List of shipwrecks in 1795
The list of shipwrecks in 1795 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1795.
January
26 January
- Scipion (
French Navy): The Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère.
29 January
- Auguste ( French Navy): The ship of the line foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, France, Finistère in a storm.
30 January
- Superbe ( French Navy): The Téméraire-class ship of the line foundered in a storm.
February
Unknown date
- Chance (
United States): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal .[1] - Charlotte (
Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall.[2] - Friendship ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the with the loss of all hands.[1]
- Nancy ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Slimehead whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
- Owen ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[1]
- Recovery ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.[1]
March
Unknown date
- Archer ( Great Britain): The ship foundered off the coast of France. Her crew survived but were made prisoners.[3]
- Alexander ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight whilst on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to London.[4]
- Catherine and Thomas ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from Youghall to Southampton, Hampshire.[4]
- Chambers ( Great Britain): The ship foundered off Wexford, Ireland whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
- Fortune ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth.[5]
- Olive Branch ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cadiz, Spain with the loss of a crew member.[5]
- Owen ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[3]
- Rachael ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Padstow whilst on a voyage from New Yock, United States to Cork, Ireland.[4]
- HMS Swiftsure (
Royal Navy): The third rate ship-of-the-line struck the Harbour Rock, Cork and was damaged.[6] She was later repaired and returned to service. - Three Brothers ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Padstow whilst on a voyage from Youghall to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4]
May
1 May
HMS Boyne.
- HMS Boyne ( Royal Navy): The ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank off Spithead, Hampshire with the loss of eleven of her crew and that of two on board HMS Queen Charlotte ( Royal Navy). The wreck was dispersed in 1834.
June
15 June
- Thomas ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Sal, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[7]
July
13 July
- Alcide ( French Navy): Battle of Hyères Islands: The Pégase-class ship of the line caught fire and exploded with the loss of 300 of her 600 crew.
August
2 August
- HMS Diomede ( Royal Navy): The Roebuck-class ship of the line struck a rock and foundered at Trincomalee, Ceylon.
September
27 September
- Sarda ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Ekenäs, Finland. Her crew were rescued.[7]
29 September
- Ashley ( Great Britain): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal by the French and was sunk.[8]
- Pomona ( Great Britain): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent by the French and was sunk.[8]
October
15 October
- Jemima ( Great Britain): The brig collided with the brig Fanny in the North Sea and sank with the loss of al but one of her crew.[8]
Unknown date
- Braganza (
Portugal): The ship struck a reef off the mouth of the Tagas and sank with the loss of all but one of crew.[7] - Elizabeth and Ann ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked near Workington, Cumberland.[7]
- Mary (
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Ireland): The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Galway, Ireland.[7] - Phyllis ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked near the Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, British North America with some loss of life.
- Von Hemmert (
Denmark: The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, West Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Santa Cruz to Copenhagen.[7]
November
8 November
- Joseph ( Great Britain): The snow foundered in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack.[9]
18 November
- Aeolus ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach, Dorset.[10]
- Catherine ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach. There were two survivors.[10]
- Golden Grove ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach.[10]
- Hannah ( Great Britain): The ship was lost off Chesil Beach.[10]
- Piedmont ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach with the loss of over 100 lives.[10][11]
- Thomas ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach.[10]
- Venus ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Chesil Beach.[10]
21 November
- Bee ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Langues Point, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands.[12]
Unknown date
- HMS Fleche ( Royal Navy): The corvette foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Saint-Florent, Corsica, France.
- Generous Friend ( Great Britain): The sloop foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[9]
- Maria ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[9]
- Providence ( Great Britain): The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[9]
- Speculator ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in Chichester Harbour.[9]
December
12 December
- HMS Commerce ( Royal Navy): The stores ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues west of Ouessant, Finistère, France by HMS Leander ( Royal Navy) with the loss of one of her crew.[13][14]
14 December
- Nelly ( Great Britain): The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Sinclair's Bay, Caithness whilst on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Leith, Lothian. Three of her crew were lost.[15]
19 December
- Oporto Merchant ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[15]
22 December
- Elizabeth and Sarah ( Great Britain): The brig was wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[16][17]
Unknown date
- HMS Amethyst ( Royal Navy): The frigate was wrecked off Start Point, Devon.[18]
- Ann ( Ireland): The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Lisbon, Portugal.[18]
- Birmingham ( Great Britain): The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to Rotterdam, South Holland, Batavian Republic.[19]
- Bon Visage (
Spain): The ship was lost on a voyage from Spain to Limerick, Ireland with the loss of fourteen of her crew.[18] - Grape ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at "Beerhaven" whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of six of her crew.[18]
- Hannah (
United States): The ship foundered off the Isle de France.[17] - Idalia ( Great Britain): The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[17]
- Jarrett ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[17]
- John and Hannah ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt, Russia.[16]
- Katty ( Ireland): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[18]
- London ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[17]
- Martha and Ann ( Ireland): The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Limerick to Dublin.[18]
- Mary ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. Her crew were rescued by Harriot ( Great Britain).[20]
- Neptune ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland, Denmark.[19]
- Neptune ( Great Britain): The ship caught fire and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[17]
- Perseverance ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued by Jane ( Great Britain).[15][18]
- Rhoda ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden whilst on a voyage from Narva, Estonia to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
- Swallow ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Unknown date
- Ann ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[1]
- Alice ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French whilst on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered.[4]
- Bell ( Great Britain): The ship run aground on a rock off Bermuda whilst on a voyage from British Honduras to London. She was subsequently condemned as beyond repair.[1]
- Elizabeth ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French and sunk whilst on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[18]
- Hanker ( Great Britain): The ship sank at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[5]
- Happy Return ( Great Britain): The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued.[21]
- Hebe ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked off Tortola, Virgin Islands before 2 June. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Jamaica.[22]
- Liveley ( Great Britain): The ship was captured and sunk by the La Torterelle ( French Navy).[3]
- Minerva ( Great Britain): The ship ran aground off Bermuda and was wrecked.[23]
- Nancy ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French whilst on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered.[1]
- Perseverance ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Anegada, Virgin Islands before 28 August. She was on a voyage from Tobago and Grenada to London.[22]
- Sally ( United States): The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Virginia to Londonderry, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[19]
- Sally and Polly ( Great Britain): The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bremen. Her crew were rescued after 13 days in a boat.[23]
- Sprightly ( Great Britain): The brig was captured and sunk by the La Torterelle ( French Navy).[3]
- The Hooks Ark (flag unknown)): The snip was wrecked on The Martyrs whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[24]
- Three Brothers ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued by a frigate.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 4 March 1795. (952304 (sic)), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 February 1795. (950211 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 18 March 1795. (950318 (sic)), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 14 March 1795. (950314 (sic)), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 21 March 1795. (950321 (sic)), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ "Shipwreck List 18th Century". Cork Shipwrecks. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 31 October 1795. (3427), col B-C, p. 4.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Friday, 23 October 1795. (3420), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Ship News" The Times (London). Tuesday, 11 November 1795. (3435), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "SHIPWRECKS". Library of Congress. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 7 December 1795. (3458), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 December 1795. (3469), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ "London" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 December 1795. (3472), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 31 December 1795. (3479), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 26 December 1795. (3475), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 December 1795. (3478), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 2 January 1796. (960102 (sic)), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 9 December 1795. (3460), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 11 January 1796. (3488), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 20 April 1795. (950420 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Towle, Edward L.; Marx, Robert F.; Albright, Alan B. (December 1976). "Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands. An Inventory, 1523 - 1825". Virgin Islands: Island Resources Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 13 June 1795. (950613 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 2 July 1795. (950702 (sic)), col B, p. 3.
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| Ship commissionings: | 1790 | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 |
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| Shipwrecks: | 1790 | 1791 | 1792 | 1793 | 1794 | 1795 | 1796 | 1797 | 1798 | 1799 | 1800 |