List of shipwrecks in 1814
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The list of shipwrecks in 1814 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1814.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felicity |  United States | War of 1812: HMS Endymion ( Royal Navy), captured Felicity in the Atlantic Ocean. She was set afire and sunk. Felicity was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[1] |
2 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tartar |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from São Miguel Island, Azores for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2] |
3 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea and foundered.[3] |
4 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | United Kingdom | The brig struck the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk and foundered with the loss of all hands.[4][5] |
| Isabella |  Russia | War of the Sixth Coalition: The full-rigged ship was captured and burnt in the Atlantic Ocean (26°N 30°W / 26°N 30°W) by two French frigates.[6] |
| Tickler | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 13°N 51°W / 13°N 51°W) by USS President ( United States Navy) and was sunk by her.[8] She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[9] |
5 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[6] |
| Industry |  Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Durham ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to London, United Kingdom.[4][5][10] Industry subsequently refloated and came ashore near Orfordness, Suffolk, on 12 January, where she was wrecked.[11] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Africa. Mary Ann was subsequently declared a total loss.[12][13] |
| Newry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Carlingford Bay. She was later refloated. Newry was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Lisbon, Portugal.[5] |
6 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gottfried Mehn |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Strömstad to London, United Kingdom.[14] |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[14] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[14] |
7 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wick, Caithness, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to an Irish port.[11][15] |
| Jonge Richard | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[16] |
8 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[18] |
| Vrouw Elizabeth |  Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her prize crew were rescued.[16] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Bird Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[19] Wellington was later refloated and taken in to the River Tyne.[20] |
9 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ackerman | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[14] |
| Edward | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by USS President ( United States Navy). She was on a voyage from London to "La Guyra".[21] |
10 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[11] |
| Frederick | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to London.[20] |
| Kitty and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of the Isle of Arran, Ayrshire with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Leith, Lothian.[22] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20] |
| William and Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bangor, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[23] She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland, to Belfast, County Antrim.[24] |
11 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euphemia | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cork for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] |
| Felicity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich with the loss of three lives.[19] |
| Leda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Kelheel". Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Swansea, Glamorgan.[26] |
12 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Heligoland to Hull, Yorkshire.[11] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The brig struck rocks and sank at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Original ( United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Heligoland to Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[16] |
13 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Caterga | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 13 nautical miles (24 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to London, United Kingdom.[11] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20] Mary was later refloated and taken in to St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[18] |
| Three Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Youghall, County Cork.[27] |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[18] Richard was refloated in early February and sailed for Plymouth.[28] |
14 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arun | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Crookhaven, County Cork.[18] |
| Dumfries | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured by Meduse and Nymphe ( French Navy) while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Tobago. She was set afire and sunk.[29] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall.[30] |
| Jane Barnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Falmouth.[30] |
| Lady Warren | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Lisbon, Portugal.[30] |
| Mentor | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Penzance, Cornwall, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Cork and London.[30] |
| Montague |  Spain | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.[18][20] Montague was refloated in early February.[28] |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trefusis Point, Cornwall, with the loss of 369 of the 473 people on board.[10] |
| Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[26] |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford, Pembrokeshire.[27] |
15 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Stornoway. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Dublin.[31] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 51°N 15°W / 51°N 15°W). She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[32] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore near Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset, to Plymouth, Devon.[11] |
16 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[33] |
17 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The sloop struck a breakwater at Plymouth, Devon, and sank.[20] |
| Garrett | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Derby Haven, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[23] |
18 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford, County Louth.[23] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford.[23] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
| Towry | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She broke up two days later and was a total loss. Towry was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to an Irish port.[14][30] |
19 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dygden | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bilbao, Spain.[34] |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the West Indies.[20] George was refloated in May and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[7] |
| Robert and Ann | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France with the loss of all hands.[35] |
20 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Capbreton, Landes, France.[2] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked near Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Her crew were taken prisoner.[12] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by Lord Wellington ( United Kingdom), which rescued Ceres's crew. Ceres was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[36] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Capbreton.[2] |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Jamaica.[10] |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Omonville, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to London.[37] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[37][38] |
| Palladium | United Kingdom | The transport ship, a brig, was wrecked near Capbreton.[2] |
| Sarah Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Capbreton[2] |
| HMS Savage | Royal Navy | The Seagull-class brig-sloop ran aground at Guernsey, Channel Islands. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near Capbreton.[2] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[30] |
| Vittoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vauville, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[37] |
21 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellona | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost near Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Passages to an English port.[39] |
| Harp | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by HMS Orestes ( Royal Navy). Harp was on a voyage from Cork to "Passages".[40] |
| Murphy | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (47°09′N 8°30′W / 47.150°N 8.500°W) by Atalante and Terpsichore (both French Navy). She was set afire and sunk.[41] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Cádiz, Spain.[9] |
22 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste |  France | The privateer, a schooner, was driven ashore on the French coast by HMS Helicon ( Royal Navy) with the loss of 109 of her 120 crew.[40] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[10][42] |
| Count Platoff | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Passage West, County Cork, and Lisbon, Portugal.[10][33][42] |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost on the French coast.[43] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet.[10][42] |
| Sokal | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Havana, Cuba.[18] |
24 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Oporto. Aid was later refloated.[44][45] |
| Dido | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Oporto.[44] |
25 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[33][42][46] |
27 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[6] |
| Correio Lisbonere |  Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[47] |
28 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated but came ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Ceres was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Sunderland, County Durham.[23] |
29 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[43] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Looe, Cornwall, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Looe to a Welsh port.[23][48] |
| Chard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. She was later refloated and taken in to Dinan Bay, Finistère. Chard was on a voyage from Dominica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25] |
| Corry Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
| Governor Milne | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore on the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from London to the Black River and Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. Governor Milne was later refloated.[49] |
| HMS Holly | Royal Navy | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of seven of her crew.[25][50] |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[23] |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Boston Deeps with only two crew on board. No further trace, presumed foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[25] |
30 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. She was captured the next day by two privateers and taken in to Audierne, Finistère. Chard was on a voyage from Dominica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[43] |
| Coriolanus | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Cicero and Pallas (both French Navy).[51] |
| Crawford | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Capbreton, Landes, France.[2] |
| Unicorn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Capbreton.[2] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Formby, Lancashire, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] |
31 January[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunus | Portugal | The ship was lost near San Sebastián, Spain.[25] |
| Roxburgh Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the coast of Mauritius. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope and the Île de France, Mauritius.[52][53] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Alderney, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands.[26] She was on a voyage from the Humber to Cork.[33] |
| Content | United Kingdom | The snow was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[42][54] |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Alcmène and Iphigénie (both French Navy). She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[29] |
| Elizabeth & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Hayle, Cornwall.[18] |
| Enigheten | Unknown | The ship was lost in the Tagus in late January. She was on a voyage from Limerick, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal.[6] |
| Estafette | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet with the loss of at least three lives.[14] |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Crabb. She was on a voyage from Burnt Island, Fife to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[11] Fame was refloated in early February and taken in to Dort, South Holland.[24] |
| Hilton | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[20] |
| Hippolyta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Jamaica. She was refloated with assistance from HMS North Star ( Royal Navy).[49] |
| Hoffnung | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to a Dutch port.[55] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Limerick for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[52] |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked near Bayonne.[20] She was on a voyage from St. Andero, Spain to Passage West, County Cork.[15] |
| John and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay with the loss of all hands.[23] |
| John & Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal.[6] |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the French coast.[10] |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk by HMS Eurotas ( Royal Navy) Her crew were rescued.[10] She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[33][42] |
| Lovely Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man with the loss of all hands.[23] |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, British America early in January. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island to Ayr.[12] Lucy was driven out to sea on 17 February. No further trace, presumed foundered.[56] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of four lives.[30] |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship capsized whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin. Her crew were rescued after three days by William ( United Kingdom).[33] |
| Martha | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The schooner was captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the British Isles and was scuttled.[57] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by William ( United Kingdom.[42] |
| May Flower | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the South Ham Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Meaburn | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay in early January with the loss of all hands.[58] |
| Nile | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked at Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[37] |
| Norfolk | United Kingdom | The schooner was lost near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[11] |
| Progress | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[4] |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to London.[18] |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Heligoland to Hull. Her crew were rescued, but made prisoners.[59] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[42] |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Cork.[60] She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. Trafalgar was subsequently repaired.[61] |
| Triton | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the French coast.[14] She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to San Sebastián, Spain.[24] |
| Vrow Rebecca Elizabeth |  Prussia | The ship departed from Norden for London in early January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62] |
| William Dent | United Kingdom | During a voyage in a convoy from Jamaica to London, the West Indiaman became separated from the convoy in the North Atlantic Ocean off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland during a heavy gale that struck between 21 and 24 January and was never heard from again.[63] |
| Yare | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Olay".[19] |
| Young Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[6] |
February[edit]
2 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[28] |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from London to Havana.[49] |
| Navigator | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Havana. She was on a voyage from London to Havana.[49] |
3 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paragon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[26] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[38] |
4 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Cattewater.[37] |
5 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | 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 South Shields, County Durham, to London.[34] |
8 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by USS Adams ( United States Navy) while on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to the West Indies. She was set afire and sunk.[64] |
9 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between "Marsh" and Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6] |
10 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire at Llanelli, Glamorgan.[25] |
11 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William & Alexander | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[40] |
12 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured off Barbados by the privateer Chasseur ( United States) while on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Guadeloupe. She was set afire and sunk.[65] |
13 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off "St. Jullans". She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gibraltar and Lisbon, Portugal.[45] |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62] |
14 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Pictou | Royal Navy | War of 1812: The schooner was captured and sunk by USS Constitution ( United States Navy). |
15 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kitty | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Saint Domingo.[66] |
16 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the frigate Jahde ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bahia, Brazil.[67] |
| Seville Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunbar. Lothian to Lisbon, Portugal.[1] |
18 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swan | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The frigate Jahde ( French Navy) captured and burnt Swan, which was on a voyage from Passages to Rio de Janeiro.[67] |
| Townsend Packet | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The French frigate Clorinde ( French Navy) captured and sank the ship, which was on a voyage from Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall.[9] |
20 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Redcar Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
| Patna |  Egypt | The ship foundered in the Red Sea off Jeddah, Habesh Eyalet with the loss of all hands.[68][69] |
21 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unity | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The sloop was captured at Union Island, Trinidad by the privateer Saratoga ( United States). She was set afire and sunk.[65] |
22 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of thirteen of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[8] |
| Flaxton | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost off Goree, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
| Guista |  Malta | The ship was wrecked east of Cape Brule while on a voyage from Malta to Alexandria, Egypt.[52][53] |
| Lady Mackworth | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bona, Algeria.[12] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost off Goree. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
23 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Escalapius | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea and was consequently beached at Orford, Suffolk, where she was wrecked.[44] |
24 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Sutton, County Dublin with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Dublin.[61] |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from London to Havana.[29] |
| Navigator | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Havana. She was on a voyage from London to Havana.[29] |
25 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 6 March.[9][70] |
| William and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stromness, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Surinam.[71] William and Elizabeth was refloated in late March and taken in to Stromness.[49] |
27 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carteret | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (49°55′N 10°50′W / 49.917°N 10.833°W) by Halcyon ( France) while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was set afire and sunk. |
28 February[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Anacreon | Royal Navy | The Cormorant-class ship-sloop foundered without a trace in the English Channel while returning from Lisbon. |
| Hoppett | United Kingdom | The ship was last sighted on this date. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[62] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Spurn Point, Yorkshire in early February.[26] |
| Amizada | Portugal | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the Cape Verde Islands by two French Navy frigates. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Santos, Brazil.[64] |
| Apollo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28] |
| Beresford | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the Haak Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. There were 42 survivors.[72] She was on a voyage from The Downs to a Dutch port.[73] |
| George and Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Happisburgh and Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
| Hazard | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[34] |
| Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[74] Kitty was a British privateer operating off Sierra Leone when a Spanish slave trader captured her, killed her master, enslaved some of her crew, and then scuttled her. |
| Lionel & Anthony | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Tenerife, Canary Islands, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
| Lord Collingwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Villanova". She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Oporto, Portugal.[25] Lord Collingwood broke up on 25 February.[6] |
| Maria Antonia | Spain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amelia Island, East Florida, New Spain to Havana, Cuba.[76] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Goree, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[73] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the Haak Sand with the loss of all on board.[72] She was on a voyage from The Downs to a Dutch port.[73] |
| Plutos | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The Barque was captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the British Isles and was scuttled in February or early March.[77] |
| Redligheten | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore at Goree. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Rotterdam.[61] |
| Santa Anna | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bilbao. She was on a voyage from London to St. Andero[61][78] |
| Thomas and Sarah | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the French coast.[34] |
| Unknown | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The old vessel was captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the British Isles and was stripped and scuttled by gunfire in the first week of February.[79] |
| Whitby | United Kingdom | The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Palermo, Sicily.[21] |
March[edit]
1 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. At least nine of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London.[39] |
| Amiable Ann | Spain | The brig was abandoned off Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rivadeo to London, United Kingdom.[78] |
| Caernarvon Castle | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked at "Passages". Her crew were rescued.[29] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Oxwich, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Neath, Glamorgan.[78] |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[80] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked at "Passages". Her crew were rescued.[29] |
2 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conference | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to London.[78] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Poole, Dorset bound for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29] |
| Minerva | France | The ship was lost near "Passages". She was on a voyage from Salou, Spain to Passages.[43] |
| Risk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain.[29] She was on a voyage from St. Andero to Cork.[49] |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bayonne, Gironde, France.[65] |
3 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardent | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[45][81] |
| Benjamin | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by another vessel in the Tagus at Lisbon, Portugal and was wrecked.[82] She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, Bahamas.[49] |
| Fox | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands.[81] |
| HMS Gleaner | Royal Navy | The ketch foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées. Her crew were rescued.[81][83] |
| London | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[45][81] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. Mercury was later refloated.[43] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The letter of marque was wrecked in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[45][84] |
| Susanna | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Cork.[39] |
| Tranquillidad | Sweden | The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal[62] |
4 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the New Sand, 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.[39][8] |
5 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Faversham, Kent.[8][39] |
7 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreby or Ferribee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London.[8][39] |
| William and Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire.[8] |
8 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Goree, South Holland, Netherlands for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[85] |
9 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellisarius | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Oporto.[29] |
| John Palmer | United Kingdom | The ship was under charter to the British East India Company when she wrecked off Ovar, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India, to the Île Bourbon and London.[43] |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Barnstaple, Devon.[86] |
| Sylph | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer America ( United States). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes.[53] |
10 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[86] |
11 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The brig was driven ashore near Long Island, New York, United States by the privateer Diomede ( United States).[53] |
15 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated on 20 March.[21] |
| Four Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Halifax.[21] |
16 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Southampton, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[87] |
19 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Czarina | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Atalante ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to London.[88] |
20 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Caroline ( United States). She was set afire and sunk. Maria was on a voyage from Puerto Plata Hispaniola to Jamaica.[32] |
21 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orion | United Kingdom | The ketch foundered in the English Channel east of St Anthony Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[89] |
23 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changeable | United Kingdom | The ship was run down in the Swin by Calypso ( United Kingdom) with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[43] |
24 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Decoy | Royal Navy | War of the Sixth Coalition: The naval cutter was driven ashore at Calais, France. French troops fired on her, forcing her surrender.[90] |
| Salome | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Atterfield Rocks, in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down, to London.[29] |
25 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca |  British North America | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island.[56][91] |
30 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65][92] |
31 March[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havant | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued by HMS Hope ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex, to Dublin.[12] |
| Pompey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, off the coast of British Honduras.[32] |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Sambro Island Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[91] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Berhum". She was on a voyage from London to Heligoland.[12] |
| Aurora | Sweden | The ship was lost off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[93] |
| Beaver | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[29] |
| Crow Isle | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to Hull, Yorkshire.[8] |
| Curlew | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and destroyed by an American privateer.[94] |
| De Good Verwachting | Sweden | The galiot was driven ashore at "Chilton", Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[29][82] |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the Weser and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.[9] |
| Diana | United Kingdom | War of the Sixth Coalition: The transport ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by Étoile and Sultane (both French Navy) while on a voyage from London to Madeira, Portugal and the West Indies. She was set afire and sunk.[12][65][95] |
| Emilia | Portugal | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed off the Cape Verde Islands by two French frigates. She was on a voyage from Madeira to the Rio Grande.[74] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on the French coast.[45] |
| Endymion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[43] |
| Five Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. Her crew were rescued by HMS Dispatch ( Royal Navy), which scuttled the ship.[45] |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Lisbon to Bilbao, Spain.[29] |
| Harriet | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore in Betanza Bay, Spain.[45] |
| Hoffnung | Sweden | The ship was lost off Terschelling. She was on a voyage from Gotheburg to Amsterdam.[93] |
| John and Thomas | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Midas ( United States off Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was set afire and sunk.[12] John and Thomas was on a voyage from Cork to "Passages".[13] |
| Lord Dundas Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[39] |
| Mars | United States | War of 1812: The privateer brig was driven ashore near Boston, Massachusetts, by two Royal Navy ships. She was captured and burnt.[21] |
| Nimrod | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East Dean, Sussex.[84] |
| Plutos | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The privateer America ( United States) captured and scuttled the ship in the Atlantic Ocean off the British Isles in February or early March.[96] |
| San Antonio Victoriosa | Spain | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bilboa.[45] |
| Sparkler | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[12] |
| Tystheton | Sweden | The ship was wrecked off Cádiz, Spain in early March. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to St. Ubes, Portugal and Gothenburg.[41][66] |
| Viagante | Portugal | War of the Sixth Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed by Atalante ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Havana, Cuba.[97] |
| Wells | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk off Inchkeith by Sprightly ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[9] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Revenge ( United States). She was on a voyage from Cumaná, Captaincy General of Venezuela to Martinique.[98] |
| Symmetry | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Wrath, Sutherland by the privateer Scourge ( United States) while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Pillau, Prussia. She was set afire and sunk.[99] |
| Union | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Wrath by the privateer Scourge ( United States) while on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland, British North America. She was set afire and sunk.[99] |
2 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | .svg){kind=small} India | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (approximately 10°S 85°E / 10°S 85°E).[64] She had previously run aground in the Straits of Sunda on 13 March. Asia was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Bombay.[100] |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[92] |
3 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Sweden | The ship capsized in the Tagus in a squall.[41] |
4 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of São Miguel, Azores, Portugal by the privateer Midas ( United States).[41] |
| Earl Gower | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east of São Miguel by the privateer Midas ( United States).[41] |
| St. Jago | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Adour. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to "Passages".[88] |
5 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | British North America | War of 1812: The brig was captured and burnt by the privateer Fox ( United States).[101] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kenfig sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Aberavon, Glamorgan, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[80] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
| Star | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Caroline ( United States).[98] |
7 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[51][99] |
| Régulus | French Navy | War of the Sixth Coalition: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was set afire and scuttled off Meschers-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime to prevent her being captured by HMS Centaur and HMS Egmont (both Royal Navy). |
8 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| De Liefde | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland.[87] She was later refloated.[102] |
12 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goree Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Passages".[103] |
15 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royalist | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Davis Strait with the loss of all hands.[104] |
16 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to London.[105] |
19 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emprador d'America | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil.[106] |
20 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joana | Malta | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk between Madeira and the Portuguese coast by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Malta to Lisbon, Portugal.[62] |
| Twee Gebroeders | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland.[55] |
23 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The sloop was captured and burnt by the privateer Revenge ( United States).[98] |
| Martha | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The schooner was captured and burnt by the privateer Revenge ( United States).[98] |
24 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was later refloated.[107] |
| Principe | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55][88] Principe was refloated in May and taken in to Liverpool.[62] |
| Stephen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice near Copenhagen.[107] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice near Copenhagen. She was later refloated.[107] |
25 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Valencia, Spain.[91] |
| John and James | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Montrose.[55] |
27 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, to Liverpool, Lancashire. Isis was later refloated and taken in to Ollerswich Bay.[97] |
| Lovely Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Montego Bay to Falmouth, Jamaica.[101] |
| Nikolai |  Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship, a yacht was driven ashore and wrecked on the Curonian Spit. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Pillau, Prussia.[108] |
28 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dantzig. Lively was later refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[109] |
30 April[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship departed São Miguel, Azores for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104] |
Unknown date[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diligence | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and destroyed by an American privateer. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, British North America.[94] |
| Gotheborg | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[99] |
| Grenada Packet | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and destroyed by an American privateer.[94] |
| Hoffnung | Sweden | Gunboat War: The schooner was captured by a Danish vessel. She was recaptured by HMS Locust ( Royal Navy) but subsequently foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Wolgast, Swedish Pomerania.[99] |
| Huffnung | Unknown | The ship was wrecked near "Musan". She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands, to "Passages".[65] |
| John Palmer | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Lisbon, Portugal with the loss of over 100 lives.[110] |
| Maria Catharina | Sweden | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Wolgast, Swedish Pomerania, to Gothenburg.[55] |
| Metcalf | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Port Maria, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[32] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Madeira to São Miguel Island, Azores and London.[66][111] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the River Spey.[111] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Carrel", Portugal with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to London.[41] |
| Tom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near North Meols, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.[55] |
| Wilhelmina | Sweden | War of 1812: The galliot was captured and burnt by the privateer Kemp ( United States) before 16 April.[66] |
May[edit]
1 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Scourge ( United States). She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[112] |
| Jong Hendrick | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at Brielle, South Holland.[47] |
| Success | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Grassholm and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Milford, Pembrokeshire.[107] |
2 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and James | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Montrose.[111] |
| Wohlfarth | Unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal.[7] |
3 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daphne | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to "Eisdale".[111] |
4 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Moira | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Falmouth, Cornwall.[109] |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. Kate was later refloated.[97] |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Teignmouth, Devon.[107] |
5 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina Carolina |  Greifswald | The ship was driven ashore near Malmö, Sweden.[112] |
| Fate | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania.[112] |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Fowey, Cornwall.[7][113] |
6 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The brig was captured and burnt by the privateer Ultor ( United States). She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Havana, Cuba.[98] |
8 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enigheden | Sweden | The ship was run down and sunk off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[62] |
9 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Shields Lifeboat.[97] She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields, County Durham.[112] |
| John & Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the Shields Lifeboat.[97] |
13 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Favorite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Belfast, County Antrim. Favorite was later refloated.[7] |
16 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banff | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. sHe was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Peterhead.[112] |
19 May[edit]
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Halcyon | Royal Navy | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop ran aground and capsized off Free Point, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria |  Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the
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