# List of shipwrecks in 1779

The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.
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## January
### 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Curwen | Ireland | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. Presumed to have subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The privateer struck rocks at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew survived. |
| Lydia | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheepland, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bersham | Great Britain | The ship was captured and subsequently lost. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Duc de Chatelet | France | The ship exploded in the Loire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nantz to Saint Domingo. |
| Henry | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in Dungarvan Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Madeira. |
| L'Esperance en Dieu | France | The ship was captured by the privateer Surprize ( Guernsey). She was subsequently lost near Waterford, Ireland. L'Esperance en Dieu was on a voyage from Bourdeaux to Martinico. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Nancy | Ireland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newry, County Antrim. |

## February
### 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | Great Britain | The privateer foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. |

### 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Roland | French Navy | The Artésien-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Brest. |
| Zéphyr | French Navy | The frigate was destroyed by fire at Brest. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ancona Paquet | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cane, near Tunis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. |
| Jesse | Great Britain | The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork, Ireland and Antigua. |
| Polly | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## March
### 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vesevolod | Imperial Russian Navy | The Slava Rossii-class ship of the line was destroyed by fire at Reval. |

### 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Defense | Connecticut State Navy | The warship, a brig, ran aground on the Bartlett Reef, off Waterford, Connecticut and was wrecked whilst evading Royal Navy vessels. |

### 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Francis | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven ashore in Chele Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to London. |

### 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hawke | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg, Sweden. |

### 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Arethusa | Royal Navy | American Revolutionary War: The fifth rate frigate was wrecked on the south coast of Ouessant, France (48°27′04″N 5°04′04″W﻿ / ﻿48.45111°N 5.06778°W﻿ / 48.45111; -5.06778) whilst engaged in a battle with Aigrette ( French Navy). Her crew were rescued. |

### 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Molly" | United States | American Revolutionary War:The scow was captured by frigate HMS Delaware ( Royal Navy) 25 Leagues north of Cape Charles. Crew escapes when she went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. |

### 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Konstapelskaya | Imperial Russian Navy | The frigate caught fire and exploded at Kertch with the loss of twenty of her crew. |
| Tretyi | Imperial Russian Navy | The Tretyi-class frigate was destroyed by fire at Kertch. |

### 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Success" | | The sloop went ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. |

### 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dispatch | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin, Ireland. |

### 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Perseverance | Great Britain | The whaler was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenland. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edward & Lucy | Great Britain | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to America. |
| Fox | French Navy | The frigate ran aground off Pointe St. Jaques and was wrecked. |
| Renown | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the "Pile of Fowdry". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica. |

## April
### 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Tartar | Great Britain | The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel. |

### 8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dawn | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of seven of her eleven crew. |

### 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nossa Senhora da Vida, St. António St. Thomas | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

### 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Snapper | Great Britain | The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cork, Ireland. |

### 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Montague | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford. |

### 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mars | United States | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by the privateer Stag ( Jersey. She was sent in to Jersey but was lost going into port. |

### 29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Delight" | United Kingdom | American Revolutionary War:The brig went ashore at Pecks Beach, New Jersey near Cape May. Ship and crew captured by Militia. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Darnell | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. |
| Fortune | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Marseille, France to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. |
| Revenge | Great Britain | The ship, a letter of marque, was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. |
| St Magnus | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, Great Britain. |

## May
### 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charming Molly | Great Britain | The tender was destroyed by fire at Gosport, Hampshire. |

### 21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unknown | | American Revolutionary War:The 16 gun brig went ashore near Egg Harbor, New Jersey. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concord | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Jane & Ann | Great Britain | The ship was lost on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to Dantzick. |
| Lord Cardiff | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was captured and burnt by Solitaire ( French Navy). |
| Martha | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore east of Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Plymouth. |
| Old England | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The privateer was sunk by Surveillante ( French Navy) with the loss of 30 of her crew. |
| Sally | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval. |
| Señora Dama Luisa | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Ostend. |
| Snapper | Great Britain | The privateer was wrecked on the coast of Ireland. |
| Sturdy Beggar | United States | The privateer was captured on the 14th. She was subsequently wrecked on Islay, Scotland. All on board died. |
| Unknown | United States | American Revolutionary War:The ship went ashore at Egg Harbor, New Jersey while being pursued by privateer "General Pattison" ( United Kingdom). |
| William | Great Britain | The ship was lost on "Dunsness", near Riga, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Riga. |

## June
### 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Unknown" | Great Britain | American Revolution: The British supply ship blew up during a battle with US ships in the Stono River, South Carolina. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nancy | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War: The ship was sunk by the privateer General Arnold ( United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal. |

## July
### 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Woestduin | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman ran aground off Vlissingen and was wrecked. |

## August
### 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Defence" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer brig or brigantine was run aground at Bangor, New Ireland in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture, or scuttled in the harbor of Stockton Springs, Massachusetts/New Ireland. |
| "Hunter" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was run aground on the west shore of Penobscot Bay in a fight with Royal Navy ships and destroyed to prevent capture. |
| "Samuel" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The Ordinance transport ran aground in Penobscot Bay and was abandoned a day or more earlier. Later drifted off and was remanned and taken up river. She was run aground again and burned 2 miles south of Oak Point to prevent her capture by the British. She was destroyed when her cargo of gun powder exploded. |
| Unknown, unknown | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: Two transports ran aground in Penobscot Bay and were burned to prevent her capture by the British. |

### 16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Black Prince" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer ship was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. |
| USS Diligence | Continental Navy | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The brig was scuttled in the Penobscot River 2 miles below the falls at Bangor, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British. |
| "Hazzard" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture. |
| "Hector" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. |
| "Monmouth" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The vessel was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. She was destroyed when her gun powder exploded. |
| "Pidgeon" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The transport was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls, slightly below the mouth of Kenduskeag Stream, to prevent capture. |
| USS Providence | Continental Navy | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The sloop was scuttled in the Penobscot River to prevent her capture by the British. |
| Tyrannicide | Massachusetts State Navy | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The brig was set afire and destroyed at Bangor, New Ireland to prevent her being captured by the British. |
| Valentine | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost off Brecqhou, Channel Islands. |
| "Vengance" | United States | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition:The privateer was burned in the Penobscot River below the Falls to prevent capture. |
| USS Warren | Continental Navy | American Revolution: Penobscot expedition: The frigate was scuttled in the Penobscot River at Oak Point near the town of Winterport, Massachusetts/New Ireland to prevent her capture by the British. |

### 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Zurac Cat | Spain | The ship was lost near Bourdeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to San Sebastián. |

### 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The brigantine went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals. |
| Unknown | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The schooner went ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. Vessel is salvaged and refloated by locals. |

### 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Stafford | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was lost in the Bengal River, India. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Charming Sally" | United States | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. |
| Defence | United States | American Revolutionary War, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brigantine, was scuttled in the Penobscot River on 12 or 13 August to prevent her capture by the British. |
| "Hannah" | United States | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a schooner, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. |
| "Nancy" | United States | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a brig, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. |
| "Rover" | United States | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. |
| "Springbird" | United States | American Revolutionary War:, Penobscot expedition: The privateer, a sloop, was scuttled between the 14th and 16th to prevent capture. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral Barrington | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Nossa Senhora do Socorro | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Cape Hague, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, Great Britain. |

## September
### 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bellona | Great Britain | A privateer out of Exeter, the ship sank at Teignmouth, Devon with the loss of 39 lives. |

### 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mercury | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |

### 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | Great Britain | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was captured by Greyhound and Serpent (both French Navy) and burnt. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia. |

### 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Rose | Royal Navy | The Seaford-class post ship was scuttled at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| L'Amitie | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux. |
| HM Hired armed ship Savannah | Royal Navy | The ship was scuttled at Savannah. |

### 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Natalia | Imperial Russian Navy | The frigate ran aground off "Shkelenga Island" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to an English port. |

### 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USS Bonhomme Richard | Continental Navy | American Revolutionary War, Battle of Flamborough Head: The ship sank following an engagement with HMS Serapis ( Royal Navy) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire on 23 September. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Stafford | Great Britain | The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India. |

## October
### 6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Quebec | Royal Navy | HMS Quebec and Surveillante. Anglo-French War (1778–83), Action of 6 October 1779: The Niger-class frigate caught fire, exploded and sank during an engagement with Surveillante ( French Navy). Survivors were rescued by Surveillante, L'Expedition ( French Navy) and HMS Rambler ( Royal Navy). |

### 15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sukey | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

### 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Stag | Great Britain | The privateer ran aground in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. She was refloated in mid-November and taken in for repairs. |

### 30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sturdy Beggar | Great Britain | The privateer was driven ashore and wrecked at Faial Island, Azores with the loss of four of her crew. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Humber | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia. |
| Lovely Cruizer | Great Britain | The ship foundered in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to London. |
| May | Great Britain | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| St. Antonia | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Livorno to London. |
| Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost off Bognor, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## November
### 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Portsmouth | Great Britain | The privateer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 26°50′W﻿ / ﻿41.750°N 26.833°W﻿ / 41.750; -26.833). Her crew were rescued by Hector ( Guernsey). |

### 3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diligence | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. |

### 9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth and Bell | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Fanny | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Öland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire. |

### 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aktapom | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship was holed by ice and sank at the mouth of the Mius. Her crew survived. |
| William and Mary | Great Britain | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |

### 13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| York Union | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London. |

### 16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Valentine | British East India Company | The East Indiaman sailing from Shannon to London was wrecked on the Casquets, off Brecqhou, Channel Islands in a gale. Her crew were rescued. |

### 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Racehorse | Great Britain | The ship departed from New Providence, New Jersey, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

### 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Griffin | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Beaumaris, Anglesey with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. |
| Richard | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Beaumaris with the loss of 32 of the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies. |

### 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| London Paquet | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bess | Great Britain | The ship was lost in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian. |
| Briton | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Riga, Russia. |
| Elizabeth | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port. |
| Nossa Senhora da Assunção | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Oporto. |
| Prince of Prussia | Ireland | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Königsberg, Prussia. |
| Providence | Great Britain | The ship sank near the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin, Ireland. She was later refloated. Providence was on a voyage from Dublin to London. |
| Spitfire | Great Britain | The privateer foundered with the loss of all 120 crew. |
| St. Miguel e Almas | Portugal | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon. |
| Thetis | France | Anglo-French War (1778–83) The ship, a prize of Swallow ( Jersey), was attacked and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km) west south west of the Isles of Scilly, Great Britain by a privateer. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomas & Martha | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. |

## December
### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cato | Great Britain | The storeship ran aground on the Pausand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. |
| Fothergill | Great Britain | The ship was lost off the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Pool, Dorset. |

### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| George | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France. Eleven of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain. |

### 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry and Samuel | Great Britain | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Fairlee, Isle of Wight by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. |

### 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS North | Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of 170 lives. |
| St. Helena | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Halifax. |

### 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Boll | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States. |
| De Jeffrow Amelida | Dutch Republic | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. |
| Knotts-green | Great Britain | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of 21 of her crew. |
| Leonora | Great Britain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Penzance, Cornwall. |

### 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Crawford | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Catharine ( Great Britain). She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland. |
| John and Jane | Great Britain | The victualling ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Castlehaven. |

### 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bridgetown | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Barbadoes. Bridgetown was later refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent. |
| Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua. |
| Royall Clubb | Great Britain | The transport ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover. |

### 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| "Britannia" | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War:The privateer went ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Crew captured. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bellona | Great Britain | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe. |
| Betsey | Great Britain | The transport ship was wrecked near New York, United States. |
| Cheerful Cousin | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Bourdeaux, France. |
| HMS Duc de la Vauginon | Royal Navy | The cutter foundered in the North Sea in mid-December. |
| Edward | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
| Jaager | Dantzick | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dantzick to Waterford, Ireland. |
| Love and Unity | Great Britain | The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
| Minerva | Great Britain | The ship capsized in the River Avon at Hotwells, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. |
| Nossa Senhora de Conceicao | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Faro to London. |
| Nossa Senhora de Madre de Deus e Santo António | Portugal | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto. |
| Pallas | Great Britain | The privateer ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated on 13 December. |
| Pearl | | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. |
| Peggy | Ireland | The ship was lost on the "Islands of Ely". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Sacramento | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Plymouth and Topsham, Devon. |
| Porgey | Great Britain | The ship departed from Bermuda for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rossi | Great Britain | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for the Leeward Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Sally and Ann | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. |
| Unity | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Oporto. |

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1779 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War: The ship was burnt at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America by American privateers. |
| Aliance | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint-Domingo to Bourdeaux. |
| Amazon | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Andrei Pervozyanni I | Russian Empire | The vessel was lost during a voyage in the Catherine Archipelago from Attu Island to Amchitka. |
| Antigua Planter | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Belcour | Great Britain | American Revolutionary War The ship exploded and sank in an engagement with Minerve ( French Navy) with the loss of 22 of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America to Jamaica. |
| Betsey | United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to New York. |
| Bryans | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. |
| Cardinal de Bernis | France | The ship was lost near Puerto Rico. |
| Chance | Great Britain | The brig was run down and sunk by HMS Russell ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec, British America. |
| Christopher | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Rhode Island, United States. |
| Colpoys | Great Britain | The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York, United States. |
| Comet Paquet | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, British America to Jamaica. |
| Cumberland | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec. |
| Dorothy & Mary | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Eleanor | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. |
| Fly | Great Britain | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Friendship | Great Britain | The ship was lost at Jamaica. |
| HMS Glasgow | Royal Navy | The sixth rate post ship was destroyed by fire in Montego Bay, Jamaica. |
| Grampus | Great Britain | The storeship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Harlequin | Great Britain | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New York to London. |
| Harlequin | France | American Revolutionary War: The ship was captured by a frigate and two Men-of-War, but was lost going in to Jamaica. |
| Hope | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked at Richelieu, Quebec. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec. |
| Joyeaux | France | Anglo-French War (1778–83): The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Domingo by four privateers and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Saint-Domingo. |
| La Basseterre | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. |
| La Marseilles | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. |
| La Pauline | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. |
| Le Guerrier | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. |
| Le Victoire | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the French West Indies to France. |
| Lord Townsend | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at Jamaica. |
| Mary | Great Britain | The ship was capsized by a whirlwind off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York. |
| Mermaid | Great Britain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States with the loss of more than 102 lives. She was on a voyage from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, British America to New York. |
| Nancy | Great Britain | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. |
| Pickering | United States | American Revolutionary War: The 20-gun ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barbadoes in an engagement with HMS Aurora ( Royal Navy). |
| Pinson | Great Britain | The ship was wrecked on Labrador, British America. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork and Labrador. |
| Sarah and Rachel | Dutch Republic | The ship was lost near Antigua. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sint Eustatius. |
| Speedwell | Great Britain | The schooner was lost at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Manchioneal to the Bahamas. |
| St Joseph | Portugal | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Lisbon to Havre de Grâce, France. |
| HMS Supply | Royal Navy | The storeship was destroyed by fire at Saint Kitts. |
| Tom | Great Britain | The ship was destroyed by fire at St. George's, Grenada. |
| HMS Tortoise | Great Britain | The store ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portsmouth. |