title: List of shipwrecks in 1791
text: # List of shipwrecks in 1791
  
  The list of shipwrecks in 1791 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1791.
  
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  ## January
  
  ### 8 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the River Thames during a gale. |
  
  ### 20 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Little Neptune | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingue to Dunkerque, Nord. |
  | Lively | Great Britain | The whaler was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas. |
  
  ### 21 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charleston Packet | Ireland | The ship departed from a port in Carolina, United States for Larne, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ### 31 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nancy | United States | The schooner was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina with the loss of at least nine lives. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aimable Martha | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near "the Ovens". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cork. |
  | Amity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
  | Ann | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry. |
  | Balloon | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Londonderry. |
  | Barclay | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from, Philadelphia to Londonderry. |
  | Baron Duhalde | France | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Lisbon, Portugal and Bourdeaux, Gironde. |
  | Belfast | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alicante, Spain. |
  | Bellona | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Quimper, Finistère, France and wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to London. |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Lisbon and was declared beyond repair. |
  | Briton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (31 nmi; 58 km) off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, United States. |
  | HMRC Bushe | Great Britain | The Revenue cruiser foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Galway, Ireland with the loss of five of her crew. |
  | Carolina Gustaffa | Sweden | The ship was lost near "Christiansound". She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg. |
  | Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire while on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith. |
  | Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London. |
  | Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. |
  | Choice | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure, France to London. Choice was refloated on 21 May and taken in to Audierne. |
  | Courier | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope. |
  | Cousan | France | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque. |
  | Deux Anges | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to the Cape of Good Hope. |
  | Deux Felicities | France | The ship was lost near Nantz. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantz. |
  | Diana | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol. |
  | Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Galipoly, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Galipoly and Bruges, Dutch Republic. |
  | Dublin and Philadelphia Packet | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Whitehaven, Cumberland, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin. |
  | Duc de Normandie | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue. |
  | Earl of Eglington | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkerque. |
  | Elizabeth and Marguerite | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to "Jeremiah". |
  | Fair Helen | Isle of Man | The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Ancona, Papal States. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Mull of Galloway. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
  | Four Friends | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Liverpool. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( Great Britain). Friendship was on a voyage from Boston to Montserrat. Fanny was subsequently wrecked (see above). |
  | Germania | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. |
  | Good Intent | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Ostend. |
  | Hannah | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Orne River, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
  | Hannah | Great Britain | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga to London. |
  | Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Londonderry. |
  | Henderson | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland while on a voyage from Livorno to Belfast, County Down, Ireland. |
  | Henrietta | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Alemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to the Firth of Forth. |
  | Heureux Savage | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near L'Orient, Morbihan while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Dunkerque. |
  | Increase | Great Britain | The ship was lost in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. |
  | Integrity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Memel. |
  | Jolly Cooper | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to Limerick, Ireland. |
  | Jonge Christian | Dantzig | The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig. |
  | Jonge Gottfried | Dantzig | The ship was lost on "The Holmes". She was on a voyage from London to Dantzig. |
  | Juffrow Anna | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain while on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Stettin. |
  | Juno | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. |
  | Lady Magdalena | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen. Her crew were rescued. |
  | L'Amiable Marianne | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Port-au-Prince. |
  | La Nereede | France | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain. |
  | La Princesse de Asturias | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Louisiana, New Spain. |
  | Lark | Ireland | The ship was wrecked in Quiberon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Brest, Finistère. |
  | Leeming | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Caernarfon. |
  | Lucy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin. |
  | L'Union | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinico. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km)) west of Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.p |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to London. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Bilboa. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Ninety Electors | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay in early January while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinico. |
  | Nosta Señora del Carmen | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Bordeaux while on a voyage from Bilbao to London. |
  | Orange Tree | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lytham St. Annes. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off "Latiste" while on a voyage from Dundee, Perthshire to Setúbal, Portugal or St. Lucar, Spain. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Penmarc'h, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Penelope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near New Romney, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Prince William | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Livorno. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno. |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Connemara, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Galway. |
  | Robert's Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Susannah | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New York to Oporto. |
  | Swift | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Newry, County Antrim. |
  | Thomas and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne with the loss of all hands. |
  | Three Brothers | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Montreal-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Tryphena | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cadiz Bay, Spain and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz. |
  | Two Anns | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. |
  | Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. |
  | Weymouth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to London. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. |
  | Woolton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Chester, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States. |
  
  ## February
  
  ### 4 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wilmington | United States | The ship was wrecked at Coolbeg, County Fermanagh, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. |
  
  ### 19 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fortuna | Duchy of Holstein | The ship departed from Glückstadt for London, Great Britain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ### 26 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rose | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. |
  
  ### 28 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | De Valck | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of six of the 58 people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Dutch East Indies. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Amphitrite | French Navy | The Dédaigneuse-class frigate was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of 106 of her 108 crew. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to L'Orient, Morbihan. |
  | Ark | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Nore, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Zant, Venetian Republic to London. |
  | Blessing | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Birchington, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Boston Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Little Island, off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
  | Bridget | Ireland | The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Clara | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, Dublin and Belfast, County Antrim. |
  | Dame Elizabeth | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near "Suderwell". She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Stockholm. |
  | Diligence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Borrowstounness, Lothian. |
  | Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |
  | Elmyra | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Groningen, Dutch Republic to London. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Firth of Forth. |
  | Favourite | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Federalist | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London. |
  | Flora | Great Britain | The ship sank at Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon. |
  | Friends | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey. |
  | Hannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
  | Hazard | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. |
  | Henrica | Spain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Honfleur, Calvados, France. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Jural Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Ormes Head, Caernarfonshire. |
  | Jeune Henriette | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais while on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Jeune Louis | France | The ship was lost near Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux, Gironde. |
  | Johanna Catharina | flag unknown | The ship was destroyed by fire at Cartagena, Spain. Two other vessels were also burnt. |
  | Jonge Cornelius | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain while on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Mediterranean port. |
  | Juliana | Denmark | The Guineaman was wrecked on Anholt. |
  | Keatie | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore crewless near Cromer, Norfolk. |
  | Lady Salton | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Inverness. |
  | L'Amiable Meritte | France | The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Cape De Gatt and Alborán Island, Spain. |
  | La Nereede | France | The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île de France, Mauritius. |
  | London Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London. |
  | Lucinda | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was later refloated and take in to Gibraltar. |
  | Martha | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Liverpool. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. |
  | Mary and Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London. |
  | Matthias Hendrick | Lübeck | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Reval, Russia. |
  | Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. |
  | Mould | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull to London. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swanage, Dorset to London. |
  | Resolution | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cromer. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. |
  | St. George | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | St. James | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York to Londonderry. |
  | Vrow Fiche | Hanover | The ship was driven ashore near Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Embden to London. |
  | Zufriedenheit | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. |
  
  ## March
  
  ### 7 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Antonii | Imperial Russian Navy | The frigate was destroyed by fire in the Dnieper. |
  
  ### 20 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Edgar | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cape Fallo. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Arab | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa. |
  | Catherine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Dumfries with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Commerce | Ireland | The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Limerick. |
  | Concordia | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Mediterranean port. |
  | Duke of Sudermania | Sweden | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunquerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She on a voyage from Norrköping to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
  | Favourite | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Fortune | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam. |
  | Four Friends | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Charleston. |
  | François | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Ostend. |
  | Friends | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bône, Algeria. |
  | Havry Alem | United States | The brig was wrecked on Eierland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg. |
  | Helen & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dawpool, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Crombie Point, Fife to a Baltic port. |
  | Lark | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the English Channel. She was towed into Dover, Kent still in a capsized state. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London. |
  | Le Cultivation | France | The ship was lost on the French coast. Her crew were rescued by Perseverance ( Great Britain). Le Cultivation was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque Nord. |
  | Les Deux Sœurs | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Lord Mansfield | Great Britain | The ship sank in the River Bann. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland. |
  | Lyon | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with Northumberland ( British East India Company) in the River Thames and was beached at Tilbury Fort, Essex. Lyon was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America. She was later refloated. |
  | Minerva | Great Britain | The ship foundered while on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. |
  | Olive Branch | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Kincardine. She was on a voyage from Kincardine to Gothenburg, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark. |
  | Peace | Great Britain | The ship was lost off "Cape St. Marie". She was on a voyage from Naples to Galipoly, Ottoman Empire. |
  | Ville de Paris | France | The whaler was lost off "Holstone". She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkerque. |
  
  ## April
  
  ### 29 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Termagant | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Georgetown. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Argo | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Charles & Margaret | Ireland | The ship was lost on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drontheim, Norway. |
  | Duke of York | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Dover, Kent. |
  | Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
  | Fortitude | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. |
  | Goed Hoep | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia. |
  | James | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Liberty | Ireland | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock. She subsequently drove ashore on the coast of County Wexford and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cork to Greenock, Renfrewshire, Great Britain. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. |
  | Royal Oak | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with Peggy ( Great Britain) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Peggy. |
  | Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantz, Loire Atlantique, France. |
  
  ## May
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Admiral Rodney | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg. |
  | Invincible | France | The ship was driven ashore at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bourdeaux, Gironde. |
  | Juffrow Dorothea | Dantzick | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. |
  | Vrow Ailka | flag unknown | The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Flatholm" to Narva, Russia. |
  | Young Thomas | Dantzick | The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain. |
  
  ## June
  
  ### 2 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |
  | Diana | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia. |
  | Edinburgh | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Shuna. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg. |
  | Gallant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Aldeburgh. |
  | Goede Henessight | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Riga. |
  | Hannah | Great Britain | Captain Holiday's ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Riga. |
  | Hannah | Great Britain | Captain Murdoch's ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga. |
  | Les Trois Sœurs | France | The ship was lost near Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Banff. |
  | Mayflower | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Sligo. |
  | Sophia Dorothea Amelia | Prussia | The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain. |
  
  ## July
  
  ### 5 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Speedwell | Barbadoes | The ship capsized with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New London to Barbadoes. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gaspye | Great Britain | The brig foundered. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Greenland | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Norwegian Sea 90 leagues (230 nmi; 430 km) north west of Nordkapp, Denmark-Norway. Her crew were rescued by Lady Jane ( Great Britain). |
  | Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Pool to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | St. Laurent | France | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Dunkerque. |
  
  ## August
  
  ### 10 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm. Sweden to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. |
  
  ### 12 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port. |
  
  ### 24 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Foulis | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost whilst on a voyage from Madras to Bencoolen, India. |
  
  ### 29 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Pandora | Royal Navy | The Porcupine-class sixth rate post ship was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef with the loss of 35 of the 134 people on board. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | De Triede | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Kattegat off Gothenburg while on a voyage from Stockholm to Maldon, Essex, Great Britain. |
  | Grace | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic. |
  | Juno | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  | Kite | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London and Ostend. |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 1 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  
  ### 2 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  
  ### 3 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Albany | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel, East Prussia. |
  | Betsy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Memel. |
  
  ### 30 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thomas and Helen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Valencia Bay, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Valencia and Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Minehead, Somerset with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Anholt. She was later refloated and taken in to Memel, Prussia. |
  | Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Bornholm. |
  | Earl & Amelia | Dantzick | The ship was driven ashore near Dantzick. she was on a voyage from Dantzick to Ireland. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Hiram | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Amlwch, Anglesey with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston. |
  | Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
  | Johan | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Stettin. |
  | Johan | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Stettin. |
  | Maria | Sweden | The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Gothenburg. |
  | Michael | Stettin | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. |
  | Ranger | Great Britain | The whaler was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London. |
  | St Joseph | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
  | Thetis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Margate, Kent. |
  | Trent | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  | Union | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on "Summers Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Whitby, Yorkshire. |
  | Wilhelmina Carolina | Stettin | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. |
  | Wohlfaart | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland. Wohlfaart was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
  
  ## October
  
  ### 4 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (longitude 26° W) while on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Dart ( France). |
  | Polly & Betsey | United States | The ship capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to New Providence, New Jersey. |
  | Seaflower | United States | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Antigua |
  
  ### 19 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mary & Susannah | British America | The ship was sestroyed by fire at Great Brule, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. |
  | Neptune | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, Great Britain to Wexford. |
  
  ### 25 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Columbine | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Vigo, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Figueira da Foz, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  | John | Jersey | The ship departed from Burin, Newfoundland for Bilboa, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Almy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Charles | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Exeter, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Elizabeth and Kitty | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven while on a voyage from Liverpool to Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Emily | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Aegean Sea off Delos, Greece. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. |
  | General Elliot | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  | Hannah | Great Britain | The sloop caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was carrying a cargo of quicklime. |
  | Helena | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | John | Isle of Man | The ship was lost near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Plymouth, Devon. |
  | Joseph and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to a Baltic port. |
  | Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Marquis de la Fayette | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. |
  | Royal Escape | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cardigan. |
  | Thames | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. Thames was later taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Ulrica | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Ostend. |
  | Vrow Elizabeth Maria | flag unknown | The ship was lost near Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal. |
  
  ## November
  
  ### 6 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Blessed Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dover. |
  
  ### 17 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Exuma | Ireland | The ship was lost at Oracabessa, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica tp Dublin. |
  
  ### 25 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 27 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charlotte and Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carsaig, Isle of Mull with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Jessie | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Lunga, Slate Islands with the loss of all hands. |
  | Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Active | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Admiral Stromfeldt | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near "Ohlsund". She was on a voyage from Norrköping to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
  | Anna Maria | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore on Bardsey Island, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Lisbon. |
  | Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. |
  | Briggs | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | Countess of Scarborough | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Memel. |
  | Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Essex | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, Spain. She was on a voyage from the United States to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Estrella d'Asia | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto. |
  | François | France | The ship departed from Ostend, Dutch Republic for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Fortune | Russia | The ship was wrecked on the Girdler Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Venice. |
  | Groot Sohn | Dantzick | The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. |
  | Hercules | France | The ship was lost on the coast of Brittany with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde to Hamburg. |
  | Johanna Maria | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain. |
  | Lark | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the northern coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Roscoff, Finistère, France. |
  | Luce | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in The Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Maryland | United States | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Munificent | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Olive Tree | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. |
  | Plympton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Portland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Sand Head. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Whitby. |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 8 leagues from Marseille. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille. |
  | Sodermanland | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore, in the North Sea while on a voyage from Stockholm to London. Eighteen of her crew were rescued by Swanland ( Great Britain). |
  | Susan | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool. |
  | Swallow | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau. |
  | Thetis | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent, Great Britain and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisby to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 4 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by an unidentified vessel, which was reported to have probably sunk too. |
  | Good Intent | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes. |
  
  ### 6 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Grampus | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. |
  
  ### 12 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pelham | Great Britain | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
  
  ### 24 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Swallow | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford, Ireland. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aguila | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from Ostend to India. She was later refloated and taken in to Middelburg. |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Biddiford, Devon. |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Antonetta | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dort to Barcelona, Spain. |
  | Belhaven | United States | The ship was lost on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
  | Bethia | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Ostend. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Venice. |
  | Catharine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. |
  | Center | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
  | Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec, Lower Canada, British America to Aberdeen. |
  | Charles | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Charles & Maria | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Scotland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool. |
  | Charlotte | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Treptowe, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. |
  | Cholmley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Baltic coast. |
  | Cleveland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Constantia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. |
  | Departement | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
  | Deux Frères | France | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantz, Loire-Inférieure. |
  | Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
  | Ebenezer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Rye. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool. |
  | Eleanor | United States | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais. |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ulverston, Lancashire. |
  | Exeter & Dirk | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain. |
  | Falmouth | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London. |
  | Flora | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to London. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk off Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
  | Good Desire | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Good Desire had been refloated by 24 December and taken in to Elsinore, Denmark. |
  | Hampden | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
  | Hebe | France | The whaler was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to Dunkerque. |
  | Hebe | Ireland | The ship was lost near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. |
  | Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. |
  | James | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Craydon Head. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Memel. |
  | Jeune Eulalie | France | The ship was lost near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Nantz. |
  | Joseph & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at "East Stoke". She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland to Portsmouth, Hampshire and Chichester, Sussex. |
  | King's Fisher | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. |
  | La Dame Martha | France | The ship fouundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Alexandria, Egypt. |
  | Leeds | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Hull. |
  | London | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man while on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Liverpool. |
  | Louis | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bourdeaux. |
  | Manchester | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. |
  | Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Llanddwin Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzick. |
  | Newe Onderneeming | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam. |
  | Norfolk | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Point of Ayre. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea to Liverpool. |
  | Perseverance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick, Ireland. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hull. |
  | Prudence | Great Britain | The ship was lost on "Catsmore". She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol. |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) west of Marseille while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille. |
  | Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Huelva, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Faro, Portugal. |
  | Reward | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Calais with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. |
  | Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Ilfracombe. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Rosalie | France | The ship foundered off Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Barcelona, Spain. |
  | Rose | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol. |
  | Sabrina | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Conwy, Carnarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool. |
  | St. Michael, Nostra Señora Delas Gracias | Spain | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to St Lucar. |
  | Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool. |
  | Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Noordwijk, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to Shoreham-by-Sea. |
  | Vale | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Liverpool. |
  | Vrede | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from London to St. Lucar. |
  | Zeelust | flag unknown | The ship was lost at "Stevensklindt". She was on a voyage from "Wyborg", Sweden to Cádiz. |
  
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  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1791 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Activité | France | The ship was lost on the coast of Gold Coast, Africa. |
  | Alexis | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Labrador, British America. |
  | Alliance | France | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint-Domingue |
  | Ally | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Cayo Romano, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Dominica and Havana, Cuba. |
  | Amity | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) west of the Îles de Los, Africa. She was on a voyage from the Îles de Los to Cape Mount, Africa. |
  | Ann and Bridget | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Grenada. |
  | Arab | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Portuguese coast while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to an African port. |
  | Bella Gertrudis | Spain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Havana to St. Andero. |
  | Benezick | France | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean of Mozambique. She was on a voyage from the Île de France, Mauritius to the West Indies. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barnegat Peninsula, New Jersey, United States with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to New York. |
  | Betsey | French East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Isle of Bourbon with the loss of 167 lives. She was on a voyage from the Île de France to Bourdeaux, Gironde. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River, United States. |
  | Blessing | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Bonette | France | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure to Africa and the West Indies. |
  | Boston and Liverpool Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Barnegat Peninsula. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
  | Britannia | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Savannah, Georgia, United States. she was on a voyage from Savannah to Cork. |
  | British Queen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Grand Manan Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Halifax and New Brunswick, British America. |
  | Charlton | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Miramichi, New Brunswick. |
  | Concord | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States. |
  | Dartmouth | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. |
  | Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Newfoundland, British America. |
  | Dove | Nevis | The schooner was lost at Saint Kitts. |
  | Edwardus | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked east of Cape Agulhas, Africa. with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal to Ostend. |
  | Eliza | British America | The ship foundered off the coast of Africa. |
  | Eliza | Great Britain | The brig was lost at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. |
  | Eliza | United States | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. |
  | Fame | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked on Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, Lower Canada, British America. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British America. Free Briton The ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Venice while on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Venice. |
  | Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Saint Barthélemy. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Grenada and Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
  | Governour Bickney | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Cape Français, Saint-Domingue. |
  | Hazard | Great Britain | The schooner was lost at Saint Kitts. |
  | Henry | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Placentia Harbour, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newfoundland. |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
  | King George | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was lost at Barbadoes with the loss of 280 of the 360 slaves on board. |
  | La Louise Cherie | French East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Louisa | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Chesapeake River, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Virginia. |
  | Little Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to North Carolina, United States. |
  | Lively | Great Britain | The brig was lost off Martyr's Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. |
  | Minx | Great Britain | African slave trade The ship was lost near "Cape St. Mary's" with the loss of all slaves on board. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. |
  | Monkey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Nancy | France | The ship was lost off "St. Antona". |
  | Nantz | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Hampton Roads, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Nostra Señora dos Prazeres and San Jozé | Spain | The ship was lost at Maranhão, Brazil. |
  | Olive Branch | Great Britain | The whaler was lost on the coast of Patagonia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas. |
  | Perseverance | United States | The almost completed experimental steamer broke lose from her moorings in a severe storm sometime in 1791 and was driven onto Petty's Island in the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia. She was abandoned due to lack of finances. |
  | Phebe | Great Britain | The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. |
  | Prince of Asturias | France | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, New Spain to Bourdeaux. |
  | Prosperous | Great Britain | The whaler was lost on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas. |
  | Rainbow | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
  | Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool. |
  | Robert & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Barbadoes. |
  | Ross | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from London to Port-au-Prince. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from London to Africa. |
  | Simon Taylor | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | Sion | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of New Brunswick. |
  | South Carolina | France | The whaler was lost in Dilago Bay, in the South Seas. Her crew were rescued. |
  | South Carolina | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. she was on a voyage from Virginia to Saint Martin. |
  | Squirrel | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was lost at Bonny. Her crew and 170 slaves were rescued. |
  | St. George | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to North Carolina. |
  | St. James's Planter | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Lookout, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | St Peter | Guernsey | The ship was lost off Cape Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland. |
  | Sv. Loann Pretecha | Russian Empire | The vessel was wrecked on St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands sometime during or before 1791 without loss of life or cargo . |
  | Swan | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Hog Island, Philadelphia. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. |
  | Swansea | Great Britain | The ship was lost on "Quiberoon Island". She was on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland. |
  | Two Friends | Jersey | The ship was lost at Saint Pierre Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec to Jersey. |
  | Two Sisters | Ireland | The ship was lost at Royal Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cork to New Providence. |
  | United States | United States | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Port Louis to the South Seas. |
  | Vendengeur | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Charleston. |
  | Yueaton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Saint Kitts. |
  