List of shipwrecks in 1768
# List of shipwrecks in 1768

The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768.

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## January

### 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barfleur, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Antigua. |
| Rebecca | British America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nanny ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina. |
| St. Peter | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of all four crew. |

### 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. |

### 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |

### 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friendship | British America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Champion ( Great Britain). |

### 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Earl of Chatham | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Dublin Bay. She was loater refloated and taken in to Waterford, Ireland. Earl of Chatham was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica. |
| HMS Fame | Royal Navy | The third rate ship of the line was driven onto St. Nicholas Island, Devon and severely damaged. She was refloated on 5 February. |
| Freemason | Ireland | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( Royal Navy) and driven from her moorings. She subsequently came ashore on St. Nicholas Island and was severely damaged, but was later refloated. Freemason was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire, Great Britain. |
| Harwood | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Princess of Mecklenburg | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London. |
| Valentine | Ireland | The ship was run into by HMS Fame ( Royal Navy) and sank in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. |

### 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| San Antonia | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Cayo del Hueso Rocks, off the coast of Cuba. All on board survived, they were rescued on 13 February and taken to Havana. |

### 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lovely Cruizer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 90 leagues (270 nautical miles (500 km)) off the coast of South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( Great Britain). Neptune was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to South Carolina. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alice | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. |
| Ann & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Poston" to London. |
| Commerce | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain. |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol. |
| Duke of York | Ireland | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and was abandoned by her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin. Duke of York was later towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford and Jamaica. |
| Favourite | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bordeaux Packet ( Great Britain). Favourite was on a voyage from Helford, Cornwall to London. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Naples. |
| HMS Greyhound | Royal Navy | The sixth rate was driven ashore at Erith, Kent and was wrecked. |
| Hibernia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welch Hook, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol. |
| Holly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. |
| Hornet | Great Britain | The cutter was driven ashore in the Isle of Man. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
| John | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London. |
| Jongste Jan | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coverack, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. |
| Jugunder Millo | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Villa Nova. |
| King George | British America | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Lamb | Great Britain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to an English port. |
| Marianne | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) from Bayonne. She was on a voyage from Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue to Bayonne. |
| Marlborough | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. |
| Nightingale | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Penguin | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a British port. |
| Penn | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Bristol. |
| Pitt | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock in the River Avon and was severely damaged. |
| Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was run ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica. |
| Ruby | Great Britain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Ferrol, Spain. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
| Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Biddiford, Devon. |
| Unicorn | British America | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Vigilence | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on a rock off Green Island, County Down, Ireland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim and Londonderry. |

## February

### 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hungerford | Great Britain | The ship departed from dominica for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Enterprize | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cape Fear. |
| Lark | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Redbridge, Hampshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |

### 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fort St George | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bandamalanca, in the East Indies. |
| John & Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Phenix, Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America. |

### 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adolph Frederick | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borough Island, Great Britain. |
| Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London. |
| Oliver | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurlestone, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen. |
| Savage | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette to Honfleur. |

### 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel to London. |
| Grizell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Fife. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Leith, Lothian. |

### 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Exchange | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin. |
| Friendly Brothers | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Globe | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Swansey, Glamorgan. |
| Grange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford. |
| Hawke | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Pool, Dorset. |
| Marie Ann | France | The ship was wrecked on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Galway to Bristol. |
| Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin. |
| Queen of Angels | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Barcelona, Spain with some loss of life. |
| São João Baptista | Portuguese Navy | The fifth rate was wrecked at Oporto. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Liverpool, Lancashire and Chester, Cheshire. |
| Three Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to London. |
| Ventura | Spain | The ship departed from Cádiz for Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## March

### 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzick. |

### 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sandwich, Kent. |

### 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Baltic Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on "Heveen Island". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick. |

### 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Defiance | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantzick. |
| Diana | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London. |
| Joanna | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Kitts. |
| John & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice at Pillau, Prussia. |
| Joseph's Increase | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Lady Dorothea | Hamburg | The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
| Loretta | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Galacia to Topsham, Devon. |
| Lovely Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to St. Ubes, Portugal and Cork, Ireland. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London. |
| Olive Branch | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Berwick-on-Tweed. |
| Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Newry, County Down, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bristol. Union was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis. |

## April

### 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Prosper ( Great Britain). Nancy was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America. |

### 11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Pompey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked west of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Martha Brae River, Jamaica. Catherine and Lively (both Great Britain) were damaged. |

### 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British America. |
| Fly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland. |
| Leopard | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland. |
| Peace & Plenty | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Stack Rock, Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth to Newfoundland. |
| Squib | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was declared missing on 16 April. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick. |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Britannia was refloated in June and taken in to the River Thames. |
| Countess of Northumberland | Great Britain | The ship was lost; but her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |
| Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Whitford Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River, British America to Bristol. |
| Friendship | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend. |
| Industrious Bee | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Milford, Pembrokeshire. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Memel, Prussia. |
| Porto Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Calais. She was on a voyage from Hull to Cádiz, Spain. Porto Merchant was later refloated and taken in to Calais. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bristol. |

## May

### 7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nancy Service | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prosper ( Great Britain). Nancy Service was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America. |

### 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Annabella | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by James & Mary ( Great Britain). |
| Catharine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber. |

### 18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Arthur | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued. |

### 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| San Carlo Borromeo | Venetian Navy | The San Carlo Borromeo-class ship of the line foundered. |

### 26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Craster Rocks, off the coast of northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |

### 27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Goldsbury | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dogs Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |

### 31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Beggars Benizon | British America | The ship was wrecked on the French Keys. She was on a voyage from Charles Town, South Carolina to Jamaica. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. |
| Barry | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Larach, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London to Larach. |
| Farmer | Great Britain | The ship was lost off cádiz, Spain. |
| Henry & Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. |
| Marie Angelique | France | The ship foundered in the North Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Toulon to Dunkerque. |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Rotterdam. |

## June

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antrim | Ireland | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hamburg. |
| Friends Goodwill | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swanzey, Glamorgan. |
| Happy Return | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Hamburg. |
| Pallas | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia. |

## July

### 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lucia | Great Britain | The ship departed from Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Theresia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and was on fire near Cape Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Porpus | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. |
| Tryall | Great Britain | The ship sank off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkerque, France. |

## August

### 6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nancy & Polly | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belhaven, Virginia to London. |

### 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dutchess of Leinster | Ireland | The ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Cape Cornwall, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkerque, France. |

### 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and capsized. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dunkerque, France. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades. |
| Lelah & Susannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenades. |
| Molly | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was driven ashore on Grand Ance. Her 140 slaves were rescued. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Grenades. She was later refloated. |
| Prince of Orange | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Grenades. She was subsequently refloated. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at St. Patrick's. |

### 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lovely Rebecca | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 56°W﻿ / ﻿37°N 56°W﻿ / 37; -56). Her crew were rescued by Lady's Adventure. Lovely Rebecca was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Apenrade | Great Britain | The ship struck the Chart Rock, in the North Channel and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg and Riga, Russia. |

### 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alexander | Ireland | The ship departed from Antigua for Belfast, County Down. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| London | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port. |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Bulls Head Sand, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ferrol and Málaga, Spain. |
| Woolwich | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Carron. |

## September

### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hope | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Blasques, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bilboa, Spain and Bordeaux, France. |

### 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship departed from Rochefort, France for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Susannah | Great Britain | The ship, a brigantine or snow, was wrecked in the Bristol Channel 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) north of Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Topsham, Devon. |
| No. 3 | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga to Reval. |

### 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antigua Factor | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Teneriffe, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to Teneriffe. |

### 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Beckford | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of six of her eight crew. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Horse Islands, British America. |
| Edith | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland. |
| George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of most of her crew. |
| John of Dartmouth | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale. |
| Keppel | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sally ( Great Britain). Keppel was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, British America. |
| Leopard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Newfoundland. |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls. |
| Molly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Labrador, British America. She was refloated. |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale. |
| Pond | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newfoundland. |
| Rebekah | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
| Samuel & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale. |
| Titon | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a gale. |

### 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carolina | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cork, Kingdom of Ireland. |
| Mary | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Genoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon. |
| Seaflower | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America. |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rochefort, France. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Aberdeen. |
| Emanuel | Hamburg | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Freemason | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to King's Lynn, Norfolk |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Newcastle upon Tyne. |
| Patuxtant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames. |
| Preston Trader | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Preston, Lancashire. |
| Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was later refloated and taken in to Rotterdam. |
| St Michael | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam. |
| Two Betseys | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Susannah ( Great Britain). Two Betseys was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

## October

### 13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Juliana | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Thomas & Mary | Great Britain | The ship sank in The Nore. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London. |

### 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Catherine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. |

### 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| St. Peter | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands. |

### 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carolina | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Banks, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain. |
| Dove | Ireland | The ship was wrecked at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Biddiford, Devon, Great Britain. |

### 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Earl of Chatham | British East India Company | The East Indiaman foundered off Madras, India. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amity's Desire | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Ann & Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wexford but was refloated. she was on a voyage from Wexford to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Glencairn | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |
| Lady Agatha | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
| Penelope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands via Ireland. |
| St. Petersburg | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantz, France. |
| William | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain. |

## November

### 5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hawe | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland. British America for "The Groyne". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trackfaith", Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London. |
| Tonein | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Osmussaar. |

### 12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bella | Ireland | The ship ran aground in Red Wharf Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dublin. |

### 15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ( Bermuda). |

### 23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| General Crawford | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Spain. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cecilla | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the Strait of Gibraltar. |
| Harriott | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Aberdeen. |
| Hazard | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Exeter, Devon. |
| Lovely Betsey | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Nantz, France. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, British America. |
| Prosperous | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The ship was sighted off the American coast in late November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour. Success was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice. |
| Three Brothers | Ireland | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hamburg. |
| Totnes | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. |

## December

### 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fredensborg | Denmark–Norway | The frigate sank off Tromøya. |

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to New York, British America. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover. |
| Philadelphia | Finland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Dover and the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Finland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |

### 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Pool to Fowey, Cornwall. |

### 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Martin | Great Britain | The ship foundered about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north west of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Echo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Steden". |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Margate, Kent with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Falls | Ireland | The ship was lost in Smeranick Bay, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London. |
| Nonpareil | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voyage from London to Bermuda. |
| Nossa Senhora da Aparecida | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Oporto with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Oporto. |
| Rouse | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. |
| Santa Catharina | Spain | The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from London to Bilboa. |
| St. George | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Constantine Bay, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London. |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cambleton Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| York | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Charles Town, South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1768 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Abigail | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston. |
| Ankerwyke | British East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground off Bengal, India and was severely damaged. She was later taken in to Calcutta. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Batchelors | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the North Ketchups. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bimlipatam, India. |
| Black River | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Cæsar | Great Britain | The ship was lost on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to North Carolina, British America. |
| Charles | Great Britain | The snow foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Chincoteague, Virginia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia. |
| Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ( Great Britain) She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Charming Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Caucas's. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Jamaica. |
| Dorsetshire | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked at Antigua. All on board were rescued. |
| Earl of Hertford | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York, British America. |
| Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland, British America. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship sank in the Anconia River, Africa with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar. |
| Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Shag Rocks, Massachusetts. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Royal Exchange ( Great Britain). |
| Jago e Santa Anna | Spain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Cádiz. |
| Jane | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. |
| Kildare | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Philadelphia. |
| Layton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Louisa | Great Britain | The ship was struck by a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues (90 nautical miles (170 km)) off Nantucket, Massachusetts, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Anne, Massachusetts to the West Indies. |
| Lucia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Mary & Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Granadilloes. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Nevis. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fernando Po Island. She was on a voyage from Old Calabar to Jamaica. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Senegal. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Pacific | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the East Indies. |
| Planter | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rachel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Grenville. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London. |
| Renah | British America | The sloop was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Edenton, North Carolina. |
| Salisbury | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New England, British America to the West Indies. |
| Sally | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Ward | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Útila, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to the Windward Islands. |
| Wells | Great Britain | The ship departed from Saint Kitts for Bristol in late February or early March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
