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The List of shipwrecks in 1772 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1772.
January
1 January
2 January
9 January
20 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772
Ship
State
Description
Ann
Ireland
The ship could have been lost near La Rochelle , France . She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz , France.[ 5]
Aquitaine
France
The East Indiaman sank in the Garonne .[ 5]
Britannia
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Aldborough, Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Oporto , Portugal.[ 6]
Friendship
Ireland
The ship could have been lost in the Orkney Islands , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , Dutch Republic to Belfast .[ 6]
Haywood
Great Britain
The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel Island , Azores in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 7]
Joseph
Great Britain
The ship's location was lost near Cádiz , Spain.[ 5]
Lady Mary
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby , Lancashire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland to Cork.[ 5]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hythe, Kent . She was on a voyage from South Carolina , British America to London .[ 5]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Tinmouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London.[ 4]
Swallow
Jersey
The ship foundered with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Jersey to St. Ubes , Portugal.[ 8]
February
11 February
Unknown date
March
Unknown date
April
Unknown date
May
4 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772
Ship
State
Description
Empress of Russia
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dantzick .[ 19]
Generous Friends
Great Britain
The ship foundered off the Whiting sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London .[ 20]
Generous-planter
Great Britain
The collier was wrecked on the Barr sandbank, in the North Sea off South Shields , County Durham .[ 21]
Lucretia
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[ 22]
Old Batchelor
Great Britain
The ship was lost off Moggadore , Morocco.[ 23]
Rose
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh , Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 24]
York
Great Britain
The ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga , Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg .[ 23]
June
9 June
Unknown date
July
26 July
Unknown date
August
5 August
9 August
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1772
Ship
State
Description
Swan
Great Britain
The ship was run onto by a collier at the Kentish Knock and foundered with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a third vessel.[ 31]
16 August
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1772
Ship
State
Description
Meredith
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Watlant Island, Bahamas . Her crew were rescued by Royal Charlotte ( Great Britain ). Meredith was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 32]
28 August
31 August
Unknown date
September
1 September
5 September
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1772
Ship
State
Description
Chanteloupe
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Thurlestone Rock . She was bound for London from Grenada, laden with sugar, coffee and rum. Of the crew of 13 and seven passengers, only the second mate was rescued.[ 39]
Phœnix
France
The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinico .[ 32]
25 September
Unknown date
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Ship
State
Description
Chantelope
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsgate, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grenades to London .[ 32]
Charlottee
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate , Kent . She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames , where she capsized. Charlottee was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Chester, Cheshire .[ 32]
Chernomorsky Flot
Imperial Russian Navy
The ship departed from Kafa for Kertch . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 41]
Helena
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to London .[ 42]
Mary & Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 43]
Rose
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Bristol to Bourdeaux , France .[ 44]
True Briton
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway.[ 42]
October
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1772
Ship
State
Description
Pretty Polly
Great Britain
The ship ran aground on the North Sand, in Liverpool Bay . All on board were rescued.[ 45]
29 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772
Ship
State
Description
Good-intent
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton , Norfolk .[ 40]
Hopewell
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh Hook, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Waterford , Kingdom of Ireland to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 47]
Le Liberti
Dantzick
The ship capsized in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , Kingdom of Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Dundalk , Ireland.[ 48]
Mary & Ann
Great Britain
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Cork , Ireland.[ 48]
Nancy & Peggy
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , Great Britain to Ballyshannon , County Donegal .[ 49]
Shuldrum
Great Britain
The ship departed from Newfoundland in late October for Pool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 50]
November
1 November
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1772
Ship
State
Description
Francis & Elizabeth
Ireland
The ship foundered in Clognakitty-bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Dublin .[ 51]
10 November
17 November
18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1772
Ship
State
Description
Fortune
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida , British America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 54]
21 November
26 November
29 November
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772
Ship
State
Description
Antigua Frigate
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Catania , Sicily . Her crew were rescued.[ 56]
Betty
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore in Swansey Bay . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Swansey , Glamorgan .[ 46]
Brotherly Love
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Dungeness , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend , Dutch Republic .[ 55]
Campo Bello
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay . She was on a voyage from Campobello to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 60]
Cruiser
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked in Padstow Bay , Cornwall before 28 November. She was on a voyage from North Carolina , British America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 53] [ 61]
Dispatch
Great Britain
The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[ 55]
Eendraught Sitse
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam to Alicante , Spain.[ 56]
Fly
Great Britain
The ship departed from the Clyde for Dunkerque , France . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 62]
Friends
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 60]
Hawke
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Sound of Mull . She was on a voyage from Riga to Liverpool.[ 52]
Helena La Clare Tax Kirk
France
The ship was driven ashore at Brighthelmstone , Sussex , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Amsterdam , Dutch Republic .[ 55]
Industry
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 57]
Jolly Bacchus
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 55]
Leopard
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitlock, Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Jamaica.[ 55]
Liberatas
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin.[ 56]
Newnham
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flat Holm , in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from London to Newnham-on-Severn , Gloucestershire .[ 55]
Thomas & Mary
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 46]
Venus
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow , Cornwall . She was later refloated.[ 60]
William & Ann
Great Britain
The ship struck the Ionion and was consequently beached at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Chatham, Kent .[ 55]
Willing-mind
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth , Merionethshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 51]
December
2 December
3 December
8 December
12 December
15 December
19 December
25 December
Unknown date
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Ship
State
Description
Assumption
France
The ship was lost at Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce .[ 65]
Bacchus
Ireland
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne . She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux , France .[ 57]
Dingley
Great Britain
The ship was reported to have been lost at a Norwegian port. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London .[ 57] She was later taken in to Christiansand .[ 68]
Elizabeth & Mary
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork , Ireland to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 69]
Hero
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Waterford , Ireland .[ 70]
Industry
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 57]
Integrity
Great Britain
The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to London.[ 58]
John & Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Hamburg .[ 70]
Molly
Great Britain
The packet boat foundered off the Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dublin , Ireland.[ 57]
Philadelphia
British America
The ship was driven ashore at Youghall , County Cork , Ireland.[ 63]
Sally
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ferrol , Spain.[ 71]
Venice Paquet
Norway
The ship was lost at Venice . She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice.[ 72]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772
Ship
State
Description
Barbadoes
Great Britain
The ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes .[ 73]
Betsey
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked in the Otterock River, North Carolina , British America before 29 July.[ 74]
Beum Consego
flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anguilla .[ 75]
Britannia
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoly , Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged, She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople .[ 76]
Bretagne
Great Britain
The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of May in the West Indies . Twelve of her crew were rescued.[ 70]
Charlotte
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[ 48]
Charming Polly
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia , British America.[ 77]
Cunriff
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes . She was on a voyage from London and Cork , Ireland to Antigua and Jamaica[ 73]
HMS Dispatch
Royal Navy
The Sloop-of-War foundered in a hurricane . Her crew were rescued by another Royal Navy vessel.[ 55]
Duke of Albany
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Bengal River .[ 78]
Ebenezar
Denmark
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix .[ 79]
Elizabeth
Ireland
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 June. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain ). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Dublin to North Carolina.[ 22] [ 80]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Condea Island. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 81]
Emanuel
Denmark
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix.[ 79]
London
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island , British America. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to London.[ 2]
Hazard
Great Britain
The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland.[ 73]
Liberty
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America to Barbadoes.[ 82]
Lydia
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston, Massachusetts , British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[ 83]
Nimrod
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Newfoundland , British America.[ 84]
Pitt
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Dominica .[ 46]
Porpoise
Great Britain
The whaler was sunk by an iceberg off the coast of Greenland.[ 85]
Prussian
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on Anguilla.[ 75]
Rebello
Portugal
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bahia , Brazil . She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to Bahia.[ 24]
St Augustine
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[ 86]
Young
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[ 10]
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