List of shipwrecks in 1761
Ship Country Description
Aurora Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to the Isle of Man . She was later refloated
Barrington Great Britain The ship was holed and subsequently came ashore at New York , British America
Brothers Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Lisbon , Portugal
Diadem Great Britain The ship was captured by a privateer and was subsequently wrecked . She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Hull , Yorkshire
Elizabeth & Mary Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull
Félicité French Navy The fifth rate frigate was driven ashore on the Dutch coast by HMS Richmond ( Royal Navy ) with the loss of 100 of her 262 crew . She was then burnt
Fly Great Britain The cutter was driven ashore east of Dover , Kent . Her crew were rescued . She was later refloated and taken in to Dover
Goodhope Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blyth , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from London to Dysart , Fife
Griffin Great Britain The ship was lost in the Straits of Java . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from China to London
Happy Return Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast
Katherine Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Lisbon
King of Prussia Ireland The brig was driven ashore at Feathard , County Wexford . Her crew survived . She was on a voyage from St Sebastians to the Isle of Man and Dublin
Resolution Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque , France with the loss of all but one of her crew . The survivor was taken prisoner by the French . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Ancona , Papal States
Three Friends Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked whilst on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Barbadoes
The List of shipwrecks in 1761 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1761.