List of shipwrecks in 1797
Ship Country Description
Apphia Great Britain War of the First Coalition : The ship was captured and sunk off the coast of Ireland by the French . She was ona voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Bristol , Gloucestershire
Bueno Elenna Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Falmouth , Cornwall to London
Chance Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Hull to Leith , Lothian
Charlotte flag unknown The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to Barcelona , Spain . Her crew were rescued
Daniel Great Britain The ship was lost near Castlehaven , County Cork , Ireland . She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool , Lancashire
Elizabeth Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Cork , Ireland to Ramsgate and London
Falmouth Great Britain War of the First Coalition : The ship was captured in the English Channel by the privateers Ferret and Unitie ( both France ) . She was subsequently lost off Dunkerque , Nord , France Falmouth was on a voyage from Cork to London
Iris Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank , in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool
Julie Denmark The ship was lost on Texel , Batavian Republic . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix
Maria Christiana Portugal The ship was lost near Kinsale , County Cork , Ireland . She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool
Peggy Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Whitehaven , Cumberland
Tristram Great Britain War of the First Coalition : The ship was captured by the French and was scuttled in Galway Bay . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole , Dorset
William Ireland The ship was lost at Workington , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica . William later came ashore on the Galloway coast
The list of shipwrecks in 1797 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1797.