List of shipwrecks in 1761
The List of shipwrecks in 1761 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1761.
January
1 January
15 January
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Aurora
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to the Isle of Man.[3] She was later refloated.[4]
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Barrington
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Great Britain
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The ship was holed and subsequently came ashore at New York, British America.[5]
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Brothers
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Lisbon, Portugal.[6]
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Diadem
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Great Britain
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The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Hull, Yorkshire.[4]
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Elizabeth & Mary
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull.[3]
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Félicité
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French Navy
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The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore on the Dutch coast by HMS Richmond ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 100 of her 262 crew. She was then burnt.[7][8][9]
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Fly
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Great Britain
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The cutter was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[4] She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[10]
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Goodhope
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Dysart, Fife.[11]
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Griffin
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Great Britain
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The ship was lost in the Straits of Java. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to London.[12]
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Happy Return
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Great Britain
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The ship was lost on the Dutch coast.[11]
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Katherine
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Lisbon.[6]
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King of Prussia
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Ireland
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The brig was driven ashore at Feathard, County Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St Sebastians to the Isle of Man and Dublin.[10]
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Resolution
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, France, with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was taken prisoner by the French. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Ancona, Papal States.[13]
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Three Friends
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked whilst on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Barbadoes.[5]
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February
12 February
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March
1 March
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April
11 April
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Friendship
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Hamburg.[22]
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Neptune
|
Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Newfoundland, French America.[21]
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Neptune
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Great Britain
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The ship struck a rock in Plymouth Sound and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to London.[23]
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Prince Frederick
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Vigo, Spain evading a French Man-of-War. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Lisbon, Portugal.[23]
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Two Friends
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Ireland
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The polacca sank at Newry, County Antrim, after arriving from New York, British America.[21]
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Young Elizabeth
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France
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The ship was captured by a Royal Navy ship but was lost at Tariffa, Spain, with the loss of most of her crew.[24]
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May
4 May
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Bacchus
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Harriott ( Great Britain).[27]
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Duke of Tuscany
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Great Britain
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The ship was attacked by the privateer Duc de Biron ( France) in the Atlantic Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Clare, Ireland. She was sunk by grenadoes with the loss of 216 of the 221 people on board. Duke of Tuscany was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, French America.[28]
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Good Hope
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29]
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La Nostra Señora Finida & Santa Putro dal Cantara-Cafferia
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Spain
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The ship was lost near Lisbon, Portugal' She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, to London, Great Britain.[24]
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Mary-Ann
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[29] She was later refloated.[29]
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Peggy
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire, to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[28]
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Ross
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Lisbon.[27]
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St Antonio de Lisboa
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Portugal
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The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[30]
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Ulrick Augusta
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Dutch Republic
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain.[30]
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June
15 June
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July
1 July
29 July
31 July
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August
Unknown date
September
3 September
Unknown date
October
2 October
9 October
10 October
27 October
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Adventure
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Great Britain
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The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[55]
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Anne
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire, to the West Indies.[56]
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August
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sank in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[52]
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Betsey
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[56]
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Canada
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean within a league (3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Quebec, New France, to Cádiz.[35]
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Garland
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[57]
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Habil
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Sweden
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The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[35]
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Hudson
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset.[58]
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Jupiter
|
Great Britain
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The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[55]
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Lady Louisa
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia, to London.[55]
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Leith Packet
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[56]
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Lily
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dundrum, County Tipperary, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Dublin.[55]
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Noble Betty
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lindisfarne. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to the Firth of Forth.[58]
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Romaine
|
France
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The privateer struck a rock in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Dunkerque and was wrecked.[59]
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St Thomas
|
Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Trieste, Republic of Venice, to London.[55]
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Two Brothers
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Great Britain
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The ship sank at Dublin.[56]
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November
4 November
14 November
15 November
16 November
26 November
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Bance Island
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Great Britain
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The ship was captured by the privateer Diana ( France) and was subsequently wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America, to London.[65]
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Emanuel
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Denmark
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The ship sank at Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cette, France, to the Isle of Man.[66]
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Grave van Booren
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Dutch Republic
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The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to a Dutch port. Her crew were rescued.[67]
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Hawke
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost on the Welch Hook. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[68]
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Hopewell
|
Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore near Dunstonborough Castle. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[66]
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Quebec
|
Ireland
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from "Dronton" to Dublin.[66]
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Squirrel
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost near "Kinlaugh", Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to London.[69]
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December
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1761
Ship |
State |
Description
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Adventure
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston to London.[70]
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17 December
28 December
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Eagle
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic, to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[54]
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Elizabeth
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost near Cape St Vincent, Spain, after 111 December. her crew were rescued.[64]
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Hanover
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[73]
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King of Prussia
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Ireland
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The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Belfast, County Antrim.[74]
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Nancy
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost off Cadiz, Spain.[73]
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North Star
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Sweden
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The ship was lost near "Masterland". She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain, to Stockholm.[75]
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Peggy
|
Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London.[54]
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True Briton
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Hamburg.[74]
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Victory
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Sweden
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The ship was lost on a voyage from London to Stockholm.[75]
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Virgin
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost at St Sabastian's.[76]
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Vry
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Dutch Republic
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The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[60]
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Wandering Man
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Isle of Man
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The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Douglas.[77]
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Young Eagle
|
Great Britain
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The ship was captured by the privateer Duc de Noailles ( France) and was sunk by her.[78]
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Young John
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Dutch Republic
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The ship was lost off the Dutch coast.[61]
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Unknown date
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Ship |
State |
Description
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Bella
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Great Britain
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The brig foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20]
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Black Prince
|
Great Britain
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The ship was captured in the Black River, Jamaica, by a French privateer and burnt.[79]
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Blakeney
|
Ireland
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes by a French privateer. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Barbadoes.[33]
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Boscawen
|
Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Barbadoes.[1]
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Charlotte
|
Great Britain
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The Whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, French America.[44]
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City of Derry
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Ireland
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The ship sank in the Hudson River at New York, British America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to New York.[25]
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Crawford
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Belle Isle, French America to the Basque Roads.[54]
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Eagle
|
Great Britain
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The galley was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[80]
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Eagle
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Ireland
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The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[66]
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Earl of Bute
|
Great Britain
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The ship was destroyed by fire in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[56]
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Elizabeth & Ann
|
Great Britain
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The ship sank at Charleston, South Carolina, British America, after running aground when leaving that port for Portsmouth, Hampshire.[42]
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Flora
|
Great Britain
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The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Africa by a French Man-of-War.[81]
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General Gage
|
Great Britain
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The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London.[65]
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Happy Return
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[75]
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Isaac & William
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Great Britain
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île d'Orléans, New France. She was on a voyage from Quebec, New France, to London.[82]
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Jamaica Packet
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost leaving Jamaica. She was bound for London.[83]
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Lemmon
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon.[56]
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Mary
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[20]
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Mary
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Ireland
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The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[50]
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Minerva
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Quebec, New France.[43]
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Nancy
|
Great Britain
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The ship strick an iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Leopard ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, to Virginia.[31]
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Pallas
|
Great Britain
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African slave trade: The ship was captured off the coast of Africa by a French Navy frigate and was blown up with the loss of over 600 lives.[84]
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Polly
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British America
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The snow was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[49]
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Princess Anne
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Ireland
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The ship was driven ashore at Green Point, Nevis. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to an Irish port.[40]
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Rapahanock
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prince William ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[40]
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Recovery
|
Great Britain
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African slave trade: The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. Her crew and 110 slaves were rescued.[50]
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Richard and William
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Great Britain
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The transport ship was sunk in an engagement with a privateer. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[20]
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Russell
|
Great Britain
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The ship sank off Virginia whilst leaving port for Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued.[85]
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Sally
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of British America. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Lisbon.[86]
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Scorpion
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost on The Jardines, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[73]
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Seaford
|
Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Ligurian Sea off Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with the loss of a crew member.[18]
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Shark
|
Great Britain
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African slave trade: The ship was lost at Bonny. Most of the slave were rescued. She was on a bound for British America.[87]
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Success
|
Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked off Quebec. Her crew were rescued.[79]
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Young Bever
|
Great Britain
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The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland, French America. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz, Spain.[88]
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