List of shipwrecks in 1766

The List of shipwrecks in 1766 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1766.

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1766
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January

16 January
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Matthew  Great Britain The tender, a brig, was lost at Elmina, Gold Coast. All on board were rescued.[1]

25 January
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charles Town British America The ship was wrecked on the Branclawine Bank, in Delaware Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

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ShipCountryDescription
Benjamin  Great Britain The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3]
Bienvenu Jersey The ship struck a rock and was wrecked at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Waterford.[4]
Dove  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast with the loss of five of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France.[3]
Duc de Bouillon  France The ship was lost in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux.[5]
Laurel of Peace  France The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain.[6]
Providence  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tinmouth, County Durham.[7]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Woolpack, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru.[4]

February

11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Maria  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Belfast, Ireland.[8]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9]

14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Tyger  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]

16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Friendship  Great Britain The snow was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[11]

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
George  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Rio, Spain.[12]
Eliza Silvester  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio.[12]
Lyon  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio but was later refloated.[12]
Nueva España  Spain The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru.[12]

21 February
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Gavavre  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Pio.[12]
Gulls  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio.[12]

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ShipCountryDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Augusta  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[13]
Carron  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.[14]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[14]
London  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque.[10]
Lynn Merchant  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz.[9]
Mary  Ireland The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, France.[9]
St. Joseph  France The ship, being very leaky' was abandoned in St George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Jane ( Great Britain). St. Joseph was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Brest.[15]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[16]
Welcome  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[10]

March

18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Drie Gebroeders  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campveer to Bilboa, Spain.[17]

22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Emanuel Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, France. She was on a voyage from Norway to Mount's Bay, Great Britain[18]

24 March
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Dublin Merchant  Ireland The ship was driven ashore near Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[2] She was later refloated.[11]

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ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Gibraltar.[18]
Dorsetshire  Great Britain The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[8]
Europe  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork, Ireland.[19]
James  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne. she was on a voyage from Menton to Copenhagen, Denmark.[20]
Meermin Dutch East India Company Meermin slave mutiny: The hoeker ran aground in Struisbaai. She was subsequently declared a total loss.
Nancy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz.[8]
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Rottenburg  Great Britain The ship was lost ad Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cádiz.[20]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered in St. George's Channel.[20]
Vulture  Great Britain The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque, France.[8]
Willingmind  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz.[21]

April

12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Clifton  Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madeira and Barbadoes.[22]

29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Louisa Ulrica  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Gothenburg.[23]

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ShipCountryDescription
Frederica Dorothea Stettin The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin.[24]
Goldfinch  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[11]
Great Admiral  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick.[25]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea on or after 18 April with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Milford Pembrokeshire to Liverpool.[25]
Plymouth Merchant  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool.[25]

May

9 May
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Granada  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.[26]

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ShipCountryDescription
Dove  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Masterland" with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rostock.[27]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Oporto.[28]
Louisa Sophia Stettin The ship was driven ashore at Aalburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain.[29]
Richard  Great Britain The ship ran aground and sank at Oporto, Portugal whilst departing for London.[29]
St. George  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[30]

June

12 June
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Love & Unity  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly ( Ireland). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London.[31]

13 June
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Falmouth British East India Company The East Indiaman ran aground on the Sagar Sands, India and was wrecked.[32]

21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Sarah  Great Britain The galley was wrecked off Málaga and abandoned by her crew. She subsequently sank.[33]

26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1766
ShipCountryDescription
HMS St Lawrence Royal Navy The schooner was lost off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of four of her crew.[34]

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ShipCountryDescription
Charming Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[1]
Elizabeth  Ireland The ship was driven ashore about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Cork. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[22]
Fortune  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Larwick, Norway to Dublin.[35]

July

21 July
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Endeavour  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Dublin.[36]

22 July
List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Fanny & Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[37]

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ShipCountryDescription
Commerce  Great Britain The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway.[38]
Globe's Assistance  Great Britain The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden.[38]
Nancy  Ireland The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, leaving the passengers on board. She subsequently foundered. Nancy was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.[26]
Santa Barbara  Spain The ship was lost off Bahamas on 16 or 17 July with the loss of all but seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Spanish Honduras to Cádiz.[39]

August

10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
John & Stephen  Ireland The ship was wrecked at Eon Eyra, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) east of Curaçoa. She was on a voyage from Cork to Curaçoa.[40]

14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Two Sisters  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[41]

22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Thomas  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Cork.[42]

24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Fair American  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Parkgate to South Carolina, British America.[41]

25 August
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Kingdom of France to Gibraltar.[43]

September

6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
El Nuevo Constante  Spain The frigate foundered in a hurricane 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her crew were rescued.[44][45][46]
Marquis of Grandby  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Aldborough Knaps, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[47]

10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charming Nelly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[48][49]
Indian Trader  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to Jamaica.[50]

11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Riga, Russia.[51]

15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
New Success  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[52]

18 September
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[53]

30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Royal Africa  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Popo, Dahomey.[54]

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ShipCountryDescription
Diana  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Granada to London.[55]
Hardy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Onega, Russia.[56]
Molly  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]

October

6 October
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Phenix  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[57]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts.[57]

16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Diana  Great Britain The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[58]

17 October
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Plumper  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kingston, Jamaica.[59]

24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Rose Island, Spanish Florida.[60]
Wetherill  Great Britain The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Pensacola, Spanish Florida with the loss of all but three of her crew.[60]

27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1766
ShipCountryDescription
New Success  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[61]

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ShipCountryDescription
Diamond  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by John & Philip.[62]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[63][64]
Grafton  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[61]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[63] She was later refloated and taken in to "Woolver".[65]
Kingstton  Great Britain The ship departed from the Clyde for Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[66]
Mary  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[67]
Regina Catharina Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was destroyed by fire at Livorno.[58]
Rouble  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to London.[61]
St. Juan Baptista  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to La Rochelle, France.[68]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight.[63]
Sydenham  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Thames Estuary 8 nautical miles (15 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[69]

November

17 November
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Bishop  Great Britain The ship was lost near Sidmouth, Devon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[70]

18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Boyne  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[71]
Grand Power of God  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Cádiz and Tenerife, Canary Islands.[40]

28 November
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1766
ShipCountryDescription
William & Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near "Drenten" with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[72]

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ShipCountryDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[70]
Alexander & Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[70]
Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Charming Nancy  Ireland The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies.[40]
Industry Dantzick The ship was lost near Aldberg, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to at Mediterranean port.[71]
Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calmar, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[71]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz.[58]
Princess Augusta  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, Great Britain.[40]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol.[58]
William and Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[73]

December

6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Hugh and James  Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[74]

7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Young Dirk  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ostend.[75]

10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was lost at Tarifa, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[76]

11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Angel  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Penzance Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Crozic to Saint-Malo.[77]
Expedition  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London[75]
Seahorse  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Zant, Greece to London.[77]

18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
William  Ireland The ship was lost near Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France.[59]

28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1766
ShipCountryDescription
Pompey British America The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina.[78]

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ShipCountryDescription
Batchelor  Great Britain The ship was wrecked off Sandwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, Ireland.[75]
Cato  Great Britain The ship sank in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Altea, Spain to London.[79]
Fortunate  Great Britain The ship struck rocks and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. Fortunate was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[80]
Jenny  Ireland The ship was lost near Londonderry with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to an Irish port.[57]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira.[77]
Sally  Ireland The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin.[81]

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ShipCountryDescription
Abbot  Great Britain The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46]
Earl of Guildford  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was lost on the coast of Hispaniola. At least 236 slaves survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica.[82]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast. She was on a voyage from the Grenades to the Piscataqua River.[17]
Elizabeth British America The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New England to Antigua.[16]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Planter ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to North Carolina, British America.[83]
Ellis  Great Britain The ship was lost at Egg-harbour, New Jersey, British America with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[24]
Enterprize  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic OCean. Her crew were rescued by Mermaid ( Great Britain). Enterprize was on a voyage from Senegal to London.[84]
General Conway  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Jordans, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued.[55]
George  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York.[85]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship was lost in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Cádiz, Spain.[2]
Henbury  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British America.[69]
Johanna  Ireland The snow sank in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Newry, County Antrim.[17]
Martin  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys with the loss of 424 lives. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Jamaica.[41]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost on the "Grand Comanas". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[82]
Minehead  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of more than fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America.[86]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the American coast with the loss of 23 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia.[87]
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Augustine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to St. Augustine.[88]
New Espagne  Spain The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru.[89]
Northern Lass  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras.[85]
Pembroke  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Lynn, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts.[25]
Pitt  Great Britain The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Sarah ( Great Britain).[90]
Pitt  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued and enslaved. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Angola.[40]
Portland  Great Britain The ship was lost in Manchionel Bay, Jamaica.[61]
Rainbow  Great Britain The ship was destroyed on the coast of Africa by an explosion.[18]
Rogers  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Middle Ground, in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia.[36]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina.[22]
Superb  Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies.[91]
Susanna  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland.[84]
Swallow  Great Britain The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[92]
Tartar  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 leagues (600 nautical miles (1,100 km)) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew were rescued by Leveret ( Great Britain). Tartar was on a voyage from London to Maryland.[75]
Thomas and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 June.[93]
Trimmer  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was taken over by the slaves and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[33]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to the Leeward Islands.[94]

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Ship events in 1766
Ship launches: 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771
Ship commissionings: 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771
Ship decommissionings: 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771
Shipwrecks: 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771
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