List of shipwrecks in 1772
Ship Country Description
Barbadoes Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Barbadoes
Betsey Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Otterock River , North Carolina , British America before 29 July
Beum Consego flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anguilla
Britannia Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoly , Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged , She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople
Bretagne Great Britain The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of May in the West Indies . Twelve of her crew were rescued
Charlotte Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Africa
Charming Polly Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Carolina , British America . She was on a voyage from London to Georgia , British America
Cunriff Great Britain The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes . She was on a voyage from London and Cork , Ireland to Antigua and Jamaica
HMS Dispatch Royal Navy The Sloop-of-War foundered in a hurricane . Her crew were rescued by another Royal Navy vessel
Duke of Albany Great Britain The ship was lost in the Bengal River
Ebenezar Denmark The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix
Elizabeth Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 June . Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Great Britain ) . Elizabeth was on a voyage from Dublin to North Carolina
Elizabeth Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Condea Island . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Alexandria , Egypt
Emanuel Denmark The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Croix
London Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island , British America . She was on a voyage from Rhode Island to London
Hazard Great Britain The whaler foundered off the coast of Greenland
Liberty Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies . She was on a voyage from Virginia , British America to Barbadoes
Lydia Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boston , Massachusetts , British America . She was on a voyage from London to Boston
Nimrod Great Britain The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Newfoundland , British America
Pitt Great Britain The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Dominica
The List of shipwrecks in 1772 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1772.