List of shipwrecks in 1775

The List of shipwrecks in 1775 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1775.

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January

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1775
Ship Country Description
Flora  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked at Saint Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of four of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from "Barbetia" to Amsterdam.[1]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1775
Ship Country Description
Mermaid  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford, Ireland.[2]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1775
Ship Country Description
Canada  Great Britain The ship struck rocks at Dartmouth, Devon and sank. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Dunkerque, France.[2]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1775
Ship Country Description
Three Brothers  Great Britain The lugger foundered in the English Channel between Lymington and Christchurch, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[2]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1775
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked near Dearness, Orkney Islands, Great Britain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Faro, Portugal.[3]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Auro  Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira.[5]
Betty  Ireland The ship capsized at Dublin.[6]
Betty Gregg  Ireland The ship was lost at Madeira with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York, British America.[5]
Dartmouth  Great Britain The ship was in collision with Grosvenor ( British East India Company) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged. Dartmouth was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[4] She was subsequently refloated.[5]
Fame  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew.[2]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship sank at Port Mahon, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Genoa.[2]
Free Trader  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7]
Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to Liverpool.[8]
Lively  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Selsey Island, West Sussex.[9]
Magdalen  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Magdalen Passage.[10]
Manners  Great Britain The ship was lost at Terceira, Azores.[11]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Christiansands, Norway to Aberdeen.[2]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Vilavioco". She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to "Vilavioco".[12]
Peggy & Betty Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was wercked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Spes Nova  Portugal The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of all but her captain.[5]
St Joseph  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Windward Passage.[10]
Vrouw Maria  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend.[8]
William & Margaret  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Muhu, Russia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[11]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1775
Ship Country Description
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk by William & Mary ( Great Britain). Three Friends was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire.[7]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1775
Ship Country Description
Weddel  Great Britain The ship ran aground off the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated the next day and beached at St Mary's.[13]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Albion  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. she was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Grenada.[14]
Dublin  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywater, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain to Dublin[7]
Expedition  Great Britain The ship was lost at Tenerife, Canary Islands.[13]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ballywater.[7]
Giddes  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Isaac  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywater. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Dublin.[7]
John & William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ballywater.[7]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool.[15][16]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[3]
Polly  Ireland The ship was lost at Youghall, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Waterford.[15]
Sam  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Liverpool.[3]
Three Good Friends  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and sank in the English Channel off Sark, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Africa and British America.[17]
Union  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina, British America.[5] Union was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[18]
William  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[5]
William & Thomas  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Thames at London Bridge. She was on a voyage from London to Pool, Dorset.[7]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1775
Ship Country Description
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[19] She was later refloated and taken in to Southampton.[20]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1775
Ship Country Description
Good-Intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent where she sank. Good-Intent was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[21]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1775
Ship Country Description
Espiritu Sancto  Spain The snow was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña to Havana, Cuba.[22][23]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1775
Ship Country Description
Richard & Hannah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. Denmark. She was on a voyage from Isefjord to an English port.[24]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Atlanta  Ireland The ship founderd in the Atlantic Ocean off São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cork to Sint Eustatius.[19]
Catharina Margritta  Sweden The ship was lost near Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[25]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[26]
John & Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[25]
Lovely Jane  Ireland The ship struck a rock off Arklow, County Wicklow and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[25]
Mary  Sweden The ship sank at Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Madeira.[19]
Richard  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Skye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[27]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1775
Ship Country Description
Johnson  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maryland, British America. Johnson was later refloated.[26][28]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1775
Ship Country Description
Liverpool  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1775
Ship Country Description
Middleburgs Hoop  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Essequibo to Middleburg.[24]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[29]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway.[28]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off the Île d'Oléron, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to La Rochelle, France.[30]
Polly  Great Britain The ship sank at Dublin, Ireland.[31]
Young Christian  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Drackon". She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[32]

May

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Zealand, Denmark.[33]
Mary and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Weser and was wrecked.[23]

June

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Minerva  Great Britain The ship departed from Bude, Cornwall for Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34]
St Joaquim e St Rita  Spain The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was boarded by some Moors and taken in to Tangier, Morocco.[35]
William & Mary  Great Britain) The ship was driven ashore near Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[36]

July

2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1775
Ship Country Description
Comte de St. Germain  France The ship was wrecked on a reef between Juan de Nova Island and St Christopher Island. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Pondicherry, India.[37]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1775
Ship Country Description
Gill  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Montserrat during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Saint Vinent.[38]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Elsinore, Norway.[39]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia.[40]

August

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1775
Ship Country Description
Expectation  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Long Island, in the Windward Passage.[41]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1775
Ship Country Description
Jamaica Planter  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[42]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1775
Ship Country Description
Duncannon Paquet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to the West Indies.[43]
Vestal  Great Britain The ship was lost driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barbadoes.[43][44]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1775
Ship Country Description
L'Esperance  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Domingo.[45]
Sally Kingdom of Great Britain British America The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Connecticut.[46]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
HMS Actaeon Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Enterprise-class frigate ran aground at Lymington, Hampshire.[47] She was refloated on 31 August and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[48]
Albion  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Duke of York  Great Britain The ship departed from a port in North Carolina, British America for Whitehaven, Cumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50]
Le Deux Frères  France The ship was lost at Rouen. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Rouen.[51]
Ruperbaan flag unknown The ship was run down and sunk in the Kattegat off Anholt, Denmark.[52]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1775
Ship Country Description
Good-Intent  Great Britain The ship was sighted off Beaufort, North Carolina, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[53]
HMS Mercury Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The sixth rate was driven ashore in a hurricane at Norfolk, Virginia, British America.[43]
Molly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Jamaice during a hurricane. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[43]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maryland, British America.[54]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1775
Ship Country Description
Minerva  Ireland The ship was lost off the Virginia Capes, British America.[55]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1775
Ship Country Description
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newfoundland, British America. She was later refloated.[56]
Arthur and Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Newfoundland. She was later refloated.[56]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland.[57]
Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newfoundland with the loss of all bt two of her crew.[56]
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls. She was later refloated.[57]
Henry and Honora  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Bulls.[57]
Olive Branch  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Newfoundland. She was later refloated.[56]
Palliser  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls. She was later refloated.[57]
St Francis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Newfoundland. She was later refloated.[57]
William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[58]
William & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Newfoundland.[57]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1775
Ship Country Description
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Temple Bay, Newfoundland, British America.[57][59]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Temple Bay.[59]
Jersey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]
Johannes  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]
John and Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]
Josepha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]
Molly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]
Pinson  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Temple Bay.[59]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Newfoundland.[56]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1775
Ship Country Description
Brothers Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Maryland. She was on a voyage from Maryland to London, Great Britain.[60]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Ancona Papal States The galley was driven ashore in the Baltic. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ancona.[61]
Baltic  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[61]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America in late September. Four of her crew drowned.[53]
Charming Sally  Great Britain The ship capsized at Cork, Ireland and was wrecked.[61]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast.[62]
Gustaff Denmark Norway The ship was lost 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Bergen with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Bergen and Norrköping.[63]
London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at York Town, Virginia, British America.[64] She was later refloated.[59]
Phenix  Great Britain The ship was lost at Reneans, Newfoundland.[41]
Redmaiden  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland after 12 September.[41]

October

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1775
Ship Country Description
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saint Kitts.[65]
Mally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Kitts.[65]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1775
Ship Country Description
Longbrook  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay, Devon.[66] She was later refloated.[67]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1775
Ship Country Description
Alice  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[68]
Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire[38]
Carnarvon  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Pwllheli Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Carnarvon.[55]
Cornwall Paquet  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Cork, Ireland.[59]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voyage from Perth to Gibraltar.[68]
Success  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Barcelona, Spain.[68]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship was run into in The Downs and then driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras and Musquita Shore to London.[55][68]
Union  Great Britain The ship sank at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Exon, Devon.[55]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1775
Ship Country Description
Bee  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Lancaster Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[55]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was severely damaged.[67]
Fly Paquet  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Formby Channel with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland.[38]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Lancaster Bay with the loss of ten of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool.[55]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Active  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk with the loss of fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to London.[68]
Catharine  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands in mid-October.[67]
Charming Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Liverpool, Lancashire.[55]
Favourite  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin.[55]
Favourite  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.[55]
Friendship  Ireland The ship was lost at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bourdeaux, France.[67]
Grace  Great Britain The ship foundered 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km) south of Cape St. Antonio, Captaincy General of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[69]
Hector  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, British America to Liverpool.[38]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[67]
Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from "Cotte" to Hamburg.[43]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[54]
Juno  Great Britain The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[67]
Maria Wilhelmina  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Faial Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Carolina to Gosport, Hampshire.[70]
Prosperous  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Hamburg.[59]
Sarah  Great Britain The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[70]
Success Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[38]
Traffick  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Cork, Ireland and Liverpool.[38]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Christiana Denmark Norway The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, France for Norrköping. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1775
Ship Country Description
St Etienne  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Rouen.[72]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Rose  Great Britain The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[41]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth  Great Britain The snow was wrecked on the coast of Prince Edward Island, British North America.[73]
Helvetia  Denmark The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[58]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore between Falsterbourn and "Draker", Sweden.[41]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Fame  Great Britain The ship struck a rock near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica t Bristol, Gloucestershire.[41]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Anapolis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mount's Bay with the loss of all hands.[60]
Carron  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk.[56]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in The Wash 9 nautical miles (17 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to King's Lynn.[60]
Fountain  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in The Wash 13 nautical miles (24 km) from Ling's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[60]
Generous Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Perth.[56]
Hammond  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in The Wash 13 nautical miles (24 km) from Ling's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to King's Lynn.[60]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Inverkeithing, Fife.[56]
Nelly and Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[56]
Unity  Great Britain The transport ship sprang a leak in the Bay of Biscay whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Gibraltar. Thirteen of the fourteen officers abandoned ship, but were drowned when their boat capsized. Unity was beached on the Île de Ré, France. She was later taken in to Bourdeaux.[74][75]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Charming Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Coutances, France.[45]
Cranbrook  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[57]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1775
Ship Country Description
Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[76]
Diana  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore north of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[42]
Konigsgave  Denmark The ship was lost at Callantsoog, Dutch Republic with the loss of five of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Copenhagen.[74]
Thomas and Francis  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[42]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Adventure  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all except her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Galway.[60]
Anna  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland with the loss of all hands.[74]
Baltic Merchant  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin, Ireland.[42]
Baltimore Paquet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Dutch Republic.[74]
Britton  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, France.[42]
Caspar  Sweden The ship was wrecked on Vlieland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon, Portugal.[74]
Charming Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost near Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Amsterdam Dutch Republic.[74]
Christiana  Dutch Republic The galley was driven ashore and wrecked at Camperduin.[74]
De Jonge  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland.[74]
Dove  Great Britain The sloop sank in the Thames Estuary.[45]
Edward  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near "Ardinery". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Dublin.[77]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[74][77]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol.[41]
Flying Mercury  Great Britain The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[65]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[77]
Grizzie  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick, Ireland.[76]
Hub Volkers Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Hamburg.[74]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to London.[76]
Industry  Ireland The ship was wrecked near Ballycastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin.[74]
Jacob Dantzick The ship was lost on Vlieland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from "Rochford" to Danzig.[74]
John & Betsey  Great Britain The ship sank in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[65]
London Paquet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[42]
Malaga Paquet  Great Britain The ship sank in the River Thames at the Tower of London. She was later refloated.[41]
Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Maze, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Hamburg.[41]
Mucks  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Norway.[41]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hamburg with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.[58]
Rialto  Great Britain The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Venice.[45]
Rialto  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire on "31 November". She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople and Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[78]
St Jean Baptista  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Ostend.[41]
St Louis  France The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Dunkerque.[41]
Susanna  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cork.[42]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[41]
Tithys  France The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinico.[65]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Eaith Holmes. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[72]
Two Sisters  Great Britain The ship sank at Brixham, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Brixham.[74]
Victaine  France The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Dunkerque.[45]

December

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1775
Ship Country Description
Castle Rockingham, Marquis of Rockingham or Rockingham  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Reannie's Bay, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of over 100 lives. There were about 35 survivors.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Abby  Great Britain The ship was lost at Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz.[79]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburg.[80]
Magdalen  Great Britain The ship was lost at Málaga. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Málaga.[58]
Mary & Jane  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Hull, Yorkshire.[53]
New Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Warburg". She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London.[81]
Thomas & Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Málaga. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Málaga.[58]
William  Great Britain The ship sank on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[82]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1775
Ship Country Description
Active  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of North Carolina, British America with the loss of all but two of her crew.[45][83]
Austin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
Baltimore United States British America The ship was lost on the coast of British America. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Liverpool.[84]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was lost on Man's Island. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to the West Indies and Georgia, British America.[85]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) east of Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America.[86]
British Queen  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.[87]
Caton  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica with the loss of three slaves.[88]
Clementina  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of North Carolina.[89] She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina.[90]
Creole  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[21]
Diana  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Freemason ( Great Britain). Diana was on a voyage from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[20]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost at Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe with the loss of a crew member.[84]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from London to St. John's, Newfoundland.[91]
Endeavour  Ireland The ship caught fire in the Delaware River and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Londonderry.[92]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was holed by the anchor of Ashburnham ( Great Britain) and sank at Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to China.[93]
Hector  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Frying Pan Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina.[64]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[72]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[59]
Joseph  Great Britain The ship was lost at Fogo, Newfoundland.[94]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[45]
King of Prussia  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.[87]
Laurel  Great Britain The transport ship was lost in the Bay of Fundy.[88]
L'Hiver  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Saint Domingo.[74]
Live Oak  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Virginia.[38]
Louisa  Great Britain The ship was lost in the East Indies.[95]
Maria-Adelaid  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River.[93]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[45]
Mary-ann  Great Britain The schooner was driven ashore in the Windward Passage. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[96]
Mary-ann  Great Britain The ship was lost at Requin, Grenada. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[97]
Mentor  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[45]
Mercury Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was lost on the coat of "Tortosa". She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey.[98]
Myrtle  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Pilafowdry".[20]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean about 40 leagues off the American coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to Philadelphia.[99]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost near Charles Town, South Carolina.[91]
Nossa Senhora da Attalaga  Great Britain The ship was lost north of Bahia, Brazil with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Oporto.[63]
Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to the East Indies.[100]
Novelle Marguirett  France The ship was lost at Barrington. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Bourdeaux.[75]
Oswald  Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[36]
Peggy  Great Britain The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland.[36]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of North Carolina.[65]
Port Morant  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Windward Passage. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[86]
Prosperity  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America.[40]
Rebecca & Francis  Great Britain The transport ship was lost on the coast of British America.[80]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.[87]
Royal Exchange  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coat of North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to London.[65]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[39]
Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[86]
Samuel and John  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Ordeauin", Newfoundland.[76]
Shark  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[101]
St George  Portugal The ship was lost in India.[102]
St Francisco de Paula  Portugal The ship was destroyed by fire in the East Indies.[103]
St Guillaume  France African slave trade: The ship was lost at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Africa to Saint Domingo.[41]
Triton  Great Britain The ship was lost at Fogo, Newfoundland.[94]
Totness  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at a port in Maryland by the inhabitants.[48]

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Ship events in 1775
Ship launches: 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780
Ship commissionings: 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780
Ship decommissionings: 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780
Shipwrecks: 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780
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