List of shipwrecks in 1803

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The list of shipwrecks in 1803 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1803.

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January[edit]

1 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1803
Ship State Description
Baltimore  United States The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( UKGBI) 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]
Sophie  France The ship was lost near Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Morlaix, Finistère to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[2]

2 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1803
Ship State Description
Amphitrite  United States The brig was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain.[3] She was later refloated and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[4]
Cora  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the Montague Bastion, Gibraltar.[3]
John  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Algeciras. She was later refloated and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[3][4]
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.[5]
Marimona Morocco The sloop was driven ashore at the back of the New Mole, Gibraltar.[3]
Saba  United States The schooner was driven ashore on the Neutral Ground, Gibraltar.[3]
Santissima de la Salud  Spain The ship was driven ashore on the New Mole, Gibraltar.[3]

4 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: January 1803
Ship State Description
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Carmarthen.[6]

6 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1803
Ship State Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Dunbeath, Caithness.[7][8]
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.[9]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon.[10] She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[11]
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.[12]

8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1803
Ship State Description
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.[13]

9 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1803
Ship State Description
Adriana  Batavian Republic The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked.[14]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
Ceres  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[7]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Prior's Haven, Yorkshire.[9]
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.[9]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to London.[16]
Meanwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Andrews, Fife.[9] She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Hull, Yorkshire and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[17]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the mouth of the River Duddon. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Sydney Smith  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[9] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[18]
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.[9]

10 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1803
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The West Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew.[9][19] She was on a voyage from London to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[20]
Anna Maria  France The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes.[4]
Briton  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Gibraltar.[4]
Boa Ventura  Portugal The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Gibraltar.[4]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk while on a voyage from Emden to London.[13]
Defiance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of two of her crew.[21]
Dolphin  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Gibraltar.[4]
Drottingen Swedish East India Company The ship was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Arundal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to China.[18]
Elias  Denmark–Norway The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]
Flying Fish  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[9] She was later refloated.[7]
Fortune Ligurian Republic The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Gibraltar.[4]
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.[13] She was on a voyage from Hartley, Northumberland to London.[20]
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.[13]
Harmony  Spain The brig foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4]
Helena  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cádiz.[22]
Jason  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]
Kilbury  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] She was later refloated.[22]
L'Achille  France The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Mogadore, Morocco.[4]
L'Amie Adelaide  France The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[4]
Maria Ligurian Republic The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Gibraltar.[4]
Maria  Spain The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.[4]
Maria  United States The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]
Nile  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to Venice.[4]
Nostra Señora de la Guadeloupe  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]
Nostra Señora del Carmen  Spain The sloop foundered in the Bay of Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4]
Penelope  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[18]
Polly and Harriot  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cádiz.[22]
Princessa  Spain The ship was driven ashore between the mouth of the San Pedro and Gibraltar. Her crew survived.[4]
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.[13]
St. Jean  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Figueira da Foz.[18]
William & Harry  United States The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz.[22]

11 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1803
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Kinsale, County Cork.[16]
Dædalus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dearness, Orkney Islands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Moss, Norway to London.[23][24]
Hindostan British East India Company
Hindostan.

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, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam. Her crew were rescued.[9]

12 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1803
Ship State Description
Aurora  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[25]
De Sex Sockend Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[26]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Trieste.[25]
Providentia  Denmark–Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[25]
Moder and Frie Soestre Unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trieste.[26]
Two Bettys  United States The ship was lost at Trieste.[25]
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.[13][27]

17 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1803
Ship State Description
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.[28]
Penguin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[16]

19 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1803
Ship State Description
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Barbadoes.[29]
Sally & Polly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Suderae Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dysart, Fife.[30]

20 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1803
Ship State Description
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to London.[31]
Molly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Naga, Tenerife, Canary Islands. There was only one survivor of her passengers and crew. Molly was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[32]

21 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1803
Ship State Description
Centurion  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (32°30′N 76°00′W / 32.500°N 76.000°W / 32.500; -76.000) with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by William and Henry (United Kingdom). Centurion was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to St Augustine.[32]

25 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1803
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Poole, Dorset.[4]
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.[33]

26 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1803
Ship State Description
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[34]
Wilhelmina  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to an Irish port.[4]

27 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1803
Ship State Description
Columbia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] Columbia was later refloated and taken in to Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.[4]

28 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1803
Ship State Description
Bonavista  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Morlaix, Finistère, France with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[22]
Sincerity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] Sincerity was later refloated.[18]

31 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1803
Ship State Description
St. Nicholas  Spain The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada.[35]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Abundance  United Kingdom The stores ship was driven ashore near Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Gibraltar.[36] She was later refloated.[6]
Active  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on the Island of Desolation, South Shetland Islands.[37]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was lost near "Ivica". She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was lost at South Shields, County Durham.[17]
Anna Augusta  United Kingdom The ship, Smith, master, was lost off Brazil, south of Bahia. Her crew arrived at Bahia on 29 January.[39]
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was lost near South Shields.[17]
Arno  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland.[16]
Assiance  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Peterhead with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16]
Batchelor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew.[21]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Kinsale, County Cork.[34]
Bolton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dublin.[3]
Briton  United Kingdom The ship sank at Cadiz, Spain.[40]
Cantabria Unknown The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.[16]
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Strangford Lough while on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool.[21]
Catharine  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[6]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[9][41]
De 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.[19][20]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[7]
Earl St. Vincent  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cork.[19]
Eliza & Mary  United Kingdom The ship was lost near South Shields.[17]
Elizabeth  Denmark–Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[11][42]
Elizabeth and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland.[16]
Ellwood  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of either her captain or all hands.[28][43]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Rotterdam.[40]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was lost near "Billagin", Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[44]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin and was severely damaged.[21]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to an Irish port.[23]
Friendschaft  Batavian Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[42]
George  United Kingdom The ship was lost in The Swin, off the coast of Essex.[45]
George Frederick  Denmark–Norway The ship was lost near Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[11]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[20]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[16]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Waterford.[41]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon.[16]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[7] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was lost near South Shields.[17]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Newcastle upon Tyne.[17]
James  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Arbroath, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[38]
Jong Jacob  Batavian Republic The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London.[20]
Jong Hendrik  Batavian Republic The ship was driven ashore on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to Amsterdam.[23]
L'Amazon  France The ship was wrecked near Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[7]
Lark  United Kingdom The whaler was lost in the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued.[7]
London  United Kingdom The ship an aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[41]
London Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Lyme, Dorset. London Packet was later refloated.[3][7]
Lovely Cruizer  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Lough Swilly while on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[21]
Mapaphema  Russian Empire The ship foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead.[28]
Mary  United Kingdom Captain Dawson's ship was driven ashore at Drogheda with the loss of a crew member.[21]
Mary  United Kingdom Captain Wheatley's ship was driven ashore at Drogheda.[41]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Boston Deeps, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to London.[7]
Metta Unknown The galliot foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.[23]
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, Forfarshire.[46]
Œconomy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[1][45]
Orwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth while on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[21] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[25]
Onderneeming  Denmark–Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Batavian Republic to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[6]
Patroclus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Hull, Yorkshire.[41] She was later refloated.[16]
Peggy  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[40]
Primrose  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Texel, Batavian Republic while on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[42]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[38]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[7]
Ratification  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to London.[11]
Reliance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to a Spanish port.[4]
Resolution  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]
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]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Newcastle upon Tyne.[17]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Alnmouth, Northumberland.[16]
Salisbury  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wexford.[16]
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.[48]
Sidney Smith  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull.[41]
Speculation  Denmark–Norway The ship was lost near Lisbon with the loss of all but six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen.[49]
Sukey  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at sea. All but two of her crew were rescued by Speedy (United Kingdom), the others refused to leave the vessel.[7]
Tay  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and put into Londonderry, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Greenock.[23]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Penzance. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[38] She was later refloated and taken in to Penzance.[16]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Poole. She was on a voyage from London to Lyme.[7] Union was later refloated.[3]
Urania  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the French coast while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Gothenburg.[42]
Vrouw Ida  Batavian Republic The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[40]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Newcastle upon Tyne.[17]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[41]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Curracloe while on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[21]

February[edit]

1 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1803
Ship State Description
Goede Verwagting  Batavian Republic The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Zurickzee" to Dutch Guinea.[50]

2 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1803
Ship State Description
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[2]

4 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1803
Ship State Description
Conquerant  France The ship was lost near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[25]
Suir  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Rye, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[4]

11 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1803
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin.[25]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin.[25]

13 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1803
Ship State Description
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.[51]

16 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1803
Ship State Description
America  United States The ship was driven ashore on the Half Mile Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia.[18]
Orange Grove  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Half Mile Rocks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[18]
Rachael  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Parade Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Liverpool.[18][31]
Reunion  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[18] She was later refloated.[31]

17 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1803
Ship State Description
Trio  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]

19 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1803
Ship State Description
Fishburn  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[29]
King George  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Newry, County Antrim and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Newry.[35]
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.[52]

21 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1803
Ship State Description
Union  France The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[53]

23 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1803
Ship State Description
Union  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Ballywater, County Wexford.[26]

25 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1803
Ship State Description
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford.[15]
Governor Picton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[35][54]

26 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1803
Ship State Description
La Mère de Quatre  France The ship was lost at the mouth of the Scheldt.[55]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dalkey, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[15]

27 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1803
Ship State Description
Betty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Cork to Belfast, County Antrim and Greenock, Renfrewshire.[55]
Hampden  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grenada.[2]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Perseus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maughold Head, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[26]

28 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1803
Ship State Description
Jason  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[53]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Blagonamaeremaos  Portugal The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon.[18]
Cecilia  France The ship was lost off Brest, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gigha. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde.[56]
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.[40]
Elizabeth & Ann  United Kingdom The ship is presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[15]
Enterprize  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Donaghadee, County Antrim with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool.[34]
Friends Industry  United Kingdom The ship is presumed to have foundered whilst on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool.[15]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[4]
Helden  Batavian Republic The East Indiaman capsized in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.[57]
Izabellinha  Portugal The ship was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork.[22]
Josephine  France The ship was lost off "Cape Lizard". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[4]
King George  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Havana to Liverpool.[18]
Lion D'Or  France The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Tobago.[4]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Hamburg. Mary was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[31]
Montezuma  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Salt Pans, Ayr.[58] She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to the Clyde.[31]
Nautilus  United Kingdom The ship sank at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[35]
Robert & Sally  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne.[4]
Santo Christo  Spain The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of New Granada to Málaga[56]
Satisfaction  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Gosport, Hampshire to South Shields.[3]
São Pedro de Alcântara  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[18]
Supply  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. There were two survivors. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Arundel, West Sussex.[4]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[55]
William  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Espichel, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Lisbon.[18]
Young Frederick  Denmark–Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Leiston, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[59]

March[edit]

3 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1803
Ship State Description
Janeissary  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Cape Brale". She was on a voyage from Constantinople. Ottoman Empire to Alexandria, Egypt.[60]

7 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1803
Ship State Description
George  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached on Porto Santo Island, Madeira. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[61]

14 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1803
Ship State Description
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.[62]

16 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1803
Ship State Description
La Marie de Grâce  France The ship was lost near the Île de Batz, Finistère. she was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Brest, Finistère.[32]

19 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1803
Ship State Description
Lucy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dumfries with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Belfast, County Antrim.[63]

21 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1803
Ship State Description
Margaret United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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 / -15.450; 123.750). Her twelve crew survived.[64]

23 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1803
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Vineyard Sound. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[65]

26 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Determinee  Royal Navy The sixth-rate frigate stuck a sunken rock broadside near Noirmont Point on the western side of St. Aubin Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, where she was immediately bilged and started taking in water. Seventeen were lost including men, women, and children from the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)[66]

27 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1803
Ship State Description
Canada  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Bay of Felca. She was on a voyage from Spain to London.[67]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Alert United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to Guernsey.[32]
Amphitrite  Denmark–Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to St Martins.[26]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Alemouth".[54]
Astrea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Bacchus  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Land's End, Cornwall.[26] She was later refloated and taken in to Penzance.[53]
Claude  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent.[15]
Defiance  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Land's End. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[26]
Fair American  United States The ship was driven ashore near Londonderry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry.[15]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Liverpool.[53]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Bristol.[26]
Goodintent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sandwich, Kent.[26]
Harlequin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[63] Harlequin was later refloated and taken in to Hamburg.[68]
Hellen  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, Batavian Republic.[55]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool.[15]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to London.[26]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[53]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[69][70]
L'Eclair  France The ship was driven ashore at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure[71]
Le Rochfort  France The ship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère.[15]
Morning Star  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Sligo.[2]
Nancy  United States The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam.[53]
Omega  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoet, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hellevoet.[15]
Pennsylvania  United States The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Londonderry.[2] She was later refloated.[15]
Russell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[2]
Saphir  France The ship was wrecked near Royan, Charente-Maritime.[15]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast.[2]
Sophia Margaretta  Bremen The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[63]
Sophie  France The ship was lost near Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, Morbihan to Brest, Finistère.[63]
Speculation  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool.[53]
Thomas & Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Trois Gesusters  Batavian Republic The ship was lost near Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam.[15]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Weser.[69]

April[edit]

1 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1803
Ship State Description
Nymph  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork.[68]

14 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1803
Ship State Description
Honket  United States The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Batavian Republic.[72]

15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1803
Ship State Description
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Surinam and Hamburg.[73]

17 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1803
Ship State Description
Margaret United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean and was wrecked. Her crew survived.

18 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1803
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[29]

19 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1803
Ship State Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[70]
Kitty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74]
Pomona Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to China.[75]
Swan  United Kingdom The ship was lost on Long Island with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[76]

22 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1803
Ship State Description
Michael  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kavero, Sweden with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[77]

23 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1803
Ship State Description
Brilhante do Rio  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon.[78]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1803
Ship State Description
Ann & Bell  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Strangford, County Down. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[75]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[75]
Duke of Kent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[76]
Earl Howe  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Palermo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zante, Septinsular Republic to London.[68]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Movill Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Londonderry.[76]
John United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship departed from the Hawkesbury River on 29 May, but foundered in nearby Broken Bay. The crew were able to swim ashore.[79]
John & Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Trinity Sands, in the Humber.[75]
Krone von Bremen  Bremen The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[72]
Liberty  United States The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[76]
L'Innatendu  France The ship was driven ashore near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Antwerp.[76]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Irvine. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Memel, Prussia.[75]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent.[75]
Newburgh  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[72]
Peggy  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool.[70]
Reliance  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[76]
St Antonio de Padua  Spain The ship was lost at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to Liverpool.[70]
Wandersman Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, Batavian Republic.[70]

May[edit]

2 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1803
Ship State Description
Isaac & Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Duncannon, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[61]

6 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1803
Ship State Description
Eleanor  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Alexandria, Virginia.[80]

9 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1803
Ship State Description
Johan Frederick Stettin The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom.[47]

14 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1803
Ship State Description
Dart  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[61]

15 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1803
Ship State Description
Daphne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[81]
George United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship ran aground on New Year's Island. She was severely damaged in gales on 6 and 23 June.[82]
Oughton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[83]

22 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1803
Ship State Description
Goede Verwagting  Prussia The brig was wrecked on the Goeree Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Batavian Republic. Her crew were rescued.[65]

29 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Hussar  Royal Navy The fifth rate ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[84]

31 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Resistance  Royal Navy The fifth rate frigate was wrecked off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal.[85][86]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Abelino  Denmark–Norway The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen.[65]
Amazon  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Deva, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to the Deva.[77]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea off Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[87]
Diana  Hamburg The ship was wrecked near East Dean, East Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Porta to Hamburg.[65]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gallipoli, Apulia, Italy.[61]
Eendraght  Prussia The hoy was wrecked at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[88]
Eliza  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to London.[61][78]
Gaspard  France The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[89]
Gillert Dantzig The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoet, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Schiedam, Batavian Republic.[65]
Isis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel.[61]
John & Edmond  United Kingdom The Bristol-based slave ship was abandoned at sea.[65]
La Concorde  France The ship was wrecked at Elmer, West Sussex, United Kingdom while on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes.[90]
Le Blaireau  France The ship was in collision with a Spanish 64-gun Man-of-War off Cape St Mary, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bourdeaux.[61]
Le Vengeur  France The ship was driven ashore near "Tremblade". She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to St. Andero, Spain.[50]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool.[91]
Reliance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Troup Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all but one of her crew.[92]
Sandwich  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[65]
Syren  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Casquets, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[74]
Theodore  France The ship was lost on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.[89]
Wakefield  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Alemouth while on a voyage from Dordrecht, Batavian Republic to Aberdeen.[93] She was on a voyage from Dort, Batavian Republic to Aberdeen.[74]

June[edit]

11 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1803
Ship State Description
Diana Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[94]
Three Friends  United Kingdom The ship departed from Málaga, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[95]

13 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1803
Ship State Description
L'Espiègle  France War of the Third Coalition: The privateer, a lugger, was captured by Eling (United Kingdom). She was sunk by accident the next day.[96]

14 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1803
Ship State Description
Penelope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast.[97]

17 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1803
Ship State Description
Severino  Portugal The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[73]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Onegada. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[98]

28 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1803
Ship State Description
HM Packet Lady Hobart  United Kingdom The Post Office 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 / 46.550; -44.000) and sank. All 29 crew survived, being rescued on 4 July, but a French P.O.W. jumped out of the lifeboat and died.[99][100][101]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Happy  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[102]
Senhor do Bonfim  Portugal The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[103]
Successful Nancy  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Liverpool.[91]
Union  United Kingdom The privateer was in collision with Brothers and sank in Liverpool Bay.[94]
Westmoreland  United Kingdom The privateer was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[96]

July[edit]

2 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Minerve  Royal Navy The Minerve-class frigate ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was subsequently engaged by shore-based artillery and the gunboats (Chiffonne and Terrible (both  French Navy) and was captured. She was subsequently taken into French service as Cannonière.

14 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1803
Ship State Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[104]
Sophy and Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cabbage Tree Island. Her crew survived.[105]

21 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Seine  Royal Navy War of the Third Coalition: 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.

29 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1803
Ship State Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The East Indiaman caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of 94 lives. She was on a voyage from Balasore to Bombay, India.[106]

30 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1803
Ship State Description
HMS Calypso  Royal Navy The sloop of war was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Dale (United Kingdom).[107][108]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1803
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Blond ( France). She was on a voyage from Madeira to Galway.[109]
Anna Catherina  Russia The ship was lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[60]
Aurora  France The ship was driven ashore at Rocken, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[98]
Blanche  United Kingdom War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Le Blond (France). She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[110]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[60]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[111]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. she was on a voyage from London to Memel.[30]
Penelope  United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Halsterborn", Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[30]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Memel Bar in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[60]

August[edit]

17 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1803
Ship State Description
Cato  United Kingdom
HMS Porpoise and Cato.
The ship was wrecked on the Wreck Reefs, New South Wales.
Mutine  French Navy
HMS Racoon destroys Mutine
War of the Third Coalition: The 18-gun brig was driven ashore at Santiago de Cuba in an action with HMS Racoon ( Royal Navy) and was wrecked.[112]
HMS Porpoise  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked on the Wreck Reefs.

18 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1803
Ship State Description
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Red Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[113]

29 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1803
Ship State Description
Eagle  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Grenada to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[114][115][116]
Stanley  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Nevis to London. Her crew were rescued.[114][115][116]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1803
Ship State Description
Diamond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London.[117]
Favorite  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Humber.[118]
Houghton  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the China Seas with the loss of c.120 persons.[119][120]
Montequillex  Spain The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Freundschaft (flag unknown). She was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Lucar.[121]
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[121]

September[edit]

3 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1803
Ship State Description
John and William  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[122]

4 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1803
Ship State Description
Camel Kingdom of Etruria The ship foundered in the North Sea off Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Narva, Russia.[123][124][125][126]

12 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1803
Ship State Description
Friede Lübeck The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Cronstadt, Russia.[127]

17 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1803
Ship State Description
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[128]
Refuge  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Kattegat while on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[128]

20 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1803
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Lübeck.[129][130]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[128] She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cork.[130]

21 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1803
Ship State Description
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[127]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven lives.[131] She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[116]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Truro, Cornwall and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire.[132]

22 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1803
Ship State Description
Anstruther  United Kingdom A strong south-west gale drove Anstruther past Balambangan Island and onto the shoals by Banggi Island. Losses were heavy.[133]
Thornhill  United Kingdom Thornhill was lost at the same time and place as Anstruther.

28 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1803
Ship State Description
Ekaterina Magdalina  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Reval. Her crew were rescued.[134]
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.[123]

30 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1803
Ship State Description
Junga Peters  Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was driven ashore at Narva. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval.[134]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1803
Ship State Description
Calminda Dantzig The ship was lost on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London, United Kingdom.[135]
Fire Damer  Hamburg War of the Third Coalition: The ship was detained by the privateer James (United Kingdom and was sent in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, where she ran ashore. Fire Damer was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France to Hamburg.[126]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[127]
Hawke  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[136]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[137]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship sank at Liverpool.[127]
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Wingo", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[135]
Refuge  United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Wingo", Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[135]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[127]
Uranus Stolpe The ship was lost at Stolpe. She was on a voyage from Stolp to London.[135]
Victory  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of 45 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[127]
Wenskabet Duchy of Holstein The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tönning.[132] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tönning.[127]

October[edit]

1 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1803
Ship State Description
Les Sept Frères  France War of the Third Coalition: The privateer lugger was driven ashore at Gravelines Nord in an action with HMS Merlin ( Royal Navy) and was wrecked.[138]

4 October[