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List of shipwrecks in 1779

The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.


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January edit

20 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1779
Ship State Description
Curwen   Ireland The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. Presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]

25 January edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1779
Ship State Description
Fortune   Great Britain The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[2]
Lydia   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheepland, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland.[1]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Bersham   Great Britain The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[2]
Duc de Chatelet   France The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Saint Domingo.[3]
Henry   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira.[4]
L'Esperance en Dieu   France The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize (  Guernsey). She was subsequently lost near Waterford, Ireland. L'Esperance en Dieu was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Martinico.[2]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Nancy   Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim.[6]

February edit

12 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1779
Ship State Description
Adventure   Great Britain The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[7]

28 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1779
Ship State Description
Roland   French Navy The Artésien-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Brest.[8]
Zéphyr   French Navy The frigate was destroyed by fire at Brest.[8]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Ancona Paquet   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[9]
Jesse   Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua.[7]
Polly   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]

March edit

8 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1779
Ship State Description
Vesevolod   Imperial Russian Navy The Slava Rossii-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Reval.[10]

12 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1779
Ship State Description
Defense   Connecticut State Navy The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels.[11][12]

14 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1779
Ship State Description
Francis   Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[13]

16 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1779
Ship State Description
Hawke   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[13]

19 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1779
Ship State Description
HMS Arethusa   Royal Navy American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France (48°27′04″N 5°04′04″W / 48.45111°N 5.06778°W / 48.45111; -5.06778) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette (  French Navy). Her crew were rescued.[14]

22 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1779
Ship State Description
"Molly"   United States American Revolutionary War:The scow was captured by frigate HMS Delaware (  Royal Navy) 25 Leagues north of Cape Charles. Crew escapes when she went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey.[15]

23 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1779
Ship State Description
Konstapelskaya   Imperial Russian Navy The frigate caught fire and exploded at Kertch with the loss of twenty of her crew.[10]
Tretyi   Imperial Russian Navy The Tretyi-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Kertch.[10]

24 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1779
Ship State Description
"Success" The sloop went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey.[16]

25 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1779
Ship State Description
Dispatch   Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[17]

26 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1779
Ship State Description
Perseverance   Great Britain The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland.[18]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Edward & Lucy   Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America.[18]
Fox   French Navy The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked.
Renown   Great Britain The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[13]

April edit

7 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1779
Ship State Description
Tartar   Great Britain The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[19]

8 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1779
Ship State Description
Dawn   Guernsey The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[19]

9 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1779
Ship State Description
Nossa Senhora da Vida, St. António St. Thomas   Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[20]

12 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1779
Ship State Description
Snapper   Great Britain The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[21]

18 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1779
Ship State Description
Montague   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[22]

25 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1779
Ship State Description
Mars   United States American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag (  Jersey. She was sent in to Jersey but was lost going into port.[23]

29 April edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1779
Ship State Description
"Delight"   United Kingdom American Revolutionary War:The brig went ashore at Pecks Beach, New Jersey near Cape May. Ship and crew captured by Militia.[24]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Darnell   Guernsey The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[25]
Fortune   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[26]
Revenge   Great Britain The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[27]
St Magnus   Bremen The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain.[19]

May edit

2 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1779
Ship State Description
Charming Molly   Great Britain The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire.[28]

21 May edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1779
Ship State Description
Unknown American Revolutionary War:The 16 gun brig went ashore near Egg Harbor, New Jersey.[29]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Concord   Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[30]
Jane & Ann   Great Britain The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Dantzick.[23]
Lord Cardiff   Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire (  French Navy).[23]
Martha   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth.[31]
Old England   Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante (  French Navy) with the loss of 30 of her crew.[23]
Sally   Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval.[32]
Señora Dama Luisa flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend.[26]
Snapper   Great Britain The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[26]
Sturdy Beggar   United States The privateer was captured on the 14th. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland. All on board died.[31][33][34]
Unknown   United States American Revolutionary War:The ship went ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey while being pursued by privateer "General Pattison" (  United Kingdom).[35]
William   Great Britain The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[31]

June edit

26 June edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1779
Ship State Description
"Unknown"   Great Britain American Revolution: The British supply ship blew up during a battle with US ships in the Stono River, South Carolina.[36]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Nancy   Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold (  United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal.[37]

July edit

24 July edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1779
Ship State Description
Woestduin   Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked.[38]

August edit

14 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1779
Ship State Description
"Defence"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer brig or brigantine was run aground at Bangor, New Ireland in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture, or scuttled in the harbor of Stockton Springs, Massachusetts/New Ireland.[39][40][41]
"Hunter"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was run aground on the west shore of Penobscot Bay in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture.[40]
"Samuel"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The Ordinance transport ran aground in Penobscot Bay and was abandoned a day or more earlier. Later drifted off and was remanned and taken up river. She was run aground again and burned 2 miles south of Oak Point to prevent her capture by the British. She was destroyed when her cargo of gun powder exploded.[42]
Unknown, unknown   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: Two transports ran aground in Penobscot Bay and were burned to prevent her capture by the British.[43]

16 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1779
Ship State Description
"Black Prince"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer ship was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[39][44]
USS Diligence   Continental Navy American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The brig was scuttled in the Penobscot River 2 miles below the falls at Bangor, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British.[45][46]
"Hazzard"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture.[47]
"Hector"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[48]
"Monmouth"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. She was destroyed when her gun powder exploded.[49]
"Pidgeon"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The transport was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture.[50]
USS Providence   Continental Navy American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British.[51]
Tyrannicide   Massachusetts State Navy American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British.[52]
Valentine   British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands.[53]
"Vengance"   United States American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture.[54]
USS Warren   Continental Navy American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The frigate was scuttled in the Penobscot River at Oak Point near the town of Winterport, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British.[45][55][40]

19 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1779
Ship State Description
Zurac Cat   Spain The ship was lost near Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián.[56]

29 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1779
Ship State Description
Unknown   Great Britain American Revolutionary War:The brigantine went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals.[57]
Unknown   Great Britain American Revolutionary War:The schooner went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals.[58]

29 August edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1779
Ship State Description
Stafford   British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[53]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
"Charming Sally"   United States American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[59]
Defence   United States American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British.
"Hannah"   United States American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[60]
"Nancy"   United States American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brig, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[61]
"Rover"   United States American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[62]
"Springbird"   United States American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture.[63]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Admiral Barrington   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[64]
Nossa Senhora do Socorro   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[65]

September edit

5 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1779
Ship State Description
Bellona   Great Britain A privateer out of Exeter, the ship sank at Teignmouth, Devon with the loss of 39 lives.[66]

8 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1779
Ship State Description
Mercury   Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[67]

15 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1779
Ship State Description
Diana   Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both   French Navy) and burnt. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[68]

19 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1779
Ship State Description
HMS Rose   Royal Navy The Seaford-class post ship was scuttled at Savannah, Georgia, United States.
L'Amitie   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[69]
HM Hired armed ship Savannah   Royal Navy The ship was scuttled at Savannah.[70]

23 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1779
Ship State Description
Natalia   Imperial Russian Navy The frigate ran aground off "Shkelenga Island" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to an English port.[10]

25 September edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1779
Ship State Description
USS Bonhomme Richard   Continental Navy American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis (  Royal Navy) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire on 23 September.

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Stafford   Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India.[71]

October edit

6 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1779
Ship State Description
HMS Quebec   Royal Navy
 
HMS Quebec and Surveillante.

Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante (  French Navy). Survivors were rescued by Surveillante, L'Expedition (  French Navy) and HMS Rambler (  Royal Navy).

15 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1779
Ship State Description
Sukey   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[72]

29 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1779
Ship State Description
Stag   Great Britain The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[73] She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs.[69]

30 October edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1779
Ship State Description
Sturdy Beggar   Great Britain The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew.[74]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Humber   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[68]
Lovely Cruizer   Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London.[75]
May   Great Britain The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[75]
St. Antonia   Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[76]
Unity   Great Britain The ship was lost off Bognor, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68]

November edit

1 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1779
Ship State Description
Portsmouth   Great Britain The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 26°50′W / 41.750°N 26.833°W / 41.750; -26.833). Her crew were rescued by Hector (  Guernsey).[77]

3 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1779
Ship State Description
Diligence   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[78]

9 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1779
Ship State Description
Elizabeth and Bell   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[74]
Fanny   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[74]

10 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1779
Ship State Description
Aktapom   Imperial Russian Navy The transport ship was holed by ice and sank at the mouth of the Mius. Her crew survived.[10]
William and Mary   Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[79]

13 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1779
Ship State Description
York Union   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[79]

16 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1779
Ship State Description
Valentine   British East India Company The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued.[53][80][81]

20 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1779
Ship State Description
Racehorse   Great Britain The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82]

25 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1779
Ship State Description
Griffin   Great Britain The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[83]
Richard   Great Britain The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[83]

26 November edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1779
Ship State Description
London Paquet   Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey.[84]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Bess   Great Britain The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[85]
Betsey   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[86]
Briton   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia.[86]
Elizabeth   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port.[86]
Nossa Senhora da Assunção   Portugal The ship was wrecked at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto.[87]
Prince of Prussia   Ireland The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia.[88]
Providence   Great Britain The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[88]
Spitfire   Great Britain The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew.[85]
St. Miguel e Almas   Portugal The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[69]
Thetis   France Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow (  Jersey), was attacked and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain by a privateer. Her crew were rescued.[87]
Thomas & Martha   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[88]

December edit

2 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1779
Ship State Description
Cato   Great Britain The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[85]
Fothergill   Great Britain The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset.[78]

3 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1779
Ship State Description
George   Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[89]

10 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1779
Ship State Description
Henry and Samuel   Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[74]

11 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1779
Ship State Description
HMS North   Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives.[90]
St. Helena   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Halifax.[91]

16 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1779
Ship State Description
Boll   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[92]
De Jeffrow Amelida   Dutch Republic The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[92]
Knotts-green   Great Britain The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew.[93]
Leonora   Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall.[92]

25 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1779
Ship State Description
Crawford   Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine (  Great Britain). She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland.[93]
John and Jane   Great Britain The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven.[93]

27 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1779
Ship State Description
Bridgetown   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[94]
Eleanor   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[94]
Royall Clubb   Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[94]

28 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1779
Ship State Description
"Britannia"   Great Britain American Revolutionary War:The privateer went ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Crew captured.[95]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Bellona   Great Britain The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe.[96]
Betsey   Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States.[97]
Cheerful Cousin   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[77]
HMS Duc de la Vauginon   Royal Navy The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December.
Edward   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[74]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[74]
Jaager   Dantzick The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Waterford, Ireland.[98]
Love and Unity   Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Minerva   Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[94]
Nossa Senhora de Conceicao   Portugal The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London.[96]
Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António   Portugal The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[74]
Pallas   Great Britain The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December.[96]
Pearl   The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.[96]
Peggy   Ireland The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim.[94]
Sacramento   Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon.[78]
Porgey   Great Britain The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Rossi   Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[100]
Sally and Ann   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex.[74]
Unity   Great Britain The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Oporto.[77]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship State Description
Active   Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers.[101]
Aliance   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[69]
Amazon   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30]
Andrei Pervozyanni I   Russian Empire The vessel was lost during a voyage in the Catherine Archipelago from Attu Island to Amchitka.[102]
Antigua Planter   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[30]
Belcour   Great Britain American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve (  French Navy) with the loss of 22 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica.[32]
Betsey   United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York.[31]
Bryans   Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[80]
Cardinal de Bernis   France The ship was lost near Puerto Rico.[9]
Chance   Great Britain The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell (  Royal Navy) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America.[75]
Christopher   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States.[103]
Colpoys   Great Britain The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States.[104]
Comet Paquet   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica.[105]
Cumberland   Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec.[56]
Dorothy & Mary   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[106]
Eleanor   Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[38]
Fly   Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[107]
Friendship   Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[38]
HMS Glasgow   Royal Navy The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Grampus   Great Britain The storeship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[80]
Harlequin   Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London.[105]
Harlequin   France American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and two Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica.[108]
Hope   Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[109]
Joyeaux   France Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingo by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingo.[69]
La Basseterre   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110]
La Marseilles   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110]
La Pauline   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110]
Le Guerrier   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110]
Le Victoire   France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[110]
Lord Townsend   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[32]
Mary   Great Britain The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York.[104]
Mermaid   Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York.[18]
Nancy   Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[30]
Pickering   United States American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes in an engagement with HMS Aurora (  Royal Navy).[27]
Pinson   Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador.[111]
Sarah and Rachel   Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[104]
Speedwell   Great Britain The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Manchioneal to the Bahamas.[86]
St Joseph   Portugal The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France.[98]
HMS Supply   Royal Navy The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts.[112]
Tom   Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada.[106]
HMS Tortoise   Great Britain The store ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth.[80]

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