List of shipwrecks in 1796
The list of shipwrecks in 1796 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1796.
January
2 January
- unidentified: The ship, with "cable and post attached", was driven out of Penzance harbour and on to nearby rocks in Mount's Bay, Cornwall.[1]
13 January
- Diligent (
Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[2]
23 January
- unidentified: The troop ship, possibly one of Admiral Christian's West Indies convoy, was wrecked within a cable length of Loe Bar, Cornwall during a ″great storm″ in Mount's Bay. The ship was carrying between 400 and 600 officers and men of the 26th Regiment of Dragoons; not one of the crew or passengers survived. Large quanties of wreckage were washed up including dead horses with D26 brands on their hooves. It is estimated that over 600 people died including nine people on shore.[3]
24 January
- Cartouche (
France): The privateer foundered in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the loss of all hands.[2] - Ponsonby Packet ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore wrecked at North Bull, Dublin, Ireland.[4]
26 January
- Dutton (
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British East India Company): The East Indiaman was wrecked at Plymouth towards the end of January with the loss of about eight lives.[5][6]
28 January
- Concordi ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon.[4]
- HMS Hindostan (
Royal Navy): The fourth rate ship-of-the-line was driven into HMS Santa Margarita ( Royal Navy) at Cork, Ireland and was damaged, the two vessels remaining entangled until the next day. HMS Hindostan was subsequently repaired at Kinsale, County Cork and returned to service. HMS Santa Margarita was repaired at Plymouth, Devon and returned to service.[7]
29 January
- Astrée (
French Navy): The frigate was wrecked off Santo Amaro, Azores.[8]
Unknown date
- Carouse ( Great Britain): The schooner foundered at Hamoaze, Plymouth, Devon. Her crew survived.[5]
- Elizabeth ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Loch Crinan.[9]
- Favourite ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull.[10]
- Hope ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Malbay, Ireland.[4]
- Lambe ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Palma, Mallorca while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to an English port.[2]
- HMS Leda ( Royal Navy): The fifth-rate frigate struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal with the loss of all but seven her crew. The survivors were rescued by HMS Bulldog ( Royal Navy) and King George ( Great Britain).[11][12]
- Nancy (
United States): The ship was wrecked off Bermuda while on a voyager from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[2] - Neutrality ( Great Britain: The ship foundered while on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, France to Liverpool.[4]
- Prins Carl von Hessen (flag unknown): The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. All on board were rescued.[4]
- Prosperina (flag unknown): The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark while on a voyage from Elsinore, Denmark to Amsterdam, Batavian Republic.[10]
- Sisters ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Martinico".[10]
- Spirito Santo (
Spain): The ship was wrecked at St. Augustin, Spanish Florida with the loss of four of her crew.[13] - Willing Mind ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire.[4]
February
2 February
- Stag (
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Ireland): The cutter was wrecked at Crosshaven, County Cork.[7]
6 February
- Hall ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at St Minver, Cornwall while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[2]
8 February
- Prince of Wales ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked near Swanage, Dorset while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey. Her crew were rescued.[2]
9 February
- Clementina (
Great Britain): The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. All on board were rescued.[14]
10 February
- Anna ( Great Britain): The ship foundered while on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[2]
- Nancy ( Great Britain): The ship foundered while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[2]
17 February
- Shelston ( Great Britain): The brig was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bideford, Devon.[14]
Unknown date
- British Queen ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in "Hozeley Bay" with some loss of life.[2]
- HMS Canada ( Royal Navy): The third rate ship-of-the-line was driven ashore at Cork, Ireland. She was refloated with the aid of HMS Penguin ( Royal Navy).[7]
- Chacer ( Great Britain) The ship was wrecked in Honduras Bay while on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[15]
- La Ventura ( Spain): The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon, Great Britain while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Bilbao.[15]
- Margaret The ship was wrecked near Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States while on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic to Boston, Massachusetts.[15]
- Mountstuart ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex.[2]
- Vine ( Jersey): The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Jersey to Virginia, United States.[2]
March
26 March
- Ponsborne ( British East India Company): The East Indiaman was lost off Grenada.[6]
Unknown date
- Fortune ( Great Britain): The ship was captured in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon by a French privateer. She was set afire and sunk.[16]
- John and Henry ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and wrecked while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]
- Margaret ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by Sémillante ( French Navy) while on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lisbon, Portugal. She was set afire and sank.[16]
- Mars ( Great Britain): The ship collided with Juno ( Great Britain) in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire and foundered. Juno was driven ashore at Whitby.[16]
- Mentor ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked near Thurlestone, Devon before 15 March.[18]
- William ( Jamaica): The snow foundered while on a voyage from Kingston to London, Great Britain.[17]
April
11 April
- HMS Ça Ira ( Royal Navy): The hospital ship was destroyed by fire at Saint Florent, Corsica, France.
June
10 June
- HMS Arab ( Royal Navy): The corvette struck a rock off the Glénan Islands, Finistère, France and foundered with some loss of life.
30 June
- São José (
Portugal): The ship was captured by French corsairs 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Azores. She was set afire and destroyed.[8]
Unknown date
- Anna Maria ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Anstruther, Fife to Gothenburg, Sweden.[19]
- Milnes ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland, Denmark while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburgh, Russia.[19]
July
8 July
- St. Ann ( France): The ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Havre de Grace to Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime. Four crew were rescued by Nancy ( Great Britain).[20]
13 July
- Middlesex ( British East India Company): The East Indiaman was lost in the River Thames near Erith, Kent.[6]
15 July
- HMS Trompeuse ( Royal Navy): The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Farmer's Rock, off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.[7]
Unknown date
- Primrose ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[20]
August
14 August
- Middlesex ( British East India Company): The East Indiaman ran aground in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent and wrecked.[21]
27 August
- HMS Undaunted ( Royal Navy): The frigate was wrecked on the Morant Cays, in the West Indies.
September
22 September
- HMS Amphion ( Royal Navy): The fifth-rate ship-of-the-line exploded and sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of 300 of the 312 people on board.
October
3 October
- HMS Narcissus ( Royal Navy): The Sphinx-class post ship wrecked.
11 October
- HMS Malabar ( Royal Navy): The fourth rate ship-of-the-line foundered. Her crew were rescued by Martha ( Great Britain).[22]
26 October
- Margaret ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charlestown, South Carolina, United States.[23]
Unknown date
- Carrier ( Great Britain: The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from a Baltic port to Whitehaven, Lancashire.[24]
- Neptune ( Guernsey): The ship was wrecked at the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina, United States before 13 October. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[25]
December
16 December
- Séduisant ( French Navy): Expédition d'Irlande: The Séduisant-class ship of the line was wrecked off Brest, Finistère with the loss of 1,150 of the 1,210 people on board.
18 December
- HMS Courageux ( Royal Navy): The third rate ship-of-the-line was wrecked off Gibraltar.
24 December
- HMS Cormorant ( Royal Navy): The Cormorant-class ship-sloop caught fire, exploded and sank at Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola with the loss of 95 lives.
29 December
- Amazon ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by a French squadron and sunk.[26]
- Impatiente ( French Navy): Expédition d'Irlande: The Romaine-class frigate ship-of-the-line was wrecked in Bantry Bay with the loss of 420 of her 427 crew.
30 December
- Scévola ( French Navy): Expédition d'Irlande: The Magnanime-class ship-of-the-line was wrecked in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued by Révolution ( French Navy).
Unknown date
- Ann ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar.[27]
- Generous Friends ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Exeter, Devon.[28]
- Hope ( Great Britain): The ship was driven ashore at Killough, County Down, Kingdom of Ireland while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
- Recovery ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Unknown date
- Astrea ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in Tetuan Bay. Her crew were rescued.[29]
- Baltimore ( United States): The ship foundered on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Baltimore, Maryland.[30]
- Betsey ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key Reef while on a voyage from British Honduras to Jamaica.[20]
- Elizabeth ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.[29]
- Fair American ( United States): The ship sank off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was refloated on 22 August.[29]
- Jamaica ( Great Britain): The ship was captured and beached on Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. before 11 November.[31]
- London ( Great Britain): The ship was wrecked in Rapparee Cove, Devon.
- Mackarel ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[24]
- Ranger ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily while on a voyage fron Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to London.[20]
- Ranger ( Great Britain): The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued.[29]
References
- ↑ Joseph, Peter. So Very Foolish. A History of the Wherry Mine, Penzance. The Trevithick Society. ISBN 978 0 904040 95 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 10 February 1796. (3514), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ Treglown, Tony (2011). Porthleven in Years Gone by; Local Shipwrecks. Ashton: Tony Treglown. ISBN 978-0-9539019-7-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 February 1796. (35058), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 30 January 1796. (3505), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Losses from the East India Company's ships (1763 - 1815)". Ocean Treasures. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Shipwreck List 18th Century". Cork Shipwrecks. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Azores's Shipwrecks". Texas A & M University. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Wednesday, 27 January 1796. (3502), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 January 1796. (3493), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Saturday, 30 January 1796. (3505), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 2 March 1796. (3532), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Tuesday, 9 March 1796. (3513), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1796. (3524), col C-D, p. 3.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1796. (3523), col D, p. 3.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 March 1796. (3546), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 2 April 1796. (3549), col D, p. 2.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13875. p. 263. 15 March 1796.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Thursday, 9 June 1796. (3607), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 13 July 1796. (3636), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "(untitled)" The Times (London). Wednesday, 17 August 1796. (3664), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "London, October 24." The Times (London). Monday, 24 October 1796. (3722), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Friday, 13 January 1797. (3792), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Ship News" The Times (London). Saturday, 8 October 1796. (3709), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ "NORFOLK, October 13". Pennsylvania Gazette. 26 October 1796.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Monday, 13 March 1797. (3841), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 January 1797. (3790), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "(untitled)" The Times (London). Wednesday, 4 January 1797. (3784), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 "Ship News" The Times (London). Wednesday, 24 August 1796. (3670), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "Ship News" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 May 1796. (3587), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ 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.
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