List of shipwrecks in the 1740s
Ship Country Description
Benjamin Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire before 28 September . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London
Gertrude Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in Westport , County Mayo , Ireland before 18 September . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Venice
Jamaica Merchant Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly , Ireland before 18 September . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool , Lancashire
John Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Gottenburg , Sweden before 18 September . She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg
Kitty Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gottenburg before 18 September . She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg
Prosperous Great Britain The ship ran aground off Weymouth , Dorset before 25 September and was severely damaged . She was on a voyage from Chichester , Sussex to Falmouth , Cornwall
St John Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Portugal by a Spanish privateer . She was on a voyage from London to Oporto , Portugal ,
The List of shipwrecks in the 1740s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1740s.