List of shipwrecks in 1805
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This list of shipwrecks in 1805 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1805.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caminha |  Portugal | The ship was wrecked near Barmouth, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, United Kingdom.[1] |
| Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newfoundland for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Tom |  United States | The ship capsized at Madeira.[4] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wasa Oretena |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[5] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Son | United Kingdom | The sloop struck a rock off Dundee, Perthshire and was beached.[6] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johrl | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Kinsale, County Cork.[8] |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[9] |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°51′N 56°00′W / 37.850°N 56.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Guardian ( United Kingdom). Mars was on a voyage from Cork to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[10] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Isle of Man and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to an African port.[12][13] |
| Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Liscamore Mal Bay". She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick.[14] |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[7] |
| Leander | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Minerva | United States | The ship was wrecked 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Donaghadee, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, to Liverpool.[13] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Royal Sovereign | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Parkgate, Cheshire.[13] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portaferry | United Kingdom | The coaster was driven ashore at Portaferry, County Down. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Portaferry.[15] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cato | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York City.[16] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Hired armed cutter Constance |  Royal Navy | The cutter was wrecked in Roundstone Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[17] |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[14] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from British Honduras to a British port. HMS Sagesse ( Royal Navy) rescued the crew.[18] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Lung Island while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port. There were at least two survivors.[19] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southwold to London.[20] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Sunderland, County Durham,[21] or from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Alloa.[22] |
| Margaret | United States | The ship was driven ashore near New York. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York.[16] |
| Providence Increase | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Dudgeon Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Lydia ( United Kingdom).[20][24] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| HMS Doris | Royal Navy |  Royal Navy) and an American schooner. |
| Stadt Altona |  Hamburg | The ship was wrecked at Naples. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Supply | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Maske Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[20][24] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex, to Whitby, Yorkshire.[25] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony |  United Kingdom | The transport ship, a brig, was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[26] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Craster, Northumberland, and was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[21] |
23 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of two of her six crew.[21][23] |
| John | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York.[26] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, while on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[23][27] Her crew were rescued.[28] |
| Lycka Ock Welgang |  Trieste | The ship was lost near Trieste. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Trieste.[29] |
| Spy | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[30] |
| Vrow Margaretta |  Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[30] |
26 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM hired schooner Lord Nelson | Royal Navy | The schooner sank at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal.[14] |
| Goodridge | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon.[14] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Trinidad.[4] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon.[14] |
| Nostra Señora de Carno |  Spain | The ship, which had been captured by HMS Uranie ( Royal Navy) and sent in to the Tagus, was lost in the Tagus on this date. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona.[30] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire and was wrecked with the loss of three of her crew.[23][27] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[31] |
| George | United States | The brig was lost at the mouth of the Garonne, France.[32] |
| Hamilton | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Garonne.[32] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[4] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Raven | Royal Navy | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Santa Catalina, Spain with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Salsbury | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Providence, New Jersey, United States and Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | United Kingdom | The privateer frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her 150 crew were rescued.[33] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | Spain | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (51°30′N 16°20′W / 51.500°N 16.333°W). All seven crew were rescued by HMS Fisgard ( Royal Navy).[34][35] |
| Charlton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dragør, Denmark.[20] |
| Couriere | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Newfoundland, British North America.[36] |
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom | The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Mersey at Seacombe, Cheshire.[13][37] |
| Earl of Liverpool | United Kingdom | The ship was captured by a French Navy frigate but subsequently foundered off the coast of Spain.[38] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[7] |
| Earth | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to London.[12] |
| Edgell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a storm at Lisbon, Portugal.[39] |
| Eliza | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Baltimore, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic, to Baltimore.[4] |
| Equity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull. Equity was later refloated.[25] |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The privateer was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[40] |
| Fly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset.[41] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark.[21] |
| Fortuna | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool.[28] |
| Frederica Dorothea | Denmark-Norway | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to London. HMS Aigle ( Royal Navy), rescued the crew.[42][43] |
| Gebruder | Unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[37] |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway.[44] |
| Goodridge | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Lisbon.[39] |
| Hafodlass | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[42] |
| Hambro' Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[12] |
| Hebe | Guernsey | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both  France).[30] |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to London.[45] |
| Indefatigable | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Biddeford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Norway to Biddeford.[45] |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[15] |
| Hanus | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[46] |
| Jervis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[20] |
| Johanna | Denmark-Norway | The ship was wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[12] |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kinsale.[43] |
| Lady Andover | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near King's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[43] |
| Loch Ryan | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Vila Franca do Campo, Azores.[37] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[25] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[20] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon.[44] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Ravenglass, Cumberland in late January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Liverpool.[47] |
| Mediator | United Kingdom | The ship struck an anchor and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[7][12] |
| Nabby | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak while on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She put into Bantry Bay, where she sank.[42][45] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Lisbon.[39] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both France).[30] |
| Nicholson | United Kingdom | The slave ship was returning to Liverpool from Havana, when she had to put into Dublin in distress. She had been on shore and greatly damaged her cargo, which had to be unloaded to lighten her.[48] |
| Norwich Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[12] |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
| Temple | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both France).[30] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London. Thetis was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[44] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Riga to Leith, Lothian.[7] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fairness Rock, off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[49] |
| Union | United Kingdom | HMS Argus ran down and sank Union at Waterford; the crew was saved.[12][50] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[20][25] |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[51] |
| Weymouth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands .[52] |
February[edit]
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Berbice by a French privateer. She was plundered and sunk. Hope was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Berbice.[53] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was captured by the privateer Prosper ( France). She was subsequently lost off Calais, France.[16] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Acheron | Royal Navy | War of the Third Coalition: The sloop-of-war was sunk off Cape Caxine, Algeria, in an engagement with Hortense and Incorruptible (both  French Navy). |
| HMS Arrow | Royal Navy |  French Navy). |
| Duchess of Rutland | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The transport ship was captured by Hortense and Incorruptible (both French Navy). She was burnt on 6 February. Duchess of Rutland was on a voyage from Malta to an English port.[54] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Abergavenny | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset, with the loss of 263 of the 402 people on board. |
| Herione | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Hortense ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to London.[4] |
| Norwich Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[30] |
7 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to London.[14] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blandford | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bishopstone, Sussex, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[55][56] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The West Indiaman was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[57] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[14] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[30] |
| Jamaica | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued, but made prisoners. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[58] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruger | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Charleston, South Carolina.[59] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Spain | The prize ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Mull.[19] |
| Emilia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Embden.[60] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Saint Vincent. Colin was later refloated and put into Bristol for repairs.[61] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered at sea crewless 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km)) south of Cork by HMS Argus ( Royal Navy). She was taken in tow but sank near the Harbour Rock,[32] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Kirkcudbright with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Workington, Cumberland.[62][63] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eendragt |  Prussia | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[64] |
26 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Redbridge | Royal Navy | The schooner sprang a leak and sank without loss of life in Pedro Bay off the coast of Jamaica. |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Trinidad.[63] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bannister | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[61] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Island, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] |
| Cassador de Lisboa | Portugal | The ship foundered off Figueira da Foz while on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Liverpool.[65] |
| City of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[65] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cloughton, Yorkshire.[66] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to London.[65] |
| Craven | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked off Cadiz, Spain. Her crew survived but were taken prisoner by the Spanish.[67] |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[47] |
| Duchess of York | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London. She was later refloated and put into Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[61] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland.[28] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Dublin.[30] |
| Enterprize | .svg){kind=small} United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Bristol.[46] |
| Gorgus | Unknown | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Anna Catha ( United Kingdom). Gorgus was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[14] |
| Helena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[14] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.Helena was later refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[68] |
| Industry | United States | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Century ( United States). Industry was on a voyage from Massachusetts to Montserrat.[4] |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was lost at Madeira.[14] |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks at the Isle of Mull and sank. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[47] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn or the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Liverpool.[10] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[46] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Margate.[30] |
| Rochdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. Rochdale was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, for repairs.[47] |
| HMS Seagull | Royal Navy | The Diligence-class brig-sloop foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. |
| Three Williams | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Three Williams was later refloated.[28] |
| Vigilance | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool.[30] |
| Vrow Margaretha | Unknown | The ship was lost at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[14] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | United Kingdom | The ship departed from New York City, United States for Galway. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[69] |
| Caminhando | Portugal | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Barmouth, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom.[68] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey near the King's Dock Basin, Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[70] She was later refloated.[68] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey.[70] She was later refloated.[68] |
| George Washington | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Liverpool.[70] |
| Golden Age | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool.[70] |
| Hardware | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool.[70] She was later refloated.[68] |
| Orwell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Mersey.[70] She was later refloated.[68] |
| Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey near the King's Dock, Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana District, to Liverpool.[70] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora |  Stettin | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hamburg.[71] |
6 March[edit]
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Jane Halliday | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all French Navy).[72][73] |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all French Navy).[72][73] |
| Themis | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all French Navy).[72] |
| Twins | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Nevis by a French squadron.[73] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Florida Keys.[74] |
| HMS Fly | Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war was wrecked in the Florida Keys.[74] |
| Rattler | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef, Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[74][75] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76] |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76] |
12 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Imogen | Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides while escorting a convoy from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued by Lord Forbes ( United Kingdom) and other ships.[77][78][79] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the Clyde for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[80] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dreadnought | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores.[60] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked off the mouth of the Hunter River, New South Wales. |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Design | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Isle of Man and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[81] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Riga, Russia.[79] |
29 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leviamento Falcao | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[82] |
| Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[78] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Helsingør, Denmark.[83] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock at South Shields, County Durham, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[78] |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[78] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship lost her rudder while on a voyage from Malta to London. She was set afire and abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea.[84][85] |
| Alexander |  Russia | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées.[86] |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham.[86] |
| Arbuckle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Rocky Cove, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Cork and the West Indies.[87] |
| Arno | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Hartlepool.[88] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[89] |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Dominica by the French.[73] |
| Bridget | United Kingdom | The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Zant, Septinsular Republic to London. She was set afire and sunk.[64][90] |
| Cupid | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Pan Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent.[86][88] |
| Dublin | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[88] |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Ballyshannon.[79] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to London.[63] Harmony was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[68] |
| John Morgan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Red Noses, Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. John Morgan was later refloated.[29] |
| Kent | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[4] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[89] |
| Martha | United Kingdom | The sloop was damaged at sea and was beached in the Isles of Scilly.[63] |
| New Kerrison | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued, but made prisoners. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[4] |
| Newland | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by the privateer Le Sylphe ( France).[64] |
| North Star | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Berbice.[89] North Star was later refloated and taken in to Holyhead.[91] |
| Patrick and John | United Kingdom | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued .[77] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Biddeford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, to Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire.[4] |
| Tentacao | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Dublin, United Kingdom.[63] |
| Tweed | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[92] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Jersey, Channel Islands.[84] |
| William & Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast, County Antrim.[79] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire off Dungeness, Kent.[93] |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Jack-in-the-Basket, Blyth, Northumberland.[78] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HM Hired armed brig Lord Melville | Royal Navy | The brig capsized at Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[94] |
6 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter |  United States | The trading brig, Captain Richard Law,[95] hit an iceberg at midnight off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, after getting trapped in an icefield, and sank in half an hour. Twenty-seven of the total of 73 persons on board the trading ship went down with the ship and drowned. The 15 crew and 31 other passengers survived by taking to a long boat and yawl. During the next several days, they were rescued and divided among several fishing ships. In some cases, because of the fishing ships' schedules, the survivors did not reach Marblehead and Salem, Massachusetts for weeks. Based in New York City, Jupiter was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to New York.[96][97] |
14 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Sylphe ( France). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[31] |
18 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy |  New South Wales | The sloop foundered in Jervis Bay with the loss of a crew member. |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | United States | The ship was sunk by ice with the loss of all but six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[98] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer L'Hirondelle ( France). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Varel, Prussia.[99] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The brigantine was crushed by ice off the Domesness Reef in the Baltic Sea and foundered with the loss of all hands.[100][101] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptienne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight.[72] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fair Isle and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[102] |
29 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Draper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Waterford.[73] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Hull, Yorkshire.[59] |
| HMS Bouncer | Royal Navy | The gun-brig ran aground in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and was wrecked. Her crew survived but were taken prisoner by the French .[103] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, collided with another ship in the North Sea 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire and foundered with the loss of two of her crew.[92] |
| Calpe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[104] |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from New York, United States to London/ Her crew were rescued.[100] |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[91] |
| Guardian | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Cork. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[105] |
| Howe | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Runnel Stone and was severely damaged. She subsequently put into Penzance, Cornwall.[3] |
| Little Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, British North America.[3] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia, to London.[106] |
| Nancy & Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Fife Ness.[107] |
| Realisation | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brightlingsea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Galway.[108] |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Crabbs Bay while on a voyage from Cork to Galway.[106] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[105] |
| Scarborough | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Port Royal, Jamaica.[109][110] |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent.[111] |
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | Prussia | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Embden.[112] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva |  Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cronstadt.[113] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tönning.[114] |
| Lord Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tönning.[114] |
10 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Galway.[53] |
14 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Falmouth, Jamaica.[115] |
17 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Eyder.[116] She was later refloated.[117] |
21 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Libava, Courland Governorate.[118] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, and was wrecked.[119] |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the English Channel and was beached at Portland, Dorset.[75] She was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[53] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Barratry by either the captain or the mate was the cause.[120] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[76] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Broadstairs, Kent.[116] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Gibraltar and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Malta to Leith, Lothian.[121] |
| Emilia |  Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Ferrol, Spain.[76] |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[118] |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at St Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Batavian Republic to St Lucar.[53] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[75] |
| Standhastigkeit | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore at Dragø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin.[122] |
| Susan & Polly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Spain to London.[123] |
June[edit]
5 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom | The whaler foundered in the River Plate with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to the South Seas.[124][125] |
22 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Skysea and was wrecked. Her cew survived. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Cork.[126] |
24 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 5 | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Persian War: The galiot ran aground and was wrecked at Bandar-e Anzali, Persia.[113] |
30 June[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at John's Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[127] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship departed Jamaica to join a convoy bound for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[128] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Gunboat No. 7 |  United States Navy | The gunboat disappeared after departing New York City, on 20 June 1805 bound for the Mediterranean Sea.[129] |
| HMCS Integrity | Royal Navy | The cutter departed Sydney, New South Wales for Valparaiso. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ontario | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire while bound for New York, United States.[109] |
July[edit]
7 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | United States | The ship was captured off Cape Corantes by a French privateer. She was driven ashore and burnt. Nancy was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[130] |
11 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Orestes | Royal Navy | War of the Third Coalition: The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Splitter Sands in the North Sea off Gravelines, France. Her burned her to prevent her capture by the French. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The captain deliberately wrecked the ship north off Point de Galle, Ceylon, to avoid capture.[131] |
12 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Plymouth, Devon.[132] |
31 July[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. John Sebastianẹ | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Timor.[133] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[134] |
| HMS Blanche | Royal Navy | War of the Third Coalition: The fifth-rate was captured after an engagement with Départment des Landes, Faune, Topaze and Torche (all French Navy). She was set afire and sunk. Survivors were rescued by Topaze.[135] |
| Carl August | .svg){kind=small} Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore near Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[134] |
| Conceicao | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Ayamonte. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Cádiz.[136] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[83] |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship sank at the King's Dock, Liverpool.[137] |
August[edit]
1 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[138] |
6 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Génois | France | The Téméraire-class ship of the line was damaged in an accident on being launched at Genoa, Ligurian Republic and became hogged. She was repaired and successfully launched on 16 August. |
7 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and was wrecked at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull.[139] |
10 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pigmy | Royal Navy | The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by HMS Albacore, HMS Alcmene, HMS Conquest and HMS Eclipse (all Royal Navy).[140][141][142] |
15 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by French and Spanish Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Leith, Lothian.[143] |
| Gravina | United Kingdom | War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by French and Spanish Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[144] |
16 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Successful Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Sandy Island, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[145] |
17 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fama de Sur | United Kingdom | The ship was captured off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal by French and Spanish Navy vessels while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal. She was set afire and sunk.[146][147] |
| Maria Cornelia | United Kingdom | The ship was captured off Cape St. Vincent by French and Spanish Navy vessels while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon. She was set afire and sunk.[146][147] |
25 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Surinam.[148] |
29 August[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leopard | British North America | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 32°N 51°W / 32°N 51°W). Her crew were rescued by Royal Charlotte ( United Kingdom).[149] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolina | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[150] |
| Euphan | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Eyder.[151] |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Londonderry and was wrecked.[152] |
| Ganges | United Kingdom | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Tortola to the United Kingdom.[153] |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and put into Falmouth, Cornwall. John was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Truro, Cornwall.[127] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was taken off Lima after her crew had mutinied in mid-August; the crew became prisoners in Peru. When the crew mutinied they had put two officers in a boat who were rescued after seven days by Maria ( United States). They also put 10 crew men in two boats, one of which reached land and the other of which Port au Prince rescued ( United Kingdom). |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[127] Richarrd was later refloated.[151] |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[152] |
September[edit]
3 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[154] |
| Montreal | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[154] |
5 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Surinam to London. Her crew were rescued.[155] |
| Magdelina | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Surinam to London. Her crew were rescued .[155] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Grenada to the Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[155] |
7 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United States | The ship was wrecked at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[36] |
| HMS Diligentia | Royal Navy | The ship was wrecked in Mill Bay, Plymouth, Devon with the loss of all hands.[156] |
8 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Octavia | United States | The ship caught fire at Madeira and was scuttled.[143] |
10 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned off the Orkney Islands.[157] |
12 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boddington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex and was wrecked.[158] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[159] |
16 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countess of Darlington | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[160] |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Swin Bottoms, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Fame was later refloated.[147][161] |
| Lucy & Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[157] |
17 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, to Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[162] |
18 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | British East India Company | War of the Third Coalition: The East Indiaman, which had been captured by Marengo and Belle Poule (both French Navy) on 11 July, was driven ashore and wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[163][131] |
19 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dunworldly Bay, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire. Betsey was refloated on 23 September and put into Kinsale, County Cork.[161] |
21 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arhchangelsk to London.[164] |
23 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Swindemünde Bay. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[165] |
25 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Delaware, United States to Bilbao, Spain.[166] |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[145] |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Riga.[167] |
| HMS Papillon | Royal Navy | The brig separated from a convoy in the Atlantic Ocean on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sedulous | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Riga. Her crew were rescued.[145] |
| Wemys | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Riga. Her crew were rescued.[145] |
26 September[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[168] |
| Goldfinch | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all h
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