List of shipwrecks in 1778

The List of shipwrecks in 1778 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1778.

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1778
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Liverpool Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Coventry-class frigate was wrecked in Jamaica Bay, off Long Island, New York, United States.

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1778
Ship Country Description
HM hired armed ship Lord Amherst Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The hospital ship ran aground on a reef off Bermuda and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London[1]

March

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1778
Ship Country Description
USS Randolph United States Continental Navy The frigate was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in an engagement with HMS Yarmouth (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) with the loss of 311 of her 315 crew.

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1778
Ship Country Description
USS Columbus United States Continental Navy American Revolutionary War: The frigate ran aground at Point Judith, Rhode Island whilst under pursuit and was abandoned. She was subsequently burnt by the British.

April

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1778
Ship Country Description
USS Independence United States Continental Navy The sloop was wrecked in the Oracoke Inlet, North Carolina.

July

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Mermaid Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Mermaid-class frigate was driven ashore to prevent her being captured.

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Cerberus Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy American Revolutionary War: The sixth rate frigate was set afire and destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by the French
HMS Lark Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy American Revolutionary War: The Richmond-class frigate was set afire and destroyed in Narragansett Bay to avoid capture by the French.

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1778
Ship Country Description
Charlotte  United States American Revolutionary War: The schooner ran aground in Bull Island Bay, South Carolina whilst being chased by the privateer Revenge  Great Britain). She was consequently captured by the British.[2]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1778
Ship Country Description
Colebrooke British East India Company The East Indiaman struck Anvil Rock, in Kogel Bay and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Bombay, India.[3]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778
Ship Country Description
Lord Sandwich  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The prison ship, a barque, was scuttled at Newport, Rhode Island, United States between 3 and 6 August.

September

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1778
Ship Country Description
USS Raleigh  United States Navy The Hancock-class frigate ran aground on Wooden Ball Island, Maine whilst in an engagement with HMS Experiment and HMS Unicorn (both Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy) and was abandoned. She was captured by the British, refloated on 28 September and taken in to service as HMS Raleigh.

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Mary Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The 4-gun smack was lost in Plymouth Sound.[4]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1778
Ship Country Description
Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Pensacola, Florida, British America.[5]
Sarah and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Pensacola.[6]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Zebra Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy American Revolutionary War: The Swan-class ship sloop ran aground in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was destroyed by explosived to avoid her being captured.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778
Ship Country Description
Dispatch  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Somerset Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The third rate ship of the line ran aground off Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States and was wrecked with the loss of 21 of her crew.

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1778
Ship Country Description
Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York, United States[8]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1778
Ship Country Description
General Arnold  United States The privateer, a brig, was wrecked at Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts with the loss of 70 of her 105 crew.[9]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1778
Ship Country Description
London British East India Company The East Indiaman was run down and sunk off Berry Head, Devon by HMS Russell (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy).[10]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1778
Ship Country Description
HMS Cupid Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The Sloop-of-War foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of nine of her crew.[11]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1778
Ship Country Description
Betsey  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Nore.[12]
Marianna Charlotta Kingdom of Sicily The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Naples.[12]
Ruby  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands.[11]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778
Ship Country Description
Fame  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America.[13]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to London.[14]
Lady Catharina  Ireland The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the West Indies.[15]
Mary  Great Britain American Revolutionary War: The ship was lost off Cape Florida, British America whilst evading tow American privateers.[16]
Nouvelle Abondance  France The ship, a prize, foundered in the English Channel off Calais. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Rose  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Staten Island in late December.[14]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1778
Ship Country Description
Minerva  United States The ship was lost near "Westerley". She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to New York.[17]
Neptune  Dutch Republic The ship was lost at Tortola.[18]
Rockingham  Great Britain The transport ship was lost.[19]

References

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  2. "Revolutionary War, Naval Minor Engagements 1775-1783". My Revolutionary War. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. "The Colebrooke 1778". South African Historical Wreck Society. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "HMS Mary (+1778)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1041). 12 March 1779.
  6. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1040). 9 March 1779.
  7. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1081). 3 August 1779.
  8. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1028). 29 January 1779.
  9. "PLYMOUTH IN THE REVOLUTION" (PDF). Plymouth Hall Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. "Losses from the East India Company's ships (1763 - 1815)". Ocean Treasures. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1027). 26 January 1779.
  12. 1 2 "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1024). 15 January 1779.
  13. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1087). 24 August 1779.
  14. 1 2 "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1034). 19 February 1779.
  15. 1 2 "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1020). 1 January 1779.
  16. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1075). 13 July 1779.
  17. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1031). 9 February 1779.
  18. Towle, Edward L.; Marx, Robert F.; Albright, Alan B. (December 1976). "Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands. An Inventory, 1523 - 1825" (PDF). Virgin Islands: Island Resources Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  19. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (1032). 12 February 1779.
Ship events in 1778
Ship launches: 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Ship commissionings: 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Ship decommissionings: 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Shipwrecks: 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
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