List of shipwrecks in 1803
The list of shipwrecks in 1803 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1803.
January
1 January
- Baltimore (
United States): The ship was in collision with Northumberland (
United Kingdom at Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom and sank.[1] - New Mary ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hauxley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian.[1]
2 January
- Le Volcan (
France): The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunquerque, Nord to New Orleans, French Louisiana.[2]
6 January
- Mary ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point, Yorkshire while on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon.[3]
- Providence ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon.[4]
- Whydah ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Martin's Industry Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Savannah, Georgia, United States.[5]
7 January
- Hope ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Dunbeath, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew.[6]
8 January
- Neptune ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk while on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to London. Her crew were rescued.[7]
9 January
- Adriana (
Batavian Republic): The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[8] - Ceres ( United Kingdom): The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.
- Hope ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Prior's Haven.[3]
- John and Robert ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven onto rocks at the mouth of the River Coquet and was wrecked. All fourteen crew survived.[3]
- Meanwell ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Andrews, Forfarshire.[3]
- Wear ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven onto rocks off Coquet Island, Northumberland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[3]
10 January
- Active ( United Kingdom): The West Indaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew.[3][9]
- Catherine ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk while on a voyage from Emden to London.[7]
- Defiance ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of her crew.[10]
- Flying Fish ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[3]
- Good Intent ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the Suffolk coast north of Lowestoft with the loss of seven of her ten crew.[7]
- Grocer ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk while on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. Her crew were rescued.[7]
- Squirrel ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the Suffolk coast north of Lowestoft with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London.[7]
- Sydney Smith ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[3]
11 January
Hindostan.
- Hindostan (
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British East India Company): The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Wedge Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent with the loss of about 25 of the 120 people on board. Liberty and Lord Nelson (both United Kingdom) rescued 80 of the survivors between them. - Vrouw Margaretta ( Batavian Republic): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Easington, Yorkshire and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued.[3]
12 January
- Wasao Wäll (
Sweden): The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of three of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[7][11]
17 January
- Hector ( United States): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[12]
25 January
- Speculation ( United Kingdom): The brig foundered at Dublin with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Azores, Portugal.[13]
Unknown date
- Batchelor ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew.[10]
- Briton ( United Kingdom): The ship sank at Cadiz, Spain.[14]
- Catharine ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in Strangford Lough while on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
- Commerce ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[3]
- Earl St. Vincent ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Cork.[9]
- Economy ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Ship Wash Sands, in the North Sea off County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[1]
- Elizabeth (
Denmark-Norway): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[15] - Ellywood ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of her captain.[12]
- Endeavour ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Rotterdam.[14]
- Fanny ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Dublin and was severely damaged.[10]
- Friendschaft ( Batavian Republic): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Manche, France.[15]
- Jonge Calsbuck ( Batavian Republic): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Lisbon, Portugal.[9]
- Lovely Cruizer ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in Lough Swilly while on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[10]
- Mapaphema (
Russia): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead.[12] - Mary ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth with the loss of a crew member.[10]
- Nancy ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Old Law Point, Northumberland with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Perthshire.[16]
- Orwell ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[10]
- Ouderneening ( Batavian Republic): The ship was droiven ashore and wrecked at Margate. Her crew were rescued.[9]
- Peggy ( United Kingdom): The sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[14]
- Primrose ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Texel, Batavian Republic while on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[15]
- Río Novo (
Spain): The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Valencia to London.[1] - Shellelagh ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to London.[17]
- Urania ( Sweden): The ship was wrecked on the French coast while on a voyage from St. Ube's, Spain to Gothenburg.[15]
- Vrouw Ida ( Batavian Republic): The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[14]
- William and Mary ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe while on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[10]
February
13 February
- Tom ( United States): The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg. Her crew survived.[18]
19 February
- Trelawney ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Ravenglass, Cumberland while on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Five lives were lost.[19]
Unknown date
- Dalrymple ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Barra, Outer Hebrides with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec to the Clyde.[14]
- Montezuma ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at the Salt Pans, Ayr.[20]
- Young Frederick ( Denmark-Norway): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leiston, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[21]
March
5 March
- Governor Picton ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Inverkip, Renfrewshire while on a voyage from Greenock to Trinidad.[22]
14 March
- Maria ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plouguerneau, Finistère, France with the loss of one of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[23]
21 March
- Margaret (
New South Wales): The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (15°27′S 123°45′E / 15.450°S 123.750°E). Her twelve crew survived.[24]
Unknown date
- Ann ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at "Alemouth".[22]
April
17 April
- Margaret ( New South Wales): The brig ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean and was wrecked. Her crew survived.
May
15 May
- George ( New South Wales): The ship ran aground on New Year's Island. She was severely damaged in gales on 6 and 23 June.[25]
31 May
- HMS Resistance (
Royal Navy): The fifth rate frigate was wrecked off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal.[26][27]
Unknown date
- Dart ( United Kingdom): The ship sank in the North Sea off Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[28]
- Eendraght (
Prussia): The hoy was wrecked at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[29] - La Concorde ( France): The ship was wrecked at Elmer, West Sussex, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Antwerp.[30]
- Reliance ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked near Troup Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all but one of her crew.[31]
- Wakefield ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Alemouth while on a voyage from Dordrecht, Batavian Republic to Aberdeen.[32]
June
28 June
- HM Packet Lady Hobart ( Royal Navy): The packet ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) east of Newfoundland, British North America (46°33′N 44°00′W / 46.550°N 44.000°W) and sank. All 29 crew survived.[33]
Unknown date
- Perseverance ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[34]
July
14 July
- Ceres ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[35]
- Sophy and Mary ( New South Wales): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cabbage Tree Island. Her crew survived.[36]
21 July
- HMS Seine ( Royal Navy): The Seine-class frigate ran aground off Terschelling, Batavian Republic. She was set afire and destroyed the next day to prevent her being captured by the French.
30 July
- HMS Calypso ( Royal Navy): The sloop of war was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Dale ( United Kingdom).[37][38]
August
17 August
Cato and HMS Porpoise.
HMS Racoon and the French brig Mutine.
- Cato ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Wreck Reefs, New South Wales.
- Mutine (
French Navy): The 18-gun brig was driven ashore at Saint Jago de Cuba, Cuba in an action with HMS Racoon ( Royal Navy) and was wrecked.[39] - HMS Porpoise ( Royal Navy): The sloop-of-war was wrecked on the Wreck Reefs.
29 August
- Eagle ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the West Indies to the United Kingdom.[40][41]
- Stanley ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the West Indies to the United Kingdom.[40][41]
September
3 September
- John and William ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[42]
4 September
- Camel (
Kingdom of Etruria): The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Livorno to "Narff", Russia.[43][44][45]
17 September
- Peggy ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[46]
- Refuge ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[46]
20 September
- Ann ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[46]
21 September
- Fanny ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven lives.[47]
28 September
- Venus ( Batavian Republic): The ship foundered in the North Sea of the Galloper Sandbank while on a voyage from Schiedam to Bilbao, Spain. Five of crew survived.[43]
Unknown date
- Houghton ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the China Seas.[48]
- Nancy ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Truro, Cornwall and was wrecked.[49]
- Wenskabet ( Denmark-Norway): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tönning.[49]
October
1 October
- Les Sept Frères ( France): The privateer lugger was driven ashore at Gravelines Nord in an action with HMS Merlin ( Royal Navy) and was wrecked.[50]
4 October
- Lord Nelson ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[51]
8 October
- Brifield ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark while on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[52]
- Union ( United States): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire.[53]
9 October
- Mary and Margaret ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked off Lowestoft, Suffolk. All on board were rescued.[54]
13 October
- Pomona ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the White Sea 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) north of the Cape of Good Fortune, Russia with the loss of a crew member.[55]
14 October
- Friend's Adventure ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore at Mappleton, Yorkshire and was wrecked while on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew survived.[54]
- Lord Nelson ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her crew were rescued by Friends ( United Kingdom)[56]
15 October
- Fortuna (
Danzig): The ship foundered of Fort Rouge while on a voyage from Danzig to Bruges, West Flanders, France.[56]
18 October
- Three Sisters (
United States): The ship foundered while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Demerara.[57]
22 October
- Gypsey ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Gramsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York, United States.[58]
29 October
- General Baird ( United Kingdom): The ship was destroyed by fire at Balambangan Island.[59]
31 October
- Eagle ( United Kingdom): The cutter foundered in the North Sea off Margate, Kent with the loss of 26 of the 53 people on board. She was on a voyage from Husum, Schleswig to Lymington, Hampshire. Survivors were rescued by Dispatch ( United Kingdom).[60]
- Hope ( New South Wales): The sloop was wrecked on North Head, New South Wales. Her three crew were rescued.[61]
Unknown date
- Betsey ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Finland while on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[52]
- Diana ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[62]
- Fortune ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Narva, Russia.[63]
- Guardian ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[64]
- Jane ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[64]
- Martha ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Reval, Russia.[63]
- Nile ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Memel.[63]
November
3 November
- Louisa ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mottistone, Isle of Wight.[65]
4 November
- Reizende Wandringsman ( Batavian Republic): The ship departed from Hellevoetsluis for Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hasnds.[66]
5 November
- Eliza ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire and was wrecked.[39]
6 November
- Thetis ( United Kingdom): The ship struck the Hendon Rock, in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham and sank Her crew were rescued.[17]
9 November
- Sally ( United Kingdom): The ship sprang a leak and was beached at South Shields, County Durham where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. Her crew survived.[17]
10 November
- HMS Garland ( Royal Navy): The sixth rate post ship ran aground off Cap François, Hispaniola. She was set afire and abandoned the next day.
12 November
- Gunboat № 344 ( French Navy): The gunboat was driven ashore on Hayling Island, Hampshire and was taken possession of by a Customs office.[65]
13 November
- Friend's Goodwill ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[67]
- Marianne ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Port Antonio, Jamaica.[68]
14 November
- Dash ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk while on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to London.[39][67]
15 November
- Sophia ( Guernsey): The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[69]
17 November
- Ann ( United Kingdom): The sloop was destroyed by fire in the Irish Sea while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramelton, County Donegal. Her crew survived.[17]
- HMS Circe ( Royal Navy): The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked on the Lemon and Ower Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk Her crew survived.
- James and Ruth ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[70]
19 November
- La Conception ( Spain): The polacca was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz.[70]
- L'Adeie ( France): The brig was driven ashore in the Bay of Cadiz.[70]
- Success ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks, South Shields, County Durham.[39]
20 November
- Vrouw Geeske Margaritha ( Batavian Republic): The ship was wrecked on Ameland with the loss of two lives.[70]
22 November
- Affinity ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire.[71]
- Bellona ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Southsea.[71]
26 November
- Jonge Kock (
East Frisia): The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Ems while on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Emden.[70]
28 November
- Bee ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. All six crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom).[72]
30 November
- Clementina ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark while on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[73]
- Jason ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Anholt, Denmark.[74]
- Lanton ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Needing while on a voyage from Memel to Lancaster, Lancashire.[74]
- Laurel ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Needing while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London Saint Petersburg to London.[74]
- Maria Margareth ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Needing.[74]
Unknown date
- Juffrow Jacobi (
Lübeck): The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[39] - Little George ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Orleans, Quebec, British North America.[75]
December
1 December
- Constantia ( East Frisia): The ship foundered off the mouth of the Weser while on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Emden. Her crew were rescued.[70][76]
5 December
- HMS Avenger ( Royal Navy): The cutter was wrecked at the mouth of the Jade. Her crew were rescued.[77]
- Lilly ( United States): The ship was wrecked at Abacoa, Spanish Florida while on a voyage from Georgia to Nassau, Bahamas.[78]
6 December
- President ( United States): The ship was wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France while on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic to Baltimore, Maryland.[79]
10 December
- Ceres ( United Kingdom): The brig sprang an leak in the North Sea and was beached at Whitby, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked.[80]
- Daking ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Littlehampton, West Sussex.[80]
- Delight ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[80]
- Eagle ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 15 December but then foundered.[80]
- HMS Minx ( Royal Navy): The Archer-class gun-brig was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[80] She was refloated five or six days later.[81]
- Reward ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[80]
HMS Shannon.
- HMS Shannon ( Royal Navy): The frigate ran aground on Tatihou, Manche, France. She was set afire the next day to prevent her capture by the French. Her crew were taken prisoner.
- Tradesman ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[82]
11 December
- Molly ( United States): The brig was wrecked at Currituck, North Carolina with the loss of 24 lives. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[83]
12 December
- Maria ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk while on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to London.[81]
15 December
- Hamburgh Packet ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the North Sea off East Haven, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to London.[84]
- Roden ( United Kingdom): The ship struck a rock and foundered in Blacksod Bay.[85]
- Society ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[86]
- Three Sisters ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Lurgan, County Armagh.[85]
16 December
- Antelope ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[84][87]
- Christian ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered off Ballagan, County Armagh.[85]
- John ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose with the loss of six of her nine crew.[87]
- King George ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hamilton Point, County Armagh.[85]
- Polly ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East Haven, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.[88]
- Providence ( United Kingdom): The ship sank at Dublin.[85]
- Tagus ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Whiteness, Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[89]
- Tar ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Carn Point, County Wexford while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. Her crew were rescued.[85][90]
- Thomas ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore at Nigg, Aberdeenshire and wrecked with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[89]
- Waedewit ( Prussia): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire with the loss of seven of her fourteen crew.[86][88]
17 December
- Hornby ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the Northumberland coast and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[87]
18 December
- Maria Magdalena ( Sweden): The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was wrecked. She was of a voyage from Gävle to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued.[87]
19 December
- Christiana ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire with the loss of five of her 24 crew.[88]
- Robert ( United Kingdom): The snow was driven ashore at Ruswick Bay, Yorkshire devoid of crew.[87]
20 December
- Antelope ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[89]
- Nancy ( United Kingdom): The brig foundered in the North Sea south of Arbroath, Forfarshire.[89]
- New Greenwich ( United Kingdom): The ship, a brig or brigantine, was driven ashore south of Bervie, Aberdeenshire and wrecked with the loss of all hands.[88][89]
21 December
- Ariel ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the Northumberland coast and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Sunderland, County Durham.[86]
- Krageroe ( Denmark-Norway): The ship was wrecked on Housay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.[68]
22 December
- Nancy and Katty ( Sweden): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[88]
23 December
- Hunter ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued.[76]
- Mary ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Black Dog, Aberdeenshire. Six crew were rescued, four having been lost before she came ashore.[88] She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[68]
24 December
- Thomas ( United Kingdom): The collier foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued[87]
25 December
- Catherine and Mary ( United Kingdom): The privateer foundered in the Cattewater.[90]
- HMS La Suffisante ( Royal Navy): The sloop-of-war foundered at Cork with the loss of ten of her crew.[91]
- Les Deux Amis (
United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked in the Cattewater.[90] - Pitt ( United Kingdom): The sloop foundered in Stokes Bay. Her crew were rescued.[92]
- Townshend ( United Kingdom): The West Indiaman foundered in the English Channel off Southsea, Hampshire.[92]
- Unity ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay while on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[90]
26 December
- Thomas ( United Kingdom): The brig was driven ashore at Nigg, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[87]
29 December
- Polly ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset while on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[68]
31 December
- Albion ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[86]
- Argo ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Her crew were rescued.[86][90]
- Clementina ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[86]
- Dorothea ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[86]
- Duke of Athol ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[86]
- Jason ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore of Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[86]
- Joseph and Hannah ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[86]
- Rebecca ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Riga to Leith, Lothian.[86]
- Satisfaction ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[86]
- Standard ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[86]
- Supply ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[86]
Unknown date
- Alert ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the Scottish coast while on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to South Shields, County Durham.[90]
- Atty ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark with the loss of all hands.[86]
- Bayomaire ( France): The privateer was driven ashore on the French coast in an engagement with HMS Ardent ( Royal Navy) and was destroyed by her crew.[87]
- Boerse ( Lübeck): The ship was driven ashore near Lübeck while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[90]
- Carolina Frederica (
Stettin): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bullers Buchan, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[68] - Commerce ( United States): The ship was driven ashore on Gorée.[70]
- Concord ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Liverpool.[90]
- Dorothea ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø and was wrecked.[85]
- Eagle ( United States): The ship was driven ashore on Gorée.[70]
- Friends ( United Kingdom): The brig was wrecked at Balbriggan, County Dublin.[93]
- Houghton ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered on a voyage from Canton to Bombay.[94]
- Jeannie ( United Kingdom): The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Lancashire to Peel, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued.[95]
- Juno ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire while on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool.[90]
- Kelly ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Isle of Man while on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[90]
- Kron Prince ( Prussia): The ship was wrecked at Dublin.[85]
- Lady Saltoun ( United Kingdom): The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.[89]
- Loftus ( Batavian Republic): The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast with the loss of over 300 lives. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.[96]
- Mary ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast while on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon.[81]
- New Draper ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, West Sussex.[97]
- Phœnix ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued.[90]
- Pursuit ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked on the Aberdeenshire coast 17 nautical miles (31 km) north of Aberdeen with the loss of four of her crew.[86]
- Retrieve ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. Her crew survived.[86]
- Robert ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Baltic or North Sea.[98]
- Standard ( United Kingdom): The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø while on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh to London.[99]
- Surprise ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[87]
- Surprise ( France): The schooner was wrecked in the Sister Islands, Tasmania with some loss of life.[100]
- Sutton ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Dublin.[99]
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- Alice ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Antigua.[76]
- HMS Avenger ( United Kingdom): The sloop-of-war foundered off the mouth of the Weser. All 80 crew were rescued.[101]
- HMS Busy ( Royal Navy): The sloop-of-war foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[102]
- Consolante ( French Navy): The Consolante-class frigate foundered off Margarita Island.[103]
- Dædalus ( United Kingdom): The ship was wrecked at Dearness, Orkney Islands in January or February with the loss of four of her crew.[104]
- Dreadnought ( United Kingdom): The former fourth rate foundered in the English Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) south of North Foreland, Kent.[105]
- General Abercrombie ( United Kingdom): The ship was lost at Saint Croix, Virgin Islands before 22 April. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.[106]
- Henry Dundas ( British East India Company): The East Indiaman was lost in Bengal Bay.[107]
- Nile ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of her captain.[17]
- St. Juan ( Spain): The slave ship was taken over by the slaves, who murdered most of her crew. She was subsequently wrecked at Rigo Pongos, on the African coast.[108]
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