List of shipwrecks in 1774
The List of shipwrecks in 1774 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1774.
April
14 April
- Huntingdon (
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British East India Company): The East Indiaman was lost off Johanna, Comoros Islands.[1]
May
11 May
- Severn (
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British America): The ship was wrecked in the Roosevelt Inlet, Delaware. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
Unknown date
- Argyle (
Great Britain): The ship was wrecked 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of Glover's Reef, Belize.[3] - Peggy Stewart ( Great Britain): The ship arrived at Annapolis, Maryland, British America with a cargo of tea, which was banned. She was burnt by the citizens of the town.[4]
- Polly ( British America): The ship was wrecked on the north east of Glover's Reef. Her crew were rescued.[3]
References
- ↑ "Losses from the East India Company's ships (1763 - 1815)". Ocean Treasures. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Buckler, Michele. "Glass from the Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck". Seaglass Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shipwrecks in Belize". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Shipwrecks". Chesapeake Bay Program. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
| Ship events in 1774 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1769 | 1770 | 1771 | 1772 | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 |