List of shipwrecks in the 1710s
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The list of shipwrecks in the 1710s includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during the 1710s.
1710
[edit]March
[edit]2 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christianus Quintus |  Denmark
|
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked near Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica.[1] |
| Fredericus Quartus | Denmark
|
African slave trade: The ship was wrecked near Cahuita, Limón, Costa Rica.[1] |
July
[edit]10 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert | unknown | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, British America. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
December
[edit]11 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Galley |  Great Britain
|
During a voyage from London to Boston, the ship was driven ashore and wrecked on rocks on Boon Island off York, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Maine), British America. Her wreck sank at 43°07′18″N 070°28′36″W / 43.12167°N 70.47667°W. Sources differ on how many members of her crew survived, claiming both that all 14 did and that four perished and 10 survived. The survivors were stranded on Boon Island for 28 days before they were rescued.[3][4] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kromstrijen |  Dutch East India Company
|
The East Indiaman, a fluyt, was lost in the Gulf of Bengal.[5] |
1711
[edit]October
[edit]7 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Feversham |  Royal Navy
|
The fifth rate was wrecked on Scaterie Island, Nova Scotia, with the loss of 102 lives. |
November
[edit]23 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bretagne |  Kingdom of France
|
The Saint Malo privateer frigate hit rocks, while leaving her home port, and broke up beneath the Fort de la Latte. The crew survived.[6] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liefde | Dutch East India Company
|
The East Indiaman was wrecked off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain, with the loss of all but one of her 300 crew.[7][dead link] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Edgar | Royal Navy
|
The third-rate ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Spithead, Hampshire. |
1712
[edit]March
[edit]16 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Dragon | Royal Navy
|
The fourth rate frigate was escorting a convoy from Guernsey to England when it was wrecked on Les Casquets, west of Alderney, Channel Islands, with no recorded lives lost. [8] [9] |
June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zuytdorp | Dutch East India Company
|
The East Indiaman was wrecked at a location now known as Zuytdorp Cliffs, Australia.[10] |
August
[edit]24 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed |  Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Lake Ladoga.[11] |
1713
[edit]March
[edit]15 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rijnenburg | Dutch East India Company
|
The East Indiaman, a fluyt, was wrecked off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain.[12] |
July
[edit]11 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sviatoy Antoniy |  Imperial Russian Navy
|
Great Northern War: The ship ran aground west of Hogland whilst pursuing a Royal Swedish Navy squadron. She was refloated.[11] |
| Riga | Imperial Russian Navy
|
Great Northern War: The Riga-class ship of the line ran aground west of Hogland whilst pursuing a Royal Swedish Navy squadron. She was refloated.[11] |
| Sviatoi Georgii | Imperial Russian Navy
|
Great Northern War: The ship ran aground west of Hogland whilst pursuing a Royal Swedish Navy Squadron. She was refloated.[11] |
| Vyborg | Imperial Russian Navy
|
Great Northern War: The Riga-class ship of the line ran aground west of Hogland whilst pursuing a Royal Swedish Navy squadron. She started to break up the next day and was burnt to prevent capture by the Swedes.[11] |
1714
[edit]May
[edit]28 May
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arion | Dutch East India Company
|
The East Indiaman ran aground and was wrecked in the Paracel Islands. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to a Japanese port.[13] |
July
[edit]27 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Imperial Russian Navy
|
Russo-Swedish War: The galley ran aground off the Hanko Peninsula and was captured by the Swedes.[11] |
October
[edit]10 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Kingdom of France
|
A hurricane wrecked the ship as she was on her way to Havana after she had delivered a cargo of slaves from West Africa to Saint Domingue. |
November
[edit]2 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Narva | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The Sviataia Ekaterina-class ship of the line ran aground at Petershoff. She was refloated on 9 November.[14] |
January
[edit]1 January
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Jerome | Kingdom of France
|
The ship foundered off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec to a French port.[15] |
1715
[edit]June
[edit]27 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Narva | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The Sviataya Ekaterina-class ship of the line was struck by lightning, exploded and sank at Cronstadt with the loss of 389 of her 400 crew. The wreck was refloated after the Treaty of Nystad had been signed in 1721, as it was hindering navigation.[11] |
July
[edit]31 July
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Almiramta |  Spain
|
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| Capitana | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| El Ciervo | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| Maria Galante | Spain
|
The balandrita was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[17] |
| Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| Nuestra Señora de las Nieves | Spain
|
The patache was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[18] |
| San Miguel | Spanish Navy
|
The frigate was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| Refuerzo | Spain
|
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Spanish Florida in a hurricane.[16] |
| Santísima Trinidad | Spain
|
The ship ran aground near Fort Pierce, Spanish Florida, in a hurricane. She was set afire and destroyed after her cargo had been salvaged. |
August
[edit]25 August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huis te Warmelo |  Dutch Republic Navy
|
The fourth rate frigate foundered in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of all 130 people on board.[19][20] |
1716
[edit]August
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Massachusetts Bay
|
The new fishing schooner sank in mid August off Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Lost with all hands.[21] |
September
[edit]20 September
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company
|
The East Indiaman ran aground and was wrecked in the Sunda Strait.[22] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Transport | Imperial Russian Navy
|
Great Northern War: The Imperial Yacht was driven ashore near Gothenburg, Sweden. Twenty-one crew were taken prisoner by the Swedes.[11] |
October
[edit]20 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liset | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The shnyava was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
November
[edit]9 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Fortuna | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Reval. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
| Gavriil | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Michael | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Pearl | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Poltava | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Raphael | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Selafail | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Reval.[11] |
| Sviatoy Anthoniy | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Reval with the loss of all hands.[11] |
10 November
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Auguste | Royal Navy
|
The Man-of-war was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Most of her crew survived. |
December
[edit]1 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princessa | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was wrecked on "Remus Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jutland to Holland.[11] |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lusitch | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship was presumed to have foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[11] |
1717
[edit]April
[edit]26 April
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whydah Gally |  "Black Sam" Bellamy
|
The 100-foot (30 m) full-rigged galley — a pirate ship — grounded during a storm off a portion of Eastham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America, that later became Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 500 yards (460 m) off what later became known as Marconi Beach. She capsized and was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew. Her wreck settled in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water.[23] |
December
[edit]25 December
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Lossen |  Dano-Norwegian Navy
|
Christmas Flood of 1717: The frigate was wrecked on Vesterøy with the loss of about 50 of her 103 crew. |
1718
[edit]June
[edit]10 June
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne's Revenge | .svg){kind=small} Blackbeard
|
The frigate ran aground in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, British America |
| Adventure | Blackbeard
|
The sloop ran aground in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, British America |
1719
[edit]March
[edit]2 March
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vansittart | British East India Company
|
The East Indiaman was wrecked on Maio Island, Cape Verde Islands,[24] on the outward leg of her maiden voyage to Madras. |
Unknown date
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Crown | Royal Navy
|
The fourth rate frigate was wrecked. |
October
[edit]1 October
[edit]| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| London | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Tolbukhovina Spit, off Kotlin Island.[11] |
| Portsmouth | Imperial Russian Navy
|
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Tolbukhovina Spit.[11] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Until 1752, in Great Britain and its possessions, the year began on Lady Day (25 March) Thus 24 March 1710 was followed by 25 March 1711. 31 December 1711 was followed by 1 January 1711. In most of Europe (though not Russia or Greece) and Latin America, 24 March 1711 was followed by 25 March 1711, and 31 December 1711 was followed by 1 January 1712.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gordon-Chipembere, Natasha (11 July 2016). "A rare find: African voices in the Costa Rican National Archives". Tico Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "The Herbert Shipwreck". Aquaexplorers. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Shipwreck of 1710 to be marked in Maine". Boston.com. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Nottingham". Hunting New England Shipwrecks. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ foundered, grounded, or otherwise loste.nl/schepen/detail.html?id=10566 "Kromstrijen 1706" (in Dutch). De VOC site. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Avec43. "SV Bretagne (+1711)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "#7584 DeLiefde Shipwreck Ducat Pendant". Lost Galleon. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "1712 Wreck of HMS Dragon".
- ^ "HMS Dragon [+1711]".
- ^ "The Wreck of the Zuytdorp". Sharkbay. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
- ^ "Rijnenburg 1704 (ook Reynenburg)" (in Dutch). De VOC site. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Arion 1706" (in Dutch). De VOC site. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "No. 5287". The London Gazette. 18 December 1714. p. 1.
- ^ "Saint Jerome (+1714)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f DeBry, John. "THE 1715 FLEET DISASTER". Wreckoverysalvage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Maria Galante (+1715)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (+1715)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Pieters, Janene. "Eighteenth century Dutch warship found in Gulf of Finland". NL Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Huis te Warmelo' (1708)". Threedecks. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Lost at sea". gloucester-ma.gov. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Catherine (+1716)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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