List of shipwrecks in 1780
The List of shipwrecks in 1780 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1780.
January
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Nancy
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sprang a leak off Port Antonio, Jamaica and was consequently beached there.[1]
|
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Rachel
|
Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[2]
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11 January
15 January
16 January
18 January
19 January
28 January
30 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Arethusa
|
Great Britain
|
The ship departed from Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
|
Glory
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Dublin, Ireland[14]
|
Henry
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on Lambay Island, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[15]
|
Mars
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was driven ashore near Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[16]
|
Mary
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Madeira.[17]
|
New Newry Packet
|
Ireland
|
The ship foundered near Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool.[18]
|
Nossa Senhora da Arrábida Santo Christo
|
Portugal
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Montruel", France with the loss of several of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London, Great Britain.[19]
|
Pheasant
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Poole, Dorset.[20]
|
Two Sisters
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[8]
|
Unknown
|
Great Britain
|
American Revolutionary War:The brig was driven ashore in a snowstorm at Middletown Point, New Jersey, probably on the 4th. Crew captured.[21]
|
Unknown
|
Great Britain
|
American Revolutionary War:The 40 gun ship was driven ashore by Americans near Egg Harbor, New Jersey.[22]
|
Unity
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Betsey and Sally ( Great Britain). Unity was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool.[3]
|
"Vengence"
|
Great Britain
|
American Revolution: The privateer departed Savannah, Georgia on or after 10 January and vanished.[23]
|
February
1 February
6 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
27 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Catharine
|
Ireland
|
The ship was lost at Castlehaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Castlehaven.[11]
|
Endeavour
|
Great Britain
|
The brig ran aground and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[11]
|
Fair Trader
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Boscastle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boscastle.[24]
|
"Free Mason"
|
Great Britain
|
The schooner was wrecked near Canso, Nova Scotia. Her 19 crew made it to shore but all but 3 died due to lack of food and shelter, the 3 surviving by cannibalism.[37]
|
Manchester
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
|
Philo
|
Ireland
|
The ship was lost at Castlehaven. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Waterford.[10]
|
Riviera de Genoa
|
Spain
|
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Ostend.[3]
|
Susanna
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean a few days before 25 February. Her crew were rescued by Morant ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to a British port.[34]
|
Vrow Margaretta
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portloe, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[38]
|
March
2 March
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Mercury
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Portugal. Mercury was later taken in to New York, where she was condemned.[39]
|
9 March
20 March
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Adventure
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[1]
|
Ann
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[41]
|
Clarendon
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
|
Crook
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near "Harley". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[27]
|
Dove
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[42]
|
Hannah and Nancy
|
Ireland
|
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to "Dronton".[40]
|
Hercules
|
Ireland
|
The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to St. Ubes and Cork.[43]
|
Jon Jonge
|
Hamburg
|
The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[9]
|
La Vulture
|
France
|
The ship, a prize of the privateer Pallas ( Great Britain), was lost on the coast of Ireland with the loss of several of her crew.[41]
|
Nossa Senhora do Carmo e São José Baptista e Almas
|
Portugal
|
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin, Ireland.[9]
|
Prince Frederick
|
Norway
|
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Christiansand.[43]
|
St. Antonio
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend.[9]
|
HMS Tapageur
|
Royal Navy
|
The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in Carenage Bay, Saint Lucia.
|
Vrow Christina
|
Denmark
|
The ship was lost near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Ireland and Copenhagen.[42]
|
Vrow Elizabeth
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Amsterdam.[41]
|
William
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to London.[44]
|
Young Dragon
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked near Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes.[29]
|
April
1 April
9 April
15 April
17 April
23 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Anna Margaretta and Maria
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam[51]
|
Black Prince
|
Great Britain
|
The privateer was wrecked near Cherbourg, France. Her crew were rescued.[51]
|
Blandford
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[52]
|
Hope
|
Ireland
|
The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Cork.[52]
|
Johanna Henrietta
|
Sweden
|
The ship sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London.[51]
|
Mary Louisa
|
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
|
The poleacre was driven ashore near Étaples, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[53]
|
Richard
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga.[53]
|
Thames
|
Great Britain
|
The ship ran aground off "Belem". She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[54]
|
May
9 May
11 May
25 May
31 May
Unknown date
June
9 June
10 June
18 June
Unknown date
July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Christiana Margretta
|
Sweden
|
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Tagus.[65]
|
Unknown date
August
7 August
Unknown date
September
2 September
7 September
9 September
29 September
30 September
Unknown date
October
4 October
5 October
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Molly
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Colburg" to London.[79]
|
8 October
9 October
10 October
11 October
12 October
19 October
22 October
23 October
31 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Abigail
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
Adonis
|
Sint Eustatius
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was damaged at Grenada.[89]
|
Anna
|
Spain
|
The ship capsized at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to San Sebastián and Cádiz.[90]
|
Anne Gertrude Margarette
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
Aston Hall
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91]
|
Britannia
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[92]
|
Cecelia
|
Denmark
|
The ship was driven ashore at Elsineur, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Copenhagen.[93]
|
Charlotte
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland.[83]
|
Comte de Durat
|
France
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.[89]
|
Diana
|
Guernsey
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey.[84]
|
Edward
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. She was severely damaged and consequently had to be beached on Barbadoes.[94]
|
Elizabeth Helena
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was damaged at Grenada.[89]
|
Elliot
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[95]
|
Good Del
|
Prussia
|
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rugenwalde.[79]
|
Helmsley
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[78]
|
Henry
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91]
|
John & Betty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall.[96]
|
Lisbon Paquet
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near "Warburg". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[96]
|
Margaret
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Zeipne, La Bay.[89]
|
Minerva
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Montserrat. She sprang a leak and put into Antigua for repairs.[94]
|
Neptune
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
Nossa Senhora Da Lapa
|
Portugal
|
The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ostend.[90]
|
Phoenix
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada with the loss of a crew member.[89]
|
Prince Constantine
|
Russia
|
The ship was lost near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux, France.[79]
|
Prince Frederick Adolph
|
Sweden
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
Princess Royal
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Jamaica.[91]
|
HDMS Prinds Frederick
|
Royal Danish Navy
|
The Man-of-War was wrecked on Læsø with the loss of several of her crew.[96]
|
Revenge
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts and was subsequently wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico.[97]
|
Roseau
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The schooner was severely damaged at Grenada.[89]
|
Royal Gorse
|
Grenada
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
Sally
|
Great Britain
|
Great Hurricane of 1780 The ship was blown out of Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98]
|
Three Friends
|
Sint Eustatius
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Grenada.[89]
|
HMS Thunderer
|
Royal Navy
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The third rate ship of the line foundered in the West Indies.
|
Two Bothers
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands.[80]
|
Two Sisters
|
France
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.[89]
|
William Burr
|
Ireland
|
American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost in the Mull of Galloway following an engagement with an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dublin.[78]
|
Wynhandelaet
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The ship was wrecked at Sint Maarten. She was on a voyage from Sint Maarten to Cork.[99]
|
Zewreight
|
Dutch Republic
|
Great Hurricane of 1780: The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand Povre.[89]
|
November
1 November
4 November
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Friendship
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to "North Faro".[70]
|
7 November
10 November
23 November
26 November
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Bom Sucesso
|
Portugal
|
The ship was wrecked on the Mort Stone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[103]
|
Briton
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101]
|
Diana
|
Stettin
|
The ship was lost near Quimper, France. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[100]
|
Dordzechts Welvaren
|
Russia
|
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon, Portugal.[104]
|
Friendship
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Espoo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[104]
|
Goede Vriendschap
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam.[100]
|
Hope
|
Danzig
|
The ship was lost off the Isle of Man with the loss of six of her crew.[105]
|
John and Ann
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[106]
|
Kitty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex.[105]
|
Margaret
|
Great Britain
|
The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with some loss of live.[104]
|
Recovery
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[104]
|
Margery
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Scottish port.[106]
|
Rodney
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[107]
|
St Lazara
|
France
|
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bourdeaux.[100]
|
Victoria
|
Sweden
|
The ship was lost neaf Karlskrona. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[100]
|
December
5 December
18 December
19 December
31 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Alice
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry, Ireland and Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[112]
|
Catharina Dorothea
|
Prussia
|
The ship was driven ashore near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bourdeaux, France.[113]
|
Charming Molly
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Dublin, Ireland.[114]
|
Dart
|
Great Britain
|
The privateer was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of her captain.[115]
|
Endeavour
|
Great Britain
|
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently lost near Saint-Malo, France. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[116]
|
Granby
|
Great Britain
|
The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees to South Shields.[117]
|
Jenny
|
Ireland
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Londonderry.[116]
|
Senhora da Encarnação e Santo Christo
|
Portugal
|
The ship was lost off Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[118]
|
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1780
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Adventure
|
Great Britain
|
American Revolutionary War: The ship was driven ashore by an American privateer at St. John's, Newfoundland, British America and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Newfoundland.[80]
|
Ann
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Orléans, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to Barbadoes.[89]
|
Aurora
|
Ireland
|
The ship was driven out of Charles Town, South Carolina, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York, United States.[94]
|
Bell
|
Great Britain
|
The ship sprang a leak in the Saint Lawrence River and was lost. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London.[119]
|
Blossom
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was struck by lightning and was consequently condemned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa and the West Indies.[93]
|
Bristol
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[120]
|
Britannia
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[105]
|
Buck
|
Great Britain
|
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk off Candia, Crete in an engagement with Sérieuse ( French Navy). Her crew were taken prisoner.[44]
|
Catharina
|
Dutch Republic
|
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sint Eustatius. Se was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[121]
|
Ceres
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[121]
|
Ceres
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States.[122]
|
Champion
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Saint Lucia.[113]
|
Chance
|
Great Britain
|
The ship capsized off Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia, United States.[123]
|
Clyrus
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis.[55]
|
Diligence
|
Great Britain
|
Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by a French privateer and taken in to Martinico, where she was burnt to avoid being recaptured by the Royal Navy. The privateer was also burnt. Diligence was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the West Indies.[39]
|
Dolphin
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Saint Lucia.[113]
|
Eagle
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[124]
|
Elizabeth
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost near St. John's Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal and Quebec.[53]
|
Friends
|
Great Britain
|
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on Trinidada. There were eight survivors. She was on a voyage from the Cape Coast to the West Indies.[52]
|
Friendship
|
Great Britain
|
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateers Junius Brutus and Rhodes (both United States) off Charles Town, South Carolina, United States. She was recaptured by Iris ( Great Britain) but ran aground at Charles Town and was wrecked.[125]
|
General Greene
|
United States
|
American Revolutionary War: The privateer was lost in the Delaware River in an engagement with the privateer Sukey ( Great Britain).[126]
|
General Halcimand
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River with the loss of a crew member.[91]
|
George
|
Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to Georgia, British America.[53]
|
Good Hope
|
France
|
The ship was lost near Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Curaçao.[94]
|
Greenock
|
Great Britain
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[127]
|
Happy Return
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[128]
|
Harvey
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[91]
|
Jamaica
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia.[118]
|
Jane
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[71]
|
Judith
|
Great Britain
|
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53]
|
Kitty
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland, British America.[27]
|
Live Oak
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize. Her crew were rescued.[129]
|
Lizard
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Quebec.[130]
|
London
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued.[91]
|
Margaretta Christina
|
flag unknown
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[131]
|
"Marquis Lafayette"
|
United States
|
American Revolutionary War: Leslie Expedition: The unfinished Privateer was sunk at Suffolk, Virginia to prevent capture in October or November. Later raised, finished in 1781, and put into service.[132]
|
Mary & Isabella
|
Great Britain
|
The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[113]
|
Nancy
|
United States
|
American Revolutionary War: While operating as a privateer, the brig was scuttled — apparently to avoid capture by the British — in 10 to 40 feet (3.0 to 12.2 m) of water off Cape Elizabeth, Massachusetts (now Maine), approximately 50 yards (46 m) north of the future site of the Portland Head Light.[133][134][135]
|
Orange
|
Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London.[1]
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Pallas
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Great Britain
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The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica.[56]
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Patience
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United States
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American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by Earl of Dunsmore ( Great Britain. She was recaptured, but was subsequently lost on Long Island, Rhode Island.[70]
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Peggy
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Great Britain
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The ship (a.k.a. Wolf) was lost at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia.[130]
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Perseverance
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Great Britain
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Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was sunk by Bellone ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Cork to the West Indies.[73]
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Phœnix
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British America
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The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Saint Lawrence River at Maltby, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Quebec.[136]
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Russia Merchant
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Great Britain
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The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53]
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Sharp
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Great Britain
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The ship was lost at Quebec.[130]
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St. Lawrence
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British North America
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The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Margaree River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia with some loss of life.[137]
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Swan
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Great Britain
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The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Georgia.[53]
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Three Brothers
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Great Britain
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The ship was captured and sunk by six American vessels operating under letters of marque. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[138]
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Twee Gesusters
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Dutch Republic
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The ship was lost in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Curaçao.[139]
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Venus
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Great Britain
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The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York to London.[93]
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Watt
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Great Britain
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The ship was wrecked on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States with the loss of 26 of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[70]
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William
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida, British America to London.[138]
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William & Elizabeth
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Great Britain
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The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Dunmore ( Great Britain).[91]
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William and Polly
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Great Britain
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[105]
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