The List of shipwrecks in 1777 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1777.
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January
2 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Hughes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Toulon, France. She was on a voyage from Cap François, Saint-Domingue to Marseille.[1] |
6 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bonetta | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to London.[2] |
15 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Catharine | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, England, to Dublin, Ireland.[3] |
31 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Conference | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Grenville, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[4] |
Unknown Date
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Saint-Martins, near Bourdeaux, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim to Bourdeaux.[3] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of May.[5] |
Maria Louise | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Tortosa. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Dunkerque, France.[5] |
Normande | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bengal with the loss of two lives.[6] |
St Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Waterford.[7] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[7] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[5] |
February
14 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hope | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
Molly | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
20 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | ![]() |
The ship was lost at St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to St. Lucar.[11] |
24 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Hunter | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock off the Isles of Scilly. She foundered the next day. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[12] |
27 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[14] |
Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Jamaica.[15] She was later refloated.[16] |
Marquis of Pomball | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Western Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Western Islands and London.[17] |
Peggy | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off Crosby Point, Lancashire with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[17] |
March
4 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[18] |
17 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Relief | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire. She was about do depart from British Honduras for Cork.[19] |
20 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The tender of HMS Enterprize (![]() ![]() |
28 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a rock in the Leith of Dronton.[21] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Comte d'Artois | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dunkerque.[22] She broke into three on 29 March.[23] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast.[24] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Cork.[25] |
Jane & Jesse | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo, Ireland.[25] |
Northam | ![]() |
The victualling ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the privateer Lexington (![]() |
Polly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pool, Dorset.[27] |
Prosperous | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Southampton, Hampshire.[16] |
Recovery | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of two of her crew.[28] |
Reinholds | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Ribble and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[22] |
Sampson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan to Bourdeaux, France.[12] |
Sea Nymph | ![]() |
The stores ship was driven ashore on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Deptford, Kent.[27] |
April
1 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The vessel was destroyed by frigate HMS Tartar (![]() |
12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Molly | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain.[30] |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | ![]() |
The sloop was lost 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all but her captain.[31] |
Jean | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from "N. Faro" to Dunkerque.[32] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Juffrow Baukien | ![]() |
The galiot was wrecked near Bolt Head, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Hamburg.[21] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Aleda | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Hunter (![]() |
Draper | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of Killough, County Down.[31] |
Expedition | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Venice.[33] |
Friends Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Witsand Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to London.[34] |
Hawke | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[35] |
Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Exeter, Devon, Great Britain.[4] |
Lecresie Elysabet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bourdeaux.[34] |
St. Joseph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Dunkerque.[23] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port.[33] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Pool, Dorset with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Pool.[26] |
Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The schooner was destroyed at Egg Harbor, New Jersey by HMS Mermaid (![]() |
May
26 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Marquis of Rockingham | ![]() |
This East Indiaman was wrecked on a rock 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Mahabalipuram, India. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Apollo | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[37] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Memel.[38] |
Camilla | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hispaniola in early May. She was on a voyage from Africa to the Musquita Shore.[39] |
Carolina | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[37] |
City of London | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[40] |
Freedom | ![]() |
The whaler was last sighted in late May. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41] |
Spencer | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[37] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[37] |
June
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Grandvale | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the coast of Scotland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[19] |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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"Union" | ![]() |
American Revolution: The captured British privateer ran aground while being chased by Royal Navy ships at Stono Inlet, South Carolina. A boarding party burned her.[42] |
19 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Expedition | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Norway.[43] |
Merrin | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to "Suna".[43] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Jenny and Peggy | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer.[43] |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Favourite | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin, Ireland.[43] |
Greystock | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[43] |
Richard | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[43] |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The sloop was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The brig was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[46] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] |
Regard | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Memel and Königsberg, Prussia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[46] |
July
10 July
Ship | State | Description |
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"Betsy" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
James | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and sunk by the Privateer General Misslin (![]() |
18 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Mark Antonio | ![]() |
The privateer was wrecked off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States.[49] |
20 July
Ship | State | Description |
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"Sally" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Emerald (![]() |
31 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Fancy | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The privateer was engaged by HMS Foudroyant (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by an American privateer.[51] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London.[51] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Cape Non, Morocco. There were thirteen survivors.[51] |
August
5 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Rak | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Long Spit, in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Yenikale to Taganrog.[52] |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Unnamed | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The British (unclear if Navy) pinnace was captured by the Princess Anne Militia off Cape Henry but was wrecked ashore.[53] |
31 August
Ship | State | Description |
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John and Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was lost at King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of three of her crew.[54] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Tartar (![]() |
Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Bullen". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55] |
Patsy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[56] |
Thomas and Elizabeth | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Tartar (![]() |
September
10 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Ariadne | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[57] |
Chesma | ![]() |
The galley was driven ashore and wrecked at Cronstadt.[52] |
Estatius | ![]() |
The frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Cronstadt.[52] |
Estatius | ![]() |
The pink was driven ashore and wrecked at Cronstadt.[52] |
Lemnos | ![]() |
The galley was driven ashore and wrecked at Cronstadt.[52] |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The galiots were driven ashore and wrecked at Cronstadt.[52] |
26 September
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Delaware | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The frigate ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was consequently captured by the British and entered service with the Royal Navy. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Exeter, Devon.[58] |
Catharine | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[58] |
Good-Intent | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stettin to London.[59] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[58] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[58] |
Le Bon Père | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[54] |
Property | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ilfracombe, Devon.[58] |
Squirrel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[54] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Foyle at Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Londonderry.[60] |
October
1 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Reprisal | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all but one of the 129 people on board.[61] |
5 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:Two vessels were sunk as block ships in the Delaware River near Billingsport, New Jersey.[62] |
6 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Montgomery | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The 24 gun frigate was set afire and destroyed in the Hudson River to prevent her capture by the British.[63][64] |
9 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and sank at Londonderry. She was later refloated. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Londonderry.[65] |
22 October
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Augusta | ![]() |
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HMS Merlin | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Red Bank: The Sloop-of-War ran aground and subsequently caught fire in the Delaware River. |
29 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to New York, United States.[67] |
30 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[68] |
Vrow Dorothea | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to London, Great Britain.[67] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() |
The ship ran aground of the Tolhochen Reef. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[69] |
USS Congress | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The frigate was set afire and destroyed in the Hudson River to prevent her capture by the British.[70] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Colchester, Essex[69] |
Justitia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool, Lancashire, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67] |
Killingsworth | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[71] |
Lily | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[72] |
Marquis of Granby | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin.[69] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[71] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Dantzick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg.[71] |
USS Mosquito | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was destroyed in action in the Delaware River.[73] |
Peace & Plenty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74] |
Ruby | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[75] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Memel.[76] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London.[65][77] |
Two Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin.[65] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[65] |
November
2 November
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Effingham | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The incomplete frigate was scuttled at Bordentown, New Jersey to prevent capture by the British. Later refloated, of partly above water, but burned by the British in 1778.[78] |
USS Washington | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The incomplete frigate was scuttled to prevent capture by the British. Later refloated, or partly above water, but burned by the British in 1778.[79] |
7 November
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Syren | ![]() |
The 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate was wrecked at Point Judith, Rhode Island.[80] |
13 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Sally | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Kimmeridge, Dorset with the loss of all on board.[81] |
17 November
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Andrew Doria | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The brig was scuttled at Red Bank, New Jersey. |
20 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Hoffnung | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, France.[82] |
21 November
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Champion | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The xebec was set afire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prevent her capture by the British. |
Montgomery | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship was burned.[83] |
23 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Moncreef | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Juet Island with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Leith, Lothian.[84] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Boston | ![]() |
The ship foundered in Swanage Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to Pool, Dorset.[85] |
City of Frankfort | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[86] |
Euston | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[67] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[85] |
Hearts of Gold | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Hunter | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
John & Georefg | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Mary & Ann | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Mercey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Siskar Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[87] |
Mercury | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Piercy | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Prince Edward | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Queen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arhcangelsk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[88] |
Squirrel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near "Carelseroon". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Borrowstounness, Lothian.[85] |
St. Michael | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Cork.[67] |
St. Trenion | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Susannah | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Tempest | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Tharkhill | ![]() |
The collier was lost on the Gunfleet Sand.[67] |
Thomas & Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at San Vicente, northern Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to St. Andero, Spain.[87] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyheige Bay, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Limerick.[89] |
Windsor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from "Wyburgh" to London.[85] |
December
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Rover | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The privateer was captured on 1 December and scuttled on the 3rd by HMS Sphynx (![]() |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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"Arc de Ciel" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS St Albans (![]() |
USS Schuyler | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: Setauket Raid:The sloop of war was beached and sank while being pursued by HMS Falcon (![]() |
"Two Friends" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The armed sloop went ashore at Long Island Beach, near Barnegat, New Jersey. Possibly refloated and returned to service.[95] |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria Johanna | ![]() |
The ship struck the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Strait of Gibraltar.[82] |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Industry | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands.[86] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Pennsylvania | ![]() |
The Privateer was wrecked on the rocks of Magilligan Point, east of entrance to Lough Foyle, Ireland. 45 crew drowned, 2 survivors.[96] |
HMS Sprightly | ![]() |
Shipwreck of cutter of 12 guns 'Sprightly' capsized with loss of life, off Les Hanois reef west of Guernsey Channel Islands, whilst chasing a smuggler.[97] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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"Mercury" | ![]() |
The vessel was lost on obstructions placed in the North River.[98] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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"Industry" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The armed schooner was captured, stripped and burned by Militia in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Gloucester Point after breaking loose from her moorings by drifting ice.[99][100] |
"John" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The brigantine was captured, stripped and destroyed by Militia in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Gloucester Point after breaking loose from her moorings by drifting ice.[101][102][103] |
"Lord Howe" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War:The transport was captured, stripped and burned by Militia between Philadelphia and Gloucester Point after breaking loose from her moorings by drifting ice.[104][102][105] |
Unknown | American Revolutionary War:The brig was shelled and blown up by Continental artillery in the Delaware River at Wilmington, Delaware.[106] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandre Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø.[107] |
Ascension | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[88] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Campveer, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Aberdyfi, Merionethshire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[88] |
Carlton | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from a Baltic port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[108] |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[107] |
Dorothy | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Skagen. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[109] |
USS Fly | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was beached, set afire and destroyed in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British. |
Gibralter Paquet | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Beerhaven. She was on a voyage from Bantry, County Cork to Lisbon, Portugal.[86] |
Handora | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain. She was refloated but was found to be severely damaged. Handora was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Amsterdam.[86] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[86] |
Hoppit | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.[87] |
Juliana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[86] |
L'Amiable Marguerit | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Kingsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin.[86] |
Lily | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[86] |
Meanwell | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Reissenteen Island" with the loss of two of her crew.[82] |
New London | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "the Dollers". She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm.[84] |
Prince of Prussia | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[84] |
USS Sachem | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The sloop of war was scuttled in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British. |
Russia Merchant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol.[109] |
Swallow | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks in the Cattewater and was wrecked.[107] |
Townsend | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Swansey, Glamorgan.[87] |
USS Wasp | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The schooner was beached, set afire and destroyed in the Delaware River to prevent capture by the British. |
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Ship | State | Description |
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Beverley | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by HMS Amazon (![]() |
Chatham | ![]() |
The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Stag (![]() |
Codroy | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Newfoundland.[68] |
Diamond | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The ship struck a cheval de frise and sank at New York. She was on a voyage from Cork to Antigua and New York.[38] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[111] |
Experience | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Île de France, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Mauritius.[21] |
Glaudina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida.[84] |
Gloucester | ![]() |
The Privateer vanished after leaving port.[112] |
Hamilton | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[113] |
Hector | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with HMS Seaford (![]() |
Jenny | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boat and were rescued after sixteen days by a Spanish vessel. Jenny was on a voyage from Cork to New York.[114] |
Kazan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Nordkapp, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[115] |
King George | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Nevis.[33] |
"Le Tonnerre" | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The vessel was captured by HMS Senegal (![]() |
Liberty | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cádiz, Spain and the Barbary Coast.[117] |
Lock | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River, British America.[118] |
Lord Amherst | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Barcelona, Spain.[109] |
Lucy | ![]() |
The transport ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River.[87] |
Mary & Francis | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bay of Canso. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec, British America.[12] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Florida.[119] |
Norbury | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York.[28] |
USS Repulse | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The gunboat, a xebec was destroyed.[120] |
Resolution | ![]() |
The ship was captured by an American privateer. She was ordered in to the Piscataqua River but foundered three days later. Her crew survived. Resolution was on a voyage from Newfoundland to the West Indies.[121] |
Salisbury | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, British America to Cork.[122] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Jardines, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[55] |
St Zacharias | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Maranhão, Brazil.[74] |
Thames | ![]() |
The ship was declared missing in November. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[67] |
Triton | ![]() |
The victualling ship was driven ashore on Rhode Island, United States.[123] She was later refloated.[46] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
American Revolutionary War: The schooner was sunk in an engagement with HMS Brune (![]() |
William and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Belize. She was on a voyage from London to the Mississippi River.[33] |
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