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The list of shipwrecks in the 1740s includes some sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1740s.
1740 began on March 25.[Note 1]
List of shipwrecks: January 1740
Ship
State
Description
Adriatick
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Carolina, British America . She was on a voyage from London to Virginia , British America[ 5]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 6]
Endeavour
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Portmahone , Menorca . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British America, to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 7]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal , to Great Yarmouth,[ 6]
Gothick Lyon
Unknown
The ship was attacked off Thoulon , Var , France, by two Spanish privateers . She exploded with the loss on all on board. Gothick Lyon was on a voyage from Livorno to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 8]
Joseph & Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 14 leagues (42 nautical miles (78 km)) off St. Ives, Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bridgwater , Somerset.[ 3]
Lady Jacoba
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay . She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain, to Hamburg.[ 6]
Mary & Betty
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America , to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 9]
Prince of Asturias
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to Oporto , Portugal.[ 10]
Sea Horse
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire , to a Dutch port.[ 11]
Tryumph
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Maryland , British America , to London.[ 9]
William
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay . She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America, to Liverpool.[ 8]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1740
Ship
State
Description
Content
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1740
Ship
State
Description
New Courier
Russian Empire
The packet ship was driven ashore on "Kokshker Island. She was abandoned by her crew the next day. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt .[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1740
Ship
State
Description
Lambert
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa with the loss of all but one of her crew.[ 7]
Nuestra Señora del Pillary y San Antonio
Spain
The ship was lost off Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maraicaho , Puerto Rico, to Cádiz , Spain.[ 8]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1741
Ship
State
Description
Anna Maria Margaretta
Dutch Republic
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , Great Britain . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , to Fécamp , Seine-Maritime , France[ 23]
Charming Molly
Great Britain
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the north of England to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 24]
Galera Sevillia
Spain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 80 leagues (240 nautical miles (440 km)) north east of Porto Santo Island , Madeira , Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Dutch Republic , to Cádiz .[ 25]
John & Ann
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Riga , Russia .[ 20]
Leghorn
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Gottenburg , Sweden, to Chester, Cheshire .[ 20]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Riga. She was on a voyage from London to Riga.[ 20]
Nelly
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Eyemouth , Berwickshire , with some loss of life.[ 26]
Succession
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Rocks of Tara, north of the mouth of the Strangford River , County Down , Ireland .[ 23]
List of shipwrecks: July 1741
Ship
State
Description
Veare
Great Britain
The transport ship , a pink , was wrecked on the Port Mourant Keys, off the coast of Jamaica in early July.[ 29]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1741
Ship
State
Description
Mary & Ann
Ireland
The ship was captured by Spanish privateers 60 leagues (180 nautical miles (330 km)) west of Ireland. She was subsequently run ashore and wrecked about 6 nautical miles (11 km) from "Nottam". Mary & Ann was on a voyage from Dublin to Faro, Portugal .[ 32]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1741
Ship
State
Description
Dorothy & Betty
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , before 6 November. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden, to London .[ 36]
Expedition
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France . She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily , to London.[ 35]
Fortune
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 30]
George
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent , before 27 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 37]
Greenwich
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex , before 1 December. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 35]
La Thereisvicaute
France
The sloop was lost at Cowes , Isle of Wight , Great Britain , before 27 November with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Île d'Arz , Morbihan to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 37]
Lisbon Merchant
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Ireland before 1 December. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick .[ 35]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel before 1 December. She was on a voyage from London to an Irish port.[ 35]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship ran aground off Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Oporto.[ 38]
Michael
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth before 10 November. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to London.[ 39]
Prosperous
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth before 13 November.[ 40]
Reliance
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth before 13 November.[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: 1741
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
British America
The ship was lost before 26 May whilst on a voyage from Carolina to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 24]
Cheshire
British America
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 24]
Crown
Great Britain
The ship was sunk by ice off Newfoundland , British America , before 7 July. Her crew survived.[ 41]
El Conquistador
Spanish Navy
Battle of Cartagena de Indias : The warship was scuttled as a blockship at Cartagena de Indias , Viceroyalty of Peru .[ 42]
Hoylin
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Carolina before 19 June. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Carolina.[ 43]
Joseph & Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship was sunk by ice off Newfoundland before 7 July. Her crew survived.[ 41]
London
Great Britain
The ship was destroyed by fire at Old Harbour, Jamaica, before 27 October.[ 32]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship foundered before 22 May whilst on a voyage from London to Carthagena , Spain.[ 44]
Mercury
Great Britain
The ship was lost near the mouth of the Delaware River , British America. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , British America, to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 24]
Murdock
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Virginia , British America , before 14 April. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.[ 45]
Nassaw
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the Martins before 16 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[ 46]
Providence
Great Britain
The ship foundered before 22 May whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Dantzig . Her crew were rescued by the Eagle Packet Great Britain ).[ 44]
Rebecca and Martha
Ireland
The ship was lost near Saint Kitts before 25 September. She was on a voyage from Cork to Saint Kitts.[ 29]
Sea-Nymph
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hog Island , Virginia, before 21 August. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Virginia[ 47]
Streeftkerken
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost off Ceylon before 7 July.[ 41]
Success
Great Britain
The ship was lost off Carolina before 1 December She was on a voyage from Carolina to London.[ 35]
Woodford
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Carolina, British America, before 24 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 12]
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1742
Ship
State
Description
Horstendaal
Dutch East India Company
During her first return voyage from Batavia, she stranded on 19 September 1742. The crew and most of the cargo was rescued. After the ship was refloated in October, she wrecked a few days later at the Scheldt estuary , Dutch Republic, on 15 October 1742 at Buizengat, between Callantsoog and Huisduinen .[ 48] [ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1743
Ship
State
Description
Begona
Spain
A privateer , a snow , attacked Bacchus ( Great Britain ), which sank her. Thirty of her 120 crew were rescued.[ 54]
List of shipwrecks: January 1743
Ship
State
Description
Dolphin
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Cascais and St. Julian's Castle, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to Oporto , Portugal.[ 55]
Experiment
British America
The ship was driven ashore at Oporto before 20 January. She was on a voyage from Carolina to Oporto.[ 56] Experiment had been refloated by 23 February.[ 57]
James
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Cascais as St. Julian's Castle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Oporto.[ 55]
John & Esther
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Gottenburg , Sweden, to London.[ 55]
John & Hannah
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point , Yorkshire , before 17 January. She was on a voyage from Riga to Plimouth , Devon .[ 54] She had been refloated by 27 January.[ 58]
Martha
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Scotland before 10 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire .[ 59]
Mary
Ireland
The ship was lost near Callais , France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Dutch Republic , to Waterford .[ 55]
Robert & Barbara
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Fly . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk , to Amsterdam , North Holland , Dutch Republic.[ 55]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1743
Ship
State
Description
Carolina
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , with the loss of her captain and some of her crew.[ 61]
Charming Nancey
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent.[ 62]
Crookendon
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Sandwich, Kent .[ 61]
Chariot
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[ 63]
Dolphin
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the east Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London .[ 62]
Eastern-Branch
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore at Margate.[ 62]
Genoa
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of her captain and some of her crew.[ 61]
Globe
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Sandwich.[ 61] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.[ 63]
Industry
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Sandwich.[ 61] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia , British America .[ 63]
Jennet
Great Britain
The ship was lost in The Downs . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes [ 63]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore between Deal and Sandwich.[ 61] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina, British America.[ 63]
Nottingham
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Broadstere , Kent.[ 63]
Oxford
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of her captain and some of her crew.[ 61]
Recovery
Great Britain
The ship was lost in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Barnstaple , Devon .[ 63]
Success
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandown Castle, Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire .[ 64]
William & Sarah
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on between Deal and Sandwich.[ 61] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina. William & Sarah had been refloated by 2 March.[ 62] [ 63]
List of shipwrecks: February 1743
Ship
State
Description
Hope
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Harwich , Essex , before 7 February. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg .[ 66]
Maria
France
The ship was driven ashore in Sandown Bay before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime .[ 67]
Martha
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Barnstaple Bay . She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America , to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 62]
Santa Antonio Depadua
Spain
The ship was driven ashore near Lydd , Kent , Great Britain , before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France, to Cádiz .[ 68]
List of shipwrecks: 1743
Ship
State
Description
Anne & Sarah
Great Britain
The ship was lost in Winyah Bay , British America .[ 71]
HMS Astraea
Royal Navy
The stores ship was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts , British America, before 2 March.[ 62]
George
British America
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Carolina. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to a port in North Carolina .[ 63]
Hooper
Great Britain
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned off the coast of Galicia , Spain, before 13 January. Her crew were rescued by Rebecca ( Great Britain ). Hooper was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal, to London .[ 72]
Lucitannia
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Mahone , Menorca . She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire , to Genoa .[ 73]
Seneca
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , British America.[ 64]
William & Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Oporto before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Oporto.[ 67]
Swift
British America
The ship was lost at Oporto before 9 March. She was on a voyage from a South Carolinan port to Oporto.[ 74]
List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1745
Ship
State
Description
Degop
Imperial Russian Navy
The ship ran aground and was wrecked "near the island of Virginia". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt .[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1745
Ship
State
Description
Tonein
Imperial Russian Navy
The galiot ran aground off the Tolbukhin Lighthouse. She was holed by ice the next day. Subsequently repaired, refloated and taken in to Cronstadt , where she arrived on 13 December.[ 2]
List of shipwrecks: 1745
Ship
State
Description
Het Vergulde Lam
Dutch Republic
The ship sank at Målen , Norway.[ 78]
List of shipwrecks: February 1746
Ship
State
Description
Blessing
Great Britain
The ship foundered in St. George's Channel . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to London .[ 82]
Crown
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Dunbar , Lothian . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk , to Leith , Lothian.[ 83]
Industry
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam , South Holland , Dutch Republic .[ 83]
Jane
Great Britain
The ship foundered off Fowey , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Pool , Dorset , to Fowey.[ 83]
Robert and Ruth
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore near Hartley Poole , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Dantzig .[ 83]
List of shipwrecks: June 1747
Ship
State
Description
Alliance
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 March. Her crew were rescued by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 89]
Esperance
France
The ship was captured by English privateers whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , to Martinico . She was set afire and destroyed.[ 90]
Henrietta
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the American coast before 17 March.[ 91]
Jolly Batchelor
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[ 92]
Levant
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea before 10 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Turkish port.[ 93]
London
Great Britain
The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica before 17 March.[ 91]
Port Royal Packet
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 February. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Carolina, British America , to London .[ 81]
Prince Charles
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , before 17 March. She was on a voyage from Livorno to New York , British America.[ 91]
Saltana
France
The privateer sprang a leak and ran aground before 13 March. She put into Baltimore, Maryland , British America, where her crew surrendered.[ 89]
Shirley
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Antigua before 17 March whilst evading a French privateer .[ 91]
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