# List of shipwrecks in 1784

The List of shipwrecks in 1784 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1784.
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## January
### 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Liverpool | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jennet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal, to Hull, Yorkshire. |

### 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorothea Wilhelmina | Stettin | The ship departed from Cork, Ireland for Bourdeaux, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Bruges | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was lost off the Island of Princess. Two hundred and ninety-one slaves were rescued. |

### 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Saetia Mazzed | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llangennith, Glamorgan, Great Britain. |

### 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| El Cazador | Spain | The Brig-of-War departed from Veracruz, New Spain for New Orleans, Louisiana. She subsequently foundered in the Gulf of Mexico 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of New Orleans with the loss of all hands. |

### 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Het Success van Brussel | France | The brig struck a sandbank off Chichester, Sussex, Great Britain and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Dunkerque. |

### 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camel | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Greenock, Renfrewshire and London. |
| Earl Cornwallis | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rocken End, Isle of Wight. |
| Friends Assistance | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to London. |
| Sophia | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Alnmouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France, to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Leith, Lothian. |

### 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rondenella | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The polacca sank at Gibraltar. |
| Senora del Rosarioa | Republic of Ragusa | The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Phillip, Gibraltar. |

### 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| St Joseph de Animas | Spain | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Minehead, Somerset, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain to Bilboa. |

### 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked west of Berry Head, Devon. There was one survivor of her passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

### 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued by a Danish ship. She was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain. |

### 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| William and James | Ireland | The ship foundered in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Dublin. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventurer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland, to London. |
| Carolina | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to London. |
| Charles | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Eymouth Bar. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Exeter, Devon. |
| Coalition | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holm, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Commerce | Great Britain | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Liverpool. |
| Dorset | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tangas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Fortitude | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 2 leagues from Campveer, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Campveer |
| Friendship | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Northumberland, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Hamburg Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. Hamburg Merchant was later refloated. |
| Hopewell | Great Britain | The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice in the James River, Virginia, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia for repairs. |
| London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Carnarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. |
| Mary and Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was sunk by ice in the James River. |
| Priscilla | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. |
| Providence | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Londonderry. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Londonderry. |
| Reginall | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank. She was on a voyage from Africa to Cork, Ireland and Liverpool. |
| Thomas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Abergally, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship departed from Youghall, County Cork, Ireland for Southampton in mid-January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Vrow Geloof | Dutch Republic | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amsterdam. Vrow Geloof was refloated. |

## February
### 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Volunteer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |

### 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lord Donegal | Ireland | The ship ran aground off Bermuda and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to Virginia, United States. |

### 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | France | The ship was lost at Savanna with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Montagne to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. |

### 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jupiter | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Filey Bay. |

### 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Independence | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight, Great Britain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the United States to London, Great Britain. |

### 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catharine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Findhorn, Morayshire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to the Moray Firth. |
| Jean Maria | France | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (27°24′N 58°36′W﻿ / ﻿27.400°N 58.600°W﻿ / 27.400; -58.600).. Her 45 crew were rescued by HMS Duc de Chartres ( Royal Navy). Jean Marie was on a voyage from Cap François, Saint Domingo, to Boudeaux. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth & Mary | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Cork. She was later refloated and taken in to Calais. |
| Fortuna | Hamburg | The ship was lost in the Elbe with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain, to Hamburg. |
| General Greene | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Hartley | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juno | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked on the Isle of Wight. |
| London Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic, to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Broadstairs, Kent. |
| Lord Campden | Great Britain | The ship foundered in Dublin Bay. |
| Orange | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Irish coast. Her crew were rescued. |
| True Flemisher | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered off St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Two Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. |

## March
### 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Françoise Josephine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all on board, including opera singer Ann Cargill and her baby. |

### 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Jordains. She was on a voyage from Africa and Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

### 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship departed from Milford, Pembrokeshire for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. |

### 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from London to the Isle of Man. |
| Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Guadalquivir. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cádiz, Spain. |

### 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| La Prudente | France | The ship foundered north of the Île de Batz. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Bourdeaux. |

### 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nancy | Ireland | The ship was lost near Ferrol, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to the West Indies. |

### 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Robert and Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from London to Lancaster, Lancashire. |

### 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Magilligan, County Londonderry. She was on a voyage from "Drunthem" to Newry, County Antrim. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | Great Britain | The whaler was wrecked on the Lemon and Oars sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Marianne ( Great Britain). Achilles was on a voyage from London to Greenland. |
| Betsey's Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Tingmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Plymouth, Devon. |
| James | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire off Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. |
| Liberty | United States | The ship foundered off the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Londonderry, Ireland and Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain. |
| London | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Matilda | Great Britain | The ship struck the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent and sank. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Tobin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Nevis. |
| Tom | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, to London. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Taranto. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to Gallipoly, Ottoman Empire. |
| Violet | Great Britain | The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Alnmouth, Northumberland, to London. |
| Weazel | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Crookhaven, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Tortola to Liverpool. |

## April
### 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nelly | Ireland | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, to Virginia, United States. |

### 13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Elsinore, Denmark. |

### 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| David | Great Britain | The ship was lost at New Providence, New Jersey, United States. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland. |
| Dorothy | Great Britain | The ship was lost at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Houghton | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. |
| Maria | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Peggy's | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship departed from Jamaica for Cork, Ireland and Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Prince William | Hamburg | The ship struck rocks in the Tagus and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Hamburg. |
| Priscilla | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. |
| Roche | Ireland | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Portuguese vessel. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Kinsale, County Cork. |
| Saville | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Welch Hook, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated on 15 April and taken in to Bristol. |
| Tyson | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London. |

## May
### 9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Crocodile | Royal Navy | HMS Crocodile The Porcupine-class post ship ran aground and was wrecked at Prawle Point, Devon. Her 170 crew were rescued. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tom | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the Isle of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dantzick. |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Strangford, County Antrim and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzick. |

## June
### 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Laugharne Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Swansey, Glamorgan. |

### 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States, to London. |

### 21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Joseph | Great Britain | The ship struck the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay, and sank. She was on a voyage from Angola to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Urville, France. She was on a voyage from Cette, France, to Alderney, Channel Islands. |
| Castle | Great Britain | The ship sank on the New Sand, in the River Humber. She was later refloated and take in to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Diana | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rochford, Essex. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Gibraltar and Málaga, Spain. |
| Hazard | Great Britain | The ship sank in the River Towy. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Venice. |
| Heart of Oak | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Domesnes Reef, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Riga, Russia. |
| Margaretha | Dantzick | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to London, Great Britain. |
| Stockholm Posten | Sweden | The ship foundered in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Genoa. |

## July
### 8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Race Horse | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Milford, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen Race Horse was refloated and taken in to Padstow. |

### 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lucy | Great Britain | The ship foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Nancy ( Great Britain). Lucy was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain, to London. |

### 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hannah | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel, Prussia. |

### 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Le Cameiraine | France | The ship foundered off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette to Guernsey, Channel Islands. |

### 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| HMS Antelope | Royal Navy | The brig sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Atlantic | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Bell | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Craigburn | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Daphne | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Dolphin | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| HMS Duke of Rutland | Royal Navy | The brig sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Endeavour | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Esther | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated. |
| Fly | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Fox | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Grand Folie | France | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| James | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Jott | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Kingston | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| La Bische | Spain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Ledman and Juno | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Marianne | Spain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Mary's | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Savannah-La-Mar, Jamaica. She was refloated on 6 August. |
| Patty | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Portland Planter | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at the mouth of the Plantain Garden River, Jamaica. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Regulator | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Savanna le Mar | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Souverain | Spain | The brig sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Spencer | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| St. Croix Packet | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Success | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Surprize | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Tarter | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Thompson | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Three Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. She was later refloated. |
| Two Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Union | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |
| Viper | Great Britain | The ship sank in a hurricane at Jamaica. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lady Greene | Great Britain | The ship departed from Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Dutch Republic to Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost on "Robsnout". Jutland. |
| San Buona Ventura | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Lyon. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Livorno. |
| William & Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Ardmalin, County Donegal, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to the Clyde. |

## August
### 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cronstadt | Imperial Russian Navy | The galiot was wrecked at Cape Perespe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hogland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atkinson | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Cardigan | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Cardigan. |
| Dolly | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Hartland Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Wadebridge, Cornwall, to Neath, Glamorgan. |
| John & Margaret | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bourdeaux, France, to Limerick. |
| L'Escalon | France | The ship was driven ashore at Alderney, Channel Islands. |
| Le Pelerin | France | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, Great Britain. |
| Leviathan | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. |
| Mars | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Workington. |
| Westmorland | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Wingoe". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. |

## September
### 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brothers Goodwill | Great Britain | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Tariffe, Spain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Gibraltar and Málaga, Spain. |

### 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ceres | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°25′N 10°39′W﻿ / ﻿46.417°N 10.650°W﻿ / 46.417; -10.650). She was on a voyage from Guernsey to the West Indies. |

### 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Orian | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Stockholm. |

### 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

### 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unity | Great Britain | The ship departed from Wick, Caithness for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duke | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. |
| Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to London. |
| Kent | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Memel, Prussia. |
| Stokesby | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at "Earth Holm". |

## October
### 5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Master Thomas | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. |

### 27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | Great Britain | The sloop was wrecked at Alderney, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The brig was wrecked at Bermuda in mid-October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Cork, Ireland. |
| Delight | Great Britain | The ship was lost near "Wingo" with the loss of all but four of her crew. |
| Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the North Head Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Caen, France. |
| Experiment | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Cádiz Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Málaga, Spain. |
| Johanna Louisa | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. |
| Neptunus | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Stockholm. |
| Trident | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
| Triumph | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Christiansand, Norway. |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Dunbar, Lothian. |

## November
### 8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Prince Carl | Danish Asiatic Company | The frigate ran aground in the Vlie and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies. |

### 9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pennsylvania Paquet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (34°37′N 67°15′W﻿ / ﻿34.617°N 67.250°W﻿ / 34.617; -67.250). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |

### 11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Breslaw | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Boulogne, France with the loss of about 110 of her 130 crew. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Dutch East Indies, to Middelburg. |
| Three Friends | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. |

## 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nelly and Isabel | Great Britain | The ship wrecked off Hornbæk, Denmark. The captain was rescued by eight local fishermen. The event is commemorated by a memorial anchor on the harbourfront. |

### 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Prince William | Great Britain | The ship sank at Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Cork. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clapham | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to London. |
| Crowe | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. |
| Fancy | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off The Lizard, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain, to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Flora | Great Britain | The collier was wrecked on the Herd Sand. |
| Freedom | Great Britain | The collier was wrecked on the Herd Sand. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Pool, Dorset and Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship departed from Jamaica for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Hirsch | Denmark | The brigantine was wrecked at Grange Chine, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Hamburg. |
| John & Jane | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain, to London. |
| John & Jane | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Casquets, off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal, to Exeter, Devon. |
| La Ville de Bruxelles | Dutch Republic | The ship foundered in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France, to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Maria | Great Britain | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tingmouth. |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on Coll, Scotland. She was on a voyage from "Drunton" to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Planter Clubb | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Elsinore. |
| Prince William | Great Britain | The ship sank at Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Cork. |
| St. Austine | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sussex, Great Britain. |
| True Briton | Great Britain | The ship ran aground at Tingmouth and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tingmouth. True Briton was refloated after three days. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Noose. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland, to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. |
| Wheel of Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. |

## December
### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concorde | France | The ship departed from Saint Domingo for Dunkerque. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

### 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dromedary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Boulogne, France with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent, to Bourdeaux, France. |
| Golston | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 13 January 1785 and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire for repairs. |
| John | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomas and Alice | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |

### 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Mandal, Norway and severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to London. Friendship was later refloated and taken in to "Clove" for repairs. |

### 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Broderick | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields, County Durham. |
| Brothers | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near "Cockle Island". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
| Charles and Jane | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Delight | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Ellis and Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Fame | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Good-Intent | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Iris | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Isabella | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore south of South Shields. Her crew survived. |
| Jewert | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore south of South Shields. |
| Joseph | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore south of South Shields. |
| Judith and Jane | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Leighton | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Newcastle | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore south of South Shields. |
| Northumberland | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Pallas | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore south of South Shields. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Prudence | Great Britain | The ship struck the pier at Whitby and was severely damaged. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Spring | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |
| Tay | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham, She was on a voyage from London to Perth and Dundee, Perthshire. |
| Venus | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore north of South Shields. |

### 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| President | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Cowes and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |

### 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Wilson | Great Britain | The ship struck a rock at Waterford, Ireland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Liverpool, Lancashire. Wilson was later taken in to the River Suir. |

### 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was run into by Adventure ( Great Britain) and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Andrew Heylmand Punaw | Dutch Republic | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Amsterdam. |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Brest, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a French brig. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States, to London. |
| Argo | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skagen, Denmark. with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Baltick Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Norway to London. She was refloated in January 1785 and resumed her voyage. |
| Catharine | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at "Sleeden Point". |
| Conqueror | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Eliza | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Enterprize | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer. She was on a voyage from Memel to London. |
| Expedition | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore in Rattray Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Newry, County Antrim. She was later refloated and taken in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. |
| Experiment | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Dartmouth ( Great Britain). |
| Hamburg Merchant | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to the Straits of Gibraltar. |
| Hansa | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Dutch Republic with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. |
| Hartwig | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam. |
| Hazard | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Provence. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Genoa. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Memel. |
| Liberty | Great Britain | The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Betsey ( Great Britain). Liberty was on a voyage from Memel to London. |
| Mary | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States, to Londonderry. |
| Mary Gedruth | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Lübeck 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) from Travemünde. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Lübeck. |
| Mersey | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Museew | Dantzick | The ship was wrecked on Stever Island, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire, Great Britain. |
| Neptune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Memel. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the Rosses, Ireland with the loss of her captain. |
| Queen | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Memel. |
| Susanna | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Wicklow, Ireland. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Winlatory | Great Britain | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated after several days. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1784 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Africa | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship sank at Saint Vincent. Her slaves were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. |
| America | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Charleston. |
| Ann | Great Britain | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Bermuda Packet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lord Hood ( Great Britain). Bermuda Packet was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Newfoundland, British America. |
| Betsey | United States | The ship was lost near Cape Fear, North Carolina, United States before 27 April. She was on a voyage from Charleston to North Carolina and Antigua. |
| Charming Nancy | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape May, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to the West Indies. |
| Champion | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Bonny, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Africa. |
| Cox | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Assateague Island, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Philadelphia. |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States. |
| Euphrates | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off the east coast of Barbadoes. |
| Fanciculetta | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Tobago to an American port. |
| Friendship | Ireland | The ship's crew mutinied and deliberately ran the ship ashore at Cap-François, Saint Domingue, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Philadelphia. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Doe ( Great Britain). Friendship was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London. |
| Good Intent | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hermoine Packet | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British America. |
| Hope | Ireland | The ship was lost at Antigua. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to the Leeward Islands. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The sloop capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Industry | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Curaçao. |
| James | Great Britain | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool. |
| John Frederick | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the American coast. |
| Julius Cæsar | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to New England, United States. |
| Juno | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the Musquito Shore. |
| Lady Clausen | Great Britain | African slave trade: The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Cuba. Her slaves were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Havana, Cuba. |
| Lucy | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Venice. She was on a voyage from London to Venice. |
| Major | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Bengal, India. |
| Mary Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Mastborough | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, Rhode Island, United States and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to New York. |
| Molly | Jersey | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Newfoundland. |
| North-Briton | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New York. |
| Peace | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Hog Island, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia. |
| Pilgrim | United States | The schooner was lost at Ocracock, North Carolina before 7 April. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Antigua |
| Pulvérisateur | French Navy | The fireship was wrecked. |
| Ranger | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Tortola before 10 September. |
| Resolution | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Newbury Port, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to New England, United States. |
| Richard | United States | The ship was lost off Sandy Hook, New Jersey before 9 March. |
| San Francisco de Paula | Spanish Navy | The 74 gun ship-of-the-line was destroyed by fire at "Carraca". |
| Santo Antonio | Portugal | The ship sank in the River Ganges, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Bengal. |
| St. George | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Bay of Fundy with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Penobscot, Maine, United States. |
| Suffolk | Great Britain | The ship sank at Charleston. She was on a voyage from Charleston to London. |
| Swift | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Charleston. She was on a voyage from Saint Augustine, Florida, New Spain to Charleston. |
| Three Crowns | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Three Sisters | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the East Indies to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Twillingate | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Fogo, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland. |
| Two Friends | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Maryland, United States, to London. |
| Whitby Warrior | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Albaco Island. She was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida, British America to St. Mark's. |