List of shipwrecks in 1787
# List of shipwrecks in 1787

The List of shipwrecks in 1787 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1787.

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## January

### 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Barbara | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz. |
| John and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Genoa. |
| L'Amedée Théodore | France | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Alicante, Spain. |
| Les Pleyades | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Cádiz. |
| Maria | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Norway to Genoa. |
| Mira | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cádiz. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Severver | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Seville Spain. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adelaid | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Alicante. |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Jamaica. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | Captain Murphy's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | Captain Wilson's ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga. |
| Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Conil de la Frontera, Spain. She was on a voyage from Altea to London. |
| Bilboa Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost with all hands whilst on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to London. |
| Christie | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Conil de la Frontera. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Dublin. |
| Confidence | France | The ship was lost in Málaga Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Arzilla". She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Gibraltar. |
| Esperanza | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of St. Mary's. |
| Gustaff | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Gustaff was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Saint-Malo, France. |
| Gustavus Adolphus | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish coast. |
| Henry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Dundee, Perthshire. Henry was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs. |
| Kent | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of ten of the eighteen people on board. |
| Lily of the Valley | Ireland | The ship foundered off the French coast. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bourdeaux. |
| London Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Spain to London. |
| Nathaniel and Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth in early January. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry, Ireland. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Tingmouth, County Durham. |
| Neptune | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Cette, France to Ostend. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to London. |
| Penelope | Republic of Venice | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Perseverance | Great Britain | The ship capsized off Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The brigantine was wrecked at Vilassar de Mar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |
| Star Cross | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Exeter, Devon. |
| Sykes | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rouen, France to Dublin. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. Andero, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Tingmouth, Devon. |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Black River, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. |

## February

### 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Union | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Dublin. |

### 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Barbara | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Hope | Denmark | The brig was lost near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Barcelona. |

### 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Calonne | French East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at "St. Augan", near St. Ubes, Portugal with the loss of 36 lives. She was on a voyage from Pondicherry, India to L'Orient. |

### 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Maria | Dutch Republic | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, where she sank. Anna Maria was later refloated and found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Ostend. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| City of Wologda | Norway | The ship was lost on "Keilden Island". She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bergen. |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Studland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Arcasson, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain. |
| Janus | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Cap-François, Saint-Domingue. |
| Oak | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Civita Vecchia, Papal States. |
| Providence's Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship struck the pier and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. |
| Rose | Isle of Man | The ship struck a rock and sank at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to the Isle of Man. |
| St. Michael's Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Málaga Bay. She was on a voyage from Bona, Algeria to Málaga, Spain. |
| St. Promand | France | The ship ran aground at Cette. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cette. |
| Swift | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Waterford. |

## March

### 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary-Ann | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hannah | United States | The ship was lost 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) from L'Orient, France with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to L'Orient. |

### 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Johanna Florentina | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stutton Gut, County Dublin, Ireland. |
| Nicholas Conolly | Guernsey | The ship was lost at Guernsey with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Guernsey. |
| St Pedro Martyr | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bayonne, France. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agnes | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia, United States. |
| Alert | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Schevering Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |
| Ann | Ireland | The ship was wrecked near "Broom Hill". She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Cádiz, Spain and Newry, County Antrim. |
| Barbara | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cadiz and was wrecked. |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Grenada. |
| Darnel | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. |
| Friends | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Notre-Dame-de-Monts, France with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux. |
| Hope | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Lucar, Spain. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain. Hope was later refloated and taken in to Pool. |
| Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Heneagua. |
| John and Bella | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States. |
| Mars | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. |
| Mercurius | Stettin | The ship was cut by ice and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin. |
| Piltown | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Scar Weather Sands, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all but one or two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Rachael | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked with the loss of 23 lives. |
| Seven Stars | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Nantz, France. |
| Speculation | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin, Ireland. |
| St. Pedro | Spain | The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) from Bilboa. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa. |
| Susannah | Ireland | The ship foundered off Dumaney Bay, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. |
| Telemacque | Spain | The ship ran aground on the Folstrup Sand. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Cádiz. |
| Two Brothers | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque. |

## April

### 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dantzick. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London. |

### 21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Thompson | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### 28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ceres | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 25°W﻿ / ﻿46°N 25°W﻿ / 46; -25) with the loss of a crew member. Her crew were rescued by Commerce ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Chance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Vannes, France. She was on a voyage from a French port to Newfoundland. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. |
| Helena Anna | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. |
| Irene | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Memel, Prussia. |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Dunkerque, France. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Wingo". |

## May

### 17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sisters | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship capsized in the Mona Passage. Of the 500 slaves and her crew, there were five survivors. She was on a voyage from Africa to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. |

### 20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Garland | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Gold Coast, Africa. |

### 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hartwell | British East India Company | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands on her maiden voyage. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Baltic Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Loyalty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames near the Mile House. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London. |
| Jonge Jan | Hamburg | The ship was lost near Embden, Hanover. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. |
| Jonge Jan Oltman | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam. |
| Martha | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Fladstrand, Norway with the loss of all but her Captain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Firth of Forth. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Hamburg. |

## June

### 1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Europe | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was destroyed by fire at the Island of Prince with some loss of life. |

### 2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. |

### 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Alicante, Spain. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aldborough | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Croisic, France. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Croisic and Newfoundland, British America. |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from "Christiana" to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## July

### 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Asia | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| St. Joseph | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## August

### 2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hannah | Ireland | The ship struck a rock north east of the Colleradoes and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork. |

### 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Tobago | Tobago | The sloop was wrecked in Englishman's Bay, Tobago. |

### 23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

### 24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned near Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Elizabeth was later towed in to "Hammersound", Norway by Alexander ( Great Britain). |

### 30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked by a hurricane in the Loubiere River, Dominica. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Caton | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was wrecked by a hurricane in the Roseau River, Dominica. |
| Delight | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in the Roseau River, Dominica. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked by a hurricane at Point Mitchell, Dominica. |
| François | Guadeloupe | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| John Sinclair | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| John Woodville | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| King Fisher | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Lovely Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked by a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Liberty | Montserrat | . The brig was wrecked by a hurricane in the Loubiere River, Dominica. |
| Provingal Baptiste | Martinico | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Swallow | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was wrecked by a hurricane in Woodbridge Bay, Dominica. |

### 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Krym | Imperial Russian Navy | The Vosmoi-class frigate foundered in the Sea of Azov with the loss of all hands. |
| Sviatoi Pavel | Imperial Russian Navy | The Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line was driven ashore on the coast of Abkhazia. She was refloated and taken in to Sevastopol. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Speedwell ( Ireland). Concord was o a voyage from Ayre to Memel, PRussia. |
| Fortuna | Elbing | The ship was lost at Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
| Osterbotter | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Öregrund. She was on a voyage from Wasa to London, Great Britain. |
| Perseverance | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from London to a Scottish port. |
| Sophia | France | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Swinemünde, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## September

### 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore during a hurricane in British Honduras. |
| Bellisarius | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River, British Honduras. |
| Bermuda | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore during a hurricane in British Honduras. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Catherine | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River. |
| Craft | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Dick | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Ellen | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked in British Honduras. |
| Ellon | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The schooner capsized during a hurricane at the mouth of the Belize River and sank with the loss of all hands. |
| Galloway | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| General Campbel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at British Honduras. She was subsequently refloated. |
| George | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked on the Magna Kas Reef off British Honduras. |
| Harriot | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Honduras | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on a reef during a hurricane and wrecked of St George's Kay, British Honduras. |
| Jamaica | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked in British Honduras. |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged during a hurricane in British Honduras. She was later refloated. |
| John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked during a hurricane in British Honduras. |
| Joseph | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Krym | Imperial Russian Navy | The Vosmoi-class frigate foundered off Kaliakra with the loss of all hands. |
| Little Ben | Great Britain | The sloop foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The schooner foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary and Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Sudden Death | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane. |
| Superbe | Great Britain | The ship foundered off British Honduras during a hurricane with the loss of all hands. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River. |
| Thomas | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven onto a reef and wrecked off St. Georges Kay during a hurricane. |

### 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Duke of York | Great Britain | The ship was lost at "New Years Harbour". Her crew were rescued. |

### 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lime, Dorset. |

### 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Vrouw Tiebeta | Bremen | The ship was wrecked near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Bremen. |

### 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hector | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Warren | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Anguilla to Lancaster, Lancashire. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. |
| Favourite Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bourdeaux, France. |
| Fortitude | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Helena Maria | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Warbury", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, Great Britain to Gamla Carleby. |
| Henny | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Ribble and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship departed from Drontheim, Norway for Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Joseph | Ireland | The ship was lost at Fayal, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Barbadoes and Dublin. |
| Lightning | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was wrecked in the Moonsund. She was on a voyage from Riga to Cronstadt. |
| Mariya Magdalina | Imperial Russian Navy | Russo-Turkish War: The transport ship was damaged off Cape Kaliakra in a storm that lasted from 8–13 September. She was captured in the Dardanelles on the latter date. |
| Thames | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashoreat Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Newry. Thames was later refloated. |

## October

### 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Neptunus | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the West Indies. |

### 4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| St Jean Baptiste | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bilboa. She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. |

### 18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Slon | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Kherson to Sevastopol. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Astrolabe | France | The ship departed from "Awathoa", Japan. No further trace, presumed subsequently wrecked in the Vanikoro Islands. |
| Ellen | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Euhorn | Denmark | The ship sprang a leak in the River Thames and was beached at Northfleet, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Elsinore. |
| Freden | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. |
| Industry | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Kitty & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool. |
| Lowestoft | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea whilst on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Nossa Senhora Da Bonviance | Portugal | The ship was lost in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto. |
| Notre Dame Begone | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near Bilboa. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to London. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship ran aground at Tingmouth, Devon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth. |
| Unity | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Liverpool. She was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |

## November

### 2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India with some loss of life. |

### 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Asia | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Whitehaven, Cumberland. |

### 8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Constant Trader | Great Britain | The ship was lost in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off Embden, Hanover and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |

### 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Parr | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from "Maramaschie" to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, France with the loss of all hands. |
| Alfred | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of four of her crew. |
| Ann & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. Sheas on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. |
| Bilboa Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa, Spain. |
| Blessing | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Bourdeaux Trader | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bourdeaux. Bourdeaux Trader was later refloated and taken in to Bourdeaux. |
| Christiana Frederick | Norway | The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Daniel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol. |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Aveiro. |
| Forrester | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and put into Ramsgate, Kent, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Limmington, Hampshire to London. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| Garland | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Sandown Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. |
| Good Expectations | Bremen | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux or Nantz, France. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Campveer, Dutch Republic. |
| Janet | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Wicklow, Ireland. |
| Lady Francis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Caithness. |
| Laurel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was later refloated. |
| Manchester | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno. Manchester was later refloated. |
| Margaret and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. She was on a voyage from Leith to Campveer. Margaret and Ann was later refloated. |
| Margret | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith. |
| Maria Charlotta | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from London to Norrköping. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Sandholms, in the Baltic Sea. |
| Molly | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool. |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at "Wigan". She was on a voyage from Leith to Memel, Prussia. |
| Phœnix | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Deva, Spain to London. |
| Prince William Henry Paquet | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dieppe, France. |
| Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Rosinstown, County Wexford, Ireland with the loss of six of her crew. she was on a voyage from London to Dublin. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Jura. She was later refloated. |
| Rose | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Pegwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sandwich, Kent. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. |
| Senegalia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Boulogne with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |
| Tendenstrickt | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on the Bree Bank with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Santa Cruz. |
| Thomas and Richard | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia with the loss of five of her crew. |

## December

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Grenada. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Grenada. |

### 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mars | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from China to London. |

### 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bellona | Great Britain | The ship was in collision with Tyne ( Great Britain) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Tyne, which was severely damaged. Bellona was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. Union ( Great Britain) subsequently towed her in to Scarborough, Yorkshire in a wrecked condition. |

### 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friends Goodwill | Ireland | The ship departed from Cork for Havre de Grâce, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship departed from Virginia, United States for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

### 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Dublin. |

### 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Gideon | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. |
| Harmony | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. |
| Maria | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Madeira. |
| Nossa Senhora Conceicao Santa Rita | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. |
| Sally | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. |

### 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. |
| Hope | Ireland | The brigantine was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London, Great Britain. |

### 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Plymouth | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |

### 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°00′N 15°00′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 15.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -15.000). Her crew were rescued by William and Hannah ( Great Britain). Eliza was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amphion | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France whilst on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Havre de Grace, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua and Jamaica. |
| Little Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. |
| Marian | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Messina, Sicily. |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Cork. |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Newhaven, Sussex. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Peace & Plenty | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a French brig. Her crew were rescued. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1787 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Gabon River, Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to London. |
| Active | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from South Carolina, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Albion | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Alfred Stopart | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Avanture | France | The ship was lost due to an insurrection. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Africa and the West Indies. |
| Baltic Merchant | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. |
| Betsey | Ireland | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Baffin Bay to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British America/ Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Betsey | Ireland | The ship was lost 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York, United States. |
| Carnatic | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground at Falta, India and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London the Tranquebar and Bengal, India. |
| Cato | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. |
| Dutchess of Argyle | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Cumberland Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Eagle | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool. |
| Enterprize | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. |
| Experiment | Ireland | The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, British America. She was on a voyage from Cork to Halifax. |
| Favourite | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Fox | Great Britain | The ship was severely damaged by fire at "Tracadegash". |
| Generous Friends | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Hastings | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from China to Bengal, India. |
| Holcomb | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Hamburg. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Traverse". Her crew were rescued. |
| James | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Pidgeon Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. |
| Jenny | Ireland | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Everley ( Great Britain). Jenny was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Cork. |
| Lady Hill | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the north east coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Jamaica. |
| Lady Hughes | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Grenada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lord Shelburne | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. All on board were rescued by Catharine ( Great Britain). |
| Marianne | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Port Royal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint Domingo. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies and back. |
| Mary | Great Britain | Captain Nelles's whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Mary | Great Britain | Captain Carpenter's whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Jamaica. |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from North Carolina to Dublin. Her crew were rescued. |
| Neckar | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost in the China Seas. She was on a voyage from China to Bengal. |
| Noble Bounty | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Florida, New Spain. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Nonsuch | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to British Honduras. |
| Ranger | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Colleradoes with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bermuda. |
| Recovery | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Wexford, Ireland. |
| Rose | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to Quebec. Her crew were rescued. |
| Success | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk in the Davis Straits. |
| Swift | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Newfoundland, British America. |
| Thames | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Venice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice. |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Charleston. She was on a voyage from Tobago to Charleston. |
| Tigris | Ireland | The ship struck a rock and sank whilst on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal. |
| Turnchapell | Great Britain | The ship was lost on a voyage from Newfoundland to Halifax. |
| White | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Quebec, British America. |
