Alexander was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Baltic port.[93]
Bella Rachel Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Blankenberge, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[49]
Christian  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Memel, Prussia.[94]
Columbus  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[95]
Constantine  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[86]
Constant Trader  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Saint Petersburg.[95][80]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in The Burlings, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[84] Fame was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[86]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was lost near Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[92]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic and Rouen, France. Fortune was later refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent.[49][84]
Gainford  Great Britain The ship was lost south of Kronstadt. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg.[94]
Hazard  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[84]
Hope  Great Britain The transport ship was driven out of New Providence, New Jersey, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship ran aground of the Shaw Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from .[93]
Nesbit  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[84]
Stralsund  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Stockholm.[83]
Many vessels United States The ships were wrecked at New Bern, North Carolina.[97]
Two unnamed vessels United States A brig and a sloop foundered off New Bern with the loss of all hands.[97]

October

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Le Ferm  France The ship was struck by lightning and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of the 38 passengers and crew on board. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique.[98]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Den Vlieger Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London, Great Britain.[99]
Stadt Aurick Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Middelburg to London.[99]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, Bahamas.[100]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Sea Venture  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated but was driven ashore a second time and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. Sea Venture was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[73]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Mayflower  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued.[101][102]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Fanny  Great Britain The ship struck the Marsden Rock and sank at Marsden, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[103]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1785
ShipStateDescription
True Anna Swedish Pomerania The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km)) west of "Roeshead". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Stettin.[73]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1785
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Ballentoy". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[41]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. Four survivors were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[67][104]
Dover Trader  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Pernam, Serkholm". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[41]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[103]
Flora  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[105]
General Carlton  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[104]
George  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Rochefort, France.[67]
Heart of Oak  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Norway.[105]
John & Joseph  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104][106]
Le Firme  France The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 18 October by Commerce ( Great Britain).[107]
London  Great Britain The ship was lost near Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescyed. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, or from London to Danzig.[104][106]
Prince William Henry  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Nith and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dumfries.[99]
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued.[101][108]
Publica Fides Sweden The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[103]

November

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1785
ShipStateDescription
Union  France The ship was destroyed by fire at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[109]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1785
ShipStateDescription
Captain Claas Boornsman Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at "Torrico". She was on a voyage from Danzig to Ghent, France.[110]
Captain Hans Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Torrico". She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Lisbon, Portugal.[110]
Captain Holm  France The ship was driven ashore at "Skalla", Sweden.[110]
Captain Peer William Jager Prussia The ship was driven ashore in Engelholm Bay, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Bruges, France.[110]
Captain Peter Bruge flag Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at "Torrico". She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland.[110]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Elsinore, Denmark and Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.[102]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Kirkcaldy, Fife.[102][110]
Jong Rudolph Dutch Republic The smack was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Memel to Delfzijl, Groningen.[102][110]
Little Bair Denmark Norway The ship was wrecked at Varberg.[110] She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Bergen, Norway
Prince Carle Sweden The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[102][110]
Sophia Magdalena Sweden The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Karlshamn to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[102][110]
Speculation  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Drøbak, Norway.[102]
Thesmar Sweden The brig was wrecked at Varberg.[110]
Unnamed Portugal The ship ran aground on the Lapsand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Porto.[110]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1785
ShipStateDescription
Joyce  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[111]
Peggy  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (32°25′N 63°37′W / 32.417°N 63.617°W / 32.417; -63.617). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to New York, United States.[96]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1785
ShipStateDescription
James United States The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (27°10′N 68°40′W / 27.167°N 68.667°W / 27.167; -68.667) whilst on a voyage from a port in North Carolina to Cape Francois, Saint-Domingue. Her crew were rescued by the schooner James ( Great Britain).[112]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1785
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and sank in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Cádiz, Spain.[113]
Batchelor  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[102]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was lost near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Boston to London.[114]
Felix  Russia The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cádiz.[115]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship foundered off Wingo. Her crew were rescued.[102][110]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to London.[81]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal whilst evading an Algerine cruiser. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cádiz.[69]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[110][116]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost near Gotland, Sweden.[73]
John & Betty  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Dunfanahy Bay, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dublin, Ireland.[69]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[75][114]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was lost about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel.[73]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London.[113]
Polly  Great Britain The ship foundered off Lisbon, Portugal.[117] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[69]
Sandwich  Great Britain The ship was lost in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Porto.[113]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship foundered off the Norwegian coast with the loss of her captain.[110] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[81]
William Henry  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Venice.[102]

December

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Charming Molly  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued three days later by the brig Basil ( Great Britain). Charming Molly was on a voyage from Bermuda to the Turks Islands.[118]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Lap Sand, off Elsinore, Denmark.[119] She was refloated on 17 December.[100]
Montagu British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion at Diamond Point, Bengal, India.[40]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Harmony  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames by a collier. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[120]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Ives, Cornwall with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Oak  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth.[121]
Two unnamed vessels  Great Britain The ships were driven ashore in St. Andrew's Bay.[121]
Two unnamed vessels  Great Britain The ships were driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[121]
Unnamed  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberlan.[121]
Unnamed  Great Britain The collier foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[121]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[122]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Reserve  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[123]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Devil's Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[76]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
George  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sand Hale, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Faro, Portugal.[124]
Sans Souce Danzig The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Danzig.[125]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Hubbert  Great Britain The ship was lost near Huelva, Spain. There were seven survivors She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[126]
St. Anna St. Christo Portugal The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mercury ( Great Britain). St. Anna St. Christo was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[127]
Tom  Great Britain The ship was lost at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[96]
Warrior  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's Island, British America to Cádiz.[127]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Biddy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and was wrecked.[128]
Harriot  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[128]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1785
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland with the loss of a crew member.[119]
Esperança Portugal The ship was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon.[129][121]
Fortitude  Great Britain The ship was lost near Lofthouse, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire.[115]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[76]
Friends Advance  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bilbao, Spain.[130]
Generous Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to North Shields, County Durham.[130]
Harriot  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Calais. Her crew were rescued.[131]
Industry  Great Britain The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off Galloway with the loss of eight lives.[132]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Woodside, Cheshire.[119]
John & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near North Shields. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London.[133] John & Mary was refloated and taken in to North Shields.[130]
Jonge Catharina Dutch Republic The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Le Havre, France to Rotterdam.[133]
Lady's Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore crewless at Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[133]
Magdalena  Great Britain The ship departed from a port in Norway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. Magdalena was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to L'Orient, France.[134]
Morning Star  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to that port.[119]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the North Sea off Dunbar, Lothian.[135]
Pro Patria Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Bank. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[130]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the Hamoaze.[124]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Ostend. Resolution was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[119][130]
Sara Adelgunda Danzig The ship was lost near Calais. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[129]
Struan  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Middle Ground, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to London.[124]
Tom  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Dungeness. Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[124]
True Briton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Sand Hammer, off the coast of Sweden with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Lisbon, Portugal.[119]
Vrienden Wensh Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth.[119]
Unnamed Dutch Republic The ship foundered off Calais. Her crew were rescued.[121]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1785
ShipStateDescription
Alexander  Great Britain The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Ally  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship capsized at New Calabar with 139 slaves on board.[136]
Apollo  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[56]
Assistance  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Black River, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London.[126]
Beaver  Great Britain The whaler foundered off Greenland. Some of her crew were rescued.[137][138][139]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Savannah, Georgia, and Barbados.[46]
Betsey United States The ship was lost at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Kitts.[104]
Cato  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Virginia, United States.[36]
Coleman  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America.[140]
Dart  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship capsized in a squall south of Cayenne, French Guiana. She was carrying 140 slaves, but only five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[94]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was lost at George Town, South Carolina, United States. She was bound for London.[141]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship foundered off the coast of Loango, Africa.[79]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[94]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued and landed at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[142] She was on a voyage from Charleston to Liverpool, Lancashire.[143]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( Great Britain)[144]
Friendly Adventure  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[42]
Friendly Adventure  Great Britain The whaler foundered off Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[137][138]
Friendship  Ireland The ship was lost at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dublin.[140]
George  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Virginia.[135]
Gibson  Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Brazil with some loss of life.[104]
Good-Intent  Great Britain African slave trade The ship was plundered by her slaves at "Goboon" and was then burnt. Her captain was the only survivor.[145]
Good-Intent  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[103]
Grange  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Virginia.[56]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[103]
Hero  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the James River, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[75]
Honduras  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°30′N 26°0′W / 48.500°N 26.000°W / 48.500; -26.000). Her crew were rescued by the brig Jenny ( Great Britain).[31]
Hope  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Virginia.[120]
John  Great Britain The ship ran aground off John's Point, Jamaica and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[79]
Kelly  Great Britain The ship foundered off Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[137]
Kingston  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Jamaica.[96]
Lyon  Great Britain The whaler foundered off Greenland.[137][138]
Lord Charlemont  Ireland The ship sank in the Nanticoke River, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryland.[75]
Lord Middleton  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. John's, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[146]
Marquis de Castries  France The ship was lost in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Cap François, Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[147]
Nostra Señora del Rosario Spain The ship foundered off New York, United States.[59] She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to New York.[60]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Par Town, New Brunswick, British America.[56]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Savannah, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Savannah to London.[148]
Port Maria  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Jardines. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[51]
President  Great Britain The ship was lost between Cape Breton Island and St. John's Island, British America.[124]
Prince of Wales  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[135]
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Little Joe( Great Britain). Providence was on a voyage from Charleston to London.[48]
Quebec  Great Britain The ship was lost on "Bannaco Island". She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol.[99]
Rodney  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Samphire Reefs, off the coast of New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from East Florida to Jamaica.[35]
Rose United States The ship was wrecked at Round Rock, Barbados.[135]
Ross Packet  Great Britain The ship was lost in Boston Bay, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to New York.[69][68]
Savanna  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Orleans, Louisiana, New France.[58]
St. Louis  France The ship was lost on the coast of the United States. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Philadelphia.[116]
Sv. Evpl Russian Empire The vessel was lost in Pankov Harbor (52°04′N 173°30′W / 52.067°N 173.500°W / 52.067; -173.500 (Pankov Harbor)) on the Bering Sea coast of Amlia in the eastern Andreanof Islands in the western Catherine Archipelago. Her crew survived.[149]
Swift  Great Britain The ship was lost near the Cameroons, Africa.[56]
Thompson  Great Britain The ship was lost in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[53]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia to Amsterdam.[123]
Unnamed  France The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Faithful Steward ( Ireland). The brig was on a voyage from Ostend to Philadelphia.[150]

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