List of shipwrecks in 1755
The List of shipwrecks in 1755 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1755.
January
17 January
19 January
24 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Happy Return |
Ireland |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bordeaux, France. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
John & Elizabeth |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Dieppe, France with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from London to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.[5] |
John & Mary |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa.[6] |
Katherine & Anne |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Morlaix, France.[7] |
Two Sisters |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[6] |
February
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Postillion |
France |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rhône.[8] |
16 February
Unknown date
March
8 March
13 March
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Parthenope |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost at "Georgenti". Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Adventure |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Oporto.[15] |
Carolina |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12] |
David |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[16] |
Friendship |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Newcastle upon Tyne.[12] |
Glasgow |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Campvere, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[17] |
Good Intent |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Margaret |
Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Granville, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to a Scottish port.[16] |
St. George |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[15] |
St. Mawes |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Hull, Yorkshire.[8] |
Sukey |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on a sandbank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[16] |
April
4 April
13 April
23 April
Unknown date
May
Unknown date
June
8 June
9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Andalusia |
Spain |
The ship was lost off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, New Spain to Málaga.[26] |
10 June
July
1 July
17 July
18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Abel & Mary |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Cette to Boulogne.[29] |
Unknown date
August
Unknown date
September
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
William and Mary |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Genoa. Gje was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon, Portugal.[33] |
27 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Hardie |
France |
The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[35] |
Mary-Ann |
France |
The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth.[35] |
Nancy |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost at "Cliesdon". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[35] |
Pleixcilière |
France |
The ship foundered in the English Channel whilst on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth.[35] |
Princess Augusta |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Chester, Cheshire.[36] |
Samuel |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[26] |
Winsor |
Great Britain |
The ship departed from London for Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland during September. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
October
5 October
6 October
14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Swallow |
Great Britain |
The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Corunna, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[39] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Ann & Mary |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Poole, Dorset.[40] |
Betty |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38] |
Jane |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on Jersey, Channel Islands with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[41] |
Mediterranean |
Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[41] |
Richard |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the "Medwharf". She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool.[40] |
St. Andrew |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dumfries.[41] |
Stirling Castle |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[40] |
Triton |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Bristol.[42] |
November
9 November
16 November
29 November
Unknown date
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Ship | Country | Description |
Amity |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[47] |
Benjamin |
France |
The ship was lost near the Île d'Oléron. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux.[44] |
Duc de Berry |
France |
The ship was lost near the Île d'Oleron. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux.[44] |
Good Intent |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[48] |
Isabella |
Great Britain |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Plymouth, Devon.[44] |
Jennings |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk.[44] |
John & Philip |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats She was on a voyage from Plymouth to London.[47] |
La Ferme |
France |
The ship was lost near Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[44] |
Levant |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[43] |
Mermaid |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[43] |
Nancy |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near St Mawes Castle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Barcelona, Spain.[49] |
Neptune |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[47] |
Oporto Merchant |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[50] |
Unity |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Whitby, Yorkshire.[48] |
Young William |
Ireland |
The ship was wrecked on the Lancashire coast with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin.[48] |
December
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1755
Ship | Country | Description |
Hannah & Betty |
Ireland |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Bull, Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[51] |
25 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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Ship | Country | Description |
Brown |
British America |
The galley was lost near Anguilla. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to the West Indies.[55] |
Carolina |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Willemstad, Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[26] |
Duke of Cumberland |
Jersey |
The ship was lost on the coast of Newfouldland, British America.[56] |
Hopewell |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Seskar. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[57] |
James and Christopher |
Portugal |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Mazagan, Morocco.[21] |
Jehoakim |
Spain |
The ship was lost in the Passage Islands. She was on a voyage from Caracas, New Spain to Cádiz.[37] |
Jersey |
Jersey |
The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland.[58] |
Martin |
Great Britain |
The brigantine foundered before 3 February whilst on a voyage from Campeachy, New Spain to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Marmaduke |
Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[47] |
Montfort |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9] |
Nazareth |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost off Lagos. Her crew were rescued. She was reported to be on a voyage from Wales to Marseille, France.[60] |
Notre Dame de Deliverance |
France |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz, Spain.[61] |
Prince William |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Dino".[62] |
Salisbury |
Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the "Coloradoes" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America.[6] |
Sally & Lucy |
Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cerela".[62] |
Susannah |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost at Bombay, Mughal Empire.[63] |
Union |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, British America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[51] |
Venus |
Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[40] |
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