List of shipwrecks in 1764
The list of shipwrecks in 1764 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1764.
January
4 January
10 January
11 January
13 January
15 January
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1764
Ship
State
Description
Peggy
Ireland The ship was lost near Bordeaux , France . She was on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux.[ 7]
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Ship
State
Description
Aletta
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gillkicker Point, Hampshire . She was later refloated.[ 3] [ 8]
Betsey
Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Long Island , British America . She was on a voyage from Hamburg and Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to New York .[ 9]
Charlford
Ireland The ship departed from Galway for Belfast in January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 10]
Charlotte
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coat of Yorkshire with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 8]
Dorothy
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spurn Point , Yorkshire with the loss of thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to London.[ 1]
Elizabeth
Great Britain The ship was lost at Burntisland , Fife . She was on a voyage from Leith to London.[ 1]
Endeavour
Great Britain The ship was lost off the coast of France. She was on a voyage from the Charante to the Isle of Man .[ 1]
Generous Friend
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness , Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[ 11]
Goodwill
Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[ 8]
Harefield
Great Britain The ship foundered in Rye Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona , Spain.[ 11]
John & Catharine
Great Britain The ship was lost near Liverpool , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Liverpool.[ 6]
Mary
Great Britain The ship was lost near Milford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Carolina , British America to London.[ 11]
Mary
Ireland The ship sank at Livorno . Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 9]
Mary and Ann
Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[ 8]
Millbank
Great Britain The ship was lost on Gotland , Sweden She was on a voyage from Frederikshavn , Denmark to London.[ 2]
Mount Pleasandt
Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs . She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire .[ 6]
Nancy
Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford . She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Cork .[ 6]
Neptune
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg .[ 3]
Peggy
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.[ 12]
Pensicola Packaet
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from London to Pensicola, Florida , British America.[ 3]
Polly
Great Britain The ship was lost in St Brides Bay . She was on a voyage from New York , British America to Bristol.[ 6]
Polly
Great Britain The ship was lost near Withernsea , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Leith.[ 8]
St. Stephen
Great Britain The ship was lost near Drontheim , Norway. . She was on a voyage from Onega , Russia to London.[ 2]
Thomas and Ann
Ireland The ship sank at Dublin.[ 8]
Union
Great Britain The ship was lost at Cork , Ireland . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Galway and Limerick .[ 1]
Vigilance
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Clugan Bay. She was on a voyage from Grenadoes to Liverpool[ 13]
William and Mary
Great Britain The ship was lost in Glenluce Bay . She was on a voyage from Bristol to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 2]
Young Christian
Great Britain The ship was lost off Ostend , Dutch Republic . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bruges , Dutch Republic.[ 3]
February
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1764
Ship
State
Description
John & Marget
Great Britain The ship was lost 15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of Bayonne , France . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin , Ireland to Cádiz , Spain.[ 14]
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Ship
State
Description
Britannia
Great Britain The ship was lost off the coast of France . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , British America to London .[ 15]
Duke of Cumberland
Great Britain The ship was lost at the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued by Betsey (Great Britain [ 15]
Hibernia
Ireland The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux .[ 7]
Jannett
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz , Spain.[ 7]
Jonge Cornelis
Dutch Republic
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Embden , Prussia . She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam .[ 12]
Marquis of Granby
Great Britain The ship struck a rock near Portland Bill , Dorset and foundered in the English Channel . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[ 13]
Michmin
Dutch Republic
The ship was driven ashore at Dover , Kent , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Nantz , France.[ 13]
Norwich
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London.[ 15]
Peterborough
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Oporto.[ 16]
Portugal Packet
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany , France. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London.[ 17]
Reeve
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 13]
Three Sisters
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Deal Castle , Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dunkerque , France.[ 18]
March
1 March
2 March
6 March
18 March
20 March
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1764
Ship
State
Description
Martin
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from London to Antigua .[ 23] Martin was later refloated and taken in to Cowes for repairs.[ 20]
23 March
27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1764
Ship
State
Description
Prince William
Great Britain The ship capsized at Bilboa , Spain.[ 24]
30 March
Unknown date
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Ship
State
Description
Bristol Merchant
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Dublin , Ireland .[ 20]
Christiana
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from London , Great Britain to Stockholm .[ 25]
City of Derry
Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Larne , County Antrim .[ 26]
Elizabeth
Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands , County Wexford . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , France to Dublin .[ 23]
Gevalia
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to St. Ubes , Portugal.[ 26]
Oak
Great Britain The ship foundered off Domesnes , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to London.[ 25]
Sara Juliana
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Isle of Man .[ 26]
Sophia Albertina
Sweden
The ship foundered in The Wash . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Liverpool , Lancashire , Great Britain.[ 27]
Young Hendrik
Dutch Republic
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight , Great Britain. She was on a voyage from "Sudra", France to Amsterdam.[ 28] Young Hendrick was later refloated and taken in to Cowes , Isle of Wight for repairs.[ 20]
April
3 April
9 April
10 April
20 April
21 April
28 April
Unknown date
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Ship
State
Description
Charles and Mary
Ireland The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Brest, France .[ 33]
Mary
Great Britain The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Carolina , British America to London .[ 32]
McDowall
Great Britain The ship wrecked on the Tuskar Rock , County Wexford , Ireland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryland , British America to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 30]
Success's Increase
Great Britain The ship was lost at Scarborough , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[ 24]
Supply
Great Britain The ship foundered in Bridlington Bay . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 24]
William
Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Pitchers Point and was lost. She was on a voyage from South Carolina , British America to London .[ 10]
William and Sibella
Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from St Ives to Falmouth, Cornwall . Her crew were rescued.[ 20]
May
5 May
13 May
Unknown date
June
19 June
Unknown date
July
4 July
Unknown date
August
1 August
4 August
15 August
Unknown date
September
5 September
26 September
Unknown date
October
5 October
10 October
17 October
25 October
28 October
29 October
November
1 November
7 November
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1764
Ship
State
Description
Lang Gowenst
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost on the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to and English port.[ 52]
9 November
12 November
13 November
15 November
18 November
21 November
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1764
Ship
State
Description
Britannia
Great Britain The ship foundered in the Kattegat . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Leith , Lothian .[ 52]
Favourite
Great Britain The ship was lost in the Formby Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 64]
Granadoes Planter
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne , France with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from the Granades to London .[ 64]
Grant
Great Britain The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Fisherrow , Lothian .[ 52]
Industry
Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Oronsay, Inner Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 57]
Johannes
Denmark
The ship was lost in Øresund . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen .[ 52]
Lion
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Onega , Russia to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 65]
Molly
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Campbeltown , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lancaster, Lancashire .[ 68]
Nancy
Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Humber . She was on a voyeg from London to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 57]
New Britannia
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bristol.[ 66]
Pearl
Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Gothenburg.[ 65]
Richmond
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 52]
St. Juan Baptista y Animas
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Caien , France. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to London.[ 64]
Sandwich
Great Britain The ship was lost on the Grassholmes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva , Russia to London.[ 57]
Sarah
Great Britain The ship was lost inn the Elbe with the loss of five of her crew.[ 57]
Success
Great Britain The ship struck the Knowl Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk and foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Plymouth , Devon .[ 64]
Tarter
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Fort-Mardyck , Kingdom of France . she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Pool , Dorset .[ 68]
Taunton
Great Britain The ship was lost on Crosby Point , Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin , Ireland to Liverpool.[ 64]
Unity
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Eastaples , France. She was on a voyage from Trieste , Republic of Venice to London.[ 65]
December
5 December
14 December
19 December
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Ship
State
Description
Betty
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London .[ 72]
Buss Anson
Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Rope Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[ 73]
Dakeing
Great Britain The ship was lost near Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham .[ 74]
Duke of Cumberland
Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Almeria Bay with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America to Alicant , Spain.[ 75]
Diamond
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London.[ 71]
Eagle
Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 76]
Elizabeth
Great Britain The ship was lost off Barbossa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America to Cádiz , Spain.[ 77]
Elizabeth
Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland with the loss of her captain. Sge was on a voyage from Dantzick to Montrose , Forfarshire .[ 77]
Elizabeth and Christina
Great Britain The ship was lost on Öland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London.[ 60]
Endraght
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam .[ 72]
Friendship
Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[ 78]
George
Great Britain The ship was lost near Rye.[ 72]
Hope
Great Britain The ship was lost on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Chester, Cheshire .[ 60]
Jufro Catharina Margaretta
Dutch Republic
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from "Wyburgh" to Cádiz.[ 77]
Prince of Great Britain
Great Britain The ship was lost on the Nass Sands, Wales with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , France to Bristol.[ 76]
Sandwich
Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandwich, Kent . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Sandwich.[ 60]
St Nicholas
Russia The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire , Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[ 71]
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Ship
State
Description
Adventure
Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Ivica" to a Baltic port.[ 79]
Augustus Cæsar
Great Britain The ship was lost on Grand Cayman . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 80]
Barrington
Great Britain The ship was lost at Venice . She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Venice.[ 57]
Betsey
British America
The ship was lost on the Virginia Capes before 5 April. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Virginia .[ 81]
Bristol Merchant
Great Britain The ship was lost at Louisbourg , Nova Scotia , French America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec .[ 77]
Brothers
Great Britain The ship was lost off the Virginia Capes. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.[ 71]
Dispatch
Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Peter Beckford (Great Britain Lancaster, Lancashire to Africa.[ 29]
Eagle
Great Britain The ship capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America to Antigua .[ 82]
Edgar
Great Britain The ship was lost in the Martha Brae River , Jamaica.[ 83]
Greyhound
Great Britain The ship was lost in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec .[ 72]
Industry
Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Augustine, Florida , British America. All on board were rescued.[ 84]
Lord Elbank
Great Britain The ship was lost near Gaspé, Quebec . She was on a voyage from New York , British America to Quebec .[ 46]
Lucca
Republic of Lucca
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Lucca to Saint Croix .[ 33]
Marselleros
Great Britain The ship struck a rock and foundered off Gibraltar .[ 85]
Mary
Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to British Honduras .[ 22]
HMS Mohawk
Royal Navy
The snow was lost in the Great Lakes , British America.
Molly
Great Britain The ship was lost on Cumberland Island , Georgia , British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Georgia.[ 82]
Norfolk
Great Britain The ship departed from London in late 1763 or early 1764, bound for Bombay , India . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 86]
Polly
The ship sank after her launch.[ 87] [ 88]
Shannon
Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Currituck Sound , North Carolina before 31 March. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Virginia to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 81]
Shoreham
Great Britain The slave ship was lost on the coast of Senegal with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Senegal to the West Indies .[ 35] [ 89]
St. George
Great Britain The ship was lost in the Piscataqua River , New Hampshire , British America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River.[ 90]
Sv. Loann
Russian Empire
After removing some of her cargo and fittings, Aleut natives burned the vessel where she was anchored in Nikolski Bay (52°57′30″N 168°54′00″W / 52.95833°N 168.90000°W / 52.95833; -168.90000 (Nikolski Bay ) Umnak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during the winter of 1763–1764.[ 91]
Sv. Nikolai
Russian Empire
Aleut natives destroyed the vessel in Isanotski Strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during December 1763 or January 1764.[ 91]
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