List of shipwrecks in 1772
# List of shipwrecks in 1772

The List of shipwrecks in 1772 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1772.

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## January

### 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antwerp | Great Britain | The packet boat was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |

### 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Intelligence | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was lost at Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue with the loss of 21 slaves. |

### 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Scholtenburg | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman, a frigate, was lost off "Infiegoene" whilst bound for Ceylon. |

### 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friends-goodwill | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a French fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | Ireland | The ship could have been lost near La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France. |
| Aquitaine | France | The East Indiaman sank in the Garonne. |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Aldborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal. |
| Friendship | Ireland | The ship could have been lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Belfast. |
| Haywood | Great Britain | The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel Island, Azores in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Joseph | Great Britain | The ship's location was lost near Cádiz, Spain. |
| Lady Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Cork. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Tinmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. |
| Swallow | Jersey | The ship foundered with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Jersey to St. Ubes, Portugal. |

## February

### 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Polly | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Belfast. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Francis & Maria | Guernsey | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rochfort, France to Guernsey. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mogdort | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at "Cowell", Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John Island to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| St. Michael | Norway | The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Arundale to Waterford, Ireland. |

## March

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carolina | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to London. |
| James | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay near "Batty". She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cales. |
| Jane | Ireland | The ship was run down in the River Thames by a British ship and was beached. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. |
| Mercury | France | The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Havre de Grâce. |

## April

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Royan, France. |
| Apollo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea. |
| Collin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Hamburg. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Medway | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Zierikzee, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |

## May

### 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sally | British America | The sloop was wrecked on the Cape Lookout Shoals, 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of seven of the 22 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Charles Town, South Carolina. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Empress of Russia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dantzick. |
| Generous Friends | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the Whiting sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
| Generous-planter | Great Britain | The collier was wrecked on the Barr sandbank, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. |
| Lucretia | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg. |
| Old Batchelor | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Moggadore, Morocco. |
| Rose | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| York | Great Britain | The ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg. |

## June

### 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS Gaspée | Royal Navy | HMS Gaspée. Gaspée Affair: The schooner ran aground in the Providence River, Rhode Island, British America whilst chasing Hannah ( British America). She was captured by the Sons of Liberty, burnt and sunk. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Charlotte | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore on Texell. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Amsterdam. |
| Hambleton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam. |

## July

### 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dule of Albany | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the Bengal River. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Generous Friends | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Thames and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London. |
| Goodintent | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex and capsized. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Maria Beckford | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Florida, British America. |
| Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew. |

## August

### 5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eagle | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. |

### 9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Swan | Great Britain | The ship was run onto by a collier at the Kentish Knock and foundered with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a third vessel. |

### 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Meredith | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Watlant Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued by Royal Charlotte ( Great Britain). Meredith was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### 28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fanny | Nevis | The sloop was wrecked at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts. |
| John | Virgin Islands | The sloop was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts. |
| Juno | Saint Kitts | The sloop was lost at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts. |
| Mary and Elizabeth | | The schooner was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts. |
| Pompey | Saint Martin | The sloop was wrecked in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Watson | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Basseterre, Saint Kitts. |

### 31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Apollo | British America | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Blake | Antigua | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued. |
| Chatham | Saint Kitts | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts. |
| Experiment | Saint Kitts | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Farley | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bloody Point, Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fortune | Saint Kitts | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. |
| Hazard | Saint Kitts | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Hart's Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Irish Gimblet | | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands. |
| Jenny | Nevis | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands. |
| John and Elizabeth | British America | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts. |
| Isidure | Ireland | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Margaretti | | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| Mercury | saint Kitts | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts. |
| New York | British America | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Basseterre, Saint Kitts. |
| Relief | Virgin Islands | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at saint Kitts. |
| Thistle | Great Britain | The snow was wrecked in a hurricane at Limeh Bay, Saint Kitts. |
| Tryon | British America | The brig foundered in a hurricane off Saint Kitts with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Two Williams | | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua with the loss of all hands. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Norra Fizland | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to Stockholm. |
| St. Peter | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cádiz, Spain. |

## September

### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Charles | Jamaica | The brig foundered whilst on a voyage from Georgia to New York, British America. |

### 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America. |

### 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Chanteloupe | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Thurlestone Rock. She was bound for London from Grenada, laden with sugar, coffee and rum. Of the crew of 13 and seven passengers, only the second mate was rescued. |
| Phœnix | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinico. |

### 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Catharine | Norway | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, Great Britain with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Quebeck ( Great Britain). Catharine was bound for Dublin, Ireland. |
| Princess of Wales | Ireland | The ship was lost on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to Dublin. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Chantelope | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsgate, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grenades to London. |
| Charlottee | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames, where she capsized. Charlottee was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Chester, Cheshire. |
| Chernomorsky Flot | Imperial Russian Navy | The ship departed from Kafa for Kertch. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Helena | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London. |
| Mary & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Rose | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Bourdeaux, France. |
| True Briton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway. |

## October

### 2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Pretty Polly | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the North Sand, in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued. |

### 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Good-intent | Ireland | The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Havre de Grâce, France. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Good-intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk. |
| Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh Hook, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Kingdom of Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Le Liberti | Dantzick | The ship capsized in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Dundalk, Ireland. |
| Mary & Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland. |
| Nancy & Peggy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. |
| Shuldrum | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland in late October for Pool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

## November

### 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Francis & Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship foundered in Clognakitty-bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin. |

### 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carolina | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off St Alban's Head, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Pool, Dorset. |

### 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Trotman | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brunt Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

### 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fenny | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Bude Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Goodintent | Great Britain | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| May | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Papp-castle | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Liverpool with the loss of all hands. |

### 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Grenada | Great Britain | The gally was driven ashore at Dublin, Ireland and was severely damaged. |
| Le Vigilent | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brittany. |

### 29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Harriot | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antigua Frigate | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Catania, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. |
| Betty | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Swansey Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Swansey, Glamorgan. |
| Brotherly Love | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
| Campo Bello | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Campobello to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Cruiser | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in Padstow Bay, Cornwall before 28 November. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. |
| Eendraught Sitse | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam to Alicante, Spain. |
| Fly | Great Britain | The ship departed from the Clyde for Dunkerque, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hawke | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Riga to Liverpool. |
| Helena La Clare Tax Kirk | France | The ship was driven ashore at Brighthelmstone, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. |
| Jolly Bacchus | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Leopard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitlock, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica. |
| Liberatas | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin. |
| Newnham | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from London to Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire. |
| Thomas & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall. She was later refloated. |
| William & Ann | Great Britain | The ship struck the Ionion and was consequently beached at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Chatham, Kent. |
| Willing-mind | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

## December

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lady Margaret | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux, France. |

### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sea Nymph | Great Britain | The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Calais, France. |

### 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carlisle | British America | The ship was wrecked at Malamocco, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to Venice. |

### 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bacchus | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dover, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lime, Dorset to Harwich, Essex. |

### 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Pool, Dorset. |

### 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Phenix | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Matchapungo Shoals, off the coast of Virginia, British America. Her crew were rescued. |

### 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Acteon | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Londonderry, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to British Honduras. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Assumption | France | The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce. |
| Bacchus | Ireland | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France. |
| Dingley | Great Britain | The ship was reported to have been lost at a Norwegian port. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was later taken in to Christiansand. |
| Elizabeth & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Hero | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Integrity | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Avon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London. |
| John & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Hamburg. |
| Molly | Great Britain | The packet boat foundered off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Philadelphia | British America | The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ferrol, Spain. |
| Venice Paquet | Norway | The ship was lost at Venice. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Barbadoes | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Otterock River, North Carolina, British America before 29 July. |
| Beum Consego | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anguilla. |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged, She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople. |
| Bretagne | Great Britain | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of May in the West Indies. Twelve of her crew were rescued. |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa. |
| Charming Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Georgia, British America. |
| Cunriff | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from London and Cork, Ireland to Antigua and Jamaica |
| HMS Dispatch | Royal Navy | The Sloop-of-War foundered in a hurricane. Her crew were rescued by another Royal Navy vessel. |
| Duke of Albany | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bengal River. |
| Ebenezar | Denmark | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix. |
| Elizabeth | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 June. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Dublin to North Carolina. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Condea Island. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Emanuel | Denmark | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix. |
| London | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to London. |
| Hazard | Great Britain | The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland. |
| Liberty | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Barbadoes. |
| Lydia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston. |
| Nimrod | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newfoundland, British America. |
| Pitt | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Dominica. |
| Porpoise | Great Britain | The whaler was sunk by an iceberg off the coast of Greenland. |
| Prussian | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Anguilla. |
| Rebello | Portugal | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Bahia. |
| St Augustine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa. |
| Young | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica. |
