title: List of shipwrecks in 1765
text: # List of shipwrecks in 1765
  
  The list of shipwrecks in 1765 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1765.
  
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  ## January
  
  ### 10 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | La Purísima Concepción | Spanish Navy | The frigate was wrecked north of Cape Horn, Viceroyalty of Peru. Most of her 139 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. |
  | William & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Mount's Bay with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. |
  
  ### 15 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Albion | British East India Company | The East Indiaman foundered in the North Sea off the Longsand Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India and China. |
  
  ### 21 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was run down in The Downs by a catt. All on board were rescued. She was beached at Kingsdown, Kent but was a total loss. |
  | Princess Carolind | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middings, in the North Sea off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
  
  ### 23 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Newark Rocks, Sanday, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Wick, Caithness. |
  
  ### 26 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Plymouth Packet | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Dublin, Ireland. |
  
  ### 31 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Partridge | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Trinity Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Thomas and Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Trinity Sand. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Hull. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Augusta | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk at Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Barbara | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  | Bilboa Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Bilboa. |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Ballycotton Bay and was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Gun Island. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Juana Maria | Spain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Great Britain by Hector ( British East India Company). |
  | Jufro Agneta | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to an Irish port. |
  | Mary Elizabeth | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Rye Harbour, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, France to Rotterdam. |
  | Little London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues west of Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from "Lamatte" to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Othello | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
  | Peter | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Hamburg. |
  | Plymouth Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Welsh coast with the lossof all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth, Devon. |
  | Prince Henry | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued by York ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Bordeaux. |
  | Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland with the loss of three or four of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Sally | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cork. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork. |
  | St. Johannes | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Colerain, County Antrim, Ireland. |
  | Samuel | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from the "Annon River" to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
  | True Love | Great Britain | The ship was lost in German's Bay, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. |
  | Vulture | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "La Novilla". She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Cette, France. |
  
  ## February
  
  ### 8 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friendly Brothers | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trident ( France). She was on a voyage from Granadoes to London. |
  
  ### 9 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon. |
  
  ### 14 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Britannia | Great Britain | The ship sank at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, France. |
  
  ### 19 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Don Carlo | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. All 23 people on board abandoned her two days later and were rescued on 23 February by the snow Jane ( Great Britain). Don Carlo was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Norfolk, Virginia, British America. |
  
  ### 24 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Halifax | Great Britain | The ship was lost at a port in Senegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal. |
  
  ### 26 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neptune | flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  
  ### 27 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Grenville Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Pensacola, Florida, British America. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The sloop was lost on the coast of Senegal whilst engaged in salvaging the cargo of Halifax ( Great Britain). |
  | George | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. |
  | Dunbar | Ireland | The ship sank in the River Liffey at Poolbegg. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barbadoes. |
  | Juno | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk. |
  | Neptune | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Amsterdam. |
  | Norwich Anventure | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
  | Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Málaga. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg. |
  | Reine dos Anges | France | The ship was lost on the Portuguese coast. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland and the West Indies. |
  | St. Michael | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Galway, Ireland and Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Union | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Hamburg. |
  
  ## March
  
  ### 6 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. |
  
  ### 8 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on Pigeon's Island, in the Milk River, Jamaica. and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 27 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | St. Nicholas | France | The brig was driven ashore west of Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Experiment | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey, Channel Islands. |
  | Jane & Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to Newcastle upon Tyne. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. |
  | Sally | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on Majorca. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin. |
  
  ## April
  
  ### 6 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at West Tarbert, Argyllshire. |
  
  ### 9 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Expedition | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Fife Ness, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Ely, Fife. |
  
  ### 25 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Medway Planter | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cat Island, Bahamas. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bien Aime | France | The ship was driven ashore at La Rochelle. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Lisbon, Portugal. |
  | Charlestown | British America | The snow was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from South Carolina to London, Great Britain. |
  | Indian Queen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Texell, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Jane and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. |
  | John and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Good Intent ( Great Britain). John and Elizabeth was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
  | John and Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. |
  | Katherine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London. |
  | Love and Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. |
  | Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newry, County Antrim. |
  | Pensilvania Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
  | Principi d'España | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon, Great Britain to Alicante |
  | Swan | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. |
  | Thomas and Ruth | Great Britain | The ship struck the Harker-bar Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne. |
  
  ## May
  
  ### 11 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John & Dorothy | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued by Romish King ( Dutch Republic). John & Dorothy was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  
  ### 15 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Success | British America | The sloop was wrecked on a reef off the "Grand Caucases". Her crew survived. |
  | Zeldenrost | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## June
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Active | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Susannah and Sarah | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Revenge | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Currituck Inlet, Virginia, British America. She was on a voyage from Curasoa to Norfolk, Virginia. |
  | Union | Great Britain | The ship foundered between the Zinder and the Northern Channel. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Hamburg. |
  
  ## July
  
  ### 31 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friendship | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Guadeloupe. |
  
  ## August
  
  ### 6 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Loyal Pitt | Great Britain | The transport ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. |
  
  ### 14 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charming Nelly | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Ouessant, France and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  
  ### 31 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | General Burton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Plymouth Sound, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cape Onega, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Onega, Russia. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Nostra Señora da Luz | Spain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Cádiz. |
  | Richmond | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 10 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Unidentified | Dutch Republic | The snow was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. |
  
  ### 15 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Francis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Memel. |
  
  ### 17 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Anna Jacobee | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. |
  
  ### 30 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | St. Peter | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardinary Bay, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Madeira and Tenerife, Canary Islands. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  
  ## October
  
  ### 5 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dame Johatina | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Cathcart | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Fairleigh, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
  | James and Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to St. Mary's. |
  | Juliana | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
  | Melville | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Granades to London. |
  | Neptune | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dounlare, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin. |
  | Providence | France | The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Dunkerque. |
  | Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Speedwell's Increas | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to "Wyburg". |
  | St. Johannes | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Rotterdam. |
  
  ## November
  
  ### 4 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  
  ### 5 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kleine Hendrick | Hamburg | The sloop was abandoned off Exeter, Devon, Great Britain but all hands were lost when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Hamburg |
  
  ### 7 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John and Margaret | Great Britain | The ship sank at Burlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Dunkerque. France. |
  | Elizabeth | Sweden | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Elizabeth and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Figuera da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figuera da Foz. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Scottish coast. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Highlake, Cheshire. |
  | Freedom | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Highlake. |
  | Hannibal | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Maltrayth, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Liverpool. |
  | Kitty and Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London. |
  | Longbrooke | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Aveiro, Portugal. |
  | Morgan | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Portugal She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figuera da Foz. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
  | Rodney | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Hindert Sand, in the North Sea off Helvoit, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 9 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Amity's Infatuation | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The brig was lost near Great Yarmouth. |
  
  ### 11 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Little Robin | Great Britain | The schooner was run down by another vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Teignmouth, Devon. Little Robin was later found 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Île de Batz, France and was taken in to Morlaix. |
  
  ### 12 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rose | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |
  
  ### 14 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Martha | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km) off Galipoly, Kingdom of Sicily. |
  
  ### 17 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of ten lives. Three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
  
  ### 31 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Chance ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts, British America to London. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Fife. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
  | De Juffer | flag unknown | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to London, Great Britain. |
  | Empress of Russia | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost on the coast of Lapland. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Amsterdam. |
  | Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London. |
  | Jane & Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rota, Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Newcastle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. |
  | Nightingale | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hamburg. |
  | Ruby | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. |
  | San Miguel | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to London. |
  | Success | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. |
  | Swift | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto. |
  | Three Sisters | Ireland | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Dantzick and Memel, Prussia. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1765 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Britain | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Bennin, Edo. |
  | Charming Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, British America. |
  | City of Rotterdam | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost off Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to Amsterdam. |
  | Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of "Banaco". |
  | Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Duke | Great Britain | The snow was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Oporto, Portugal. |
  | Fairfax | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Fortune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Granadoes to the Piscataqua River, British America. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bristol to the Piscataqua River, British America. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of the Spanish Main. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Spanish Main. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the West Indies. |
  | Golden Grove | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Block Island, Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Cork to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. |
  | Golden Lyon | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Annabella ( Great Britain). |
  | Goldfinch | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Bennin. |
  | Hare | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Colleradoes. Her crew were rescued by Britannia ( Great Britain). Hare was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. |
  | Harlequin | British America | The sloop was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Suriname to Newport, Rhode Island. |
  | Joseph | Ireland | The ship was lost at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Dublin. |
  | Monkton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia. |
  | Old Providence | Great Britain | The whaler was lost in ice of the coast of Greenland. |
  | Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered a few leagues from the "Isle of Candre". She was on a voyage from Quebec to London. |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the "Old Streights". She was on a voyage from New York to Pensacola, Florida, British America. |
  | Richard & Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. |
  