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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1772
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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Ship	Country	Description
Ann	Ireland	The ship was lost near La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Nantz, France.[5]
Aquitaine	France	The East Indiaman sank in the Garonne.[5]
Britannia	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Aldborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Oporto, Portugal.[6]
Friendship	Ireland	The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Belfast.[6]
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.[7]
Joseph	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Cádiz, Spain.[5]
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.[5]
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.[5]
Nancy	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Tinmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]
Swallow	Jersey	The ship foundered with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Jersey to St. Ubes, Portugal.[8]

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.[9]

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Ship	Country	Description
Francis & Maria	Guernsey	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Rochfort, France to Guernsey. Her crew were rescued.[10]
Mogdort	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at "Cowell", Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John Island to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[11]
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.[9]

March

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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.[12]
James	Ireland	The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay near "Batty". She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cales.[13]
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.[14]
Mercury	France	The ship was driven ashore in Cales Bay. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Havre de Grâce.[13]

April

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1772

Ship	Country	Description
Active	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Royan, France.[15]
Apollo	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea.[16]
Collin	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein. She ws on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Hamburg.[15]
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.[17]
Medway	Great Britain	The ship was lost near Zierikzee, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[7]
Neptune	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[15]

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.[18]

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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.[19]
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.[20]
Generous-planter	Great Britain	The collier was wrecked on the Barr sandbank, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[21]
Lucretia	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[22]
Old Batchelor	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Moggadore, Morocco.[23]
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.[24]
York	Great Britain	The ship was lost between Gibraltar and Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Hamburg.[23]

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.

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Ship	Country	Description
Charlotte	Dutch Republic	The ship was driven ashore on Texell. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Amsterdam.[25]
Hambleton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Sint Eustatius to Amsterdam.[25]

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.[26]

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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.[27]
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.[27]
Maria Beckford	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Florida, British America.[28]
Molly	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Skagen, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew.[29]

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.[30]

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.[31]

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.[32]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1772

Ship	Country	Description
Fanny	Nevis	The sloop was wrecked at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts.[33]
John	Virgin Islands	The sloop was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Juno	Saint Kitts	The sloop was lost at the Salt Ponds, Saint Kitts.[33]
Mary and Elizabeth		The schooner was wrecked at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Pompey	Saint Martin	The sloop was wrecked in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Watson	Great Britain	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Basseterre, Saint Kitts.[33]

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.[33][34]
Blake	Antigua	The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Chatham	Saint Kitts	The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Experiment	Saint Kitts	The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Farley	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bloody Point, Saint Kitts.[33] Her crew were rescued.[34]
Fortune	Saint Kitts	The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis.[33]
Hazard	Saint Kitts	The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Hart's Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Irish Gimblet		The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands.[33]
Jenny	Nevis	The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis with the loss of all hands.[33]
John and Elizabeth	British America	The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Sandy Point, Saint Kitts.[33]
Isidure	Ireland	The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Deep Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Margaretti		The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Mercury	Great Britain	The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
Mercury	saint Kitts	The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[33]
New York	British America	The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Basseterre, Saint Kitts.[33]
Relief	Virgin Islands	The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at saint Kitts.[33]
Thistle	Great Britain	The snow was wrecked in a hurricane at Limeh Bay, Saint Kitts.[33]
Tryon	British America	The brig foundered in a hurricane off Saint Kitts with the loss of all but one of her crew.[33][35]
Two Williams		The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua with the loss of all hands.[33]

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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.[36]
St. Peter	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cádiz, Spain.[36]

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.[37]

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.[38]
Mary	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America.[38]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1772

Ship	Country	Description
Phœnix	France	The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinico.[32]

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.[32]
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.[39]

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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.[32]
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.[32]
Helena	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[40]
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.[41]
Rose	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bourdeaux, France.[42]
True Briton	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norway.[40]

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.[43]

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.[44]

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Ship	Country	Description
Good-intent	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk.[39]
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.[45]
Le Liberti	Dantzick	The ship capsized in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Kingdom of Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Dundalk, Ireland.[46]
Mary & Ann	Great Britain	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Cork, Ireland.[46]
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.[47]
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.[48]

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.[49]

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.[49]
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.[50]

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.[37]
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.[51]

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.[52]

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.[53]
Goodintent	Great Britain	The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53]
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.[54]
Papp-castle	Great Britain	The ship was lost off Liverpool with the loss of all hands.[53]

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.[55]
Le Vigilent	France	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brittany.[56]

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.[57]

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Ship	Country	Description
Antigua Frigate	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Catania, Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Betty	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Swansey Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Swansey, Glamorgan.[44]
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.[53]
Campo Bello	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Campobello to Liverpool, Lancashire.[59]
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.[51][60]
Dispatch	Great Britain	The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[53]
Eendraught Sitse	Dutch Republic	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam to Alicante, Spain.[54]
Fly	Great Britain	The ship departed from the Clyde for Dunkerque, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[61]
Friends	Great Britain	The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Hawke	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Riga to Liverpool.[50]
Helena La Clare Tax Kirk	France	The ship was driven ashore at Brighthelmstone, East Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[53]
Industry	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[55]
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.[53]
Leopard	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitlock, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Jamaica.[53]
Liberatas	Sweden	The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin.[54]
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.[53]
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.[44]
Venus	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall. She was later refloated.[59]
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.[53]
Willing-mind	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore near Barmouth, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[49]

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 Britian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bourdeaux, France.[57]

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.[62]

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.[63]

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.[64]

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.[56]

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.[65]

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.[66]

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Ship	Country	Description
Assumption	France	The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce.[64]
Bacchus	Ireland	The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bourdeaux, France.[55]
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.[55] She was later taken in to Christiansand.[67]
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.[68]
Hero	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, Ireland.[69]
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.[55]
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.[56]
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.[69]
Molly	Great Britain	The packet boat foundered off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland.[55]
Philadelphia	British America	The ship was driven ashore at Youghall, County Cork, Ireland.[62]
Sally	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to El Ferrol, Spain.[70]
Venice Paquet	Norway	The ship was lost at Venice. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice.[71]

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Ship	Country	Description
Barbadoes	Great Britain	The ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes.[72]
Betsey	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in the Otterock River, North Carolina, British America before 29 July.[73]
Beum Consego	flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anguilla.[74]
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.[75]
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.[69]
Charlotte	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa.[46]
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.[76]
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[72]
HMS Dispatch	Royal Navy	The Sloop-of-War foundered in a hurricane. Her crew were rescued by another Royal Navy vessel.[53]
Duke of Albany	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the Bengal River.[77]
Ebenezar	Denmark	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix.[78]
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.[22][79]
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.[80]
Emanuel	Denmark	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix.[78]
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.[2]
Hazard	Great Britain	The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland.[72]
Liberty	Great Britain	The ship was lost in the West Indies. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Barbadoes.[81]
Lydia	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.[82]
Nimrod	Great Britain	The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newfoundland, British America.[83]
Pitt	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Dominica.[44]
Porpoise	Great Britain	The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland.[84]
Prussian	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore on Anguilla.[74]
Rebello	Portugal	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Bahia.[24]
St Augustine	Great Britain	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Africa.[85]
Young	Great Britain	The ship was wrecked on The Cockles. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Jamaica.[10]

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28. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3806). 8 September 1772.
29. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3796). 4 August 1772.
30. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3797). 7 August 1772.
31. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3801). 21 August 1772.
32. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3812). 29 September 1772.
33. "NEW-YORK, October 5.". Pennsylvania Gazette. 7 October 1772.
34. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3823). 10 November 1772.
35. "NEW YORK, October 25.". Virginia Gazette. 25 October 1772.
36. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3803). 28 August 1772.
37. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3827). 24 November 1772.
38. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (395). 5 January 1773.
39. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3814). 6 October 1772.
40. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3810). 22 September 1772.
41. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3813). 2 October 1772.
42. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3811). 25 September 1772.
43. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3815). 9 October 1772.
44. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3822). 6 November 1772.
45. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3818). 20 October 1772.
46. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3816). 13 October 1772.
47. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3821). 30 October 1772.
48. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (405). 9 February 1773.
49. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3824). 13 November 1772.
50. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3825). 17 November 1772.
51. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3826). 20 November 1772.
52. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (408). 19 February 1773.
53. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3828). 27 November 1772.
54. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3830). 4 December 1772.
55. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3832). 11 December 1772.
56. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3834). 18 December 1772.
57. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (394). 1 January 1773.
58. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3830). 4 December 1772.
59. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3829). 1 December 1772.
60. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 23 November 1772.
61. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (415). 16 March 1773.
62. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3837). 29 December 1772.
63. The London Gazette: no. 11317. p. 1. 9 January 1773.
64. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3833). 15 December 1772.
65. "WILLIAMSBURG, December 31.". Virginia Gazette. 31 December 1772.
66. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (404). 5 February 1773.
67. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (396). 8 January 1773.
68. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3835). 22 December 1772.
69. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3831). 8 December 1772.
70. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3836). 25 December 1772.
71. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (401). 26 January 1773.
72. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3791). 17 July 1772.
73. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 29 July 1772.
74. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3805). 4 September 1772.
75. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3768). 17 April 1772.
76. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (402). 29 January 1773.
77. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (423). 13 April 1773.
78. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3753). 18 February 1772.
79. "(untitled)". Edinburgh Evening Courant. 13 June 1772.
80. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3765). 7 April 1772.
81. "(untitled)". New Lloyd's List (403). 2 February 1773.
82. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3778). 26 May 1772.
83. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3790). 10 July 1772.
84. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3788). 3 July 1772.
85. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3799). 14 August 1772.

Ship events in 1772
Ship launches:	1767	1768	1769	1770	1771	1772	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777
Ship commissionings:	1767	1768	1769	1770	1771	1772	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777
Ship decommissionings:	1767	1768	1769	1770	1771	1772	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777
Shipwrecks:	1767	1768	1769	1770	1771	1772	1773	1774	1775	1776	1777