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List of shipwrecks in 1786

The list of shipwrecks in 1786 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1786.

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January edit

1 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1786
Ship State Description
Betty   Sweden The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[1]
Cornelius   Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cádiz.[1]
Jenny   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) from St. Andero, Spain with the loss of four of her crew.[2]
Senhouse   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Llencalth" and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[3]

3 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1786
Ship State Description
James   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4]

4 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1786
Ship State Description
Rosamund   Great Britain The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon.[4]
St. Antonia Boa Viagem   Great Britain The ship was severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[4]
Trecothick   Great Britain The ship was lost near Looe, Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[4]
Twee Gesustus   Dutch Republic The ship sank at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Amsterdam.[4]
Zeelust   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Amsterdam.[4]

5 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1786
Ship State Description
Hannah   Great Britain The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]

6 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1786
Ship State Description
Halsewell   British East India Company
 
Halsewell

The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at St Alban's Head, Dorset and wrecked with the loss of over 240 lives. There were 74 survivors.

7 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1786
Ship State Description
Jonge Ricke   Dutch Republic The ship foundered in the North Sea west of Ostend, West Flanders, France. Her crew were rescued.[6]
L'Aimable Desirée   France The brigantine was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew.[7]

8 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1786
Ship State Description
Hero   Great Britain The ship foundered in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[5]

10 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1786
Ship State Description
Thomas and Wiliam   Great Britain The ship capsized and sank at Cork, Ireland.[8]

14 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1786
Ship State Description
Peggy   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[1]

15 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1786
Ship State Description
Nancy   Ireland The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Drogheda, County Louth.[9]
Ross   Great Britain The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thistle (  Great Britain).[10]

17 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1786
Ship State Description
William and Margaret   Great Britain The ship was lost near Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Antilope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Slapton, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[11]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[12]
Britannia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1]
Catharine   Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[12]
Crescent   French Navy The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked off Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue.
Defiance   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. She was on a voyage from "Guyon" to London.[1]
Diana   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[1]
Dispatch   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London[1]
Enterprize   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon.[13] She was later refloated.[14]
Everton   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[1]
Friends   Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira.[4]
Friends   Great Britain The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked whilst on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[11]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Oporto.[15]
Ganges   Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and put into Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was abandoned by her crew and plundered by the local inhabitants.[9]
George   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon.[11]
Grampus   Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, Devon.[11]
Hibernia   Ireland The ship foundered in Tramore Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[11]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helston, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[11]
Jupiter   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Steden Point, Zealand, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[4]
Le Maria   France The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[3]
Marie Anne   France The ship was driven ashore near Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[12]
Martha   Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to London.[5]
Molly   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Londonderry. Molly was later refloated.[16]
Notre-Dame-de-Montserrat   Spain The polacca was wrecked at Cádiz.[7]
Nancy   Great Britain The ship was lost at Port a Ferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9]
Patience   Denmark The ship was lost near "St. Peter's Castle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Marseille, France.[1]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol.[17]
Piedmont   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[9] Piedmont was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[1]
Pilten   Great Britain The sloop was run down and sunk by Monmouth (  Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[12]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was lost near Portland. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London.[1]
Pomona   Ireland The ship was lost 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the Waterford Lighthouse with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Belfast, County Antrim.[16]
Prescieux   France The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Bourdeaux.[5]
Prince of Wales   Great Britain The ship was lost near Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Lisbon.[3]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon.[11]
Rose   Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[16][18]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Pool, Dorset.[15]
Silecia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[11]
Snowden Hill   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[15]
Speedwell   Great Britain The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Plymouth.[12]
St Elias   Russia The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantz, France.[1]
Thomas and Mary   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Bristol.[17]
Thomas and William   Great Britain The ship capsized at Cork.[4]
Willian & Margaret   Great Britain The ship was lost near Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to London.[5]

February edit

2 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1786
Ship State Description
San Pedro de Alcantara   Spanish Navy The fourth rate ship-of-the-line sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of 128 of the 398 people on board. She was on a voyage from Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru to Cádiz.[19][20]

3 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1786
Ship State Description
Alexander   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland.[21]

5 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1786
Ship State Description
Emperor   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]

7 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1786
Ship State Description
Maria   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Falmouth, Cornwall.[23]

21 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1786
Ship State Description
Jenny   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Antigua.[24]

23 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1786
Ship State Description
William   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Roscoff, France. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic and Nantz, France.[24]

25 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1786
Ship State Description
Earl Tyrone   Ireland The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[19]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Adventure   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily.[25]
Brothers   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Killybegs, County Donegal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[26]
Concordia   Denmark The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain with the loss of all but thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies.[14]
Fermuse   Kingdom of Sicily The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples.[13]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22]
Harmony   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[13]
Helena   Great Britain The hoy was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Embden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[23]
Houghton   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[14]
Iris   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[23]
Mary   Ireland The ship was lost at the Koog of Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam.[14]
Minerva   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[23]
Prosperity   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Gothenburg, Sweden and the West Indies.[23]

March edit

4 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1786
Ship State Description
Bahama   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Bimini Rocks, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[27]
Hedwig Christiana   France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette to Alderney, Channel Islands.[27]

5 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1786
Ship State Description
Clio   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°37′N 50°51′W / 37.617°N 50.850°W / 37.617; -50.850). Her crew were rescued on 22 March by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[28]
Friendship   Ireland The ship foundered between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Cork.[29]
Postillion   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cádiz.[29]

15 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1786
Ship State Description
Friends Adventure   Great Britain The brigantine was wrecked on Sandy Key, off Grand Bahama. All on board survived. The made a small boat from the wreckaged and reached the Abaco Islands on 7 June.[30]

16 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1786
Ship State Description
Christian   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[2]
John & Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[2]
Nancy   United States The sloop was driven ashore at Swansborough, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[31]
Vulcan   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Newcastle upon Tyne.[32]

17 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1786
Ship State Description
Henrietta   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[33]

31 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1786
Ship State Description
John & Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was refloated.[34]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was lost at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Pool.[35]
Elogium   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[35]
Endeavour   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Dunworley Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[34]
Flora   Great Britain The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[35]
Frederick   Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[35]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Embden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[35]
Hannah   Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Brothers (  Great Britain). Hannah was on a voyage from London to Bourdeaux, France.[36]
Happy Return   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Jenny   Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool.[32]
Johnson   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all hands.[2]
La San Jos la Conception   Spain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to St. Andero.[37]
Mercurius   Hamburg The ship was lost near Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bourdeaux.[19]
Molly   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[25]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Rose & Sally   Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Tinmouth, Devon to Bristol.[2]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Suffolk 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Colchester, Essex.[35]
Success   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[35]
Vrow Catharina   Hanover The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Embden to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[35]
Woodhouse   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]

April edit

2 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1786
Ship State Description
Lady Cathcart   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the south west coast of Hispaniola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[38]

10 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1786
Ship State Description
Carolina   United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[39] She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to a port in North Carolina.[40]

17 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1786
Ship State Description
Adriana   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[41]

20 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1786
Ship State Description
Maria Elizabeth flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Deal, Kent, Great Britain.[42]

24 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1786
Ship State Description
Fly   Jersey The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[43]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
American   United States The ship capsized at Fayal, Azores with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Fayal.[44]
Ann   Great Britain The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was run ashore at Fayal and was wrecked.[42]
Cato   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[28]
Horizon   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily to a Baltic port.[28]
Jamaica Paquet   Great Britain The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amity (  Great Britain). Jamaica Paquet was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[45]
James   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[44]
Lucia Emerantia   Danish Asiatic Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Bengal to copenhagen.[46][47] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45]
Prince George   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[44]
Seville Packet   Great Britain The ship ran aground near St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cádiz, Spain.[48]

May edit

6 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1786
Ship State Description
Lord Townsend   Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Colleradoes and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49]

7 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1786
Ship State Description
Zonsderdorf   Prussia The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Königsberg.[50]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Albion   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to Bristol. Gloucestershire.[27]
Alexander   Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage rom London to Cádiz, Spain.[51]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Zea, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[50]
Clyde   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[51]
Neptune   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzick.[52][54]
Prosperous   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Oléron, France. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British America.[55] She was later refloated and taken in to St Martin's, Isles of Scilly for repairs.[50]
Rebecca   Great Britain The ship was lost near the mouth of the Llobregat, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Zant, Republic of Venice.[54]
Sally   Great Britain The ship departed from Cádiz for Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
St. Joseph   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa.[50]
St. Joze e St. Antonio   Portugal The ship was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[53]

June edit

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Crown   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Memel, Prussia.[57]

July edit

13 July edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1786
Ship State Description
Two ship′s boats   France A barge and two longboats, operating as part of the La Perouse Expedition, were swept into a tidal bore during an ebb tide near the entrance to Lituya Bay in southeastern Russian America. Two of the craft were wrecked, killing all 21 men aboard them; their bodies were not recovered. The third craft escaped.[58]

16 July edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1786
Ship State Description
Eliza   Great Britain The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[45]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Britannia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[59]
Lutin   French West India Company The ship departed from Africa for the French West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
Rose   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bay of Bulls.[61]
Scotia   Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[62]

August edit

5 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1786
Ship State Description
Dolphin   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden.[47] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[63]
Florentia   Prussia The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Dort, Dutch Republic.[45]

29 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1786
Ship State Description
Three Cranes   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 37°N 60°W / 37°N 60°W / 37; -60) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued.[64]

30 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1786
Ship State Description
Nelly   Great Britain The ship was driven out of Dominica in a storm. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]

31 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1786
Ship State Description
Trial   Great Britain The ship departed from Saint Vincent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Aid   Great Britain The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
Ann Marian   Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Loch Crinan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Riga, Russia.[63]
Mary Ann   Great Britain The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, France to a port in New England, United States.[67]
Nancy   Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an Irish port.[46]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship was lost near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Narva, Russia.[45]
Resolution   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[63]

September edit

2 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1786
Ship State Description
Brathwait   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Bridgetown   Barbadoes The brig was wrecked at Barbadoes.[67]
Generous Planter   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Hibernia   Ireland The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Industry   Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Isabella   Ireland The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
James   Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Mary   Great Britain The schooner departed from Tobago for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[69]
Speedwell   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Townsend   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
William   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore at Barbadoes.[67]

3 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1786
Ship State Description
Cruger   United States The ship was wrecked on the Horseshoe Reef, off Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[70]
Jackson   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Limerick, Ireland.[71]

8 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1786
Ship State Description
Sally   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[71]

14 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1786
Ship State Description
Cadiz Packet   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[71][72] Cadiz Packet was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[73]

15 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1786
Ship State Description
Two Brothers   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes to Dunkerque.[72]

16 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1786
Ship State Description
Castlecrieve   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Formby. Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[72]

22 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1786
Ship State Description
La Laurette   France The ship was wrecked at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime.[74]

23 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1786
Ship State Description
Nelly   Great Britain The ship ran aground at Ostend, Dutch Republic and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[75]

24 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1786
Ship State Description
Four Brothers   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[76]
Saint Alexander   Imperial Russian Navy The Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Tarkhan-Kut. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kherson to Sevastopol.[77]

27 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1786
Ship State Description
General Melville   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc, France. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[75]

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Ship State Description
Auspicious   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[73]
Britannia   Great Britain Captain Muirhead's ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was later refloated.[61]
Britannia   Great Britain Captain Roberts's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Brothers   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west of Hogland, Russia.[78]
City of Seville   Spain The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Seville to Ostend.[61] She was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[73]
Columba Alba   Dantzick The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool.[75]
Copenhagen   Denmark The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Two of her crew were rescued by a Tuscan vessel.[61]
Diana   Ireland The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[75]
John & Mary   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[73] John & Mary was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[79]
John and Thomas   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Strumstadt", Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Phebe   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Memel, Prussia.[61]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[73]
Sea Otter   Great Britain The 100-ton two-masted snow disappeared without trace after departing Snug Harbor Cove (60°45′N 146°39′W / 60.750°N 146.650°W / 60.750; -146.650 (Snug Harbor Cove)) in Russian Alaska in September sometime prior to 20 September.[80]
Severn Packet   Great Britain The ship sank in the Bengal River, India with the loss of all but one of her crew.[56]
Speedwell   Great Britain The ship departed from Placentia, Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81]
Young William   Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[71]

October edit

4 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1786
Ship State Description
Betsey   Ireland The ship was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to The Rosses, County Donegal.[82]

20 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1786
Ship State Description
Brothers   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
Hector   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
Lady Charlotte   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
Mercury   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
Minerva   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[83]
New Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Jamaica.[83]
Sally   Great Britain The schooner capsized at Kingston, Jamaica during a gale with the loss of seven lives.[84] She was towed in to Port Royal hull uppermost.[85]

24 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1786
Ship State Description
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was lost at Renewse, Newfoundland.[86]

28 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1786
Ship State Description
Hendrick and Jacob   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[87][88]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1786
Ship State Description
America   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Creden Head, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Erskine, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[89]
Catharina   Sweden The ship was lost near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Stralsund.[89]
Dispatch   Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, Great Britain.[90]
General Washington   Republic of Genoa The ship was abandoned off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[79]
Glory   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[91]
Jane   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Steen Stares, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[92][67]
Johanna Cornelia   Sweden The ship was lost near Marstrand.[89]
Juno   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[89]
Lambkin   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
Pitt   Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Hope (  Great Britain). Her crew were rescued.[89]
Prosperous   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. she was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[90] Prosperous was later refloated.[89]

November edit

3 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1786
Ship State Description
Kettle Bender   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[93]

6 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1786
Ship State Description
New London   Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm, Sweden. New London was taken in to Bawdsey, Suffolk.[82]

14 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1786
Ship State Description
L'Aimable Marthe   France The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[74]

23 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1786
Ship State Description
Thomas and William   Great Britain The ship was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[94]

26 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1786
Ship State Description
Le Fry   France The ship foundered off Cordovan. Her crew were rescued.[74]

28 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1786
Ship State Description
Notre Dame de Grâce   France The ship was lost at D'Arcachon with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bourdeaux.[95]

30 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1786
Ship State Description
Fly   United States The ship was lost at La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bourdeaux, France.[85]
Le Pressigny   France The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche.[74]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Anna Christina   Sweden The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Pegwell Bay crewless.[96]
Anna Elizabeth   Russia The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was taken in to Ramsgate, where she sank due to damage sustained.[76]
Bonavista   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Oporto. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
Britannia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.[96]
British Queen   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. she was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to the Strait of Gibraltar.[65]
Charlotte   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76]
Congress   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[97]
Enterprize   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Duncannon, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[76]
Glasgow   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.[96]
King George   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[98][99]
L'Amiable Marie   France The ship was wrecked on Drake's Island, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Grandville.[65]
Lowstoff   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Draken". She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[67]
Nymph   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[68]
Prince of Orange   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to London.[99]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France.[96]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[68]
Thornton   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) from Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg.[67]
Three Friends   Great Britain The ship was lost at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[76]
Two Sisters   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex[99]

December edit

2 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1786
Ship State Description
Friendship   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Alicante, Spain.[100]

8 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1786
Ship State Description
Swallow   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Brothers (  Great Britain). Swallow was on a voyage from America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[101]

10 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1786
Ship State Description
Thistle   Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Kenmare River, Ireland.[102] She was on a voyage from Cork to Málaga, Spain.[103]

14 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1786
Ship State Description
L'Amphitrite   French Navy The fifth rate frigate sank at the Île de France, Mauritius.[104] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[105]
L'Aurore   French Navy The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore at the Île de France.[104] She was later refloated and returned to service.[106]
La Colombe   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France.[104]
L'Actiff   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated.[104]
La Fidele   Mauritius The ship was driven ashore at the Île de France.[104]
La Rosalie   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[104]
L'Astrée   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated.[104]
Le Bien Amis   French East India Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[104]
Le Bons Amis   French East India Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[104]
Le Boukons   Mauritius The ship sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[104]
Le Chancellor Du Brabant   French East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Île de France.[104]
Le Colon   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[104]
Le Compte D'Artois   French East India Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[104]
Le Consalateur   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[104]
Le David   French East India Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[104]
Le Louisa   Mauritius The ship was lost at the Île de France.[104]
Le Maria Jeaune   Mauritius The ship was driven ashore at the Île de France.[104]
Le Pacifique   French East India Company The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[107][104]
Le Telemaque   French East India Company The East Indiaman was driven ashore at the Île de France.[104]
L'St Esprit   French East India Company The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[104]

15 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1786
Ship State Description
Robert   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and sank near the Black Rock, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire[100]

16 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1786
Ship State Description
Lebed   Imperial Russian Navy The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Dneister. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Petersfield   Great Britain The ship was in collision with Judith (  Great Britain) off the coast of Kent and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Judith. Petersfield was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[100]

17 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1786
Ship State Description
Whalefisher   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Broad Bay, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis with the loss of four of her crew.[108]

23 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1786
Ship State Description
Anna   Sweden The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Gothenburg.[109]

24 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1786
Ship State Description
Adventure   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to London. Adventure was refloated in January 1787 and taken in to Cádiz Bay.[110][111]
Joseph   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[86]
Success   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland.[86]

27 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1786
Ship State Description
Molly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London.[112]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[113]
Benjamin   Great Britain The ship was lost near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to London.[86]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Tingmouth, Devon.[114]
Capelin   Great Britain The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[103]
Christian Hendrick   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Barcelona, Spain.[115]
Congress   United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prince Frederick (  Great Britain), which sprang a leak three days later and was abandoned. The crews from both ships reached Flores Island, Azores.[116] Congress was on a voyage from a French port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prince Frederick was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[112]
Dame Maria Anne   Spain The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from a port in Catalonia to Cádiz.[60]
Fletcher   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[103]
Grenada Packet   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and sank at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Liverpool.[94]
Gryfraald   Sweden The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Lisbon, Portugal.[100]
Hercules   Great Britain The ship was lost near Bilboa, Spain.[100]
Hercules   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off "Derwinde". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.[117]
Industry   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Nass Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[86]
Industry   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz.[117]
Johannes Francisco   Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Gibraltar.[115]
Juno   Dutch Republic Navy The fifth rate frigate was wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight with the loss of six of her crew.[115][118]
L'Aimable Thèrese   France The ship was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[74]
La Ville de Havre   France The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Cape Town, Dutch Cape Colony and Le Havre.[113][74]
Messenger   Great Britain The ship was lost in Blacksod Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to an English port.[86]
Mette Catharina   Russia The ship was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Genoa.[115]
Montgomery   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Newry to London.[100]
Neptune   Great Britain The ship became trapped by ice at Narva, Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Narva to Hull, Yorkshire.[100]
Nostra Señora de Begona   Spain The ship was wrecked near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew.[113]
Ormond   Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[113]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall.[115]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[119]
Providence   Great Britain The ship sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Hull.[115]
Rebecca   Great Britain The ship was lost at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued.[95]
Rodney   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland.[120]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore between Waterford and Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Pool, Dorset.[94]
Samuel   Great Britain The ship was lost in The Wash with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Herne Bay, Kent.[100]
St. Antonio   Spain The ship departed from Carthagena, Viceroyalty of New Granada for Ferrol. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[121]
Success   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[94]
Sophia   Great Britain The ship was lost near Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to London.[86]
Three Brothers   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Figueira da Foz.[117]
Wallfish   Stettin The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[119]
Wasa   Russia The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal.[119]
William and Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz.[103]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786
Ship State Description
Assistance   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize.[122]
Baton Rouge   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain.[123]
Biscayner   Great Britain The whaler was lost on the coast of Newfoundlan, British America.[89]
Brabant   France The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast to France.[103]
Bridget   Great Britain The ship was lost.[25]
Britannia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, South Carolina, United States.[57]
Carolina   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from St. Marks, Florida, New Spain to Charleston, South Carolina and London.[54]
Commerce   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[124] Her crew were rescued.[125]
Dolphin   Great Britain The ship was lost on "Robert Island", off the Cape of Good Hope.[63]
Enterprize   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island, United States to Dublin, Ireland. Her crew were rescued by Buckthorn (  Great Britain).[34][126]
Flor de Naugacas   Portugal The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Maranão, Brazil to Oporto.[63]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a reef off Antigua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to the Musquito Shore and British Honduras.[38]
Hansford   Great Britain The brig was lost whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Antigua.[47]
Hawke   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to Jamaica.[127]
Hector   Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[128]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica.[68]
Hope   United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the West Indies and Virginia.[67]
Hunter   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[129]
Kitty   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland.[94]
La Brunette de Nantes   France The ship was wrecked on Aiglenau whilst of a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to France. Her crew were rescued.[74]
Les Deux Amis de Havre   France The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[74]
Marquis de Voyer   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to France.[130]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was abandoned off the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued by New Hope (  Great Britain). Mary was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain and Virginia.[65]
Mary   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Virginia.[76]
Maryland Paquet   Great Britain The ship was lost on the Virginia Capes, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, United States.[131]
Nuestra Señora del Rosário   Spain The ship was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[132]
Peggy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[133]
Porgey   United States The ship was wreckedin the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[36][134]
Providence   Great Britain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Friendship (  Great Britain). Providence was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[113]
Rebecca   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River. She was on a voyage from Madras to Bengal, India.[130]
Renuse   Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[67]
Revenge   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[76]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Maryland.[97]
Santa Roza   Portugal The ship was lost in the Chinese Sea. Her crew were rescued.[135]
Success   Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Dublin, Ireland.[136][137]
Susannah   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, United States.[90] She may have been the ship that sank at "Harbour De Lute" and was subsequently refloated.[76]
Telemachus   United States The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Sable. She was on a voyage from Georgia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[125]
Theodore de Nantes   France The ship struck a rock and was wrecked.[74]
True Briton   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from a port in New Brunswick to Halifax.[90]
Uu Terre Neuvier   France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, France.[74]
Warren's Town   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Cadiz, Spain.[124] Her crew were rescued.[125]

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