List of shipwrecks in 1750

The List of shipwrecks in 1750 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1750.

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March

1750 did not begin on 1 January![Note 1]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1750
Ship Country Description
Duke of Cumberland  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Acklin Keys. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[1]

April

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1750
Ship Country Description
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was lost at St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Málaga, Spain.[2]

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Ship Country Description
Mary Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was lost on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America.[3]
Redbridge  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gosport, Hampshire before 10 April.[4]
St. Jacques  France The ship was destroyed by fire in the Gironde estuary.[5]

May

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Ship Country Description
Castor  Great Britain The ship capsized in the River Thames before 4 May. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[6]
Duke of Cumberland  Great Britain The East Indiaman was lost in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands before 22 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Fort St. David, Madras, India.[7][8]
Prosperous Anne  Great Britain The ship was lost near Peniche, Portugal before 29 May with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Málaga, Spain.[9]

June

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1750
Ship Country Description
Express  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Turkish port.[10]

July

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1750
Ship Country Description
Devonshire  Great Britain The ship was captured by the Spanish and taken into Port Royal, Jamaica, where she was destroyed.[11]
Ranger  Great Britain The ship was captured by the Spanish and taken in to Port Royal, Jamaica, where she was destroyed.[11]

August

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1750
Ship Country Description
Elephant Denmark Danish East India Company The ship was lost in "Mosele Bay", near the Cape of Good Hope. There were 35 survivors; they were rescued by Onwerkirk ( Dutch Republic). Elephant was on a voyage from Tranquebar, India to Copenhagen.[12][13]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1750
Ship Country Description
El Salvador  Spain The ship was wrecked in Topsail Inlet, North Carolina, British America with the loss of all but four of her crew.[14][15]
Nuestra Sigñora de Solidad  Spain The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Drum Inlet, North Carolina. Her crew survived.[14][15]

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Ship Country Description
Friendship  Ireland The ship was driven ashore in the River Corrib. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Gallway.[16]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was lost near Rota, Cádiz, Spain before 28 August. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, East Sussex to Cádiz.[17]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight before 10 August. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[18]
St. Lawrence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore opn the Isle of Wight before 10 August. She was on a voyage from "Croswick" to Gottenburg, Sweden.[18]

September

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1750
Ship Country Description
La Galga  Spanish Navy The galleon was driven ashore in a hurricane and was wrecked on the coast of Assateague Island, Maryland, British America.[19][20]

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Ship Country Description
Duke of Beaufort  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, France before 11 September. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[21]
George  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and put into Padstow, Cornwall, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to London.[22]
Young Brewer  Dutch Republic The ship was lost on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain before 11 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Faro, Portugal.[21]

October

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1750
Ship Country Description
Dolphin  Denmark The ship was deliberately run down and sunk by a Moroccan vessel before 19 October and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.[23]
Dragon  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire before 26 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[24]
Hope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire before 16 October. She was on a voyage from London to a port in North Holland, Dutch Republic.[25]
Mary-Anne  Great Britain The ship foundered,. Her crew were rescued by Orford ( Great Britain). Mary-Anne was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, France.[26]

November

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1750
Ship Country Description
Charm  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued by Penelope ( Great Britain). Charm was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to an African port.[27]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1750
Ship Country Description
Joseph and Mary  Great Britain The ship ran aground off Bembridge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Saltash, Cornwall to London[28][29]

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Ship Country Description
Anne  Sweden The ship was lost on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain before 9 November. Her crew were rescued by HMS Amazon (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[30]
Cornelius  Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Caminha before 27 November. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia and Memel, Prussia to Oporto.[31]
Friends Goodwill  Ireland The ship sank near Chichester, West Sussex before 23 November. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkerque, France.[11]

December

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1750
Ship Country Description
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert, France with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, East Sussex to Lisbon, Portugal.[32]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1750
Ship Country Description
James  Great Britain The sloop was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Galloway, Ayrshire to Dublin, Ireland.[33]
Holland  Great Britain The ship was lost near Launceston, Cornwall before 11 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[34]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Seaforth, Lancashire before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[28]
Norwich Merchant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Rye, East Sussex before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London.[28]

January

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1750
Ship Country Description
Samuel and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Málaga, Spain and Marseille, France[35]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1750
Ship Country Description
Joshua  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Cirella Island".[35]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1750
Ship Country Description
Young Fisher  Dutch Republic The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by William & Thomas ( Great Britain). Young Fisher was on a voyage from "Georgenti" to Lisbon, Portugal.[12]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1750
Ship Country Description
Durham  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast, County Down. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Belfast.[36]
Grace  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast.[36]
Great Molly  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Belfast. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[35]
Oxford  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1750
Ship Country Description
St. Kitts Merchan  Great Britain The snow foundered in Mount's Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[37]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1750
Ship Country Description
Tees  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near La Hague, France. She was refloated on 28 January but consequently foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Turner ( Great Britain). Tees was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Oporto, Portugal.[35]
Turner  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and damaged near La Hague. She was refloated on 28 January. Turner had been bound for Cádiz, Spain but put in to Dover, Kent.[35]

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Ship Country Description
Ellis  Great Britain The ship was lost off Loo, Cornwall before 25 January with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall.[38]
Exeter Merchant  Great Britain The ship was lost before 29 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[36]
Goodwill  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Scottish coast with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin, Ireland.[37]
Indian Queen  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Scottish coast with the loss of most of her crew. she was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Dublin.[37]
James  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Burlings, Portugal before 25 January. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[38]
Prince Frederick  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km) wast of the Isles of Scilly. She subsequently drove ashore near Wicklow, Ireland.[33]
Ulysses  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon.[36]
Victorious Mary-Anne  France The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Barfleur. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Lisbon.[35]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1750
Ship Country Description
Churchfield  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar off "Castill Arabetto". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chichester, West Sussex to Genoa, and then Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[39]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1750
Ship Country Description
Mercury  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Killough, County Down.[40] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic to Dumfries. Mercury was later refloated and arrived at Dumfries.[39]

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Ship Country Description
Anns  Great Britain The ship was lost at "Avelles", on the coast of the Bay of Biscay before 15 February. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Dursley  Ireland The galley was lost on the North Bull, Dublin before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Dublin.[41]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1750
Ship Country Description
Juno  France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to La Rochelle.[13]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1750
Ship Country Description
Industry  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to London.[39][Note 2]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1750
Ship Country Description
Jonge Hans and Gerten  Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Bremen.[42]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1750
Ship Country Description
Diligence  Great Britain The ship struck the pier at Dover, Kent and sank. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rhode Island, British America. Diligence was subsequently refloated.[39]
Elizabeth  Ireland The ship was lost on the coast of France before 15 March. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to La Rochelle.[43]
Endeavour  Ireland The ship was lost at Cape Tiberoon, France before 22 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Oporto, Portugal.[44]
John  Ireland The ship was lost on the coast of France before 5 March. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bordeaux, France.[45]
London Packet  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Callais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[39]
Lorrain  Great Britain The ship foundered in Mount's Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands and London.[42]
Pengwin  Great Britain The ship was lost at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Appledore to Newfoundland, British America.[42]
Revenge  Great Britain The ship was lost at Appledore. She was on a voyage from Appledore to Newfoundland.[42]
Sarah Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Carolina to a Dutch port.[46]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1750
Ship Country Description
Anne and Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast before 10 August with the loss of all hands.[18]
Baltimore  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[47]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida before 15 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[48]
Cæsar  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to and English port.[49]
Caledonia  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cádiz before 9 November.[30]
Defence  Great Britain The ship was lost on Hispaniola, Captaincy General of Cuba befpre 15 June. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Curaçao.[50]
Duke  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Islote de Sancti Petri, Spain before 25 January with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, France and the Leeward Islands.[38]
Earl of Radnor  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Calabar before 4 December. She was plundered and then set afire and destroyed by the local inhabitants.[28]
Eleanor  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast before 15 June. She was on a voyage from London to Mazagan, Morocco.[50]
Friends Adventure  Great Britain The ship sank at Altona, Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, France to Hamburg.[49]
George  Great Britain The ship struck a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a Spanish port.[34]
George & Peter  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Lucar, Spain before 11 December.[34]
Humphry  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Virginia, British America before 6 November. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Virginia.[51]
King of Sardinia  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newfoundland, British America.[26]
Lamport  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of British Honduras before 15 March. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Lyme  Great Britain The ship sank in the Bengal River, India before 8 March.[46]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily before 8 January. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire.[32]
Mary Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prospect Island, Nova Scotia before 8 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Cádiz, Spain.[46]
Mercury  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes before 7 December with the loss of five slaves.[29]
Molly  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Strait of Gibraltar before 12 June. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Ostend, West Flanders, Dutch Republic.[52]
Montague  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bay of Honduras to London.[53]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London.[28]
Santa Pedro  Spain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Virginia before 15 March.[13]
Sarah & Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Western Islands". Most of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to the Piscataqua River, Maine, British America.[54]
Success Kingdom of Great Britain British America The sloop was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina before 5 March. Her crew survived.[55]
Two Brothers  France The ship was lost at "Agle", Languedoc before 22 March. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, Great Britain to Cette, Hérault.[44]
Vigilant  France The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to San Domingo.[5]
Willingmind  Great Britain The ship was burnt in the River Sherborough, Africa. Her crew survived.[39]

Notes

  1. ^ Until 1752, the year began on Lady Day (25 March) Thus 24 March 1749 was followed by 25 March 1750. 31 December 1750 was followed by 1 January 1750.
  2. ^ Issue is misdated 1750

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