List of shipwrecks in the 1750s
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The List of shipwrecks in the 1750s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1750s.
1750
1751
1752
1753
1754
May
- Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Queen Caroline | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Ockracock, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
September
- 2 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Iermiia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Adak Island, Alaska, Russian America. Survivors constructed a vessel from the wreckage and sailed away later that year.[2] |
October
- 14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Charming Polly | ![]() |
The ship, which had sprung a leak six days previously, was beached north of the Currituck Inlet, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] |
December
- Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Granville | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America, to London.[4] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Brittania | ![]() |
The fishing schooner left Gloucester, Massachusetts September, 1753, last heard from December, 1754 lost on the Georges Bank. Lost with all hands.[5] |
Christian & Peter | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[6] |
Honourable Friend | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Guinea.[7] |
Marischall Keith | ![]() |
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Adriatic Sea off Cape Stillo, Ottoman Albania. She was on a voyage from Riga to Venice.[8] |
Prince George | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Venice.[9] |
Ryder | ![]() |
The ship was lost before 25 July with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to North Carolina.[10] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship foundered before 30 May whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island to the Piscataqua River. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
1755
1756
January
- 22 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified boats | A landslide into the Langfjorden in Norway generated three megatsunamis with heights of 40 to 50 metres (131 to 164 ft) in the Langfjorden and the Eresfjorden that destroyed 196 boats.[12] |
March
- 28 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Stad Bergen | ![]() |
While on voyage to Norway with a cargo of Frisian roof tiles and bricks she wrecked near the Dutch island Griend on the east wall of the Vliestroom.[13] |
October
- 31 October
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Swift | ![]() |
The Drake-class sloop foundered at sea. |
November
- Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Lucy | ![]() |
The ship foundered before 13 November whilst on a voyage from "Cape Fare" to Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Catherine (![]() |
December
- 11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Young Victory | ![]() |
The ship exploded and sank during a battle with HMS Tryal (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Antigua whilst evading a French privateer.[16] |
Four ships | Next to Stad Bergen (see 28 March) four other vessels wrecked near Griend, the Netherlands in 1756.[13] |
1757
1758
1759
April
- 19 April
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Falcon | ![]() |
The bomb vessel was wrecked on the Saintes, off Guadeloupe.[17] |
July
- 3 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Tyrrel | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with the loss of sixteen lives.[18] |
August
- 19 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Océan | ![]() |
Battle of Lagos: The third rate was run ashore and burnt in Almadora Bay. |
Redoutable | ![]() |
Battle of Lagos: The Téméraire-class ship of the line was run ashore and burnt in Almadora Bay. |
September
- 12 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Courier | ![]() |
The packet boat ran aground and was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Danzig with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Cronstadt.[19] |
- 25 September
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Looe Hulk | ![]() |
The fifth rate was sunk as a breakwater at Harwich, Essex.[20] |
October
- 24 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Industry | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, New France, to London.[21] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London.[21] |
November
- 18 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Mason | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, New France. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
- 20 November
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Resolution | ![]() |
![]() Battle of Quiberon Bay: The third rate ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked on the Le Four Shoal, in Quiberon Bay. |
- 21 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Héros | ![]() |
Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and was scuttled in Quiberon Bay. |
Juste | ![]() |
Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and sank in the Loire. |
Soleil-Royal | ![]() |
Battle of Quiberon Bay: The ship of the line ran aground and was scuttled in Quiberon Bay. |
- Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Annanime | ![]() |
The privateer was lost off Cherbourg on or after 20 November.[23] |
Experiment | ![]() |
The ship was captured by the privateer Annanime (![]() |
William | ![]() |
The sloop was captured by the privateer Annanime (![]() |
December
- 4 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Mermaid | ![]() |
The sixth rate ran aground on Big Grand Cay, Bahamas. She was abandoned as a total loss on 6 January 1760. |
- 5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Dubree Nombre de Jesus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Lucar. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Málaga.[25] |
Maria Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Lucar.[25][26] |
Nossa Senhora do Bonfim | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[26] |
Santa Joseph Mawein | ![]() |
The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[26] |
Southtalt | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar.[25][26] |
- 13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Nossa Senhora da Penha de França | ![]() |
The ship sank at Lisbon.[27] |
- 29 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Nostra Señora Madre de Dios e Son Joze | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the Cape Verde Islands.[28] |
- 31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Jonge Jan Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain, to Bordeaux, France.[29] |
- Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Limerick, Ireland.[21] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland, to Cork, Ireland.[21] |
Nostra Señora Piedade de Almas | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Folkestone, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Salvator | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[21] |
Stafford | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America, to London. She was subsequently refloated and taken in to Plymouth for repairs.[21][23] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London.[23] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Ancona | ![]() |
The galley foundered in the Gulf of Venice with the loss of most of her crew.[24] |
Armstrong | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grand Turk Island. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Guadeloupe.[26] |
Judith | ![]() |
The ship was lost on Cape Roman, Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to London.[30] |
Le Comte de la Rivière | ![]() |
The privateer was lost at sea with all hands.[31] |
Marlborough | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America, to Derry.[29] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[32] |
Swan | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33] |
References
- ^ "NEW YORK, June 3". Pennsylvania Gazette. 6 June 1754.
- ^ "Shipwrecks on Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge". Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "PHILADELPHIA, November 7". Pennsylvania Gazette. 7 November 1754.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (1981): 78 v. 3 January 1755.
- ^ "Lost at sea". gloucester-ma.gov. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (1990): 78 v. 4 February 1755.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (1985): 78 v. 17 January 1755.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (1987): 78 v. 24 January 1755.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (1986): 78 v. 21 January 1755.
- ^ "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 25 June 1754.
- ^ "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 30 May 1754.
- ^ Hoel, Christer, "The Tjelle Rock Avalanche in 1756," fjords.com Retrieved 22 June 2020
- ^ a b "Scheepswrak: STAD BERGEN". Wrakkenmuseum (in Dutch).
- ^ "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 13 November 1756.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2205): 78 v. 22 February 1757.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2197): 78 v. 25 January 1757.
- ^ "British bomb vessel 'Falcon' (1745)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "SHIPS LOST 1526 TO 1825". OBX History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
- ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Looe' (1745)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2501): 78 v. 1 January 1760.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2515): 78 v. 19 February 1760.
- ^ a b c d e "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2502): 78 v. 4 January 1760.
- ^ a b "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2502): 78 v. 8 January 1760.
- ^ a b c "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2511): 78 v. 5 February 1760.
- ^ a b c d e "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2506): 78 v. 18 January 1760.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2504): 78 v. 11 January 1760.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2526): 78 v. 28 March 1760.
- ^ a b "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2512): 78 v. 8 February 1760.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2510): 78 v. 1 February 1760.
- ^ "French Privateer 'Le Comte de la Rivière' (1757)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2508): 78 v. 25 January 1760.
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (2509): 78 v. 29 January 1760.