title: List of shipwrecks in 1770
text: # List of shipwrecks in 1770
  
  The List of shipwrecks in 1770 includes some of the ships sunk, wrecked, or otherwise lost during 1770.
  
  table of contents :
  
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  ## January
  
  ### 5 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Harlequin | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and consequently foundered 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) south west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Thompson ( Great Britain). Harlequin was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | William and Hannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Leith, Lothian. |
  
  ### 11 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | St. Patrick | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of thirteen of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Grenadoes to London. |
  
  ### 12 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John and Sally | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. |
  
  ### 13 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was lost at St. Antonio. |
  
  ### 16 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Expedition | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean about 35 leagues (105 nautical miles (194 km) off the coast of Senegal. Her crew and a passenger were rescued by James ( Great Britain), but not the 110 slaves on board. |
  
  ### 27 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Jamaica | Royal Navy | The Hind-class sloop was wrecked off the coast of Cuba. |
  | Leimuiden | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman, a frigate, foundered off Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Most of her 329 crew survived. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Admiral Pircher | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. |
  | Carleton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British America to San Sebastián, Spain. |
  | Cecilia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica. |
  | Denbia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, British America. Her crew took to the boat but were presumed to have perished. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York City. |
  | Emanuel | Ireland | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux. |
  | Gebroeders Lelks | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost on the coast of South Wales. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Rotterdam. |
  | Industrious | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Leith, Lothian. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. |
  | Peter Pieters | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Callais, Kingdom of France. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. |
  | Signet | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to a British port. |
  | Whaley | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Chester, Cheshire. |
  
  ## February
  
  ### 7 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kimmeridge, Dorset She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon. |
  
  ### 8 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Cecilia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Hannah | Guernsey | The ship struck rocks at Guernsey, was driven out to sea and foundered in the English Channel. she was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Guernsey. |
  | Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin. Good Intent was later refloated. |
  | Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Dublin. Liberty was later refloated. |
  | Mayflower | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin. Mayflower was later refloated. |
  | Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Three Sisters was later refloated. |
  
  ### 15 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to Workington. |
  
  ### 18 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bayonne, France. |
  
  ### 28 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Cæssar | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to London. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, France with the loss of two lives. |
  | Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Margate. |
  | James | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of three lives. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship foundered in St. George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Brothers ( Great Britain). John was on a voyage from the Clyde to Figueira da Foz, Portugal. |
  | Knight | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. |
  | London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Lee". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. |
  | Richard & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship departed from Chichester, Sussex for an Irish port in early February. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Richards | Ireland | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | St. Jean | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunkerque with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Charente to Dunkerque. |
  
  ## March
  
  ### 9 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann & Dorothy | British America. | The ship was lost near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
  
  ### 11 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | S. S. das Doras | Spain | The snow was wrecked at Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Galicia. |
  | Topsham | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pool, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pool to Dartmouth, Devon. |
  
  ### 13 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Swift | Royal Navy | The Swift-class ship-sloop ran aground at Puerto Desire, Viceroyalty of Peru and sank. Eighty-eight crew survived. |
  
  ### 17 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Flying | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked near Oitylo, Greece. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 31 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | De Oranien Baum Revert | Duchy of Holstein | The ship ran aground at Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Flensburg. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann & Dorothy | British America | The ship was wrecked north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
  | Frankfort Merchant | Great Britain | The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Bremen. |
  | George | Great Britain | The sloop was wrecked on the Nass Sands, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Chepstow, Monmouthshire and Newnham, Gloucestershire. |
  | Rump & Dozen | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Spain to London. |
  | St. George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from London to Newnham, Gloucestershire. |
  | St. Paul | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. |
  
  ## April
  
  ### 2 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | St. Cecilia Maria | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Seaford, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Copenhagen. |
  
  ### 6 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Alarm | Royal Navy | The Niger-class frigate ran aground off Marseille, France and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Marseille. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
  
  ### 15 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charming Polly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Oracock, North Carolina. |
  | Lillie | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Cape Hatteras. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Oracock. |
  | Polly | flag unknown | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Cape Hatteras. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to North Carolina. |
  
  ### 20 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Basseterre | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. |
  
  ### 21 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Bell ( Great Britain). William was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Beverley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. |
  | Bourdeaux | France | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. |
  | Charming Nelly | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Exicare, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin. |
  | Duke of Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Chester, Cheshire. |
  | Felke & Maria | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Camelford, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam. |
  | Frederick | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. |
  | Freedom | Great Britain | The ship sank at Memell, Prussia. |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship sank at Memell. |
  | North Star | Dutch Republic | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, France to Middelburg. |
  | Patriot | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore and capsized near "Obeck". |
  | Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent or Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. Prince of Wales was later refloated and taken in to London. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. |
  | Rain | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ennis, County Clare. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Galway. |
  | Soorpeon | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool and Chester to Venice. |
  | St Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Glover's Reach. She was on a voyage from London to the Bay of Honduras. |
  
  ## May
  
  ### 5 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Susannah | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Eight of her crew were rescued by Industry ( Great Britain). |
  
  ### 13 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hope | Imperial Russian Navy | The galley was driven ashore at Cronstadt. She was declared a total loss and dismantled in situ. |
  
  ### 31 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Christiana | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Hamburg. |
  
  ## June
  
  ### 2 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Unity | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bourdeaux, France. |
  
  ### 3 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Planters Welvard | Dutch Republic | The West Indiaman was driven ashore at Porthcawl Point, Glamorgan, Great Britain with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Suriname to a Dutch port. |
  
  ### 7 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dove | British America | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Charles Town, South Carolina. |
  
  ### 11 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Endeavour | Royal Navy | The barque ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef and was severely damaged. She was beached to enable temporary repairs to be made. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dobson | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool. |
  
  ## July
  
  ### 2 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John and Esther | Great Britain | The ship was lost at "Trimlade". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Trimlade". |
  
  ### 23 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Cæsar | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Lee Reef, off Port Morant, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jonge | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Oriflama | Spain | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the mouth of the Huenchullami River, Viceroyalty of Peru between 25 and 28 July after most of her crew had been killed by disease. |
  
  ## August
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzick and Königsburg, Prussia to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Polly | Great Britain | The ship sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to . |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 7 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Svyatoslav | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Turkish War: The Sviatoi Pavel-class ship of the line ran aground off Lemnos, Ottoman Greece and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was burnt on 27 September to prevent capture by the Ottomansa. |
  
  ### 15 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by a Dutch hoy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Venice. |
  | Fortunate | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) west of Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dawpool, Cheshire to Venice. |
  | Nossa Senhora do Carmo | Portugal | The ship was lost at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto. |
  | St. Paul | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Union Stairs. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. |
  
  ## October
  
  ### 17 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Amelia | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion in the Ganges. |
  
  ### 28 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Agnes | Great Britain | The ship departed from Labrador, British America for London on 24 or 25 October. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  | Albany | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Baltic coast of Sweden. |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Rock, Cornwall. |
  | Antigua | Great Britain | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Hazard ( Great Britain). Betsey was on a voyage from Norway to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Brice | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Henry | Ireland | The ship struck a rock in the River Suir and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Waterford. |
  | Mercury | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
  
  ## November
  
  ### 5 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Rodos | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Turkish War: The battleship, which had been captured during the Battle of Chesma, was driven ashore in Mesat Bay with the loss of 23 of her crew. She was burnt on 7 November to prevent capture by the Ottomans. |
  
  ### 10 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ruby | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina, British America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ocracoke. |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 12 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Greyhound | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Sligo, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Galway, Ireland to Whitby, Yorkshire. |
  
  ### 19 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Le Port | France | The ship was wrecked on the "Island Galliot" with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London, Great Britain. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship is presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arundel, Sussex. |
  
  ### 27 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Experiment | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Virginia, British America and British Honduras. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Albany | France | The ship was blown out to sea from the Île de France, Mauritius. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  | Ann and Lydia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in St Brides Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America. |
  | Copenhagen Paquet | Lübeck | The ship was lost near Falsterbo, Sweden. |
  | David & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Portmahone, Balearic Islands, Spain with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Valencia, Spain. |
  | Ellinor | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. |
  | Eendraght | Hamburg | The ship ran aground near Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bilboa. |
  | Fertile | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near La Rochelle with the loss of three or four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bourdeaux and Saint Domingo. |
  | Hannah | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanda Island, Argyllshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Galway to Londonderry. |
  | Hope & Speedwell | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aberbock", Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bourdeaux. |
  | Lyon | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore between Vila Nova de Gaia and Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Mansfield | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to the Firth of Forth. |
  | Prince of Wales | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Strangford Lough, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Antigua. |
  | Rachel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to London. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg and Narva, Russia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
  | Vine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. Vine was refloated on 3 January 1771. |
  | Wolfe | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Bilboa to Cádiz. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1770 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alarm | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Senegal. She was on a voyage from British America to Senegal. |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. She was on a voyage from London to Grenades, Barbadoes and British Honduras. |
  | Argo | Great Britain | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at sea with the loss of most of her crew. |
  | HMS Aurora | Royal Navy | Lost in passage between the Cape of Good Hope and India; last seen on 24 December 1769 and assumed to have been wrecked in a storm in January 1770. Passengers included Henry Vansittart, a director of the East India Company and MP, and William Falconer, Scottish author of the poem The Shipwreck and compiler of a marine dictionary. |
  | Boyne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Maryland, British America. |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bonny River, Africa. |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Colleradoes, off the coast of Cuba. |
  | Charming Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from London to North Carolina, British America. |
  | Colonel Colecraft | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Trepassey, Newfoundland, British America. |
  | Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Capes of Philadelphia, British America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York |
  | Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
  | Edward | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America. She was on a voyage from London to New York, British America. |
  | Expedition | Great Britain | African slave trade: The sloop was discovered at sea crewless by Giegson of the River ( Great Britain). Her 110 slaves were taken on board and Expedition was sunk. She was on a voyage from Senegal to the West Indies. |
  | Fly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Gold Coast, Africa. |
  | Generous Friends | British America | The ship ran aground in the Delaware River and was severely damaged. She was refloated after nine days and taken in to New York for repairs. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
  | George | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Little Fogo Islands, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Fogo, Newfoundland. |
  | Gorel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) north of Cape Charles, Virginia, British America. |
  | Hungerford | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Bonny. |
  | Industry | British America | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Kennebunk, Maine in the autumn of 1770 with the loss of all hands. She was on her maiden voyage. |
  | King of Prussia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hopewell ( Great Britain). King of Prussia was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica and London. |
  | Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. |
  | Matty | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off "Zignera" and was wrecked. |
  | Polly & Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Philadelphia. |
  | Meeda | France | The ship was lost near Cape Francis. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Bourdeaux. |
  | Pascal Paoli | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore between the Ossabaw Islands and St. Catharines, Georgia, British America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Milford, Pembrokeshire. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Venice. She was on a voyage from London to Venice. |
  | Serjeant Glynn | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the coast of South Carolina. Her crew were rescued by Sukey ( Great Britain). Serjeant Glynn was on a voyage from London to North Carolina. |
  | St. Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  