List of shipwrecks in 1794
The list of shipwrecks in 1794 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1794.
January
23 January
- Hope (
Great Britain): The privateer cutter was wrecked near Preston, Lancashire with the loss of all 40 hands.[1]
Unknown date
- San Joseph y Animas (
Spain): The ship ran aground and was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) from Bilbao. Her crew were rescued.[2]
February
8 February
- Britannia ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- HMS Convert (
Royal Navy): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The frigate was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3] - Eagle ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Fortune ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Ludlow ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Moorhall ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Nancy ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Richard ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- Sally ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
- William and Elizabeth ( Great Britain): Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.[3]
12 February
- HMS Spitfire ( Royal Navy): The sloop of war capsized and sank off Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola with the loss of all but four of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Saucy Tom ( Great Britain).[4]
18 February
- Minerve (
French Navy): The Minerve-class frigate was scuttled at Saint-Florent, Corsica. She was raised the next day by the Royal Navy. Subsequently repaired and taken into service as HMS San Fiorenzo.
Unknown date
- Dove ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[2]
- Property ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked near Blyth, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[2]
- Providence ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]
- Success ( Great Britain): The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel. Her crew were rescued.[5]
March
Unknown date
- Cæsar ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by a French Navy ship of the line and was ordered into a French port but was wrecked on the French coast.[6]
- Eliza ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Mixon Sands with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
April
30 April
- Commerce ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's Cape, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of her captain.[7]
Unknown date
- Benevolent ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at "Robsnoot", Jutland, Denmark.[4]
- Lark ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Chichester, West Sussex.[4]
- Olive Branch ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea.[4]
May
8 May
- HMS Placentia ( Royal Navy): The Placentia-class sloop ran aground on a reef off Marticot, Newfoundland, British North America and was wrecked. Her crew survived.
June
1 June
Vengeur du Peuple (right)
- Vengeur du Peuple ( French Navy): Glorious First of June: The ship of the line was sunk by HMS Brunswick and HMS Ramilles (both Royal Navy). A total of 367 crew were rescued by HMS Alfred, HMS Culloden and HMS Rattler (all Royal Navy). Around 350 of her crew were killed in battle or the consequent sinking.
28 June
- HMS Rose ( Royal Navy): The Enterprise-class frigate ran aground off Rocky Point, Jamaica and was wrecked. Her crew survived.
August
24 August
- Impétueux (
Great Britain): The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Unknown date
- British King ( Great Britain): The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[8]
- De Vrouw Margaretha (
Dutch Republic): The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer whilst on a voyage from Groningen to London, Great Britain.[8] - Sophia ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Dolphin's Head Reef off Cuba. Seventeen people were rescued by a British ship.[9]
September
Unknown date
- Charming Kitty ( Great Britain): The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate whilst on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Gibraltar.[10]
October
Unknown date
- Charlotte ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[11]
- Industry (
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Ireland): The sloop was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork before 20 October. She was on a voyage from Malaga, Spain to Cork.[12] - Nelly ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by a French frigate whilst on a voyage from Memel, East Prussia to the River Clyde. She was set afire and sunk.[11]
- Unite ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French whilst on a voyage from London to a Portuguese port and was sunk.[13]
November
21 November
- Experiment ( Great Britain): The ship struck the North Rock, Ireland and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Unknown date
- Mary ( Great Britain): The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland before 29 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Cork.[12]
- Speedwell ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Presumed all hands lost.[14]
December
6 December
- Success ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Skye.[15]
16 December
- Three Brothers ( Great Britain): The sloop ran aground and sank in the North Sea south of Crocket Island. Her crew survived.[16]
21 December
- Mary ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cork, Ireland whilst on a voyage from Cork to London.[17]
23 December
- Hall ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk and was wrecked.[16]
- John and Margaret ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk and was wrecked.[16]
- Magdalena (
Sweden): The brigantine was wrecked on the east coast of Mainland, Orkney with the loss of two of her crew.[18] - Union ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was wrecked.[16]
24 December
Républicain.
- Républicain ( French Navy): The ship of the line ran aground off Brest, Finistère with the loss of ten of her crew. She was destroyed by a storm a few days later.
28 December
- Neptune ( French Navy): The ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked with the loss of 50 of her crew.
Unknown date
- Countess of Finlater ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Aberdeen whilst on a voyage from London to Banff.[17]
- Diana ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French in the North Channel and was sunk.[17]
- Fox ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[15]
- George ( Great Britain): The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand in the North Sea and was wrecked.[15]
- Hibernia ( Great Britain): The ship was destroyed by fire at Schiedam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[15]
- Hope ( Great Britain): The ship foundered with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[16]
- James ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French and was sunk.[17]
- Mermaid ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in Tor Bay.[17]
- Nancy ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[17]
- Nostra Señora del Rosario ( Spain): The ship foundered in Tor Bay.[17]
- Trial ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[17]
- Two Friends ( Ireland): The sloop was scuttled at Cork.[12]
Unknown date
- Christopher ( Great Britain): The ship sank at St. Croix.[2]
- Grand Sachem ( Great Britain): The snow was wrecked off Bermuda.[2]
- Mercury ( Great Britain): The ship was lost in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.[2]
- Pallas ( Great Britain): The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[10]
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British East India Company): The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. Her crew survived.[19] - York ( Great Britain): The stores ship was destroyed by fire in Sierra Leone.[2]
References
- ↑ "Country News" The Times (London). Friday, 31 January 1794. (2900), col A, p. 4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 12 February 1794. (2910), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Smith, Roger C. (2000). The Maritime Heritage of the Cayman Islands. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. p. 156.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "(untitled)" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 April 1794. (2967), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 26 February 1794. (2922), col d, p. 3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 March 1794. (2937), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Tuesday, 14 July 1794. (940715 (sic)), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 August 1794. (940809 (sic)), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 16 October 1794. (941016 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 9 October 1794. (941009 (sic)), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 15 October 1794. (941015 (sic)), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Shipwreck List 18th Century". Cork Shipwrecks. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 February 1795. (950211 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 29 December 1794. (941229 (sic)), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 3 January 1795. (950103 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 27 December 1794. (941227 (sic)), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 1 January 1795. (95010 (sic)), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 January 1795. (950120 (sic)), col A, p. 4.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Monday, 9 June 1794. (940609 (sic)), col C, p. 3.
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