List of shipwrecks in 1794

The list of shipwrecks in 1794 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1794.

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1794
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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January

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1794

Ship	State	Description
Mulgrave	Great Britain	The ship departed from Whitby, Yorkshire for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1794

Ship	State	Description
Hope	Great Britain	The privateer cutter was wrecked near Preston, Lancashire with the loss of all 40 hands.

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1794

Ship	State	Description
Queen of France	flag unknown	The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (37°N 47°W) whilst on a voyage from "Schravendul" to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost on this date.
Anstruther	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire.
Antelope	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire.
Blessing's Increase	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Yorkshire coast.
Charles	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Arran.
Dorothy	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.
Duke of Beaufort	Great Britain	The ship was lost on Shedwell Island. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Echo	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Berwick upon Tweed.
Four Friends	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.
Francis & Ann	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey.
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Borrowstounness, Lothian.
Happy Couple	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Red Wharf Bay.
Hartly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey.
Jupiter	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Loch Ryan.
Kingston	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.
Minor	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Hartlepool, County Durham.
Nelly & Fanny	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland.
Nautilus	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.
Pomona	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near "Rawcliffe".
Providence	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne.
Success	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire.
Tyro	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland.
Woolsington	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Yorkshire coast.

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Lisbon, Portugal, or Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Alexander	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.
Ariel	Great Britain	The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.
Barbara	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Hals, Denmark.
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.
Cassandra	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore 20 leagues (52 nmi; 97 km) from the mouth of the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Limerick.
Christian & Jannet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.
Concordia	flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Spain.
Countess of Kintore	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen.
Delaware	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool.
Doncaster	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Filey, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.
Drake	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.
Elizabeth	Denmark	The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.
Fame	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland to Liverpool.
George	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.
Hazard	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.
Hellen	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Mediterranean port.
Industry	Great Britain	The ship foundered off the Lemon Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.
James	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Amlwch, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.
Jenny	Ireland	The ship foundered in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Londonderry.
Jong Johanna	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Spain. Jong Johanna was later refloated and take in to Marstrand, Norway for repairs.
Lieth Packet	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Saltburn, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.
Margaret	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland.
Maria	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.
Maria	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia.
Martin	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire.
May Flower	Great Britain	Captain Gray's ship was driven ashore near Whitby.
May Flower	Great Britain	Captain Lewin's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of Lewin and three crew. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Montrose, Forfarshire.
Mercury	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Conwy, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship foundered off Dungeon's Knoll. Her crew were rescued.
Olive	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Straits of Gibraltar.
Oriano	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near The Hague, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Middelburg, Dutch Republic.
Oswell	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.
Peace and Plenty	Great Britain	The ship sank near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Pontevedra, Spain. Her crew were rescued.
Raith	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith.
Rochedale	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal.
San Joseph y Animas	Spain	The ship ran aground and was wrecked 4 leagues (10 nmi; 19 km) from Bilboa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Bilboa.
St Patrick Packet	Ireland	The ship was lost near Amlwch. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.
Surry	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.
Union	United States	The snow foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme, Carnarvonshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Dublin.
Wyre	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. She was refloated in March.

February

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1794

Ship	State	Description
Britannia	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
HMS Convert	Royal Navy	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The frigate was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.
Eagle, Ainsworth, master	Kingston, Jamaica	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Fortune	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The brig was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Ludlow, M'Clure, master	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Moorhall	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Nancy, Campbell, master	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow.
Richard	Ireland	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Belfast, County Antrim.
Sally	Jamaica	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The brig was wrecked off the Cayman Islands.
William and Elizabeth, Goodwin, master	Great Britain	Wreck of the Ten Sail: The ship was wrecked off the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1794

Ship	State	Description
HMS Spitfire	Royal Navy	The sloop of war capsized and sank off Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola with the loss of all but four of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Saucy Tom (Great Britain).

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1794

Ship	State	Description
Minerve	French Navy	The Minerve-class frigate was scuttled at Saint-Florent, Corsica. She was raised the next day by the Royal Navy. Subsequently repaired and taken into service as HMS San Fiorenzo.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland.
Dove	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.
Emmannuel	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Zant, Republic of Venice to London.
Jane	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin.
Joseph	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Property	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked near Blyth, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and Tingmouth, County Durham.
Providence	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.
Rose	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.
Success	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk by another vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.
Thomas	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Cork and Saint Kitts.
Two Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.

March

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1794

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	Denmark	The ship departed from Alicante, Spain for Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1794

Ship	State	Description
Trio	Great Britain	The ship departed from Zant, Venetian Republic for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.
Bird	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sicily to Greenock, Renfrewshire.
Brothers	Great Britain	The ship departed from London for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Cæsar	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French Navy 74-gun ship of the line and was ordered into a French port, but was wrecked on the French coast. Cæsar was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to the Straits of Gibraltar.
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Mixon Sands with the loss of all hands while on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Flora	Ireland	The ship was lost near Loop Head, County Clare. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Limerick.
Funtingdon	Great Britain	The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.
Kawnintz	Dutch East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked near Ostend. She was on a voyage from Ostend to India.
London	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the coast of Norway by the privateer Le Subtile (France) and was burnt.
Sisters	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Norway by the privateer Le Subtile (France).
Thomas	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the coast of Norway by the privatter Le Subtile (France) and was burnt.
Three Friends	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.

April

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1794

Ship	State	Description
Black Prince	Guernsey	War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Madeira

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1794

Ship	State	Description
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship sank at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Kron Prince	Sweden	The ship was lost at Gothenburg.
Sara Frederica	Dantzig	The ship was lost near Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1794

Ship	State	Description
Commerce	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at St. Mary's Cape, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of her captain.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	Great Britain	The sloop was destroyed by fire near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London.
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire.
HMS Ardent	Royal Navy	The Crown-class ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank in the Gulf of Genoa with the loss of all 500 crew.
Benevolent	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at "Robsnoot", Jutland.
Burlington	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.
Castor	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Limerick, Ireland.
Eleanor	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby by Tryal (Great Britain) with the loss of six of her crew. Eleanor was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Essex	Great Britain	The sloop was lost near Limerick.
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the King Road. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Janaica.
Good Intent	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.
Good Intent	Ireland	The ship was wrecked in the "Scotch Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Londonderry.
James	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.
Juffrow Nieltje	Dutch Republic	The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Amsterdam.
Jung Frow Henrietta	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore near Elsinore, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Amsterdam.
Lark	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall while on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Chichester, Sussex.
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend.
Olive Branch	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea.
Thomas	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall by Norfolk (Great Britain). Her crew were rescued. Thomas was on a voyage from Biddiford, Devon to Pool, Dorset.
Three Brothers	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newhaven, Sussex.
Trannyon	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Limerick.
HMS Victorious	Royal Navy	The Culloden-class ship of the line ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was dismasted.

May

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1794

Ship	State	Description
HMS Placentia	Royal Navy	The Placentia-class sloop ran aground on a reef off Marticot, Newfoundland, British North America and was wrecked. Her crew survived.

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1794

Ship	State	Description
Dumaresq	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.
Fiott	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.
Major Pierson	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.
Neptune	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.
Shift	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.
Swallow	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was recaptured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Agurtha Elizabeth	flag unknown	The ship was lost near Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Baltic port.
Albion	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe but was burnt. Albion was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dominica.
Atlanta	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recapturd by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Atlanta was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Aurora	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at the Niding.
Brown Horse	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.
Elizabeth	Dantzig	The ship foundered off the "Rotehead". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.
Friends	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Islay, Inner Hebrides, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Friends was later refloated and taken in to Bangor, County Down.
George	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Saint Petersburg.
Gerardina Maria	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Gerardina Maria was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam.
Helmsly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in "Chealse Sound".
Hoppel Gustaff	Sweden	The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Genoa.
John and Richard	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore south of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jonge Pieter	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Jonge Pieter was on a voyage from Lisbon to Amsterdam.
Manley	Great Britain	The ship was lost south of Gothenburg.
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Torchs", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.
Nancy	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by two French frigates and was burnt. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Spain and British Honduras.
Robert's Adventure	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Memel, Prussia.
Two Brothers	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg.
Tiber	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ship under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. Tiber was on a voyage from Tenerife to Bristol.
Vigilant	Great Britain	The ship struck rocks and sank near "Masterland", Sweden.
William	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition, Atlantic campaign of May 1794: The ship was captured by Sans Pareil (French Navy). She was recaptured by a squadron of Royal Navy ships under the command of Lord Howe, but was burnt. William was on a voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland, British America.

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1794

Ship	State	Description
Vengeur du Peuple	French Navy	Vengeur du Peuple (right) War of the First Coalition, Glorious First of June: The ship of the line was sunk by HMS Brunswick and HMS Ramilles (both Royal Navy). A total of 367 crew were rescued by HMS Alfred, HMS Culloden and HMS Rattler (all Royal Navy). Around 350 of her crew were killed in battle or the consequent sinking.

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1794

Ship	State	Description
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Domesnes, Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1794

Ship	State	Description
HMS Rose	Royal Navy	The Enterprise-class frigate ran aground off Rocky Point, Jamaica and was wrecked. Her crew survived.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Dorothea Carolina	Stettin	The ship was lost on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Fortitude	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Madeira and was burnt. She was on a voyage from the Straits of Gibraltar to Guernsey.

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1794

Ship	State	Description
Impressa	Imperial Russian Navy	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by the transport ship Aila Margarita (Imperial Russian Navy). Impressa was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland.

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1794

Ship	State	Description
Amity Hall	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1794

Ship	State	Description
Durham	Ireland	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by two French privateers. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Memel, Prussia.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ann	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Guadeloupe.
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Lark	Great Britain	The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.
Maria Elizabeth	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.
Molly & Catherine	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the Shetland Islands to Liverpool.
West Port	Ireland	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. Her crew were rescued.

August

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Catherine Green	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Tamerlane	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French frigates. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Juno	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on St Catharine's Island. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Alerte	French Navy	War of the First Coalition: The corvette, a captured Pylades-class ship-sloop, was driven ashore and wrecked off Audierne, Finistère whilst evading HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all Royal Navy).
Espion	French Navy	War of the First Coalition: The Sloop-of-War was driven ashore at Audierne by HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all Royal Navy). She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Félicité	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The Félicité-class frigate was driven ashore at Audierne by HMS Arethusa, HMS Diamond and HMS Flora (all Royal Navy). She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Impétueux	Great Britain	The Téméraire-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1794

Ship	State	Description
Sandown	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Vigilant	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Cape Florida, New Spain.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ann	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk off Waterford, Ireland by Agricola (French Navy).
British King	Great Britain	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
De Vrouw Elizabeth	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French off Texel and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Amsterdam.
De Vrouw Margaretha	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by a French privateer while on a voyage from Groningen to London, Great Britain.
Fremantle	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
George	Great Britain	The ship was lost on Scamner Island. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.
Linnenhall	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.
Maria	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a French squadron off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland, British America.
Milford	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newhaven, Sussex.
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Newhaven	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Spain to Liverpool.
Pleasant Hill	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Margate.
Queen	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to San Sebastián, Spain.
Queen of Portugal	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Birkdale, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Sophia	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Dolphin's Head Reef off Cuba. Seventeen people were rescued by a British ship.
Syren	Great Britain	The ship foundered 14 leagues (36 nmi; 68 km) west of Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Scotland to Barcelona.

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1794

Ship	State	Description
Charming Molly	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal.

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1794

Ship	State	Description
Margarita	Imperial Russian Navy	The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Seskar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval.

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1794

Ship	State	Description
Nelly	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured off the Orkney Islands by the French and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to the Clyde.
Royal Tar	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by Galathée (French Navy). She was on a voyage from Prussia to Messina, Sicily.

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1794

Ship	State	Description
Elsineaur	Danish Asiatic Company	The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. There were 123 survivors. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Copenhagen.

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1794

Ship	State	Description
Three Brothers	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Baltic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stockholm, Sweden.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Aurora	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dingle, County Kerry.
Barbadoes	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Bess	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Charming Kitty	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate while on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Gibraltar.
Christopher	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.
De Juffrow Hilberdina	Duchy of Holstein	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Embden to London, Great Britain.
Dolphin	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on Wangeroog. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bremen.
Domingo	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Esther	Great Britain	The ship capsized in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Europa	Bremen	The ship was wrecked on the Scharhorn, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.
Flora	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Frederick William II	Stettin	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.
Happy Return	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
Hariel Haar	Norway	The ship sank in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from "Ivica" to Drontheim.
Harpy	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Hercules	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Carlscrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Perthshire.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.
James	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Jane	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Jonge Jacob	Stettin	The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.
Margery	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Maria Frederica	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Ireland.
Molly	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Nancy	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Prince of Wales	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Rose	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Sally	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.
Sierra Leone Packet	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Sophia	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Swift	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Thornton	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Venus	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was destroyed at Sierra Leone by Experiment, Félicité, Mutine, Épervier, and Vigilance (all French Navy).
Young John	flag unknown	The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Lydia	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Eva Christina	flag unknown	The ship departed from Cork, Ireland for St. Ubes, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Henrietta	Great Britain	The cutter was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly.

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Charles Kerr	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.
Fame	Great Britain	The ship sank off Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.
Mary	Great Britain	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate with the loss of all hands.
Restoration	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to London.
Robert & Ann	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.
Sincerity	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Dover, Kent.
Vreyheid	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Narva, Russia.
Young Hero	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandown Castle, Kent.

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Barymore	Ireland	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hawke (Great Britain). Barymore was on a voyage from Cork to Saint John's, British America.

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Fedor	Imperial Russian Navy	The galiot was driven ashore at Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval.

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
George & Betty	Ireland	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Abbey (Great Britain). George & Betty was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork.

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Mentor	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by three French ships and was burnt.

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Swan	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1794

Ship	State	Description
Augusta	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to the West Indies.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Adolph	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to A Coruña, Spain.
Amphitrite	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London.
Aurora	Great Britain	The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.
Barbara	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lancaster, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster.
Caroline	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by a French frigate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a Baltic port.
Charles	Great Britain	The ship struck a rock and sank near Bergen, Norway with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Charlotte Packet	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the English Channel while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Countess of Galvez	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Defence	Great Britain	The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.
De Vrow Anna Martha	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.
Guardian	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.
Henry	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore near Waterford.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Plymouth, Devon.
Hope	Great Britain	The schooner sprang a leak and was beached in Cádiz Bay.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.
Hornett	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on The Oars, in the English Channel off Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Hyacinth	Russia	The ship was lost on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Spain.
Industry	Ireland	The sloop was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork before 20 October. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork.
Jonge Anna	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London.
Mercury Packet	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of Sicily.
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from "Wyberg" to Liverpool.
Nelly	Great Britain	The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Memel, East Prussia to the River Clyde. She was set afire and sunk.
Neva	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand.
Paxutent Planter	United States	The ship was driven ashore near Southend-on-Sea. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London.
Pearl	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Calabria.
Rebecca	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.
Sally	Great Britain	The ship collided with Kingston (Great Britain) and foundered in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.
Thomas	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Demerara to a Dutch port.
Unite or Unity	Great Britain	The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to a Portuguese port and was sunk.
Vrow Elizabeth	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Dort to London.

November

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Prince	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Jenny	Great Britain	The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship departed from Liverpool for Africa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Ioann Bogoslov	Imperial Russian Navy	The Piotr Apostol-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Nicholaieff with the loss of twelve of her crew.
Polly	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°N 47°W). She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to New York, United States and London.
William	Great Britain	The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°N 47°W).

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Vrow Elizabeth	Hamburg	The ship was run down and sunk 15 leagues off Ouessant, Finistère, France by a Danish brig with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to Altona, Hamburg.

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
James	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica.
Surprize	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Experiment	Great Britain	The ship struck the North Rock, Ireland and foundered. Her crew were rescued.

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Planter	Great Britain	The ship collided with HMS Chichester ( Royal Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
HMS Actif	Royal Navy	The Sloop-of-War foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (30°09′N 76°58′W). Her crew were rescued by HMS St Albans ( Royal Navy).

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1794

Ship	State	Description
Bridget	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Cape Chat, Lower Canada, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to London.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Amity's Increase	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Burlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg.
Arno	Ireland	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a squadron of French Navy frigates and was sunk ten days later. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Ireland.
Apollo	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Bonne Resolution	Dantzig	War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and burnt. She was on a voyage from Ireland to Dantzig.
Dispatch	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Earl of Tyronne	Ireland	The ship was wrecked near Wexford with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.
Eldest Daughter	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Dantzig.
Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Emanuel	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Amsterdam.
Endeavour	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick, Ireland.
Fanny	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.
Fly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Greenock, Renfrewshire.
Friendship	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America to Cádiz.
General Clark	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook Chine, Isle of Wight.
Gerbrand and Cornelius	Dutch Republic	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Rotterdam.
Gustaff Adolph	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Hamburg.
Hanss	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.
Isabella	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
Johanna Susanna	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from "Warberg" to Lisbon, Portugal.
John	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.
Juffrow Adethist	Bremen	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen.
Kite	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Maria Christiana	Sweden	The ship was lost near Mandahl, Norway. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain.
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland before 29 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Cork.
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.
Mercator	Great Britain	The ship foundered off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Molly	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Strangford, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Western Islands.
Neriad	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Surrey. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to London.
Neutralitat	Lübeck	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck.
New Ceres	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked at Malahide, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool.
New Hope	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.
Quatro Amigos	Spain	The ship was driven ashore at San Vicente de la Barquera. She was on a voyage from St. Andero to Bristol.
Rose	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bremen.
Sophia Dorothea	Hamburg	The hoy was driven ashore near Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.
Sophia Elizabeth	Norway	The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburg. She was on a voyage from Moss to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.
Southampton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Plymouth Sound.
Speedwell	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Presumed all hands lost.
St. Andreas	Spain	The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bilboa.
St Antonio	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to a Dutch port.
Swift	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies.
Temple	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith to Hamburg.
Theresa	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from a port in Friesland to London.
Union	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Virginia.
Union	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.
Venus	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Falmouth, Cornwall.
Vrow Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk to a Dutch port.
Vrow Jacobina	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London.
Wildman	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, where she was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.

December

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Success	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Skye. She was on a voyage from Norway to Cork, Ireland

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Lady Penrhyn	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was driven ashore at "Papaw", Africa by a squadron of French ships.

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Happy Return	Ireland	The ship departed from Dublin for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Three Brothers	Great Britain	The sloop ran aground and sank in the North Sea south off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew survived.
Pandora	Great Britain	The ship departed from Gibraltar for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Mary	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Cork, Ireland with th loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Hall	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk and was wrecked.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship struck a sandbank in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. All except one of her elever crew were drowned trying to reach shore.
John and Margaret	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk and was wrecked.
Magdalena	Sweden	The brigantine was wrecked on the east coast of Mainland, Orkney with the loss of two of her crew.
Union	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was wrecked.

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Républicain	French Navy	Républicain. The ship of the line ran aground off Brest, Finistère with the loss of ten of her crew. She was destroyed by a storm a few days later.

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1794

Ship	State	Description
Sao Jose-Paquete de Africa	Portugal	African slave trade: The slave ship sank during bad weather 100 metres (330 ft) off Cape Town, while on a voyage from Mozambique to Brazil.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Alexander	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all hands.
Aurora	Great Britain	The ship was lost near the Saltee Islands, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Bacchus	Norway	The ship was lost near Deerness, Orkney Islands, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew.
Beautiful Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off County Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Antrim, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.
Botton	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newhaven, Sussex, Great Britain.
Cornelius	Dutch Republic	The ship was lost on the coast of Holstein with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Hamburg.
Countess of Finlater	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Aberdeen while on a voyage from London to Banff, Aberdeenshire.
Delight	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon.
Diana	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by the French in the North Channel and was sunk. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Lancaster, Lancashire.
Dispatch	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitstable, Kent.
Earl of Surry	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.
Eliza	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland.
Enterprize	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Falmouth	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore off Saint Tudwal's Islands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America and Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.
Fox	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
George	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Leith, Lothian.
George	Great Britain	The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand in the North Sea and was wrecked.
Graff Bernstorff	flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth.
Hannibal	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Sardinia.
Happy Return	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newhaven.
Hibernia	Ireland	The ship was destroyed by fire at Schiedam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Penzance to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.
Hope	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore near Ballycastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newry, County Antrim.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship foundered with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.
James	Great Britain	The ship was captured by a French frigate and was sunk. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Limerick.
Jane	Great Britain	The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.
John	Ireland	The ship was lost near Deerness. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dublin.
John and Michael	Ireland	The ship was lost at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan to Bristol.
Leopard	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Galway, Ireland.
Liberty	Ireland	The ship was lost in Dingle Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Cork.
Lovely Martha	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork.
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.
Merchant	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Southampton, Hampshire.
Mermaid	Great Britain	The ship foundered in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Southampton.
Minerva	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.
Moll	Ireland	The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry to Liverpool.
Morning Star	United States	The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg.
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork.
Nassau	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured by a squadron of French ships at Bonny and burned.
Nathaniel and Mary	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose.
Nostra Señora del Rosario	Spain	The brig foundered in Tor Bay.
Parsley	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Dundee, Perthshire.
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Sandhammer, Norway.
Perseverance	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth, Devon.
Prince of Wales	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Kidwelly, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.
Prince of Wales	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at "Port Bar".
Rawlinson	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Lancaster to the West Indies.
Speedwell	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to Liverpool.
Speightstown	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued.
Three Brothers	Great Britain	The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Naples.
Trial	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.
Two Friends	Ireland	The sloop was scuttled at Cork.
Venus	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tingmouth.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1794

Ship	State	Description
Active	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cat Cays, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Adventure	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Adventure Baptista	flag unknown	The sloop was lost on a reef off Curaçao.
Alexander	India	The ship was lost near Bombay.
Ann	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Anna Margarita	Imperial Russian Navy	The transport ship ran aground on a reef and was beached on "Suri-Kari". Her crew were rescued.
Ann and Eliza	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to the West Indies.
Boddam	India	The ship was reported lost near Bombay.
Bristol	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.
Britannia	Great Britain	The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Guadeloupe.
Brothers	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Bilboa, Spain.
Calcutta	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on Allwood's Keys. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Havana, Cuba.
Calcutta	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New York to Savannah, Georgia.
Catharine	Great Britain	The ship was lost at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Chance	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal.
Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Labrador, British America.
Christopher	Great Britain	The ship sank at St. Croix.
Commerce	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Echo	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York
Edward	Great Britain	The whaler was wrecked in the Bay of Nancora, Viceroyalty of Peru. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.
Eliza	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Crooked Island Reef. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey to Saint-Domingue.
Elizabeth	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hero (Great Britain). She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.
Experiment of Leith	Skärgårdsflottan	The catamaran was sunk at Skeppsholmen as part of foundations for a bridge.
Fame	Ireland	The ship was captured by Syren (French Navy) between Martinico and Jamaica. The vessels were then engaged by HMS Chichester and HMS Intrepid (both Royal Navy). Fame was driven ashore and burnt. She had been on a voyage from Cork to Jamaica. Syren was captured and taken in to Jamaica.
Fanny	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Fly	British America	The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Barbadoes.
Friends	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: Captain Cockerel's ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Friends	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The Dartmouth ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Generous Friends	Great Britain	The transport ship was lost at Martinique.
Grenada Packet	Great Britain	The ship, a prize of L'Amie Point Petre (France), was burnt at Savannah.
Henry and Charles	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Chaleur Bay to Bilboa.
Hope	Great Britain	The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to British Honduras and London.
Hope	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: Captain Lovey's ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Hope	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The Greenock ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Hampshire	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Dio Gracia, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued.
Harmony	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware Capes. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Lisbon.
Harriot	United States	The brig was wrecked on the south coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Industry	Great Britain	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by HMS Boston ( Royal Navy).
Jane	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Jesuit	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition The ship was captured and recaptured twice and then sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to the West Indies.
John	United States	The sloop was lost at Martinico.
Kingston	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Cabbin Rocks, off Barbadoes.
Kledersthus Cornelius	Dutch Republic	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Demerara to Amsterdam.
Liberty	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship exploded and sank during an engagement with a French privateer off "Cape Clare". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Lancaster, Lancashire.
Lively	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián, Spain to Newfoundland.
Lively	United States	The ship foundered off the mouth of the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to New York.
Liverpool Hero	Great Britain	The ship was lost at "Papo", Africa. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies.
Lovel	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Nerfoundland to Oporto, Portugal.
Loyal Ann	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon.
Maria	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.
Marquis of Lorn	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British America.
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Grenville Bay. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.
Mary Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.
Neptune	India	The ship was lost near Bombay.
Niccols	Great Britain	The ship was run down and sunk off Martinico by a Man-of-War. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Lucia to London.
Noddy	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Pallas	Great Britain	The transport ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Patrick	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Peggy	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Davis Strait.
Pleasant Hill	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Polly	Great Britain	The ship was lost at Labrador.
Polly and Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was lost at British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.
Porcupine	Great Britain	The ship was lost on the coast of Africa.
Raith	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the French. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Quebec.
Ranger	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on St. John's Island, British America.
Sally	Great Britain	The brig was wrecked on the north coast of Bermuda with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newfoundland.
Sally	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Sampson	Great Britain	The ship was lost in Cow Bay. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint-Domingue and London.
Sophia	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
St Francisco de Paula Castellina	Republic of Genoa	The ship was wrecked at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Nantz, Loire-Inférieure, France to New York.
Three Sisters	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt ij the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
Unity	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Vogelstein	Dutch Republic	The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.
Wakamiya Maru	Tokugawa Shogunate	The vessel was broken up by waves in Unalga Pass off Biorka Island in Russian Alaska. Russians transported 15 survivors to Unalaska and then to Okhotsk in the Russian Empire.
William	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by Chevrant, Filibustier and Sémillante (all French Navy). She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
William & Agnes	Great Britain	War of the First Coalition: The ship was captured and destroyed in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by a squadron of French corvettes and frigates.
Winterton	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. Her crew survived.
York	Great Britain	The stores ship was destroyed by fire in Sierra Leone.