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The List of shipwrecks in 1758 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1758.
January
14 January
19 January
26 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1758
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
Spain
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands , to Bilboa with the loss of a crew member.[ 3]
Duke Packet
Great Britain
The privateer was destroyed off Hispaniola by HMS Assistance ( Royal Navy ).[ 4]
Earl of Granville
Jersey
The privateer foundered off Portland, Dorset . Her crew were rescued.[ 5]
Emanuel
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Padstow , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain, to London .[ 1]
Frime
France
The ship, a prize of HMS Dolphin ( Royal Navy ), ran onto that ship's anchor and sank at Waterford , Ireland .[ 1]
George
British America
The ship was lost off Barbadoes .[ 6]
Jesu Nazareno
Spain
The ship was lost near San Lucar . She was on a voyage from Seville to Morlaix , France .[ 7]
Kingston
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the "Calleradoes". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 8]
Neptune
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Cádiz , Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Seville.[ 7]
Nostra Señora del Rosario
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked near San Lucar with the loss of about 150 of her 200 crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Carthagena , Viceroyalty of Peru .[ 7]
Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[ 9]
Rotation
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the "Calleradoes". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 8]
Rotterdam Packet
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville to London.[ 10]
St Francis
British America
The ship was lost on Sandy Island, South Carolina . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to Antigua .[ 6]
February
16 February
18 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1758
Ship
State
Description
Boscawen
Great Britain
The ship was lost off Cádiz , Spain. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , to Seville , Spain.[ 13]
Cicelia
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint Andrews , Fife . Her crew were rescued.[ 14]
Cyprus
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire , to Amsterdam , Dutch Republic .[ 6]
Elizabeth and Janet
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America , to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 15]
Fortrose
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint Andrews with the loss of three of her crew.[ 14]
Furnace
Great Britain
The ship ran aground off the Isles of Scilly and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Newry , County Down , Ireland .[ 2]
Hibernia
Ireland
The ship was lost near Caernarfon , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to Dublin .[ 13]
HMS Invincible
Royal Navy
The third rate ship of the line ran aground and sank in the Solent . Her crew survived.
Mermaid
Ireland
The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam , Dutch Republic .[ 2]
Molly
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the south west coast of Ireland .[ 16]
Santa Speredon
Spain
The ship ran aground off Cádiz and was wrecked. She was bound for Lima , Viceroyalty of Peru .[ 15]
March
7 March
10 March
27 March
Unknown date
April
13 April
14 April
15 April
28 April
29 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1758
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth
Ireland
The ship was lost near Cádiz , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Gibraltar .[ 30]
Faithful
Great Britain
The ship was lost near South Yarmouth , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Salcombe , Devon , to London .[ 25]
Nostra Señora L' Africa
Spain
The ship was driven ashore at Málaga . She was on a voyage from Málaga to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 25]
Stephen
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Newry , County Antrim , Ireland .[ 25]
Swift
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of Sardinia . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , to London.[ 31]
Unity
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin , Ireland .[ 32]
May
12 May
Unknown date
June
13 June
Unknown date
July
2 July
6 July
11 July
21 July
Unknown date
August
5 August
20 August
23 August
Unknown date
September
6 September
16 September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1758
Ship
State
Description
Not named
Russian Empire
The uncommissioned battleship ran aground on a reef off Skagen , Denmark and capsized with the loss of sixteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen , Norway to Cronstadt .[ 57]
Unknown date
October
19 October
23 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1758
Ship
State
Description
Anne
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Cronstadt , Russia . She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[ 65]
Bell
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portleaven , Cornwall.[ 66]
Deborah
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 67]
Elizabeth
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off St Mawes , Cornwall, with the loss of one life.[ 66]
Four Sisters
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Studland Bay .[ 56]
Gracia Divina
Republic of Venice
The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to London.[ 68]
Hopewell
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex . She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain, to London.[ 68]
Joseph
Great Britain
The ship foundered in Studland Bay.[ 56]
Katherine
Great Britain
The ship foundered off Castlehaven , County Cork , Ireland .[ 56]
Lydia
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Shetland Islands . She was on a voyage from South Carolina , British America , to Hamburg .[ 56]
Morning Star
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from London to South Carolina , British America .[ 69]
Nelly
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America, to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 47]
Princess of Wales
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Constadt. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[ 65]
Queen of Sheba
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km)) west of The Lizard , Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from London to New York , British America.[ 68]
Shaftesbury
Great Britain
The cutter came ashore near Porthleaven whilst pursuing Bell ( Great Britain ).[ 66]
Santa Bueno
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agamonte .[ 56]
St. George
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Brighthelmston , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Dénia , Spain, to London.[ 56]
Unity
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mears ( Great Britain ).[ 70]
Venus
flag unknown
The ship foundered in The Downs . Her crew were rescued.[ 67]
William & Mary
Great Britain
The ship sank at Dublin , Ireland.[ 56]
November
1 November
8 November
19 November
20 November
28 November
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1758
Ship
State
Description
HMS Lichfield
Royal Navy
HMS Lichfield . The fourth rate was wrecked on the Barbary Coast with the loss of about 130 of her 350 crew. Survivors were captured and held as slaves until ransomed in April 1760.
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1758
Ship
State
Description
Betty
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Waterford , Ireland . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , to Jamaica.[ 73]
Chance
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness . She was on a voyage from Christiansand , Norway, to the Moray Firth .[ 71]
Christopher
France
The ship was lost on Spanish Island , County Cork , Ireland.[ 74]
Eliza & Antonia
Spain
The ship was lost near Lyme , Dorset , Great Britain . She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Hamburg .[ 52]
Fortune
Denmark
The ship was lost near Ventava , Duchy of Courland and Semigallia . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga , Russia.[ 75]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 76]
Huntingdon
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Spanish Island with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant , Kari-Eli to London.[ 74]
Isaac
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Sligo , Ireland.[ 73]
Italian Merchant
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Riga , Russia .[ 52]
Magdalen
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 73]
Mary
Great Britain
The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia, to London.[ 75]
Nostra Señora de la Conception
Spain
The ship was lost near Waterford , Ireland , with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin , Ireland, to Cádiz .[ 52]
Nostra Señora de la Guarda
Spain
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex , Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havre de Grâce , France .[ 47]
Robert
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at "Wessarcoig". She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , to Hamburg .[ 47]
Santa Sebastian
Spain
The ship was lost at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London.[ 73]
Santa Vincent
Spain
The ship was wrecked near Oporto , Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz.[ 64]
Santissima Anunciata Santa Nicholas san Speridon
Republic of Venice
The ship was wrecked on a rock off Kinsale , County Cork , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , Great Britain, to Venice.[ 74]
Sincere Friend
Great Britain
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia, to London. Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
York
Great Britain
The ship capsized at Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 47]
York
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Limerick , Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
December
11 December
12 December
13 December
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1758
Ship
State
Description
Ruby
Great Britain
The transport ship struck rocks and sank off the Azores , Portugal, with the loss of 116 of the 259 people on board.
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown in December date 1758
Ship
State
Description
Beauford
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked at Gourock , Renfrewshire . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , to Saint Kitts .[ 77]
Betty
Sweden
The ship was lost near Londonderry , Ireland .[ 77]
Castleton
Great Britain
The ship ran aground at Dunmore, County Galway , Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire , to Barbadoes .[ 78]
Charles
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Carlscroon , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia , to Leith , Lothian .[ 79]
Constantine
Danzig
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , Great Britain , to Danzig.[ 79]
Fortune
Ireland
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bristol Channel . Her crew were rescued.[ 79]
Gottenburg
Sweden
The ship was destroyed by fire in The Downs . Her crew were rescued.[ 77]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lindisfarne , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , to Aberdeen .[ 79]
Nancy
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Black Prince ( Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[ 77]
Nossa Senhora de Porto Santo António
Portugal
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Galicia , Spain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce , France .[ 78]
Onacabesla
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 leagues (900 nautical miles (1,700 km)) west of The Lizard , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 72]
Oswego
Great Britain
The ship was lost off Youghal , County Cork , Ireland . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to New York , British America .[ 80]
Pembroke
Great Britain
The ship foundered off Robert's Cove, County Cork, with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to New York.[ 80]
Rising Sun
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Carlscroon. She was on a voyage from Riga to London .[ 79]
Robert
Ireland
The ship capsized near Dublin and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Antigua .[ 80]
Scipio
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[ 36]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1758
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Lord Howe ( Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London .[ 66]
Anton
Great Britain
The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Some of her crew were rescued by Golden Lyon ( Great Britain ).[ 81]
Britannia
Great Britain
The ship ran aground and sank at Bermuda . She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London .[ 82]
Caesar
Spain
The ship was lost on "Annagabes Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Spain.[ 83]
Duke Compagni
Dutch Republic
The ship was lost off St. Eustatius . She was on a voyage from St. Eustatius to Amsterdam .[ 64]
Duke of Cumberland
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Louisbourg , Nova Scotia , French America .[ 78]
Friendship
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of South Carolina , British America . Her crew were rescued.[ 84]
Goulan
Great Britain
The ship was lost at Louisbourg.[ 78]
Land Tortoise
Royal Navy
French and Indian Wars : The radeau was scuttled in Lake George , New York , British America, with the intention of raising her the following year.
Lion
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on Blanco Island, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 85]
Mars
Great Britain
The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 34 of her 105 crew. Survivors were rescued by Anna ( Great Britain ). She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , British America.[ 86]
Mary & Jane
British America
The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[ 87]
Mercury
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[ 61]
Peggy
British America
The ship was lost off the coast of North Carolina . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to a port in South Carolina .[ 24]
Phenix
Great Britain
The ship was wrecked in Casco Bay . She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts , British America.[ 31]
Princess Amelia
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras , South Carolina , British America. She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia , British America, to a port in South Carolina.[ 67]
Princess Carolina
Great Britain
The ship was lost near Venice with the loss of eight of her crew.[ 23]
Ranger
Great Britain
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to Jamaica.[ 88]
Ross
Great Britain
The ship was lost on the coast of New England . She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts.[ 25]
Unity
Great Britain
The ship was destroyed by fire in a port in Maryland , British America.[ 88]
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