List of shipwrecks in 1786

The list of shipwrecks in 1786 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1786.

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1786
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Betty	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[1]
Cornelius	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cádiz.[1]
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) from St. Andero, Spain with the loss of four of her crew.[2]
Senhouse	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at "Llencalth" and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes.[3]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
James	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Rosamund	Great Britain	The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon.[4]
St. Antonia Boa Viagem	Great Britain	The ship was severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain.[4]
Trecothick	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Looe, Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[4]
Twee Gesustus	Dutch Republic	The ship sank at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Amsterdam.[4]
Zeelust	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Amsterdam.[4]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Hannah	Great Britain	The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Halsewell	British East India Company	Halsewell The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at St Alban's Head, Dorset and wrecked with the loss of over 240 lives. There were 74 survivors.

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Jonge Ricke	Dutch Republic	The ship foundered in the North Sea west of Ostend, West Flanders, France. Her crew were rescued.[6]
L'Aimable Desirée	France	The brigantine was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew.[7]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Hero	Great Britain	The ship foundered in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[5]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Thomas and Wiliam	Great Britain	The ship capsized and sank at Cork, Ireland.[8]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[1]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Nancy	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Drogheda, County Louth.[9]
Ross	Great Britain	The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thistle ( Great Britain).[10]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1786

Ship	Country	Description
William and Margaret	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Antilope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Slapton, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[11]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[12]
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1]
Catharine	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[12]
Crescent	French Navy	The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked off Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue.
Defiance	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. She was on a voyage from "Guyon" to London.[1]
Diana	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[1]
Dispatch	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London[1]
Enterprize	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon.[13] She was later refloated.[14]
Everton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[1]
Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Madeira.[4]
Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked whilst on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[11]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Oporto.[15]
Ganges	Dutch East India Company	The East Indiaman was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and put into Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was abandoned by her crew and plundered by the local inhabitants.[9]
George	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon.[11]
Grampus	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, Devon.[11]
Hibernia	Ireland	The ship foundered in Tramore Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[11]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helston, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[11]
Jupiter	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Steden Point, Zealand, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[4]
Le Maria	France	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[3]
Marie Anne	France	The ship was driven ashore near Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[12]
Martha	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked off Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to London.[5]
Molly	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Londonderry. Molly was later refloated.[16]
Notre-Dame-de-Montserrat	Spain	The polacca was wrecked at Cádiz.[7]
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Port a Ferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9]
Patience	Denmark	The ship was lost near "St. Peter's Castle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Marseille, France.[1]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol.[17]
Piedmont	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[9] Piedmont was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[1]
Pilten	Great Britain	The sloop was run down and sunk by Monmouth ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[12]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Portland. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London.[1]
Pomona	Ireland	The ship was lost 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the Waterford Lighthouse with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Belfast, County Antrim.[16]
Prescieux	France	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Bourdeaux.[5]
Prince of Wales	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Lisbon.[3]
Providence	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon.[11]
Rose	Ireland	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[16][18]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Pool, Dorset.[15]
Silecia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[11]
Snowden Hill	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[15]
Speedwell	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Plymouth.[12]
St Elias	Russia	The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantz, France.[1]
Thomas and Mary	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Bristol.[17]
Thomas and William	Great Britain	The ship capsized at Cork.[4]
Willian & Margaret	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to London.[5]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
San Pedro de Alcantara	Spanish Navy	The fourth rate ship-of-the-line sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of 128 of the 398 people on board. She was on a voyage from Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru to Cádiz.[19][20]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Alexander	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland.[21]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Emperor	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Maria	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Falmouth, Cornwall.[23]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Antigua.[24]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
William	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Roscoff, France. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic and Nantz, France.[24]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Earl Tyrone	Ireland	The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[19]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily.[25]
Brothers	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Killybegs, County Donegal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[26]
Concordia	Denmark	The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain with the loss of all but thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies.[14]
Fermuse	Kingdom of Sicily	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples.[13]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22]
Harmony	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[13]
Helena	Great Britain	The hoy was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Embden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[23]
Houghton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[14]
Iris	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[23]
Mary	Ireland	The ship was lost at the Koog of Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam.[14]
Minerva	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[23]
Prosperity	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Gothenburg, Sweden and the West Indies.[23]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Bahama	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Bimini Rocks, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[27]
Hedwig Christiana	France	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette to Alderney, Channel Islands.[27]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Clio	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°37′N 50°51′W). Her crew were rescued on 22 March by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[28]
Friendship	Ireland	The ship foundered between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Cork.[29]
Postillion	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cádiz.[29]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Friends Adventure	Great Britain	The brigantine was wrecked on Sandy Key, off Grand Bahama. All on board survived. The made a small boat from the wreckaged and reached the Abaco Islands on 7 June.[30]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Christian	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[2]
John & Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[2]
Nancy	United States	The sloop was driven ashore at Swansborough, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[31]
Vulcan	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Newcastle upon Tyne.[32]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Henrietta	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[33]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1786

Ship	Country	Description
John & Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was refloated.[34]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Pool.[35]
Elogium	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[35]
Endeavour	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Dunworley Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[34]
Flora	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[35]
Frederick	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[35]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Embden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[35]
Hannah	Great Britain	The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Brothers ( Great Britain). Hannah was on a voyage from London to Bourdeaux, France.[36]
Happy Return	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool.[32]
Johnson	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all hands.[2]
La San Jos la Conception	Spain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to St. Andero.[37]
Mercurius	Hamburg	The ship was lost near Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bourdeaux.[19]
Molly	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[25]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Rose & Sally	Great Britain	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Tinmouth, Devon to Bristol.[2]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Suffolk 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Colchester, Essex.[35]
Success	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[35]
Vrow Catharina	Hanover	The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Embden to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[35]
Woodhouse	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]

April

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Lady Cathcart	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the south west coast of Hispaniola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[38]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Carolina	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[39] She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to a port in North Carolina.[40]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Adriana	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[41]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Maria Elizabeth	flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Deal, Kent, Great Britain.[42]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Fly	Jersey	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[43]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
American	United States	The ship capsized at Fayal, Azores with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Fayal.[44]
Ann	Great Britain	The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was run ashore at Fayal and was wrecked.[42]
Cato	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[28]
Horizon	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily to a Baltic port.[28]
Jamaica Paquet	Great Britain	The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amity ( Great Britain). Jamaica Paquet was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[45]
James	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[44]
Lucia Emerantia	Danish Asiatic Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Bengal to copenhagen.[46][47] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45]
Prince George	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[44]
Seville Packet	Great Britain	The ship ran aground near St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cádiz, Spain.[48]

May

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Lord Townsend	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Colleradoes and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[49]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Zonsderdorf	Prussia	The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Königsberg.[50]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Albion	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to Bristol. Gloucestershire.[27]
Alexander	Great Britain	The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage rom London to Cádiz, Spain.[51]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Zea, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[50]
Clyde	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[51]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzick.[52][54]
Prosperous	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Oléron, France. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British America.[55] She was later refloated and taken in to St Martin's, Isles of Scilly for repairs.[50]
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship was lost near the mouth of the Llobregat, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Zant, Republic of Venice.[54]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship departed from Cádiz for Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
St. Joseph	Spain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa.[50]
St. Joze e St. Antonio	Portugal	The ship was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[53]

June

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Crown	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Memel, Prussia.[57]

July

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Two ship′s boats	France	A barge and two longboats, operating as part of the La Perouse Expedition, were swept into a tidal bore during an ebb tide near the entrance to Lituya Bay in southeastern Russian America. Two of the craft were wrecked, killing all 21 men aboard them; their bodies were not recovered. The third craft escaped.[58]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Barbadoes.[45]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[59]
Lutin	French West India Company	The ship departed from Africa for the French West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60]
Rose	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bay of Bulls.[61]
Scotia	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[62]

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Dolphin	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden.[47] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[63]
Florentia	Prussia	The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Dort, Dutch Republic.[45]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Three Cranes	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 37°N 60°W) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued.[64]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Nelly	Great Britain	The ship was driven out of Dominica in a storm. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Trial	Great Britain	The ship departed from Saint Vincent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Aid	Great Britain	The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
Ann Marian	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore in Loch Crinan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Riga, Russia.[63]
Mary Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, France to a port in New England, United States.[67]
Nancy	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an Irish port.[46]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Narva, Russia.[45]
Resolution	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[63]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Brathwait	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Bridgetown	Barbadoes	The brig was wrecked at Barbadoes.[67]
Generous Planter	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Hibernia	Ireland	The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
Industry	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Isabella	Ireland	The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
James	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Mary	Great Britain	The schooner departed from Tobago for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[69]
Speedwell	Great Britain	The brig was driven ashore at Barbadoes. She was later refloated.[67]
Townsend	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Barbadoes.[68]
William	Great Britain	The brig was driven ashore at Barbadoes.[67]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Cruger	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Horseshoe Reef, off Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[70]
Jackson	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Limerick, Ireland.[71]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[71]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Cadiz Packet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[71][72] Cadiz Packet was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[73]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Two Brothers	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes to Dunkerque.[72]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Castlecrieve	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Formby. Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[72]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
La Laurette	France	The ship was wrecked at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime.[74]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Nelly	Great Britain	The ship ran aground at Ostend, Dutch Republic and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[75]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Four Brothers	Great Britain	The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[76]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1786

Ship	Country	Description
General Melville	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc, France. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[75]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Auspicious	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[73]
Britannia	Great Britain	Captain Muirhead's ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was later refloated.[61]
Britannia	Great Britain	Captain Roberts's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Brothers	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west of Hogland, Russia.[77]
City of Seville	Spain	The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Seville to Ostend.[61] She was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[73]
Columba Alba	Dantzick	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool.[75]
Copenhagen	Denmark	The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Two of her crew were rescued by a Tuscan vessel.[61]
Diana	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[75]
John & Mary	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[73] John & Mary was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[78]
John and Thomas	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near "Strumstadt", Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[75]
Phebe	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Memel, Prussia.[61]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[73]
Sea Otter	Great Britain	The 100-ton two-masted snow disappeared without trace after departing Snug Harbor Cove (60°45′N 146°39′W) in Russian Alaska in September sometime prior to 20 September.[79]
Severn Packet	Great Britain	The ship sank in the Bengal River, India with the loss of all but one of her crew.[56]
Speedwell	Great Britain	The ship departed from Placentia, Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[80]
Young William	Great Britain	The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[71]

October

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to The Rosses, County Donegal.[81]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Brothers	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
Hector	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
Lady Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
Mercury	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
Minerva	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[82]
New Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Jamaica.[82]
Sally	Great Britain	The schooner capsized at Kingston, Jamaica during a gale with the loss of seven lives.[83] She was towed in to Port Royal hull uppermost.[84]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Renewse, Newfoundland.[85]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Hendrick and Jacob	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[86][87]

Unknown Date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
America	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Creden Head, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Erskine, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[88]
Catharina	Sweden	The ship was lost near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Stralsund.[88]
Dispatch	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, Great Britain.[89]
General Washington	Republic of Genoa	The ship was abandoned off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[78]
Glory	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[90]
Jane	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Steen Stares, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[91][67]
Johanna Cornelia	Sweden	The ship was lost near Marstrand.[88]
Juno	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Lambkin	Great Britain	The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
Pitt	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Hope ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued.[88]
Prosperous	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. she was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[89] Prosperous was later refloated.[88]

November

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Kettle Bender	Great Britain	The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[92]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
New London	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm, Sweden. New London was taken in to Bawdsey, Suffolk.[81]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
L'Aimable Marthe	France	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[74]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Thomas and William	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[93]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Le Fry	France	The ship foundered off Cordovan. Her crew were rescued.[74]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Notre Dame de Grâce	France	The ship was lost at D'Arcachon with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bourdeaux.[94]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Fly	United States	The ship was lost at La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bourdeaux, France.[84]
Le Pressigny	France	The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche.[74]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Anna Christina	Sweden	The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Pegwell Bay crewless.[95]
Anna Elizabeth	Russia	The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was taken in to Ramsgate, where she sank due to damage sustained.[76]
Bonavista	Great Britain	The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Oporto. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[56]
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.[95]
British Queen	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. she was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to the Strait of Gibraltar.[65]
Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[76]
Congress	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[96]
Enterprize	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Duncannon, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[76]
Glasgow	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.[95]
King George	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[97][98]
L'Amiable Marie	France	The ship was wrecked on Drake's Island, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Grandville.[65]
Lowstoff	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near "Draken". She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[67]
Nymph	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[68]
Prince of Orange	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to London.[98]
Providence	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France.[95]
Providence	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[68]
Thornton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) from Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg.[67]
Three Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[76]
Two Sisters	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex[98]

December

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Alicante, Spain.[99]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Swallow	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Brothers ( Great Britain). Swallow was on a voyage from America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[100]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Thistle	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in the Kenmare River, Ireland.[101] She was on a voyage from Cork to Málaga, Spain.[102]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
L'Amphitrite	French Navy	The fifth rate frigate sank at the Île de France, Mauritius.[103] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[104]
L'Aurore	French Navy	The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore at the Île de France.[103] She was later refloated and returned to service.[105]
La Colombe	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France.[103]
L'Actiff	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated.[103]
La Fidele	Mauritius	The ship was driven ashore at the Île de France.[103]
La Rosalie	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[103]
L'Astrée	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated.[103]
Le Bien Amis	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[103]
Le Bons Amis	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[103]
Le Boukons	Mauritius	The ship sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[103]
Le Chancellor Du Brabant	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Île de France.[103]
Le Colon	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[103]
Le Compte D'Artois	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[103]
Le Consalateur	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[103]
Le David	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[103]
Le Louisa	Mauritius	The ship was lost at the Île de France.[103]
Le Maria Jeaune	Mauritius	The ship was driven ashore at the Île de France.[103]
Le Pacifique	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was lost at the Île de France.[106][103]
Le Telemaque	French East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore at the Île de France.[103]
L'St Esprit	French East India Company	The East Indiaman sank at the Île de France. She was refloated within three weeks.[103]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Robert	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and sank near the Black Rock, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire[99]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Petersfield	Great Britain	The ship was in collision with Judith ( Great Britain) off the coast of Kent and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Judith. Petersfield was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[99]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Whalefisher	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Broad Bay, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis with the loss of four of her crew.[107]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Anna	Sweden	The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Gothenburg.[108]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to London. Adventure was refloated in January 1787 and taken in to Cádiz Bay.[109][110]
Joseph	Great Britain	The ship foundered in The Swin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[85]
Success	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland.[85]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Molly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London.[111]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[112]
Benjamin	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Weymouth to London.[85]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Tingmouth, Devon.[113]
Capelin	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[102]
Christian Hendrick	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Barcelona, Spain.[114]
Congress	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prince Frederick ( Great Britain), which sprang a leak three days later and was abandoned. The crews from both ships reached Flores Island, Azores.[115] Congress was on a voyage from a French port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prince Frederick was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[111]
Dame Maria Anne	Spain	The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from a port in Catalonia to Cádiz.[60]
Fletcher	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[102]
Grenada Packet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and sank at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Liverpool.[93]
Gryfraald	Sweden	The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Lisbon, Portugal.[99]
Hercules	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Bilboa, Spain.[99]
Hercules	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off "Derwinde". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.[116]
Industry	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the Nass Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[85]
Industry	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz.[116]
Johannes Francisco	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Gibraltar.[114]
Juno	Dutch Republic Navy	The fifth rate frigate was wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight with the loss of six of her crew.[114][117]
L'Aimable Thèrese	France	The ship was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[74]
La Ville de Havre	France	The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Cape Town, Dutch Cape Colony and Le Havre.[112][74]
Messenger	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Blacksod Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to an English port.[85]
Mette Catharina	Russia	The ship was wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Genoa.[114]
Montgomery	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Newry to London.[99]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship became trapped by ice at Narva, Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Narva to Hull, Yorkshire.[99]
Nostra Señora de Begona	Spain	The ship was wrecked near Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew.[112]
Ormond	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[112]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall.[114]
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.[118]
Providence	Great Britain	The ship sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Hull.[114]
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued.[94]
Rodney	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland.[119]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore between Waterford and Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Pool, Dorset.[93]
Samuel	Great Britain	The ship was lost in The Wash with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Herne Bay, Kent.[99]
St. Antonio	Spain	The ship departed from Carthagena, Viceroyalty of New Granada for Ferrol. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[120]
Success	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[93]
Sophia	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to London.[85]
Three Brothers	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Figueira da Foz.[116]
Wallfish	Stettin	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[118]
Wasa	Russia	The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal.[118]
William and Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz.[102]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1786

Ship	Country	Description
Assistance	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at the Black River, Belize.[121]
Baton Rouge	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain.[122]
Biscayner	Great Britain	The whaler was lost on the coast of Newfoundlan, British America.[88]
Brabant	France	The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from the Malabar Coast to France.[102]
Bridget	Great Britain	The ship was lost.[25]
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, South Carolina, United States.[57]
Carolina	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from St. Marks, Florida, New Spain to Charleston, South Carolina and London.[54]
Commerce	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[123] Her crew were rescued.[124]
Dolphin	Great Britain	The ship was lost on "Robert Island", off the Cape of Good Hope.[63]
Enterprize	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island, United States to Dublin, Ireland. Her crew were rescued by Buckthorn ( Great Britain).[34][125]
Flor de Naugacas	Portugal	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Maranão, Brazil to Oporto.[63]
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on a reef off Antigua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to the Musquito Shore and British Honduras.[38]
Hansford	Great Britain	The brig was lost whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Antigua.[47]
Hawke	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to Jamaica.[126]
Hector	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Jamaica.[127]
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica.[68]
Hope	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the West Indies and Virginia.[67]
Hunter	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[128]
Kitty	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland.[93]
La Brunette de Nantes	France	The ship was wrecked on Aiglenau whilst of a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to France. Her crew were rescued.[74]
Les Deux Amis de Havre	France	The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[74]
Marquis de Voyer	France	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the West Indies to France.[129]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was abandoned off the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued by New Hope ( Great Britain). Mary was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain and Virginia.[65]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Virginia.[76]
Maryland Paquet	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the Virginia Capes, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, United States.[130]
Nuestra Señora del Rosário	Spain	The ship was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[131]
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[132]
Porgey	United States	The ship was wreckedin the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[36][133]
Providence	Great Britain	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Friendship ( Great Britain). Providence was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz.[112]
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bengal River. She was on a voyage from Madras to Bengal, India.[129]
Renuse	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[67]
Revenge	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.[76]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Maryland.[96]
Santa Roza	Portugal	The ship was lost in the Chinese Sea. Her crew were rescued.[134]
Success	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked off Dublin, Ireland.[135][136]
Susannah	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland to Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, United States.[89] She may have been the ship that sank at "Harbour De Lute" and was subsequently refloated.[76]
Telemachus	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Sable. She was on a voyage from Georgia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[124]
Theodore de Nantes	France	The ship struck a rock and was wrecked.[74]
True Briton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from a port in New Brunswick to Halifax.[89]
Uu Terre Neuvier	France	The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off La Rochelle, France.[74]
Warren's Town	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Cadiz, Spain.[123] Her crew were rescued.[124]

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Ship events in 1786
Ship launches:	1781	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791
Ship commissionings:	1781	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791
Ship decommissionings:	1781	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791
Shipwrecks:	1781	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789	1790	1791