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List of shipwrecks in 1766

The List of shipwrecks in 1766 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1766.


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January edit

16 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1766
Ship State Description
Matthew   Great Britain The tender, a brig, was lost at Elmina, Gold Coast. All on board were rescued.[1]

25 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1766
Ship State Description
Charles Town   British America The ship was wrecked on the Branclawine Bank, in Delaware Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Benjamin   Great Britain The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3]
Bienvenu   Jersey The ship struck a rock and was wrecked at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Waterford.[4]
Dove   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast with the loss of five of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France.[3]
Duc de Bouillon   France The ship was lost in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux.[5]
Laurel of Peace   France The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain.[6]
Providence   Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tinmouth, County Durham.[7]
Resolution   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Woolpack, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru.[4]

February edit

11 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1766
Ship State Description
Maria   Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Belfast, Ireland.[8]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9]

14 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1766
Ship State Description
Tyger   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]

16 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1766
Ship State Description
Friendship   Great Britain The snow was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[11]

20 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1766
Ship State Description
George   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Rio, Spain.[12]
Eliza Silvester   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio.[12]
Lyon   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio but was later refloated.[12]
Nueva España   Spain The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru.[12]

21 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1766
Ship State Description
Gavavre   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Pio.[12]
Gulls   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio.[12]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Ann   Great Britain The ship was lost on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Augusta   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[13]
Carron   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.[14]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[14]
London   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque.[10]
Lynn Merchant   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz.[9]
Mary   Ireland The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, France.[9]
St. Joseph   France The ship, being very leaky' was abandoned in St George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Jane (  Great Britain). St. Joseph was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Brest.[15]
Three Brothers   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[16]
Welcome   Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[10]

March edit

18 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1766
Ship State Description
Drie Gebroeders   Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campveer to Bilboa, Spain.[17]

22 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1766
Ship State Description
Emanuel   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, France. She was on a voyage from Norway to Mount's Bay, Great Britain[18]

24 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1766
Ship State Description
Dublin Merchant   Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[2] She was later refloated.[11]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Charlotte   Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Gibraltar.[18]
Dorsetshire   Great Britain The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[8]
Europe   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork, Ireland.[19]
James   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne. she was on a voyage from Menton to Copenhagen, Denmark.[20]
Meermin   Dutch East India Company Meermin slave mutiny: The hoeker ran aground in Struisbaai. She was subsequently declared a total loss.
Nancy   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz.[8]
Providence   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Rottenburg   Great Britain The ship was lost ad Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cádiz.[20]
Three Brothers   Great Britain The ship foundered in St. George's Channel.[20]
Vulture   Great Britain The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque, France.[8]
Willingmind   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz.[21]

April edit

12 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1766
Ship State Description
Clifton   Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madeira and Barbadoes.[22]

29 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1766
Ship State Description
Louisa Ulrica   Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Gothenburg.[23]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Frederica Dorothea   Stettin The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin.[24]
Goldfinch   Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[11]
Great Admiral   Great Britain The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick.[25]
Nancy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea on or after 18 April with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Milford Pembrokeshire to Liverpool.[25]
Plymouth Merchant   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool.[25]

May edit

9 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1766
Ship State Description
Granada   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[26]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Dove   Great Britain The ship was lost near "Masterland" with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rostock.[27]
Industry   Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Oporto.[28]
Louisa Sophia   Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Aalburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[29]
Richard   Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank at Oporto, Portugal whilst departing for London.[29]
St. George   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[30]

June edit

12 June edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1766
Ship State Description
Love & Unity   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly (  Ireland). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London.[31]

13 June edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1766
Ship State Description
Falmouth   British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground on the Sagar Sands, India and was wrecked.[32]

21 June edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1766
Ship State Description
Sarah   Great Britain The galley was wrecked off Málaga and abandoned by her crew. She subsequently sank.[33]

26 June edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1766
Ship State Description
HMS St Lawrence   Royal Navy The schooner was lost off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of four of her crew.[34]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Charming Nancy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[1]
Elizabeth   Ireland The ship was driven ashore about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Cork. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[22]
Fortune   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Larwick, Norway to Dublin.[35]

July edit

21 July edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1766
Ship State Description
Endeavour   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Dublin.[36]

22 July edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1766
Ship State Description
Fanny & Betty   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[37]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Commerce   Great Britain The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway.[38]
Globe's Assistance   Great Britain The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden.[38]
Nancy   Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, leaving the passengers on board. She subsequently foundered. Nancy was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[26]
Santa Barbara   Spain The ship was lost off Bahamas on 16 or 17 July with the loss of all but seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Spanish Honduras to Cádiz.[39]

August edit

10 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1766
Ship State Description
John & Stephen   Ireland The ship was wrecked at Eon Eyra, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) east of Curaçoa. She was on a voyage from Cork to Curaçoa.[40]

14 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1766
Ship State Description
Two Sisters   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[41]

22 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1766
Ship State Description
Thomas   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Cork.[42]

24 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1766
Ship State Description
Fair American   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Parkgate to South Carolina, British America.[41]

25 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1766
Ship State Description
Ann   Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Kingdom of France to Gibraltar.[43]

September edit

6 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1766
Ship State Description
El Nuevo Constante   Spain The frigate foundered in a hurricane 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her crew were rescued.[44][45][46]
Marquis of Grandby   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Aldborough Knaps, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[47]

10 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1766
Ship State Description
Charming Nelly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[48][49]
Indian Trader   Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to Jamaica.[50]

11 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1766
Ship State Description
Hopewell   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Riga, Russia.[51]

15 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1766
Ship State Description
New Success   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[52]

18 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1766
Ship State Description
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[53]

30 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1766
Ship State Description
Royal Africa   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Popo, Dahomey.[54]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Diana   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Granada to London.[55]
Hardy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Onega, Russia.[56]
Molly   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]

October edit

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1766
Ship State Description
Phenix   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[57]
Three Friends   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[57]

16 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1766
Ship State Description
Diana   Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[58]

17 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1766
Ship State Description
Plumper   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kingston, Jamaica.[59]

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1766
Ship State Description
Rebecca   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Rose Island, Spanish Florida.[60]
Wetherill   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Pensacola, Spanish Florida with the loss of all but three of her crew.[60]

25 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1766
Ship State Description
St. Catherine   Imperial Russian Navy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Bolshaya. Her crew were rescued.[61]
St. Zachary   Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouths of the Kola and the Nemtina with the loss of sixteen lives. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka.[61]

27 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1766
Ship State Description
New Success   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[62]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Diamond   Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by John & Philip.[63]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[64][65]
Grafton   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[62]
Industry   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[64] She was later refloated and taken in to "Woolver".[66]
Kingstton   Great Britain The ship departed from the Clyde for Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67]
Mary   Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[68]
Regina Catharina   Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was destroyed by fire at Livorno.[58]
Rouble   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to London.[62]
St. Juan Baptista   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to La Rochelle, France.[69]
Susannah   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight.[64]
Sydenham   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Thames Estuary 8 nautical miles (15 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[70]

November edit

17 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1766
Ship State Description
Bishop   Great Britain The ship was lost near Sidmouth, Devon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[71]

18 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1766
Ship State Description
Boyne   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[72]
Grand Power of God   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Cádiz and Tenerife, Canary Islands.[40]

28 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1766
Ship State Description
William & Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost near "Drenten" with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[73]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Adventure   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[71]
Alexander & Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[71]
Brothers   Great Britain The ship was lost on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Charming Nancy   Ireland The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies.[40]
Industry   Dantzick The ship was lost near Aldberg, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to at Mediterranean port.[72]
Maria   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calmar, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[72]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz.[58]
Princess Augusta   Russia The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, Great Britain.[40]
Three Friends   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol.[58]
William and Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[74]

December edit

6 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1766
Ship State Description
Hugh and James   Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[75]

7 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1766
Ship State Description
Young Dirk   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ostend.[76]

10 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1766
Ship State Description
Charlotte   Great Britain The ship was lost at Tarifa, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[77]

11 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1766
Ship State Description
Angel   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Penzance Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Crozic to Saint-Malo.[78]
Expedition   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London[76]
Seahorse   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Zant, Greece to London.[78]

18 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1766
Ship State Description
William   Ireland The ship was lost near Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France.[59]

28 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1766
Ship State Description
Pompey   British America The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina.[79]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Batchelor   Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Sandwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, Ireland.[76]
Cato   Great Britain The ship sank in the North Sea off Hook of Holland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Altea, Spain to London.[80]
Fortunate   Great Britain The ship struck rocks and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. Fortunate was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[81]
Jenny   Ireland The ship was lost near Londonderry with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to an Irish port.[57]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira.[78]
Sally   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin.[82]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766
Ship State Description
Abbot   Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46]
Earl of Guildford   Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was lost on the coast of Hispaniola. At least 236 slaves survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica.[83]
Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast. She was on a voyage from the Grenades to the Piscataqua River.[17]
Elizabeth   British America The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New England to Antigua.[16]
Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Planter (  Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to North Carolina, British America.[84]
Ellis   Great Britain The ship was lost at Egg-harbour, New Jersey, British America with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[24]
Enterprize   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic OCean. Her crew were rescued by Mermaid (  Great Britain). Enterprize was on a voyage from Senegal to London.[85]
General Conway   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Jordans, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued.[55]
George   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York.[86]
Hawke   Great Britain The ship was lost in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Cádiz, Spain.[2]
Henbury   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British America.[70]
Johanna   Ireland The snow sank in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Newry, County Antrim.[17]
Martin   Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys with the loss of 424 lives. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Jamaica.[41]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost on the "Grand Comanas". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[83]
Minehead   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of more than fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[87]
Nancy   Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast with the loss of 23 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia.[88]
Nelly   Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Augustine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to St. Augustine.[89]
New Espagne   Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru.[90]
Northern Lass   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras.[86]
Pembroke   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lynn, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts.[25]
Pitt   Great Britain The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Sarah (  Great Britain).[91]
Pitt   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued and enslaved. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Angola.[40]
Portland   Great Britain The ship was lost in Manchionel Bay, Jamaica.[62]
Rainbow   Great Britain The ship was destroyed on the coast of Africa by an explosion.[18]
Rogers   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Middle Ground, in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia.[36]
Speedwell   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina.[22]
Superb   Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies.[92]
Susanna   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[85]
Swallow   Great Britain The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[93]
Tartar   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 leagues (600 nautical miles (1,100 km)) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew were rescued by Leveret (  Great Britain). Tartar was on a voyage from London to Maryland.[76]
Thomas and Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 June.[94]
Trimmer   Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was taken over by the slaves and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[33]
Two Brothers   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to the Leeward Islands.[95]

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  56. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3203). 30 September 1766.
  57. ^ a b c "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3223). 12 December 1766.
  58. ^ a b c d "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3217). 18 November 1766.
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  68. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3210). 24 October 1766.
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  84. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3183). 22 July 1766.
  85. ^ a b "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3206). 10 October 1766.
  86. ^ a b "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3151). 28 March 1766.
  87. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3186). 1 August 1766.
  88. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3165). 16 May 1766.
  89. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3176). 24 June 1766.
  90. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3239). 3 February 1767.
  91. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3180). 8 July 1766.
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  95. ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3164). 13 May 1766.
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