List of shipwrecks in 1772

The List of shipwrecks in 1772 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1772.

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1772
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January

1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Antwerp  Great Britain The packet boat was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[1]

2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Intelligence  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was lost at Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue with the loss of 21 slaves.[2]

9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Scholtenburg Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman, a frigate, was lost off "Infiegoene" whilst bound for Ceylon.[3]

20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Polly  Great Britain The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]

31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Friends-goodwill  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a French fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[4]

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ShipCountryDescription
Ann  Ireland The ship could have been lost near La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France.[5]
Aquitaine  France The East Indiaman sank in the Garonne.[5]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Aldborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal.[6]
Friendship  Ireland The ship could have been lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Belfast.[6]
Haywood  Great Britain The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel Island, Azores in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]
Joseph  Great Britain The ship's location was lost near Cádiz, Spain.[5]
Lady Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork.[5]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London.[5]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Tinmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]
Swallow Jersey The ship foundered with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Jersey to St. Ubes, Portugal.[8]

February

11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Polly  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Belfast.[9]

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ShipCountryDescription
Francis & Maria Guernsey The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rochfort, France to Guernsey. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Mogdort  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Cowell", Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John Island to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[11]
St. Michael Norway The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Arundale to Waterford, Ireland.[9]

March

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ShipCountryDescription
Carolina  Great Britain The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to London.[12]
James  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay near "Batty". She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cales.[13]
Jane  Ireland The ship was run down in the River Thames by a British ship and was beached. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[14]
Mercury  France The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Havre de Grâce.[13]

April

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ShipCountryDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Royan, France.[15]
Apollo  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea.[16]
Collin  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Hamburg.[15]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Medway  Great Britain The ship was lost near Zierikzee, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[7]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[15]

May

4 May
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Sally British America The sloop was wrecked on the Cape Lookout Shoals, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of seven of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Charles Town, South Carolina.[18]

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ShipCountryDescription
Empress of Russia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick.[19]
Generous Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered off the Whiting sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[20]
Generous-planter  Great Britain The collier was wrecked on the Barr sandbank, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[21]
Lucretia Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[22]
Old Batchelor  Great Britain The ship was lost off Moggadore, Morocco.[23]
Rose  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[24]
York  Great Britain The ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[23]

June

9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1772
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Gaspée Royal Navy
HMS Gaspée.

Gaspée Affair: The schooner ran aground in the Providence River, Rhode Island, British America whilst chasing Hannah ( British America). She was captured by the Sons of Liberty, burnt and sunk.

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ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte  Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore on Texell. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Amsterdam.[25]
Hambleton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[25]

July

26 July
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Dule of Albany British East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the Bengal River.[26]

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ShipCountryDescription
Generous Friends  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London.[27]
Goodintent  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex and capsized. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[27]
Maria Beckford  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Florida, British America.[28]
Molly  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew.[29]

August

5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Eagle  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames.[30]

9 August
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Swan  Great Britain The ship was run onto by a collier at the Kentish Knock and foundered with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a third vessel.[31]

16 August
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Meredith  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Watlant Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued by Royal Charlotte ( Great Britain). Meredith was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[32]

28 August
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Fanny Nevis The sloop was wrecked at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts.[33]
John Virgin Islands The sloop was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Juno Saint Kitts The sloop was lost at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts.[33]
Mary and Elizabeth The schooner was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Pompey Saint Martin The sloop was wrecked in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Watson  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Basseterre, Saint Kitts.[33]

31 August
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Apollo British America The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts with the loss of all but one of her crew.[33][34]
Blake Antigua The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Chatham Saint Kitts The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Experiment Saint Kitts The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Farley  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bloody Point, Saint Kitts.[33] Her crew were rescued.[34]
Fortune Saint Kitts The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis.[33]
Hazard Saint Kitts The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Hart's Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Irish Gimblet The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands.[33]
Jenny Nevis The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands.[33]
John and Elizabeth British America The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Isidure  Ireland The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Margaretti The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Mercury  Great Britain The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Mercury saint Kitts The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
New York British America The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Basseterre, Saint Kitts.[33]
Relief Virgin Islands The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at saint Kitts.[33]
Thistle  Great Britain The snow was wrecked in a hurricane at Limeh Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Tryon British America The brig foundered in a hurricane off Saint Kitts with the loss of all but one of her crew.[33][35]
Two Williams The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua with the loss of all hands.[33]

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ShipCountryDescription
Norra Fizland  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Stockholm.[36]
St. Peter  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cádiz, Spain.[36]

September

1 September
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Charles Jamaica The brig foundered whilst on a voyage from Georgia to New York, British America.[37]

5 September
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[38]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America.[38]

24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Chanteloupe  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Thurlestone Rock. She was bound for London from Grenada, laden with sugar, coffee and rum. Of the crew of 13 and seven passengers, only the second mate was rescued.[39]
Phœnix  France The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinico.[32]

25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Catharine Norway The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, Great Britain with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Quebeck ( Great Britain). Catharine was bound for Dublin, Ireland.[32]
Princess of Wales  Ireland The ship was lost on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Dublin.[40]

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ShipCountryDescription
Chantelope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsgate, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grenades to London.[32]
Charlottee  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames, where she capsized. Charlottee was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Chester, Cheshire.[32]
Helena  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[41]
Mary & Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[42]
Rose  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Bourdeaux, France.[43]
True Briton  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway.[41]

October

2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Pretty Polly  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the North Sand, in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued.[44]

29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Good-intent  Ireland The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, France.[45]

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ShipCountryDescription
Good-intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk.[40]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh Hook, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Kingdom of Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[46]
Le Liberti Dantzick The ship capsized in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Dundalk, Ireland.[47]
Mary & Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[47]
Nancy & Peggy  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[48]
Shuldrum  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland in late October for Pool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[49]

November

1 November
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Francis & Elizabeth  Ireland The ship foundered in Clognakitty-bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.[50]

10 November
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Carolina  Great Britain The ship was lost in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[50]
Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off St Alban's Head, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Pool, Dorset.[51]

17 November
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland.[37]
Trotman  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brunt Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[52]

18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Fortune  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[53]

21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Fenny  Great Britain The ship foundered in Bude Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[54]
Goodintent  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54]
May  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland.[55]
Papp-castle  Great Britain The ship was lost off Liverpool with the loss of all hands.[54]

26 November
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Grenada  Great Britain The gally was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland and was severely damaged.[56]
Le Vigilent  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brittany.[57]

29 November
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Harriot  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to London.[58]

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ShipCountryDescription
Antigua Frigate  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Catania, Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Swansey Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Swansey, Glamorgan.[45]
Brotherly Love  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[54]
Campo Bello  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Campobello to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60]
Cruiser  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in Padstow Bay, Cornwall before 28 November. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[52][61]
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[54]
Eendraught Sitse  Dutch Republic The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam to Alicante, Spain.[55]
Fly  Great Britain The ship departed from the Clyde for Dunkerque, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62]
Friends  Great Britain The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Hawke  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Riga to Liverpool.[51]
Helena La Clare Tax Kirk  France The ship was driven ashore at Brighthelmstone, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[54]
Industry  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[56]
Jolly Bacchus  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[54]
Leopard  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitlock, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[54]
Liberatas  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin.[55]
Newnham  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire.[54]
Thomas & Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Venus  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[60]
William & Ann  Great Britain The ship struck the Ionion and was consequently beached at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Chatham, Kent.[54]
Willing-mind  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50]

December

2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Lady Margaret Bremen The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux, France.[58]

3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Sea Nymph  Great Britain The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Calais, France.[63]

8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Carlisle British America The ship was wrecked at Malamocco, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Venice.[64]

12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Bacchus  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lime, Dorset to Harwich, Essex.[65]

15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Pool, Dorset.[57]

19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Phenix  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Matchapungo Shoals, off the coast of Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued.[66]

25 December
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1772
ShipCountryDescription
Acteon  Great Britain The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras.[67]

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ShipCountryDescription
Assumption  France The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce.[65]
Bacchus  Ireland The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France.[56]
Dingley  Great Britain The ship was reported to have been lost at a Norwegian port. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[56] She was later taken in to Christiansand.[68]
Elizabeth & Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[69]
Hero  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland.[70]
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden.[56]
Integrity  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[57]
John & Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Hamburg.[70]
Molly  Great Britain The packet boat foundered off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[56]
Philadelphia British America The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland.[63]
Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ferrol, Spain.[71]
Venice Paquet Norway The ship was lost at Venice. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice.[72]

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ShipCountryDescription
Barbadoes  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes.[73]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Otterock River, North Carolina, British America before 29 July.[74]
Beum Consego flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anguilla.[75]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged, She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[76]
Bretagne  Great Britain The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of May in the West Indies. Twelve of her crew were rescued.[70]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[47]
Charming Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, British America.[77]
Cunriff  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London and Cork, Ireland to Antigua and Jamaica[73]
HMS Dispatch Royal Navy The Sloop-of-War foundered in a hurricane. Her crew were rescued by another Royal Navy vessel.[54]
Duke of Albany  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River.[78]
Ebenezar  Denmark The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix.[79]
Elizabeth  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 June. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Dublin to North Carolina.[22][80]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Condea Island. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria, Egypt.[81]
Emanuel  Denmark The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix.[79]
London  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to London.[2]
Hazard  Great Britain The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland.[73]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Barbadoes.[82]
Lydia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[83]
Nimrod  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newfoundland, British America.[84]
Pitt  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Dominica.[45]
Porpoise  Great Britain The whaler was sunk by an iceberg off the coast of Greenland.[85]
Prussian  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on Anguilla.[75]
Rebello  Portugal The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Bahia.[24]
St Augustine  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[86]
Young  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[10]

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  34. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3823). 10 November 1772.
  35. "NEW YORK, October 25". Virginia Gazette. 25 October 1772.
  36. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3803). 28 August 1772.
  37. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3827). 24 November 1772.
  38. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (395). 5 January 1773.
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  41. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3810). 22 September 1772.
  42. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3813). 2 October 1772.
  43. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3811). 25 September 1772.
  44. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3815). 9 October 1772.
  45. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3822). 6 November 1772.
  46. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3818). 20 October 1772.
  47. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3816). 13 October 1772.
  48. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3821). 30 October 1772.
  49. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (405). 9 February 1773.
  50. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3824). 13 November 1772.
  51. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3825). 17 November 1772.
  52. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3826). 20 November 1772.
  53. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (408). 19 February 1773.
  54. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3828). 27 November 1772.
  55. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3830). 4 December 1772.
  56. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3832). 11 December 1772.
  57. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3834). 18 December 1772.
  58. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (394). 1 January 1773.
  59. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3830). 4 December 1772.
  60. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3829). 1 December 1772.
  61. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 23 November 1772.
  62. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (415). 16 March 1773.
  63. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3837). 29 December 1772.
  64. "No. 11317". The London Gazette. 9 January 1773. p. 1.
  65. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3833). 15 December 1772.
  66. "WILLIAMSBURG, December 31". Virginia Gazette. 31 December 1772.
  67. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (404). 5 February 1773.
  68. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (396). 8 January 1773.
  69. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3835). 22 December 1772.
  70. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3831). 8 December 1772.
  71. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3836). 25 December 1772.
  72. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (401). 26 January 1773.
  73. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3791). 17 July 1772.
  74. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 29 July 1772.
  75. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3805). 4 September 1772.
  76. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3768). 17 April 1772.
  77. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (402). 29 January 1773.
  78. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (423). 13 April 1773.
  79. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3753). 18 February 1772.
  80. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 13 June 1772.
  81. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3765). 7 April 1772.
  82. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (403). 2 February 1773.
  83. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3778). 26 May 1772.
  84. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3790). 10 July 1772.
  85. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3788). 3 July 1772.
  86. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3799). 14 August 1772.
Ship events in 1772
Ship launches: 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777
Ship commissionings: 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777
Ship decommissionings: 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777
Shipwrecks: 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777
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