# List of shipwrecks in 1785

The List of shipwrecks in 1785 includes some ship sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1785.
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## January
### 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Thomas and Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Majorca, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |

### 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Juffrow Anna Louisa | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight., Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Pirna. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mountbatten, Devon. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight to Dublin, Ireland. |

### 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| General Elliot | Great Britain | The ship, which had been damaged in a gale on 1 January, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Grantham ( Great Britain). General Elliot was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Oporto, Portugal. |

### 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Woohlfaart | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |

### 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nostra Señora Del Carmen | Republic of Ragusa | The polacre was wrecked on the Diamond Rock, off Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Lisbon. |

### 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (36°44′N 40°00′W﻿ / ﻿36.733°N 40.000°W﻿ / 36.733; -40.000). Four survivors were rescued by Canefeild ( Great Britain). Union was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |

### 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Apollo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Charlotte | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off Villa Viciosa, Spain. |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and consequently foundered in St. Helen's Gap. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| Austin | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. |
| Betsy | Great Britain | The ship ran aground at Aveiro, Portugal and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Aveiro. |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice in the Delaware River, United States. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Aberdeen. Fortune was towed in to Harwich, Essex still on her side and crewless. |
| Hector | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon. |
| Nelly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. |
| Stokestown | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Flat Holm, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford, Ireland. |
| Venturoso | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Bruges, Dutch Republic. |

## February
### 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Whitby. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Whitby. Endeavour was later refloated. |

### 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Longsplice | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex by HMS Echo and HMS Wasp (both Royal Navy) whilst engaged in smuggling. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent by HMS Wasp. |

### 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ocean | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough. |

### 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Donets | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was beached near Yalata. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kertch to Sevastopol. She broke up the next day. |

### 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tabitha | Bremen | The ship was wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abby | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost at L'Orient, France. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London. |
| Glatney | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey. |
| Glory | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon. |
| Isabella & Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Fisherrow, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Liverpool. |
| Jenny | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Oporto, Portugal. |
| John & Betty | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a Venetian ship. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. |
| Nossa Senhora da luz | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool. |
| Tannen Baum | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, Great Britain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Leith, Lothian, Great Britain. |
| Three Friends | United States | The ship was driven ashore on São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York to São Miguel. |
| Woolton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. |

## March
### 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Industry | France | The ship foundered during a voyage from Catalonia, Spain to Calais. Her crew were rescued by an English vessel. |

### 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Les Amies | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to L'Orient. |
| St. Antonio de Padua | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vinaròs to Cádiz. |
| St. Francisco de Asis | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Cádiz. |
| Vreihend | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, France to Lübeck. |

### 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. |
| John and Henry | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Oporto, Portugal with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Jonge Gesina | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Nantz, France to Bruges. |
| Joss | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Scotland to Nantz. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Limerick, Ireland. |
| Robert and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London. |
| Triton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Fayal, Azores. |

## April
### 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peggy and Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Lossiemouth, Morayshire. |

### 10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hinchinbrooke | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India. Her crew were rescued. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and James | Great Britain | The ship sank at Gibraltar. |
| Maria Luisa | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Memel. |
| Three Brothers | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on Islay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Norway. |
| Watson | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzick. |
| William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Chapman Head, Kent, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |

## May
### 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brederode | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost near Cape Agulhas, Africa with the loss of twelve of her 92 crew. She was on a voyage from China to Amsterdam. |

### 24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Iasi | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked with the loss of seven of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Yenikale to Taganrog. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amiable Rose | France | The ship was lost at Dunkerque. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinico to Dunkerque. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship lost on the coast of Calabria. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire and Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice at Memel, Prussia. |
| La Charlotte | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Genoa and Livorno. |

## June
### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marine | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Mount's Bay. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Waterford, Ireland and Newfoundland, British America. |

## July
### 3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Constantia | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kingkiobing" with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Riga, Russia. |

### 8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Esther | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the Humber and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Whitby, Yorkshire. |

### 9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Patuxant or Potomack | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. Her crew were rescued by a French brig and a Dutch ship. Thos on board the French vessel were transferred to Hampshire ( Great Britain). |

### 23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Copernicus | Denmark | The ship ran aground in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Copenhagen. |

### 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Golden Angle | Dutch Republic | The ship sank at anchor off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France to Vlissingen. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bons Amis | France | The ship was lost near Genoa. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Genoa and Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Charming Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on "Ivica". She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Livorno. |
| Charming Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Empress | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Samuel | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool. |
| St. Cuthbert | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to the West Indies. |
| Swarte Orn | Swedish East India Company | The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Landskrona. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Stockholm. |

## August
### 25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cornwallis | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Neava Bay, Hispaniola during a hurricane and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Puerto Rico. |
| Henrick | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Havre de Grâce, France. |

### 26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Amity's Production | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Constantine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Thatch Island, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated undamaged. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Castle Fort, Jamaica. |
| Fame | Great Britain | Captain Moyes's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Fame | Great Britain | Captain Roblin's ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Favourite | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| General Campbell | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Henry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Holland | Great Britain | Caprain Erman's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Holland | Great Britain | Captain Howes's ship was lost in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Hornet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bull Bay, Jamaica. |
| Jamaica | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Annato Bay, Jamaica. |
| John and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Annato Bay. |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Molly | Great Britain | The Guineaman was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Philadelphia | United States | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Rover | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Bush Quay, Jamaica. |
| Sally | Great Britain | Captain Patterson's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Sally | Great Britain | Captain Reid's ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Savile | Great Britain | The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Swallow | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Maria, Jamaica. |
| Swallow Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Swift | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Triton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated undamaged. |
| Washington | United States | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to London. She returned to St. Ubes but was destroyed. |
| Barbara Maria | Denmark | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was found by some Swedish fishermen and beached at Marstrand, Sweden. Barbara Maria was on a voyage from Dantzick to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Betsey and Polly | Great Britain | The ship sailed from a port in Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Jeune Dragon | France) | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Honfleur to Morlaix. |
| Leverpool | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Worms Head, Glamorgan with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Standlinch | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

## September
### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Faithful Steward | Ireland | While on a voyage from Londonderry, Ireland, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 249 passengers and a crew of 13 aboard, the ship ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean about 100 yards (91 meters) off the coast of Delaware near the Indian River Inlet, about 4 leagues (12 nautical miles; 22 km) south of Cape Henlopen, during a intense squall. The ship broke up on 2 September with the loss of around 200 lives, including 181 passengers. Fewer than 70 people survived. |

### 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Robert | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Antigua to London. |
| Rosalie | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by London ( Great Britain). Rosalie was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Granville, France. |

### 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorothea Charlotta | Lübeck | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Bourdeaux, France. |

### 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Batchelor ( Great Britain). Amelia was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Elsinore, Denmark. |

### 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |

### 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Málaga, Spain. |
| Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) west north west of Orfordness, Suffolk. All on board were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Ottrington and Prospect (both Great Britain). Alexander was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to a Baltic port. |
| Bella Rachel | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore near Blankenberge, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Ostend, Dutch Republic. |
| Christian | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Memel, Prussia. |
| Columbus | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Constantine | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Constant Trader | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Saint Petersburg. |
| Fame | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in The Burlings, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Fame was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Fame | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic and Rouen, France. Fortune was later refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent. |
| Gainford | Great Britain | The ship was lost south of Cronstadt. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg. |
| Hazard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Africa. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven out of New Providence, New Jersey, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship ran aground of the Shaw Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from . |
| Nesbit | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London. |
| Stralsund | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Stockholm. |

## October
### 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Le Ferm | France | The ship was struck by lightning and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of the 38 passengers and crew on board. |

### 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Den Vlieger | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London, Great Britain. |
| Stadt Aurick | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Ostend. She was on a voyage from Middelburg to London. |

### 24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at New Providence, Bahamas. |

### 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sea Venture | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated but was driven ashore a second time and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. Sea Venture was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |

### 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mayflower | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Great Britain). Her crew were rescued. |

### 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship struck the Marsden Rock and sank at Marsden, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. |

### 31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| True Anna | Swedish Pomerania | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 12 leagues west of "Roeshead". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Stettin. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Ballentoy". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
| Britannia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. Four survivors were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London. |
| Dover Trader | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Pernam, Serkholm". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Terschelling, Dutch Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| General Carlton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London. |
| George | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, France. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Rochefort, France. |
| Heart of Oak | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Norway. |
| John & Joseph | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Le Firme | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 18 October by Commerce ( Great Britain). |
| London | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London. |
| Prince William Henry | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Nith and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dumfries. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. |
| Publica Fides | Sweden | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland. |

## November
### 4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Union | France | The ship was destroyed by fire at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |

### 5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Elsinore, Denmark and Libava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Kirkcaldy. |
| Jong Rudolph | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Memel to Delfzijl. |
| Little Bair | Norway | The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Bergen, Norway |
| Prince Carle | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Sophia Magdalena | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Karlshamn to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Speculation | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Varberg. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Drøbak, Norway. |
| Thesmar | Sweden | The brig was wrecked at Varberg. |

### 24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Joyce | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Peggy | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (32°25′N 63°37′W﻿ / ﻿32.417°N 63.617°W﻿ / 32.417; -63.617). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to New York, United States. |

### 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | United States | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (27°10′N 68°40′W﻿ / ﻿27.167°N 68.667°W﻿ / 27.167; -68.667). Her crew were rescued by the schooner James ( Great Britain). |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock and sank in Cádiz Bay. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Batchelor | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. |
| Ceres | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Boston to London. |
| Felix | Russia | The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Cádiz. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Wingo. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of France. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Faro, Portugal whilst evading an Algerine cruiser. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cádiz. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London. |
| Jane | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Gotland, Sweden. |
| John & Betty | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in Dunfanahy Bay, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leith. |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Memel, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz, Portugal. |
| Sandwich | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Oporto. |
| Sisters | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the Norwegian coast with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg. |
| William Henry | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Venice. |

## December
### 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charming Molly | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued three days later by the brig Basil ( Great Britain). |

### 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Lap Sand, off Elsinore, Denmark. She was refloated on 17 December. |
| Montagu | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by an explosion at Diamond Point, Bengal, India. |

### 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harmony | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames by a collier. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. |

### 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was lost near St. Ives, Cornwall with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |

### 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Reserve | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |

### 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Devil's Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon. |

### 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| George | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Sand Hale, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Faro, Portugal. |
| Sans Souce | Dantzick | The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dantzick. |

### 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hubbert | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Huelva, Spain. There were seven survivors She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain. |
| St. Anna St. Christo | Portugal | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mercury ( Great Britain). St. Anna St. Christo was on a voyage from Brazil to Lisbon. |
| Tom | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz, Portugal. |
| Warrior | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's Island, British America to Cádiz. |

### 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Biddy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and was wrecked. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Waterford, Ireland with the loss of a crew member. |
| Esperança | Portugal | The ship was lost 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Calais, France/ She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon. |
| Fortitude | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Lofthouse, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London. |
| Friends Advance | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bilboa, Spain. |
| Generous Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to North Shields, County Durham. |
| Harriot | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Calais. Her crew were rescued. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off Galloway with the loss of eight lives. |
| Jenny | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Woodside, Cheshire. |
| John & Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near North Shields. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London. John & Mary was refloated and taken in to North Shields. |
| Jonge Catharina | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, France to Rotterdam. |
| Lady's Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore crewless at Ventava, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Magdalena | Great Britain | The ship departed from a port in Norway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. Magdalena was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to L'Orient, France. |
| Morning Star | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to that port. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked in the North Sea off Dunbar, Lothian. |
| Pro Patria | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Bank. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Hamoaze. |
| Resolution | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Ostend. Resolution was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Sara Adelgunda | Dantzick | The ship was lost near Calais. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. |
| Struan | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Middle Ground, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to London. |
| Tom | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Dungeness. Kent. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| True Briton | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Sand Hammer, off the coast of Sweden with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Vrienden Wensh | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1785 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ally | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship capsized at New Calabar with 139 slaves on board. |
| Apollo | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. |
| Assistance | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Black River, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Musquito Shore to London. |
| Beaver | Great Britain | The whaler foundered off Greenland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Savannah, Georgia, and Barbadoes. |
| Betsey | United States | The ship was lost at Saint Kitts. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Kitts. |
| Cato | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Virginia, United States. |
| Coleman | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland, British America. |
| Dart | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship capsized in a squall south of Cayenne, French Guiana. She was carrying 140 slaves, but only five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was lost at George Town, South Carolina, United States. She was bound for London. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the coast of Loango, Africa. |
| Fame | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Africa. |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued and landed at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the West Indies. Her crew were rescued by Kitty ( Great Britain) |
| Friendly Adventure | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Friendly Adventure | Great Britain | The whaler foundered off Greenland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Friendship | Ireland | The ship was lost at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dublin. |
| George | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Virginia. |
| Gibson | Great Britain | The whaler was lost off the coast of Brazil with some loss of life. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | African slave trade The ship was plundered by her slaves at "Goboon" and was then burnt. Her captain was the only survivor. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
| Grange | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Virginia. |
| Henry | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. |
| Hero | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the James River, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Virginia to London. |
| Honduras | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°30′N 26°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.500°N 26.000°W﻿ / 48.500; -26.000). Her crew were rescued by the brig Jenny ( Great Britain). |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Virginia. |
| Jesmond | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Virginia. |
| John | Great Britain | The ship ran aground off John's Point, Jamaica and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Kelly | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Greenland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Kingston | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Jamaica. |
| Lion | Great Britain | The whaler foundered off Greenland. |
| Lord Charlemont | Ireland | The ship sank in the Nanticoke River, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryland. |
| Lord Middleton | Great Britain | The ship was lost at St. John's, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Marquis de Castries | France | The ship was lost in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Cap François, Saint-Domingue to Bourdeaux. |
| Nostra Señora del Rosario | Spain | The ship foundered off New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to New York. |
| Peggy | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Par Town, New Brunswick, British America. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Savannah, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Savannah to London. |
| Port Maria | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Jardines. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| President | Great Britain | The ship was lost between Cape Breton Island and St. John's Island, British America. |
| Prince of Wales | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Halifax to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Little Joe( Great Britain). Providence was on a voyage from Charleston to London. |
| Quebec | Great Britain | The ship was lost on "Bannaco Island". She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol. |
| Rodney | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Samphire Reefs, off the coast of New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from East Florida to Jamaica. |
| Rose | United States | The ship was wrecked at Round Rock, Barbadoes. |
| Ross | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Boston Bay, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to New York. |
| Savanna | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Orleans, Louisiana, New France. |
| Spooner | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Saint Kitts. |
| St. Louis | France | The ship was lost on the coast of the United States. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Philadelphia. |
| Sv. Evpl | Russian Empire | The vessel was lost in Pankov Harbor (52°04′N 173°30′W﻿ / ﻿52.067°N 173.500°W﻿ / 52.067; -173.500﻿ (Pankov Harbor)) on the Bering Sea coast of Amlia in the eastern Andreanof Islands in the western Catherine Archipelago. Her crew survived. |
| Swift | Great Britain | The ship was lost near the Cameroons, Africa. |
| Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Saint Kitts. |
| Thompson | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Georgia to Amsterdam. |