List of shipwrecks in 1790
The List of shipwrecks in 1790 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1790 .
January
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1790
Ship
State
Description
Good Design
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 1] She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough for repairs.[ 2]
23 January
24 January
27 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Amos Patrie
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to Amsterdam , Dutch Republic .[ 5]
Ann
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 6]
Carlton
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent . She was refloated but capsized going in to Dover , Kent and was abandoned by her crew. Carlton subsequently came ashore at Sandgate, Kent . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to London.[ 7]
Commercial Treaty
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 leagues (7.8 nmi; 14 km) off Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , France .[ 8] She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[ 9]
Eagle
Great Britain
The collier sank on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Ostend , Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[ 10]
Francis
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[ 1]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was lost off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Quebec , British America to London.[ 7]
Jane
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 1]
Jonge Juffrow Johanna
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost at Cádiz , Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Málaga , Spain.[ 7]
Judith
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Dublin , Ireland to London.[ 7]
Lavater
Bremen
The ship was lost on the North Sand Head, off Ramsgate , Kent. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux , France.[ 7]
Le Telemaque
France
The brig ran aground and sank in the Seine at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine . The wreck was salvaged in July 1842.[ 11]
Liberty
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 12] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Plymouth , Devon . Liberty was later refloated.[ 10]
Lively
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America to Figueira da Foz , Portugal.[ 5]
Maria Lucia
France
The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 13]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London.[ 5]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Bourdeaux.[ 10]
Neptune
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake , Cheshire . She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[ 1]
Nimble
Great Britain
The whaler was driven ashore near Leigh-on-Sea , Essex. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas .[ 13] She was later refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent .[ 14]
Peggy
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea while of a voyage from Ulverston , Lancashire to Preston, Lancashire .[ 8]
Pitt
Great Britain
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand.[ 7]
Polly
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay . She was on a voyage from Cork , Ireland to Liverpool.[ 1]
Weymouth
Great Britain
The ship was in collision with another vessel in the River Thames and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset .[ 1]
William and John
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore in Chale Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam , Dutch Republic.[ 7] She was refloated in March and taken in to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[ 15]
Young Samuel
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London.[ 5]
February
5 February
Unknown date
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Ship
State
Description
Aurora
France
The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Rouen .[ 17]
Belle Henriette
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rouen to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 18]
Commerce
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend , Dutch Republic . She was on a voyage from Maryland , United States to Ostend. Commerce was refloated and taken into port but was declared beyond repair.[ 19]
John
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 19]
Providence
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the Hook Sands, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pool , Dorset.[ 20] She was later refloated and taken in to Pool.[ 19]
Reward
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked near Texel , Dutch Republic . She was on a voyage from Maryland , United States to Rotterdam , Dutch Republic.[ 2]
Success
Ireland
The ship was lost on the Tail of the Kish. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Dublin .[ 21]
March
8 March
19 March
24 March
31 March
Unknown date
April
7 April
10 April
12 April
20 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Dispatch
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Ameland , Dutch Republic .[ 24] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Tobago .[ 34]
Grampus
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Barcelona , Spain. She was on a voyage from Virginia , United States to Barcelona.[ 31]
Iron Sides
Great Britain
The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Neath , Glamorgan .[ 31]
Jonge Pieter
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost near North Foreland , Kent , Great Britain .[ 27]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris , Anglesey .[ 28]
Olive Branch
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Riga , Russia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 35]
St. Anthony
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost near North Foreland.[ 27]
Stormont
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 36]
William and Amy
Great Britain
The sloop foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire and Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 37]
Zephir
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cherbourg , France . She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 38]
May
11 May
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1790
Ship
State
Description
Alarm
Ireland
The ship was wrecked in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar .[ 39]
Blessing
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar.[ 39]
24 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1790
Ship
State
Description
Active
Isle of Man
The ship was wrecked on the "Isle of Ache" while on a voyage from Douglas to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , Great Britain . Her crew were rescued.[ 41]
Benediction
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 41]
Christopher
Great Britain
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Alicante , Spain. Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Elizabeth and Ann
Great Britain
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Royal Tar ( Great Britain ). Elizabeth and Ann was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 43]
General Goddard
British East India Company
The East Indiaman was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Bengal , India to London.[ 42] She was later refloated and escorted in to Portsmouth , Hampshire by HMS Hebe ( Royal Navy ).[ 44]
Nelly and Ann
Great Britain
The ship was run down and sunk by a Dutch galiot 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Aalborg , Denmark.[ 45]
Viper
The ship was lost in the British Cameroons .[ 46]
June
19 June
22 June
Unknown date
July
2 July
9 July
20 July
24 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Chance
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clevedon , Somerset , Great Britain . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale , County Cork to Bristol , Gloucestershire , Great Britain.[ 60]
Dragon
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Swinemünde , Prussia .[ 61]
Fox
Great Britain
The sloop was wrecked near Kilkadrane Point towards the end of July. Her crew were rescued.[ 62]
Miriam
Great Britain
The ship sank in the River Thames . She was on a voyage from London to New Brunswick , British America .[ 30]
Nayda
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Bourdeaux .[ 63]
Willington
Great Britain
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to a Baltic port.[ 61]
Woodhouse
Great Britain
The ship foundered in The Swin, off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Pillaw , Prussia to London.[ 64]
August
9 August
Unknown date
September
1 September
9 September
13 September
19 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Walney Island , Lancashire .[ 75]
HMS Arethusa
Royal Navy
The Minerva -class frigate ran aground on rocks off Brest , Finistère , France . She was refloated but found to be severely damaged.[ 76] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Duke of York
Great Britain
The ship sank at Liverpool , Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth , Devon to Liverpool.[ 75]
Irene
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at Anholt , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to London.[ 77]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hoylake , Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 75]
Pitt
Great Britain
The ship ran aground at Dover , Kent . She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 32]
Rebecca
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Virginia , United States to London.[ 75]
HMS Robust
Royal Navy
The third rate ship-of-the-line ran aground on the Horse of Wilmington sandbank, in the English Channel 2 leagues (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) south east by south of Beachy Head , Sussex .[ 78] She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
October
1 October
12 October
14 October
16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1790
Ship
State
Description
Hunter
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Temple Bay.[ 82]
25 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Ajax
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland . She was on a voyage from Nantz , Loire-Inférieure , France to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 84]
Compte d'Agay
France
The ship sank at Brest , Finistère . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Brest.[ 85]
Concord
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon .[ 86]
Diligence
Great Britain
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London .[ 87]
Dublin
Ireland
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Dublin .[ 84]
Elephant
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. Five of her crew drowned. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Memel , Prussia .[ 86]
Endeavour
Ireland
The ship foundered in Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin .[ 88]
Generous Friends
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the White Sea .[ 72]
George
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Archangelsk , Russia with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 86]
Hector
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Harrington, Cumberland .[ 66]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was lost near St. Lucar , Spain. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Málaga .[ 89]
Le Tout des Santes
France
The ship foundered off Candia , Crete . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 74]
Margaret
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore in Runney Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newry , County Antrim , Ireland .[ 90]
Neutrality
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness , Suffolk and was wrecked.[ 91] She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[ 87]
Nostra Señora Del Carmen
Spain
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Barcelona .[ 92]
Rosário de Maria
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at Reval , Russia while on a voyage from St. Ubes to Saint Petersburgh.[ 46]
Santissimo Trinidada
Spain
The ship was wrecked at Ballykelly Point , County Down , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 88]
William and Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[ 84]
November
13 November
26 November
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1790
Ship
State
Description
Mary
Ireland
The Galway hooker was lost off "Robert's Cove" with the loss of all five people on board.[ 94]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Apollo
Great Britain
The ship was lost in Robin Hoods Bay . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 23]
Betsey
Great Britain
The ship struck the pier at Dover , Kent and damaged her stern. She put into Ramsgate where she sank. Betsey was on a voyage from London to Air , Scotland.[ 95]
Carolina
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux , France .[ 96]
Concordia Elizabeth
Dantzick
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 72]
Delaware
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the White Sea . She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 97] [ 98]
Delight
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Rattray Head , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 95]
Dolphin
Great Britain
The ship was in collision with another vessel in the River Thames and was beached near Blackwall , Middlesex . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[ 99]
Elizabeth & Mary
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on Stormay , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Narva , Russia to Liverpool.[ 100]
Experiment
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Memel , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[ 72]
Fly
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne , France. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America to London .[ 72]
Francis
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork , Ireland to Liverpool.[ 72]
Gainsborough
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Dagerort , Russia.[ 95]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 99]
Humber
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Riga , Russia.[ 23]
Jane
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to London.[ 99]
Jeune Antoine
France
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast , County Down , Ireland .[ 80]
Johannes
Norway
The ship was driven ashore near "Snowrig". She was on a voyage from London to Norway.[ 72]
La Grâce
France
The ship was lost near Dunkerque . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Ostend , Dutch Republic .[ 23]
Perseverance
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the West Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[ 96]
Prince Gustaff Adolph
Sweden
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 80] She was on a voyage from Gefle to Alicante , Spain.[ 101]
Resolution
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands . She was on a voyage from Drontheim , Norway to the Strait of Gibraltar .[ 100]
Robert and Mary
Great Britain
The ship ran aground and sank in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey . Her crew were rescued.[ 102] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 99]
Robert and Susannah
Great Britain
The ship was run down by another vessel and sank in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham .[ 80]
Two Brothers
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near East Dean , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain to London .[ 96]
Unity
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Penzance , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 23]
Vrow Maria
Dutch Republic
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ancona , Papal States .[ 98]
Wahlfish
Swedish Pomerania
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from Rügenwalde to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 100] [ 102]
Wexford
Ireland
The ship departed from Cork for Oporto , Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 103]
December
1 December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1790
Ship
State
Description
Admiral Campbell
Great Britain
The ship departed from Oporto , Portugal for Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 106]
10 December
14 December
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1790
Ship
State
Description
Lucy
Great Britain
The ship foundered off Holyhead , Anglesey while on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Holyhead. Her crew were rescued.[ 110]
24 December
26 December
27 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Advice
Great Britain
The ship ran aground on The Brambles, in The Solent . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 113]
Aimable Aime
France
The ship was driven ashore on the Île de Ré , Charente-Maritime and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bourdeaux , Gironde .[ 114]
Alert
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at Bude , Cornwall with the loss of all hands while on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Africa.[ 82]
Amity's Increase
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Cowes to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 115]
Aurora
Colberg
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Colberg to Dublin , Ireland .[ 104] [ 116]
Benjamin
Great Britain
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 14 leagues (42 nautical miles (78 km) east of Whitby , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Plymouth , Devon .[ 113]
Catharina Dorothea
Great Britain
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to Amsterdam . She was later taken in to the "Lunna".[ 117]
Cresswell
Great Britain
The ship foundered off the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands.[ 117]
Dorothea
Dantzick
The ship was driven ashore at Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzick.[ 112]
Deuz Felicites
France
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Nantz , Loire-Inférieure while on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantz.[ 118]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet , Lincolnshire .[ 100]
El Rayo
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Anegada , Virgin Islands . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Puerto Rico.[ 119]
Emanuel
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Bourdeaux with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bourdeaux.[ 114]
Favourite
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Kattegat off Marstrand , Sweden with the loss of all but one of her crew.[ 105] She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 117]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship capsized in the North Sea while on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 105]
Gainsborough
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Dagerort , Russia. Her crew were rescued.[ 114]
Golden Rule
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near St Davids Head , Pembrokeshire .[ 117]
Hamburgh Commerce
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[ 113]
Harmony
Great Britain
The ship was destroyed by fire at Blackwall , Middlesex .[ 82] [ 113]
Harvey
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at South Shields , County Durham . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields and Jamaica.[ 115]
Hazard
Great Britain
The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate , Kent and sank.[ 116] She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Marseille , France.[ 109]
Hope
Ireland
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[ 112]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Kinsale ' County Cork , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Padstow , Cornwall to Cork .[ 112]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship ran aground in the Kattegat. She was refloated but was found to be so severely damaged that she was condemned.[ 116]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore north of Ravenglass , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Liverpool.[ 114]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was lost off the coast of Florida , New Spain . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[ 119]
Isis
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[ 100]
John & Mary
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Kincardine .[ 112]
Little Betsey
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Islay . She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Waterford .[ 117]
Maria
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked near Appledore, Devon . She was on a voyage from Charleston to London.[ 115]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 53 leagues (159 nautical miles (294 km) west of Ouessant , Finistère , France.[ 118]
Mary and Harriot
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked near Arbroath , Forfarshire .[ 108] She was on a voyage from Riga to Dundee , Perthshire .[ 109]
Mary Ann
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Skagen , Denmark while on a voyage from Dantzick to Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Northumberland .[ 116]
Molly
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea while on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 116]
Molly
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake , Cheshire .[ 105]
Nanny
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 115]
Newburn
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake.[ 105] [ 117]
Passe Partout
France
The ship was lost near L'Orient . She was on a voyage from Nantz to Africa.[ 115]
Peggy
Great Britain
The ship sank in the River Shannon . She was on a voyage from Limerick , Ireland to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 120]
Pelican
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore.[ 114]
Perseverance
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow , Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.[ 115]
Persis
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire.[ 117]
Placentia
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pool , Dorset .[ 104]
Prudence
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[ 121]
Resolution
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Worms Head , Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Barnstaple , Devon .[ 115] [ 122]
Swallow
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Dublin , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gatcombe, Gloucestershire .[ 112]
Swan
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near "Eckholme". She was on a voyage from Riga to Liverpool.[ 104]
Three Brothers
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall while on a voyage from Waterford to London.
Tigris
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta .[ 105] She was on a voyage from Zant , Venetian Republic to London.[ 117]
Two Friends
Dutch Republic
The ship was driven ashore on the Barbary Coast . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Mogadore , Morocco.[ 83]
Two Brothers
Great Britain
The ship ran aground on The Skerries, Ireland She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Dublin.[ 112] Two Brothers was refloated in March 1791 and taken in to Dublin.[ 123]
Ureede
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam.[ 114]
Vrow Cornelia
Dutch Republic
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 114] Vrow Cornelia was refloated in January 1791.[ 124]
Vrow Gertruda
Dutch Republic
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[ 114]
William
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Cork and Dublin.[ 114]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1790
Ship
State
Description
Admiral Hughes
Great Britain
The ship was lost off the coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York , United States.[ 125]
Amelia
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the north coast of Grenada .[ 43]
Amity
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Newfoundland , British America .[ 117]
Ann
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River .[ 65]
Ann and Elizabeth
Ireland
The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Jamaica.[ 116] [ 112]
Apollo
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 84]
Aurora
Great Britain
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[ 125]
Berbice Verlance
Dutch Republic
The ship ran aground in the Sierra Leone River .[ 63]
Betsey
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Barbuda . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Grenada .[ 39]
Betsey
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Union ( Great Britain ). Betsey was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 84]
Brilliant
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[ 30]
Caladonia
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on a rock in the Davis Strait . Her crew were rescued.[ 50]
Charlotte
Guernsey
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bass Island , Newfoundland while on a voyage to Virginia , United States.[ 108]
Chorrebe
France
The ship was lost at Mozambique. She was on a voyage from the Île de France , Mauritius to Mozambique.[ 126]
Delaware
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the White Sea .[ 127]
Delight
British America
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by John & Mary ( Great Britain ). Delight was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Montserrat .[ 97]
Despatch
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked near Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Livorno.[ 81]
Diligence
Great Britain
The ship foundered while on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh , Russia to London.[ 91]
Dogger Bank
Dutch Republic
The East Indiaman foundered in the Pacific Ocean between the Cape of Good Hope and Java while on a voyage from the Dutch Republic to China .[ 37] [ 128]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the Arnage Reef. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to New Brunswick , British America.[ 83]
El Rayo
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Anegada , Virgin Islands . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Puerto Rico .[ 129]
Essex
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off Greenland.[ 64]
Firmina
Spain
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from St. Andero to Guayrá , Viceroyalty of Peru . Her crew were rescued.[ 125]
Flora
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Virginia , United States to a European port.[ 128]
Flora
Great Britain
The ship was lost on The Jordains. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith , Lothian .[ 50]
Flora
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Cape Charles, Virginia . She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 130]
Friends
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off Greenland.[ 64]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.[ 64]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[ 72]
Galicia Packet
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Saint Pierre and Miquelon . She was on a voyage from Naples , Kingdom of Sicily to Newfoundland.[ 69]
General Washington
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Philadelphia to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , Great Britain.[ 81]
Henrica
Denmark
The ship was destroyed by fire at "Saloa".[ 124]
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked off Grenada .[ 25]
Hope
Dutch Republic
African slave trade : The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was beached at Cape Orange , Brazil with the loss of most of the slaves on board. Hope was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Africa and the West Indies.[ 30]
Hope
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[ 30]
Humber
Great Britain
The ship ran aground off Reval , Russia and was wrecked.[ 80]
Jenny
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Boston to the West Indies .[ 99] [ 102]
Jenny
Great Britain
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Antigua .[ 124]
Jessie
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 53]
Kenton
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued by a French ship.[ 131]
La Grace
France
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend , Dutch Republic while on a voyage from Cadiz , Spain to Ostend.[ 80]
Le Belisaire
France
The ship was lost on the Salt Pond Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes , Saint-Domingue to Philadelphia.[ 26]
Le Castor
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 43]
Le Duc de Amour
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux , Gironde .[ 43]
Le Dugay
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Nantz , Loire-Inférieure .[ 43]
Lerieux
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Marseille.[ 43]
Les Tout de Santes
France
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Heraklion , Crete while on a voyage from Livorno to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 46]
Lion
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Jamaica.[ 132]
Louisa
British America
The ship was lost at Tybee Island, Georgia , United States.[ 133]
Lovely Ann
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Virginia Capes , United States. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Virginia.[ 33]
Marie Thérèse
France
The ship was wrecked near Bermuda . She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux.[ 52]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[ 25]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the "Shoals of Grandie".[ 131]
Morse
Great Britain
The whaler was driven ashore in Saldanha Bay , She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[ 134]
Pusey Hall
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Lookout , North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[ 120]
Recovery
Great Britain
The brig was lost whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Virginia. Her crew and 90 passengers were rescued.[ 39]
Santa Marie
Spain
The ship was lost at Saint Augustine, Florida , New Spain . She was on a voyage from Saint Augustine to Havana , Cuba .[ 60]
Speedwell
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Georgetown. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware , United States to London.[ 117]
Thomson or Thompson
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off Greenland.[ 54] [ 64]
Two Friends
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Old Harbour, Jamaica . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire .[ 84]
Urania
Great Britain
The whaler was lost off Greenland.[ 64]
William
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore at the Virginia Capes.[ 33]
Zee Nymph
Dutch East India Company
The East Indiaman was wrecked in False Bay . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Jakarta , Dutch East Indies .[ 88]
Eight unnamed vessels
Imperial Russian Navy
The rowing gunboats were lost off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland, each with 70 crew aboard.[ 40]
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