title: List of shipwrecks in 1789
text: # List of shipwrecks in 1789
  
  The List of shipwrecks in 1789 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1789.
  
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  ## January
  
  ### 1 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Zee Nymph | Bremen | The ship was wrecked off Boulogne, France with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Bremen. |
  
  ### 6 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | La Patrie | France | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Nantz. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 8 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friends | Great Britain | The brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Plymouth. |
  
  ### 13 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friends Endeavour | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Causand, Cornwall. |
  
  ### 17 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | La Cornelia | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Seville, Spain. |
  
  ### 18 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nancy | Great Britain | The whaler was driven ashore 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Bassa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas. |
  
  ### 24 January
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Princess Royal | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Biscayneer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barnstaple and Dartmouth, Devon. |
  | Christian & Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Oporto. |
  | Collins | Great Britain | The ship sank near "Church Hole". |
  | Colonel Fullerton | Great Britain | The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland] to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Daniel | Stettin | The ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux |
  | Concord | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Helvoet, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Douglas | Ireland | The ship was lost at Waterford with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Greenock. |
  | Duc de Chartres | France | The ship was sunk by ice in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |
  | Emaculada Conception | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Favourite | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Florentina | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Memel. |
  | Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Cresswell, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Franceto Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Friends was later refloated. |
  | Henrietta | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France . She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havre de Grâce, France. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Dundalk Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Dublin. |
  | Joyce | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Dartmouth. |
  | Lancaster | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Lambay and Neath, Glamorgan. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Mary had been refloated by 14 January. |
  | London Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Coquet Island, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cádiz. |
  | Mary and Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British America to St. Lucar. |
  | Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. Nelly was later refloated. |
  | New Jersey | United States | The ship was lost near St. Ubes, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to New York. |
  | Nottington | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
  | Province | France | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Salisbury | Great Britain | The ship was lost near the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  | Sophia Fredrica | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seville, Spain. |
  | Snowden Hill | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel off Saint Tudwal's Islands. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Gibraltar. |
  | Swift | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Pool, Dorset. |
  | Syren | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | Vrow Martha | Hamburg | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth and Ann ( Great Britain). Vrow Martha was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Hamburg. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Saint-Malo, France. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bristol. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Bristol. |
  
  ## February
  
  ### 4 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Juba | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  
  ### 24 February
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | London | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of fifteen of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was lost off São Miguel Island, Azores. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. |
  | Christiana Septimus | Danish Asiatic Company | The East Indiaman was lost off Anholt. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies. |
  | Diligent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Studwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to Pool, Dorset. |
  | Expéditif | France | The ship was lost on a voyage from L'Orient to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Flora | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned off Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg and Marstrand. |
  | Henry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | La Diane | France | The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe to Guernsey. |
  | London | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Ostend. |
  | Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Madeira. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | Minerva | France | The ship ran aground on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Bourdeaux. |
  | Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
  | Olive Branch | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin. |
  | Rainbow | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Madeira. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies. |
  | Royal Tar | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Trepani, Sicily. she was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newfoundland, British America. |
  | Union | France | The ship was lost near Brest, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Boulogne. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Madeira. |
  
  ## March
  
  ### 3 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. |
  
  ### 7 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hercules | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Esther ( Great Britain). Hercules was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. |
  
  ### 22 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Anna | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was driven on to the Stanislav Spit, in the Dnieper, by ice and capsized. |
  | Esperants | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was driven onto the Stanislav Spit by ice and capsized. |
  | Fedot Muchenik | Imperial Russian Navy | The frigate was driven on to the Sarkyat Shoal, in the Dnieper, by ice. She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Kherson. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
  | Nasha Ledi Turleni | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was capsized by ice in the Dnieper. |
  
  ### 28 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alexander | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Charleston, South Carolina and New York, United States. |
  | Chance | Great Britain | A tornado at Dixcove, Africa pushed the schooner on her side. Her crew survived. Twenty-two of the 33 slaves onboard did not. |
  
  ### 30 March
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vryheid | Dutch Republic | The ship was run down and sank in the English Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain by Lascelles ( British East India Company). Nine crew (of 11) survived. Vryheid was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Vigo, Spain and Dartmouth, Devon. |
  | Batchelor | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Sligo, Ireland to Liverpool. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore in Wood-Bridge-Bay. Dominica. |
  | Charles | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Liverpool. |
  | Elizabeth | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Fayal, Azores. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam. |
  | Expedition | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to San Sebastián, Spain. |
  | Johanna Sophia | Sweden | The ship was lost near Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Gothenburg. |
  | John and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland to Dartmouth. |
  | Lydia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
  | Mary | Ireland | The ship was wrecked in Croisic Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France. |
  | Modesty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire. |
  | North Britton | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London. |
  | Resolution | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Sally | Ireland | The ship was lost near Brest, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz. |
  | Sarah | Ireland | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bourdeaux. |
  | St. George | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada. |
  | Ste Françoise | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from La Rochelle to Boulogne. |
  | St Joseph y Animas | Spain | The ship was lost near San Sebastián with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Bristol. |
  | Vrise Boor | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ancona, Papal States. |
  | Vrow Gessina | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Fayal. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam. |
  
  ## April
  
  ### 11 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. |
  
  ### 24 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Four Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. |
  | Humber | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore. She was refloated. |
  | Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore. She was refloated on 26 April. |
  | Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore behind the "Kohl of Toreko", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin. She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. |
  
  ### 30 April
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Duke of Richmond | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a Baltic port. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was lost at "Memlmore", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Echo | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at La Tremblade, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France. She was later refloated. |
  | Godfrey | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Kinmare River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The light collier was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Nass Point, Glamorgan. |
  | Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Thames Estuary 16 nautical miles (30 km) downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. |
  | North Britol | Great Britain | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wales to London. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. |
  | Rainbow | Denmark | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal. |
  | Vine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Lübeck. She was later refloated and taken in to Boulogne. |
  
  ## May
  
  ### 26 May
  
  List of shipwrecks: 26 May1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at "Uld Nun". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Guinea. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Batavier | Dutch Republic | The ship was sunk by ice near Elsinore, Denmark. |
  | Dorothy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked by ice near the Kohl of Toreko, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Karlskrona, Sweden. |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice off Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Air to Memel, Prussia. |
  | Sommer | Stettin | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Stettin. |
  
  ## June
  
  ### 17 June
  
  List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Cádiz, Spain. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alexander | Denmark | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Carrolus | Stettin | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Stettin. |
  | Drie Gebroeders | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked near Ostend with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Dunkerque, France. |
  | Frère Jean Jacques Ore | France | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |
  | Helespont | Prussia | The ship was lost near Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to the Strait of Gibraltar. |
  | Little William | Great Britain | The ship was lost at L'Orient, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantz, France. |
  | Vreyheid | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at "Zexhar". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
  
  ## July
  
  ### 4 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Shah Byram Gore | India | The ship was wrecked at Bombay. |
  
  ### 11 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Prince of Piedmont | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank at Ostend, Dutch Republic with the loss of two lives. She was carrying a cargo of Saltpetre. |
  
  ### 28 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Delfin | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 29 July
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bombay | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bombay. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. |
  | Jonge Everts | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Amsterdam. |
  | Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was drovem ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Dunkerque, France. Minerva was refloated on 3 August. |
  | Orford | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin. |
  | Solo Dade | Portugal | The ship was lost at Viana do Castelo. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
  
  ## August
  
  ### 8 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Johannes | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near "Tiswelde", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshall to Aalborg, Denmark. |
  | St. Blas | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Málaga. St. Blas was later refloated. |
  
  ### 24 August
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vansittart | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Bangka, Dutch East Indies, where she was burnt by the Malays. Vansittart was on a voyage from London to China. |
  | William and Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Currituck Sound. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar and Maryland, United States. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The sloop foundered. |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sidmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. |
  | John and Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was lost on North Sand Head with the loss of her captain. |
  | Snap Dragon | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea between Bornholm, Denmark and Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 8 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Northern Eagle | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Swedish War: The battleship ran aground in the Baresund. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 13 September. |
  
  ### 9 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nostra Señora Del Rosario | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. |
  | Port Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. She was later refloated. |
  | Sacra Familia | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in Cádiz Bay. |
  
  ### 13 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Oka | Imperial Russian Navy | The galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari". |
  | Veselaya | Imperial Russian Navy | The galley was wrecked on "Pukionsari". |
  
  ### 18 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Russell | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm, Denmark. |
  
  ### 19 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lowther | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Jamaica. |
  
  ### 24 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | William | Great Britain | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°04′N 66°00′W﻿ / ﻿35.067°N 66.000°W﻿ / 35.067; -66.000). Her crew were rescued by Robinson ( Ireland). William was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to North Carolina, United States. |
  
  ### 29 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bombay | India | The grab was destroyed by fire at Bombay. |
  | Enterprize | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. |
  
  ### 30 September
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Enterprise | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Sable Bank whilst on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
  | Benjamin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. |
  | Concordia | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Holland. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Hamburg. |
  | Espoir | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |
  | Fly | Great Britain | The ship sank in the New Passage with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Newnham, Gloucestershire. |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Lydd, Kent and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Marseille, France. |
  | Lancaster | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
  | Liebling | Sweden | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Nantz, France. |
  | Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost off The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway. |
  | Nereus | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Thames Estuary downstream of Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Pellican | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
  | Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg. |
  | Young William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  
  ## October
  
  ### 1 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Susannah | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Ayr Bay with the loss of all hands. |
  
  ### 8 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hector | Ireland | The ship was lost at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cobh to Antigua. |
  
  ### 12 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Darling | Great Britain | The brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of two of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by a herring boat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to London. |
  | Enterprize | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Southampton, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
  | Verow Tenderlens | Dutch Republic | The galiot-hoy was driven ashore at Rottingdean, Sussex, Great Britain whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime, France to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 13 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Count de Jumilhae | France | The ship foundered off Cádiz, Spain. |
  
  ### 15 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rodislav | Imperial Russian Navy | The battleship ran aground at Naissaar. Her crew were rescued. She sank on 24 October. |
  
  ### 20 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vysheslav | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Swedish War: The battleship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rodshkher. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt. Her crew were rescued by merchant ships on 23 October and she was set afire to prevent capture by the Swedes |
  
  ### 30 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Active | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
  | Beg-Brook or Log-Book | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Borrowdale | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
  | Catherine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth. |
  | Catherine and Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn. |
  | Constant Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at King's Lynn. She was later refloated and taken in to King's Lynn. |
  | Dixon | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. |
  | Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of two of her crew. |
  | Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | Captain Garland's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | Captain Waldon's ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn. |
  | Georges | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Hannibal | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
  | Isis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | James | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | James & George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | James and Margaret | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. |
  | Jane & Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth whilst on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to North Shields, County Durham. |
  | John & Catherine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Joseph and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. |
  | Lark | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Laurel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Margaret | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Campvere, Dutch Republic to Maryland, United States. Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs. |
  | Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. Maria was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Mediator | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | Captain Breame's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | Captain Taylor's ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, or foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn. |
  | New Moon | Great Britain | The ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Stettin. |
  | Nightingale | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth with the loss of six of her crew. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Perseverance | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Wash off King's Lynn. |
  | Pomona | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Delaware River. |
  | Preston | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Prior | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Roberts Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Samuel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Samuel & Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Samuel and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth off Great Yarmouth. |
  | Sudis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Teasdale | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Trusty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Turnrell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  | Van | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Westmoreland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |
  | William & James | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
  | Windsor | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. |
  
  ### 31 October
  
  List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Felicity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Active | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |
  | Alteration | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off Texel, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bourdeaux, France. |
  | Caroline | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cape Mount, Africa. |
  | Castle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kioge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Darling Pigg | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
  | Diana | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
  | Experiment | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, France. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Algiers. |
  | Hamburg | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. |
  | Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Joanna Maria | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen. |
  | Jufrow Gezina | Dutch Republic | The ship departed from Königsberg, Prussia for Amsterdam. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
  | Marechal de Mailly | France | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Cette to Saint Petersburg. |
  | Maria Dorothea | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin. |
  | Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Georgia, United States. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. |
  | Norwich | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia to a Dutch port. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gefle, Sweden. |
  
  ## November
  
  ### 7 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Countess of Galloway | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
  
  ### 12 November
  
  List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dundee | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was later refloated. |
  | Aurora | France | The ship was lost off Barmouth, Caernarfonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Havre de Grâce. |
  | Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
  | Bon Harmonie | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
  | Christina | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near Ostend. |
  | Dublin | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon. |
  | Hanibal | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
  | Harpooner | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg, France. |
  | Humber | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dragør Reef. |
  | Indian Chief | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
  | June | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
  | Levant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool. She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
  | Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in St. Ives Bay. She was on a voyage from Tingmouth, Devon to Liverpool. |
  | Louisa | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool. |
  | Lowther | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to an Irish port. |
  | Madona del Rosario e St. Giovanni Battista | Republic of Venice | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Corfu Channel. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dunkerque, France. |
  | Nymph | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to New York, United States. |
  | Septimo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at St. Lucar, Spain. |
  | Staphorst | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Texel. |
  | Vreede & Endraght | Dutch Republic | The ship lost at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Amsterdam. |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 5 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Philadelphia. |
  
  ### 15 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Anna Maria | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Elizabeth Fair | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Fair Helen | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Fair Helen of Rutland | Great Britain | The brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry, Ayrshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Hopewell | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands. |
  | Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Nelson | Great Britain | The brig was driven onto rocks near Turnberry and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of all hands. |
  | Peggy | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Sincerity | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Turnberry with the loss of five of her crew. |
  | Sully | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ### 21 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sarah | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Møn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lisbon, Portugal. |
  
  ### 24 December
  
  List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | HMS Guardian | | HMS Guardian. The Roebuck-class ship was in collision with an iceberg in the Southern Ocean (44°S 41°E﻿ / ﻿44°S 41°E﻿ / -44; 41) and was severely damaged. Two hundred and fifty-nine of the 321 people on board abandoned ship. HMS Guardian was taken in to Saldanha Bay, where she would be wrecked on 12 April 1790. |
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ben | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Jamaica. |
  | Bien Aime | France | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Dunkerque. |
  | British King | Great Britain | The ship sank at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. |
  | Broad Oak | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Beggars Patch, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
  | Carmen Victoria | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France. |
  | Fame | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Liverpool. |
  | Fly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Martyrs whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Africa. |
  | Fortuna | Stettin | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stettin. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashorne near Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
  | George | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the River Suir, Ireland. |
  | Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
  | Hero | Great Britain | The ship capsized at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields and Grenada. |
  | Hope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at "Lazaire", France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nantz, France. |
  | Jemima | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dieppe, France, and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Jemima was on a voyage from Barcelona to Calais, France. |
  | Kerelaw | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Corunna, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, France. |
  | Lady Edgcombe | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Tingmouth, Devon. |
  | Leverpool | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Plymouth. |
  | Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Beggars Patch. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Chester, Cheshire. |
  | Minerva | Guernsey | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Ebro. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey. |
  | Nancy & Jean | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool. |
  | Prince Charles | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain. |
  | Releif | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London. |
  | Ringende Jacob | Stettin | The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. |
  | Russel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Wrath, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dublin, Ireland. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Liverpool. |
  | St. Antonio | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from India to Lisbon. |
  | Sunderland | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Deeps, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
  | Vrow Martha | Dutch Republic | The ship capsized in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
  | Welcome | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dantzick. Her crew were rescued. |
  
  ## Unknown date
  
  List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1789 :
  
  | Ship | Country | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | Admiral Suffrein | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost on the Hynam Coast with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam. |
  | Adventure | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( Great Britain). Adventure was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to London. |
  | Ansdel | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Betty | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coat of Greenland. |
  | Bonne Mère | France | The ship was lost on Watlant Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to France. |
  | Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Virginia. She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria, Virginia, United States. |
  | Drietal Handelaars | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked in False Bay. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam. |
  | Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Presumed to have subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. |
  | Endeavour | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Fanny | Great Britain | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Gambia to Dominica. |
  | Favourite Lass | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Barbadoes. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
  | Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. |
  | Grampus | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Hazard | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Cape Florida, New Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. |
  | Hero | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa. |
  | Indian | Dutch East India Company | The ship was lost in the Bengal River. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Madras, India. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost before 14 April. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Jane | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Jane and Dianna | Great Britain | The ship was lost near the Virginia Capes, United States. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Spain. |
  | John | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain). John was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Spain. |
  | Jonge | Dutch Republic | The ship caught fire and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
  | Kitty & Alice | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia. |
  | Le La Touche | France | The ship was driven ashore on the "Bank of Macaw". She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |
  | Lucania | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Manilla, Philippines. |
  | Mary and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Plum Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts. |
  | Minerva | Ireland | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Molly | France | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Virginia. |
  | Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Saint John, Virgin Islands before 26 May. |
  | Philippa | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Greenland. |
  | Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off New York, United States. |
  | St Joseph | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
  | Snap Dragon | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Trettenburg whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued by a ship from Bremen. |
  | Sv. Pavel | Russian Empire | During a voyage from Okhotsk in the Russian Empire to Kenai Bay (now Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Russian Alaska, the vessel was wrecked in the Bering Sea near the Pribilof Islands without loss of life or cargo. |
  | Triumvirate | Great Britain | The ship sank at St George's Quay, British Honduras. |
  | Wilkes | Great Britain | The ship was lost near the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
  | William | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to North Carolina. |
  