title: List of shipwrecks in 1766
text: # List of shipwrecks in 1766
  
  The List of shipwrecks in 1766 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1766.
  
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  ## January
  
  ### 16 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Matthew | Great Britain | The tender, a brig, was lost at Elmina, Gold Coast. All on board were rescued. |
  
  ### 25 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charles Town | British America | The ship was wrecked on the Branclawine Bank, in Delaware Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Benjamin | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Bienvenu | Jersey | The ship struck a rock and was wrecked at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Waterford. |
  | Dove | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast with the loss of five of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France. |
  | Duc de Bouillon | France | The ship was lost in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Bordeaux. |
  | Laurel of Peace | France | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tinmouth, County Durham. |
  | Resolution | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Woolpack, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Viceroyalty of Peru. |
  
  ## February
  
  ### 11 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Maria | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Belfast, Ireland. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  
  ### 14 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tyger | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  
  ### 16 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The snow was wrecked on the north coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 20 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Rio, Spain. |
  | Eliza Silvester | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio. |
  | Lyon | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio but was later refloated. |
  | Nueva España | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru. |
  
  ### 21 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gavavre | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Pio. |
  | Gulls | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Puerto Pio. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Augusta | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. |
  | Carron | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
  | London | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkerque, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque. |
  | Lynn Merchant | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz. |
  | Mary | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, France. |
  | St. Joseph | France | The ship, being very leaky' was abandoned in St George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Jane ( Great Britain). St. Joseph was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Brest. |
  | Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Venice and Zant to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | Welcome | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  
  ## March
  
  ### 18 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Drie Gebroeders | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campveer to Bilboa, Spain. |
  
  ### 22 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Emanuel | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, France. She was on a voyage from Norway to Mount's Bay, Great Britain |
  
  ### 24 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dublin Merchant | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was later refloated. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charlotte | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Gibraltar. |
  | Dorsetshire | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. |
  | Europe | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork, Ireland. |
  | James | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne. she was on a voyage from Menton to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
  | Meermin | Dutch East India Company | Meermin slave mutiny: The hoeker ran aground in Struisbaai. She was subsequently declared a total loss. |
  | Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Rottenburg | Great Britain | The ship was lost ad Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cádiz. |
  | Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship foundered in St. George's Channel. |
  | Vulture | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkerque, France. |
  | Willingmind | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. |
  
  ## April
  
  ### 12 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Clifton | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Madeira and Barbadoes. |
  
  ### 29 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Louisa Ulrica | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Gothenburg. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Frederica Dorothea | Stettin | The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin. |
  | Goldfinch | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. |
  | Great Admiral | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea on or after 18 April with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Milford Pembrokeshire to Liverpool. |
  | Plymouth Merchant | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool. |
  
  ## May
  
  ### 9 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Granada | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dove | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Masterland" with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rostock. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Oporto. |
  | Louisa Sophia | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Aalburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, Great Britain. |
  | Richard | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and sank at Oporto, Portugal whilst departing for London. |
  | St. George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
  
  ## June
  
  ### 12 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Love & Unity | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Molly ( Ireland). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. |
  
  ### 13 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Falmouth | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground on the Sagar Sands, India and was wrecked. |
  
  ### 21 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sarah | Great Britain | The galley was wrecked off Málaga and abandoned by her crew. She subsequently sank. |
  
  ### 26 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS St Lawrence | Royal Navy | The schooner was lost off Ingonish, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of four of her crew. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charming Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |
  | Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Cork. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica. |
  | Fortune | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Larwick, Norway to Dublin. |
  
  ## July
  
  ### 21 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Endeavour | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Dublin. |
  
  ### 22 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fanny & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway. |
  | Globe's Assistance | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Falsterbo, Sweden. |
  | Nancy | Ireland | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, leaving the passengers on board. She subsequently foundered. Nancy was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin. |
  | Santa Barbara | Spain | The ship was lost off Bahamas on 16 or 17 July with the loss of all but seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Spanish Honduras to Cádiz. |
  
  ## August
  
  ### 10 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John & Stephen | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Eon Eyra, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) east of Curaçoa. She was on a voyage from Cork to Curaçoa. |
  
  ### 14 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Two Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  
  ### 22 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thomas | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Cork. |
  
  ### 24 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Fair American | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Parkgate, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Parkgate to South Carolina, British America. |
  
  ### 25 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Kingdom of France to Gibraltar. |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 6 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | El Nuevo Constante | Spain | The frigate foundered in a hurricane 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Marquis of Grandby | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Aldborough Knaps, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
  
  ### 10 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charming Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. |
  | Indian Trader | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia, British America to Jamaica. |
  
  ### 11 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Riga, Russia. |
  
  ### 15 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | New Success | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. |
  
  ### 18 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. |
  
  ### 30 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Royal Africa | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Popo, Dahomey. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Diana | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Granada to London. |
  | Hardy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the White Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Onega, Russia. |
  | Molly | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  
  ## October
  
  ### 6 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Phenix | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. |
  | Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Kitts. |
  
  ### 16 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Diana | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 17 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Plumper | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kingston, Jamaica. |
  
  ### 24 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Rose Island, Spanish Florida. |
  | Wetherill | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore in a hurricane at Pensacola, Spanish Florida with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
  
  ### 25 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | St. Catherine | Imperial Russian Navy | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Bolshaya. Her crew were rescued. |
  | St. Zachary | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouths of the Kola and the Nemtina with the loss of sixteen lives. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. |
  
  ### 27 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | New Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Diamond | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by John & Philip. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. |
  | Grafton | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to "Woolver". |
  | Kingstton | Great Britain | The ship departed from the Clyde for Saint Kitts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |
  | Regina Catharina | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was destroyed by fire at Livorno. |
  | Rouble | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to London. |
  | St. Juan Baptista | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to La Rochelle, France. |
  | Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. |
  | Sydenham | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Thames Estuary 8 nautical miles (15 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  
  ## November
  
  ### 17 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bishop | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Sidmouth, Devon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  
  ### 18 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Boyne | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | Grand Power of God | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Cádiz and Tenerife, Canary Islands. |
  
  ### 28 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | William & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Drenten" with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |
  | Alexander & Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. |
  | Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the north coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Charming Nancy | Ireland | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies. |
  | Industry | Dantzick | The ship was lost near Aldberg, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to at Mediterranean port. |
  | Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Calmar, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz. |
  | Princess Augusta | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, Great Britain. |
  | Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bristol. |
  | William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 6 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hugh and James | Ireland | The ship was destroyed by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. |
  
  ### 7 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Young Dirk | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ostend. |
  
  ### 10 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Tarifa, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  
  ### 11 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Angel | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Penzance Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Crozic to Saint-Malo. |
  | Expedition | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London |
  | Seahorse | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Zant, Greece to London. |
  
  ### 18 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | William | Ireland | The ship was lost near Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. |
  
  ### 28 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pompey | British America | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Batchelor | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Sandwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, Ireland. |
  | Cato | Great Britain | The ship sank in the North Sea off Hook of Holland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Altea, Spain to London. |
  | Fortunate | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. Fortunate was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |
  | Jenny | Ireland | The ship was lost near Londonderry with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to an Irish port. |
  | Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira. |
  | Sally | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dublin. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1766 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
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  | Abbot | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | Earl of Guildford | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was lost on the coast of Hispaniola. At least 236 slaves survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the American coast. She was on a voyage from the Grenades to the Piscataqua River. |
  | Elizabeth | British America | The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New England to Antigua. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Planter ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to North Carolina, British America. |
  | Ellis | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Egg-harbour, New Jersey, British America with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. |
  | Enterprize | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic OCean. Her crew were rescued by Mermaid ( Great Britain). Enterprize was on a voyage from Senegal to London. |
  | General Conway | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Jordans, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. |
  | George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York. |
  | Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Henbury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British America. |
  | Johanna | Ireland | The snow sank in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Newry, County Antrim. |
  | Martin | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys with the loss of 424 lives. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Jamaica. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the "Grand Comanas". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | Minehead | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America with the loss of more than fourteen lives. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the American coast with the loss of 23 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia. |
  | Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at St. Augustine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to St. Augustine. |
  | New Espagne | Spain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Vera Cruz, Viceroyalty of Peru. |
  | Northern Lass | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. |
  | Pembroke | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Lynn, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Boston, Massachusetts. |
  | Pitt | Great Britain | The whaler was lost in ice off Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Sarah ( Great Britain). |
  | Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her crew were rescued and enslaved. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Angola. |
  | Portland | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Manchionel Bay, Jamaica. |
  | Rainbow | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed on the coast of Africa by an explosion. |
  | Rogers | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Middle Ground, in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia. |
  | Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Carolina. She was on a voyage from London to Carolina. |
  | Superb | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the West Indies. |
  | Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland. |
  | Swallow | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Tartar | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 leagues (600 nautical miles (1,100 km)) off the Virginia Capes, British America. Her crew were rescued by Leveret ( Great Britain). Tartar was on a voyage from London to Maryland. |
  | Thomas and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 June. |
  | Trimmer | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was taken over by the slaves and wrecked on the coast of Africa. |
  | Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River to the Leeward Islands. |
  