List of shipwrecks in 1763
# List of shipwrecks in 1763

The List of shipwrecks in 1763 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1763.

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## January

### 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lord Clive | Great Britain | Fantastic War: The privateer was shelled by Spanish artillery, set afire, exploded and sank at Colonia del Sacramento, Banda Oriental with the loss of 272 lives. |

### 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the China Seas. |

### 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Charles, Duke of Courland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth. |

### 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Voorsigtigheijd | Dutch Republic | The ship was destroyed by fire off Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam. |

### 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| San Augustyn Albanes | Spain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Rouen, France. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. |
| Betsey | Ireland | The ship foundered off Dungarvan, County Waterford with the loss of sixty lives. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to an Irish port. |
| Betty Gregg | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to New York, British America. |
| Bonetta | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. Mary's, Newfoundland, French America with the loss of all hands. |
| Erskine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Stromness. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Campveer, Dutch Republic. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was captured by two privateers -, one French, one Spanish - and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to the West Indies. |
| Hazard | Sweden | The ship was wrecked n the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, Great Britain. |
| James | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Liverpool. |
| Juno | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the West Indies. |
| Speedwell | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Irish coast. |
| Vaughan | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. |

## February

### 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hercules | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Jane & Elizabeth ( Great Britain). |

### 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Modeste | Danzig | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) off Land's End, cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew survived. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk by HMS Aeolus ( Royal Navy). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. |

### 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Euphau | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France. |

### 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Admiral Pocock | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of all on board. |

### 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Catharina | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork. |
| Begona | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to London, Great Britain. |
| Dirk Jacobse | Dutch Republic | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Rotterdam. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Moray Firth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Banff, Aberdeenshire. |
| Frow Elizabeth | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam. |
| Jufrow Catharina | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam. |
| Lyon | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. |
| Lyons | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Thames and was wrecked at Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. |
| Manchinealo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Inverary, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Favourite Polly ( Great Britain): She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London. |
| Pitt | Great Britain | The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Queen Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dungeness, Kent with the loss of 22 lives. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. |
| Richard & Hanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. |

## March

### 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of three lives. |

### 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS San Genaro | Royal Navy | The 60-gun fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew. |

### 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Two Sisters | Isle of Man | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. She was beached in the River Foyle. two Sisters was on a voyage from Douglas to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. |

### 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friends Goodwill | Great Britain | The collier foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dublin, Ireland. she was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin. |
| Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Wadebridge, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Churston, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Guernsey, Channel Islands and then to London. |
| Sant Ignazio | Venetian Navy | The San Lorenzo Justinian-class ship of the line was wrecked. |

### 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship foundered six leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) north west by north of The Start. Her crew were rescued by Three Sisters. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

### 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS Epreuve | Royal Navy | The ship-sloop ran aground in the Savannah River, British America and was abandoned. She was salvaged in July, repaired and returned to service. |

### 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Manhood | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, British America. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Maria | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London. |
| Bermuda's Flying Mercury | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey and Martinico. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull sandbank, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Dublin. |
| Bettey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia. |
| Blessed Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Dunbar, Lothian. |
| Constant Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America. |
| Constant Friend | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Great Yarmouth. |
| Delight | Great Britain | The collier was lost off Harwich, Essex. |
| Dove | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin. |
| Europa | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| George | Royal Navy | The hired armed ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gibraltar | Great Britain | The ship lost her rudder off the coast of Portugal and was abandoned by her crew. All except one perished when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin. |
| Griffin | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin. |
| Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was lost 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Pontevedra, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Figuera da Foz, Portugal. |
| London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to London. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull with the loss of all 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. |
| Nossa Senhora das Almas | Portugal | The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon. |
| Robert | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. |
| Shark | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands. Shark was refloated in early April. |
| Six Brothers | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Newpor, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cork, Ireland. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight but was late refloated. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansey, Glamorgan. |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex to Havre de Grâce, France. |
| Union | Great Britain | The stores ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. |

## April

### 4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Katherine | Great Britain | The brigantine struck a rock off Bermuda and foundered with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Jamaica. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albinia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to San Sebastián, Spain. |
| Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Tagus. |
| Samuel & Joseph | Great Britain | The ship sank between "Largham" and Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to a Welsh port. |
| Sligoe | Ireland | The ship was wrecked off Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Sligo. |

## May

### 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anne's Increase | Great Britain | The ship was lost south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Stockholm, Sweden. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Craike Castle | Great Britain | The ship capsized at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Good-hope | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Bilboa. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Russia Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm. |
| Young Henry | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. |

## June

### 23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Earl of Albemarle | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to London. |

## July

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Boscawen | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain. |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by an explosion in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guinea. |
| Dolly & Nancy | Ireland | The ship was lost off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. |
| Gallaway | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef, off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. |
| Macey | Great Britain | The ship sank off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to London. |
| Molly | Isle of Man | The ship was lost near Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to the Isle of Man. |
| Warren | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. |

## August

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mercurio | Spanish Navy | The frigate was lost near Cape Catoche, Viceroyalty of New Granada. she was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. |

## September

### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Betty | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Western Islands". Her crew were rescued after five days in the ship's boats. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ipswich | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London. |

### 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| John and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz and Seville, Spain. |

### 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| George | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| John | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Limerick. |

### 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and London. |

## October

### 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth and Joanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middleburg to Dysart, Fife. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Northam, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Varberg, Sweden. |

### 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bardsea | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Wicklow, Ireland to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. |
| Herie | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Grenadoes and Saint Kitts. |
| Mariana | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Padstow and St Ives, Cornwall, Great Britain. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. |
| Phœnix | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, County Dublin with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Dublin. |

### 8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Jane and Barbary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of at least 75 lives. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, South Shields, County Durham and Leith, Lothian. |

### 12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea 13 leagues (39 nautical miles (72 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Ipswich, Suffolk. |

### 14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Robert and Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and sank off Madeira with the loss of at least 220 lives. Seventeen people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Carolina, British America. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. |

### 21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Calcutta | Great Britain | The snow foundered at Madras, India. |
| Fazala Hawke | Great Britain | The ship foundered at Madras. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship foundered at Madras. |
| London | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The snow foundered at Madras. |
| Sea-boat | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Speedwell | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Success | Great Britain | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Trial | Great Britain | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Union | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bridlington | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London. |
| Burlington | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva to London. |
| Charming Betty | Great Britain | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields, County Durham and Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The collier foundered. |
| Duke | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Sheerness, Kent. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Berwick-upon-Tweed with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Gordyx | flag unknown | The galiot was wrecked in the English Channel on or before 5 October. |
| Gottenburgh Merchant | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea 17 leagues (51 nautical miles (94 km) off Great Yarmouth. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued the next day by a Swedish vessel. |
| John & Henry | Great Britain | The ship was lost. |
| John and Sarah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Katherine's Increase | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Laurel | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Redcar, Yorkshire. |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland with the loss of all hands. |
| Nightingale | Great Britain | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth. |
| Prince George | Great Britain | The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The collier foundered. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The collier was driven ashore at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire. |
| Sarah | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool. |
| Seventh Son of William Bartholomew | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Belfast |
| St. Johannes | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London. |
| Triton | Ireland | The ship foundered in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin. |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The collier was driven ashore at Sunderland. |
| Victory | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, France to the Isle of Man. |
| Young Jacob | Dantzick | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Ferrol, Spain. |

## November

### 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Countess of Leicester | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, British America with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to New York, British America. |

### 7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lapolink | Imperial Russian Navy | The pink was holed by ice and sank at Cronstadt. She was refloated in 1764, repaired and returned to service. |

### 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Prince George | Great Britain | The troopship was lost at Fyall, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from British America to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

### 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Betty and Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland, French America. |

### 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mayflower | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goree, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |

### 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Notra Dame de Burgoyne | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to London, Great Britain. |

### 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Royal George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Constant John | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked near Bordeaux, France with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel Prussia to London. |
| Margaret and Harriot | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Anticortea, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. |
| Solide | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Charante to Dunkerque. |
| St. Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast, 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) from Cherbourg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The brig was in collision with Britannia ( Great Britain) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Two of her crew jumped aboard Britannia. |
| York | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## December

### 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Scarborough, Yorkshire and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Nostra Señora de Begona | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilboa with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Bilboa. |
| Success | Ireland | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Echo ( Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Cork. |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The pilot boat was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of six lives. |

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Exchange | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Roan Packet | Great Britain | The ship was lost 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Ostend, Dutch Republic with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Saville | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on an island north of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blankenberge, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Rotterdam. |

### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

### 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rotta Point, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to the Strait of Gibraltar. |
| Charming Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Tingmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. |
| Kitty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was refloated but found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Genoa. |
| O'Donovan | Ireland | The ship was lost near Saint Malo, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France. |

### 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hanover | Great Britain | The brigantine was lost under Cligga Head, Cornwall while seeking shelter in the lee of the shore. She was a packet boat on a journey from Lisbon to Falmouth, Cornwall. Of the thirty crew and passengers only three survived. Most of her cargo of gold coin was recovered. The wreck was discovered in Hanover Cove (grid reference SW736532) during June, 1994 by Colin Martin and confirmed as the Hanover with the recovery of a bronze bell inscribed "THE HANOVER PACQUET, 1757". In 1997, fifty cannon, a gold ring and part of the ship's structure was recovered. The site is designated as a scheduled monument. |

### 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Prince Henry | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. |

### 20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bella | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Two ships | Dutch Republic | The ships were wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. One was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Surinam, the other was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam. |

### 23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Juno | Ireland | The ship was lost near Saint Malo, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. |
| Peggy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland Bill, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dunkerque, France. |

### 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dorothea | Ireland | The ship was lost near Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from the Charante to Dublin. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Kilbrittain, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Limerick, Ireland. |

### 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| La Louisa | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Africa. |

### 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Union | Sweden | The ship was lost near Limmington, Hampshire, Great Britain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. |

### 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hannah | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Peter and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Eastney, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antigua Packet | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from the Charante to Dublin. |
| Boscawen | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk, She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn. |
| Briton | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Winterton Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Charming Kitty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alnmouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Africa. |
| Free Love | Great Britain | The collier was lost in The Swin with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Friede | Denmark | The ship was lost near Skagen. |
| Grace and Bella | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Berwick-upon-Tweed to London. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Flat Holm. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| King of Prussia | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Christiansand, Norway. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to London. |
| Letitia | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Pollard, in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to London. |
| Marquis of Granby | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Arno. she was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London. |
| Mary-Ann | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Dublin. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Great Yarmout. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. |
| Neptune | Ireland | The ship capsized in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo, Ireland. |
| Plumper | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Point Lynas, Anglesey with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London. |
| Prince Henry | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London. |
| Providence | Ireland | The ship departed from Bordeaux, France for Dublin on 4 December. She subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Providential Rebekah | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
| Ranger | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Bilboa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bilboa. |
| Royal Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Sophia Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to "Statren". |
| St. Andrew | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Flemish coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Aberdeen. |
| St. Nicholas | Russian Empire | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Åbo Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
| Sv. Zakharii I Elizaveta | Russian Empire | Aleut natives burned the vessel at Iliuliuk (53°52′48″N 166°32′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.88000°N 166.54444°W﻿ / 53.88000; -166.54444﻿ (Iliuliuk)) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Catherine Archipelago. |
| Tom and Jack | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hull. |
| Trial | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Cromer, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Turnpenny and Blewitt | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship sank in the River Thames at Ratcliff Cross, London. She was bound for Senegal. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Benjamin's Conclusion ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Martiers, west of Cape Florida, British America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Amstelveen | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Oman with the loss of 75 of her 105 crew. |
| Aurora | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Barbary Coast. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Canary Islands. |
| Countess of Leicester | Great Britain | The ship countered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of British America with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to New York, British America. |
| Edinburgh | Great Britain | The ship was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Leith rescued the crew and brought them into Leith.( Great Britain). |
| Edward | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Aruba. She was on a voyage from St Martin's, Hispaniola to Curaçao and Jamaica. |
| Favourite | Great Britain | The ship capsized with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, British America to Jamaica. |
| Friends | Guernsey | The ship was captured by a French privateer and was subsequently wrecked on Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Martinico. |
| Friends Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Sunbury, Georgia, British America. She was on a voyage from Sunbury to London. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, New France. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec. |
| Havanna | British America | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage off Cape Maize. She was on a voyage from New England to Jamaica. |
| Hellen | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued by Judith ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |
| John | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands. |
| Katy Mullett | British America | The ship was lost at Martinico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New England to Martinico. |
| Kingfisher | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Limerick. |
| Lark | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg, Prussia. |
| Lord Clive | Great Britain | The privateer was destroyed by fire at Nova Colonia de Sacramento, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Sandy Point Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London. |
| Newfoundland | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cádiz to Newfoundland, French America. |
| Patty | Great Britain | The ship was lost at New Providence, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Bristol to New Providence. |
| Pitt Packet | Ireland | The ship foundered off Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Philadelphia. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec to London. |
| Royal Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Long Bay, South Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to Georgia, British America. |
| Royal Duke | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Barbuda before 6 February. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to London. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland, French America. |
| St. Jago | Portugal | The ship struck a rock and foundered. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Lisbon. |
| Sv. Loann | Russian Empire | After removing some of her cargo and fittings, Aleut natives burned the vessel where she was anchored in Nikolski Bay (52°57′30″N 168°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.95833°N 168.90000°W﻿ / 52.95833; -168.90000﻿ (Nikolski Bay)) on the coast of Umnak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during the winter of 1763–1764. |
| Sv. Nikolai | Russian Empire | Aleut natives destroyed the vessel in Isanotski Strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island in the Catherine Archipelago sometime during December 1763 or January 1764. |
| Temple | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks and was wrecked off Anguilla with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to North Carolina. |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Lisbon and Newfoundland. |
| York | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Windward Passage off "Tiberoon". She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Young William | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Middle Ground. She was on a voyage from St Martins to Cape Fear. |
