List of shipwrecks in 1779

The List of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.

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1779
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1779
Ship Country Description
Curwen  Ireland The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. Presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1779
Ship Country Description
Fortune  Great Britain The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[2]
Lydia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Sheepland", County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland.[1]

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Ship Country Description
Bersham  Great Britain The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[2]
Duc de Chatelet  France The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Saint Domingo.[3]
Henry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira.[4]
L'Esperance en Dieu  France The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize (Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey). She was subsequently lost near Waterford, Ireland. L'Esperance en Dieu was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Martinico.[2]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Nancy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim.[6]

February

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1779
Ship Country Description
Adventure  Great Britain The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[7]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Ancona Paquet  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[8]
Jesse  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua.[7]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]

March

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1779
Ship Country Description
Defense United States Connecticut State Navy The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels.[9][10]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1779
Ship Country Description
Francis  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London.[11]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1779
Ship Country Description
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[11]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1779
Ship Country Description
HMS Arethusa Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France (48°27′04″N 5°04′04″W / 48.45111°N 5.06778°W / 48.45111; -5.06778) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette ( French Navy). Her crew were rescued.[12]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1779
Ship Country Description
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[13]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1779
Ship Country Description
Perseverance  Great Britain The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland.[14]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Edward & Lucy  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America.[14]
Fox  French Navy The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked.
Renown  Great Britain The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[11]

April

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Tartar  Great Britain The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[15]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Dawn Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[15]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Nossa Senhora da Vida, St. António St. Thomas  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[16]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Snapper  Great Britain The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland.[17]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Montague  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[18]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1779
Ship Country Description
Mars  United States American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag (Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey. She was sent in to Jersey but was lost going in to port.[19]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Darnell Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[20]
Fortune  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[21]
Revenge  Great Britain The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay.[22]
St Magnus Bremen The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain.[15]

May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1779
Ship Country Description
Charming Molly  Great Britain The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire.[23]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Concord  Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[24]
Jane & Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Dantzick.[19]
Lord Cardiff  Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire ( French Navy).[19]
Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth.[25]
Old England  Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante ( French Navy) with the loss of 30 of her crew.[19]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval.[26]
Señora Dama Luisa flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend.[21]
Snapper  Great Britain The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland.[21]
Sturdy Beggar  United States The privateer was captures. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland.[25]
William  Great Britain The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[25]

June

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Nancy  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold ( United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal.[27]

July

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1779
Ship Country Description
Woestduyn Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked.[28]

August

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1779
Ship Country Description
USS Providence United States Continental Navy American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British.
Tyrannicide Massachusetts Massachusetts State Navy American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British.

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1779
Ship Country Description
Valentine British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands.[29]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1779
Ship Country Description
Zurac Cat  Spain The ship was lost near Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián.[30]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1779
Ship Country Description
Stafford British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India.[29]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Defence  United States American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British.
USS Warren United States Continental Navy American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The frigate was set afire and scuttled in the Penobscot River on 14 or 15 August to prevent her capture by the British.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Admiral Barrington  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[31]
Nossa Senhora do Socorro  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[32]

September

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1779
Ship Country Description
Bellona  Great Britain The ship sank at Tinmouth, Northumberland with the loss of 39 lives.[33]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1779
Ship Country Description
Mercury  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[34]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1779
Ship Country Description
Diana  Great Britain Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both  French Navy) and burnt. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[35]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1779
Ship Country Description
L'Amitie  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[36]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1779
Ship Country Description
USS Bonhomme Richard United States Continental Navy American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire on 23 September.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Stafford  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India.[37]

October

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1779
Ship Country Description
HMS Quebec Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy
HMS Quebec and Surveillante.

Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante ( French Navy). Survivors were rescued by Surveillante, L'Expedition ( French Navy) and HMS Rambler (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1779
Ship Country Description
Sukey  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[38]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1779
Ship Country Description
Stag  Great Britain The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[39] She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs.[36]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1779
Ship Country Description
Sturdy Beggar  Great Britain The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew.[40]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Humber  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[35]
Lovely Cruizer  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London.[41]
May  Great Britain The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, East Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[41]
St. Antonia Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London.[42]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was lost off Bognor, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, West Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Portsmouth  Great Britain The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 26°50′W / 41.750°N 26.833°W / 41.750; -26.833). Her crew were rescued by Hector (Kingdom of Great Britain Guernsey).[43]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Diligence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[44]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth and Bell  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[40]
Fanny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[40]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1779
Ship Country Description
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[45]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1779
Ship Country Description
York Union  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[45]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Valentine British East India Company The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued.[29][46][47]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Racehorse  Great Britain The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1779
Ship Country Description
Griffin  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[49]
Richard  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies.[49]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1779
Ship Country Description
London Paquet Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey.[50]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Bess  Great Britain The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[51]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian.[52]
Briton  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia.[52]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port.[52]
Nossa Senhora da Assunção  Portugal The ship was wrecked at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto.[53]
Prince of Prussia  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia.[54]
Providence  Great Britain The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[54]
Spitfire  Great Britain The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew.[51]
St. Miguel e Almas  Portugal The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[36]
Thetis  France Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow (Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey), was attacked and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain by a privateer. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Thomas & Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.[54]

December

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1779
Ship Country Description
Cato  Great Britain The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[51]
Fothergill  Great Britain The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset.[44]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1779
Ship Country Description
George  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[55]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1779
Ship Country Description
Henry and Samuel  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[40]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1779
Ship Country Description
HMS North Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives.[56]
St. Helena  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Halifax.[57]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1779
Ship Country Description
Boll  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[58]
De Jeffrow Amelida  Dutch Republic The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[58]
Knotts-green  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew.[59]
Leonora  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall.[58]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1779
Ship Country Description
Crawford  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland.[59]
John and Jane  Great Britain The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven.[59]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1779
Ship Country Description
Bridgetown  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[60]
Eleanor  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[60]
Royall Clubb  Great Britain The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.[60]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Bellona  Great Britain The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe.[61]
Betsey  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States.[62]
Cheerful Cousin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bourdeaux, France.[43]
HMS Duc de la Vauginon Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December.
Edward  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[40]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[40]
Jaager Dantzick The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Waterford, Ireland.[63]
Love and Unity  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[60]
Nossa Senhora de Conceicao  Portugal The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London.[61]
Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António  Portugal The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[40]
Pallas  Great Britain The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December.[61]
Pearl The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.[61]
Peggy  Ireland The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim.[60]
Sacramento  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon.[44]
Porgey  Great Britain The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[64]
Rossi  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[65]
Sally and Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, East Sussex.[40]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Oporto.[43]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779
Ship Country Description
Active  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers.[66]
Aliance  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux.[36]
Amazon  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[24]
Antigua Planter  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[24]
Belcour  Great Britain American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve ( French Navy) with the loss of 22 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica.[26]
Betsey  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York.[25]
Bryans  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[46]
Cardinal de Bernis  France The ship was lost near Puerto Rico.[8]
Chance  Great Britain The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America.[41]
Christopher  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States.[67]
Colpoys  Great Britain The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States.[68]
Comet Paquet  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica.[69]
Cumberland  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec.[30]
Dorothy & Mary  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[70]
Eleanor  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[28]
Fly  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[71]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica.[28]
HMS Glasgow Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Grampus  Great Britain The storesship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[46]
Harlequin  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London.[69]
Harlequin  France American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and tow Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica.[72]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[73]
Joyeaux  France Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingo by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingo.[36]
La Basseterre  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[74]
La Marseilles  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[74]
La Pauline  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[74]
Le Guerrier  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[74]
Le Victoire  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France.[74]
Lord Townsend  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica.[26]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York.[68]
Mermaid  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York.[14]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[24]
Pickering  United States American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes in an engagement with HMS Aurora (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[22]
Pinson  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador.[75]
Sarah and Rachel  Dutch Republic The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius.[68]
Speedwell  Great Britain The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage form Manchioneal to the Bahamas.[52]
St Joseph  Portugal The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France.[63]
HMS Supply Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts.[76]
Tom  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada.[70]
Tortoise  Great Britain The storesship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth.[46]

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Ship events in 1779
Ship launches: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
Ship commissionings: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
Ship decommissionings: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
Shipwrecks: 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
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