List of shipwrecks in the 17th century
The list of shipwrecks in the 17th century includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost between (and including) the years 1601 to 1700.
1601–1610
1601
- 20 July — Gift (
Kingdom of England): The East India Company vessel was abandoned in the Atlantic while on a voyage from Torbay to the Canaries.[1]
1606
- 18 August — Dom Duarte De Guerra (
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Portugal): The Portuguese Navy galleon was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado within the Strait of Malacca. The wreck was found in 1993 off the Bambeek Shoal.[2] - 18 August — Middelburg (
Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado off Port Dickson, Malay Peninsula. The wreck was found in 1993 off the Bambeek Shoal.[3] - 18 August — São Salvador ( Portugal): The Portuguese Navy frigate was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado within the Strait of Malacca. The wreck was found in 1993 off the Bambeek Shoal.[4]
- 18 or 22 August — Nassau ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado off Port Dickson, Malay Peninsula. The wreck was found in 1993 off the Bambeek Shoal.[5]
- unknown date — Nossa Senhora dos Mártires ( Portugal): Lost off the mouth of the River Tagus, near Lisbon. She was carrying peppercorns of black pepper (Piper nigrum), with some salvaged and all the crew of the nau saved.[6]
1607
- 20 July — Gelderland ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship was wrecked while leaving Vlissingen in a storm.[7]
1609
- 28 July — Sea Venture ( Kingdom of England): Having left England for the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the Sea Venture was blown off course and on seeing land was deliberately beached on St Catherine's Point, Bermuda. The one hundred and fifty crew and passengers became the first settlers on Bermuda.[8]
- 24 August — Good Hope ( Kingdom of England): The pinnace was wrecked on the coast of Gujarat, India. (Date is approximate).[9]
- 3 September — Ascension ( Kingdom of England): The crew of the East India Company vessel, abandoned ship when she ran aground on the Malacca Banks, in the Gulf of Khambhat. The crew reached Surat, Gujarat.[10]
1611–1620
1613
- 7 August — Brak ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace ran aground off Madagascar.[11]
- November — Tyger ( Dutch Republic): The ship was destroyed by fire in the Hudson River, North America.
- 1616
- 25 August — Kleine Aeolus ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinace ran aground off Engano, West Sumatra while en route for Batam from Coromandel.[12]
- unknown date — Unknown ship: Wrecked near Kynance Cove in Mount's Bay, Cornwall[13]
- unknown date — Unknown ship: Wrecked offshore of the Isles of Scilly.[14]
- 1616 or1617
- unknown date — Unknown ship: ( England): Equipped by Sir Walter Raleigh at his own expense, the ship sank in the Isles of Scilly during a gale, while outward bound to Guiana seeking gold.[15]
- 1617
- 17 July — Duyfken ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) 50 ton pinnace ran aground off Suratte, while en route from Bantam.[16]
- 19 July — Middelburg ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) owned frigate was lost off Suratte while on a journey from Bantam to Suratte.[17]
- unknown date — Supply ( Kingdom of England): The pinnace, belonging to the East India Company, was driven aground on the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly while homeward bound from Bantam to London. Men saved and goods salvaged, and she made a second voyage to Java in 1621 and was reported as laid up, there, in 1623.[15]
- 1619
- unknown date — Unnamed ship (
Spain): With a cargo of silver bullion, the San Lucar ship was wrecked near Polpear Cove on the Lizard peninsula.[18][19]
1621–1630
1622
- 5 September — Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario ( Spain): The sailing ship, along with seven others, out of a fleet of twenty-eight, was lost during a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, between Florida and Cuba. The ships, left Havana on 4 September, with gold for the Spanish treasury.[20][21]
- 5 September — Nuestra Senora de la Consolacion ( Spain): The galleon capsized during the same hurricane as, Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario.[22]
- 5 September — Nuestra Senora de los Reyes ( Spain): The slave ship sank near East Key, part of the Florida Keys in the Gulf of Mexico.[23]
- 6 September — Nuestra Senora de Atocha ( Spain): Out of Havana and carrying a valuable cargo of silver, gold and tobacco for Spain, two hundred and sixty people died when Atocha sank in deep water in the Gulf of Mexico.[21]
- 6 September — Santa Margarita (1622) ( Spain): One of eight ships that sank between Havana and Florida with a cargo of gold and silver.[24]
1623
- 19 July — Valk ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship, was lost off Formosa while in the service of the Kamer van Amsterdam.[25]
1625
- 5 July — Alkmaar ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship was lost off Texel.[26]
1627
- 28 November — Solen (
Sweden): The 38-gun galleon was scuttled by the crew during a battle off Danzig. In the 1970s the vessel was excavated by Polish archaeologists.[27]
1629
- 4 June — Batavia ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) vessel struck Morning Reef near Beacon Island, Western Australia on her maiden voyage from Texel for Batavia. Forty people drowned and over one hundred people died during a mutiny.[28]
- 24 August — L´estourneau: Capsized during a storm off Canso, Nova Scotia with the loss of fourteen people.[29]
1631–1640
1631
- 10 September — Vrede ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace ran aground and was wrecked, when her cables parted during a typhoon near Hirado, Japan. Four other ships, Arend, Heusden, Kemphaan and Parel also ran aground but were refloated.[30]
- 12 September — Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ( Portugal): The galleon sank in battle against the Dutch flagship Prins Willem, during the Battle of Albrolhos, near the islands of Abrolhos, off the Bahia coast, Brazil. This was the smallest of two Portuguese ships called Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres involved in the battle.[31]
- 12 September — Prins Willem ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) carrack and flagship of Admiral Peter was lost during the Battle of Albrolhos, near the islands of Abrolhos, off the Bahia coast, Brazil.[32]
- 12 September — Provincie Utrecht ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) carrack was lost during the Battle of Albrolhos, near the islands of Abrolhos, off the Bahia coast, Brazil.[33]
- 12 September — San Antonio ( Spain): The galleon sank during the Battle of Albrolhos, near the islands of Abrolhos, off the Bahia coast, Brazil.[34]
1632
- January— Unnamed cargo ship: Wrecked in Manor of Tintagel near Crackington, St Gennys, Cornwall with the loss of all lives. She was carrying fustick wood and tobacco.[35]
1634
- 24 July — Grotebroek ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship ran aground on a shoal in the Paracels, South China Sea.[36]
- 11 October — At Dagebüll, Netherlands ships were left stranded on the dike, and at Husum, Netherlands ships were washed on to the highway after a flood, known as the Burchardi flood.[37] Eight thousand to fifteen thousand people are estimated to have drowned.
1635
- February — A galleon ( Spain): Homeward bound from the Indies, the galleon was captured and looted by the Dutch. Putting into "Guavers Lake" (Gwavas Lake) off Newlyn she hit the Low Lee ledge. Attempts at salvage by the authorities were opposed by the inhabitants of Mousehole and Market Jew who raided the ship at night and took away "two hundred hides". A looted cannon from this ship was salvaged by the Greencastle in 1916 and for many years was in front of Penzance Library, before being stolen.[38]
1636
- 24 March — Gift of God (
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Kingdom of Scotland): Sailing ship of Kirkcaldy wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[15]
1641–1650
- 1641
- 23 September — Merchant Royal ( Kingdom of England): The Dartmouth based vessel foundered between Land's End, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.[39]
- Unknown date — Draak ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) vessel was wrecked under cliffs at Poulo Wai, Cambodja.
- Unknown date — Dragon ( Kingdom of England): The East Indiaman was lost 120 miles (190 km) off Ceylon.[40]
- 1642
- 7 July — Guise (
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France): Fell victim to one of her own fireships during the Battle of Barcelona.[41] - 7 July — Magdalena ( Spain): Burnt by enemy action during the Battle of Barcelona, catching fire when the Guise ( France) launched a fireship[42]
- 1643
- 7 July — Wijdenes ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace in the service of Kamer van Enkhuizen was attacked in the Dutch East Indies by local people and destroyed.[43]
- 1645
- July — John ( England): The Royalist vessel ran ashore after a skirmish with three Parliamentary ships.[15] She was the flagship of the pirate John Mucknell.
- 1646
- 1 August — Breskens ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost in a sea battle against the Spanish near the Bay of Tigaol, Strait of San Bernardino, Philippines.[44]
- 1 August — Visser ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) galjoot was lost in a sea battle against the Spanish in the Strait of San Bernardino, Philippines.[45]
- 1 August — Two Fire ships ( Dutch Republic): Lost in a sea battle against the Spanish in the Strait of San Bernardino, Philippines.[45]
- 1648
- 10 August — Brak ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) galjoot was wrecked off the Ganges.[46]
- 1649
- 30 January — Garland (
Royal Navy): While carrying garments and other possessions of the late Charles I, together with some personal belongings of his fugitive Queen, and the wardrobe of the Prince of Wales, the Topsham ship was wrecked at Godrevy in St Ives Bay. She was taking shelter off St Ives, Cornwall in a great storm dragging her anchors. Only a man, boy and wolf–dog survived out of about sixty passengers and crew.[18][47][48] - Spring — Antelope ( Kingdom of England): Second English Civil War: The Middling ship was captured by Happy Entrance ( Kingdom of England) and was burnt.
- 1650
- Charles ( Kingdom of England): The 44-gun ship became a wreck.[49]
1651–1660
1651
- 10 May — Unidentified vessel: Wrecked on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[14]
- Two unidentified Royalist frigates anchored under Hugh Hill (now the Garrison) and blockaded the island of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. It is said they were driven ashore in a storm and thought to be total wrecks (not confirmed by research).[15]
1652
- 20 July — Koe ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship ran aground on the Chinese coast at Zhangzhou, while en route to Tayouan from Batavia.[50]
1653
- June — Smient ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute was lost somewhere between Batavia and Formosa.[51]
- 16 August — Sperwer ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was wrecked on Cheju Island, Korea with the loss of twenty-eight crew.[52]
- 13 September — Martha and Margaret (
Commonwealth of England): One of three ships lost during a gale while attempting to take Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.[53] - 13 September — Speedwell ( Commonwealth of England): Foundered during a storm while attempting to take Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull. Twenty-two lost their lives.[54]
- 13 September — Swan ( Commonwealth Navy): The frigate foundered during a gale when attempting to take Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.[55] The wreck was found in 1979.
- Unknown date — Zeemeeuw ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace, out of Ternate, was wrecked 8 miles (13 km) east of Batavia.[56]
1654
- 13 July — Goede Hoop ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship was lost off Amboina while in the service of the Kamer van Amsterdam.[57]
- 9 August — Tayouan ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off Formosa when she lost her anchors while unloading, drifted and ran aground. The cargo and crew was saved.[58]
1656
- March — Primrose: the sixth rate, 22 gun English man-o'-war, lost her main topmast off Land's End and drifted onto the Seven Stones Reef. Along with the Mayflower, she was searching the area between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for two Spanish frigates, which had captured a vessel bound for Bristol. She managed to free herself from the reef and sank in 60 fathoms (110 m) taking, sixteen men, two women and a child with her.[14]
- 28 April — Vergulde Draeck ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace broke in two when she ran aground on the north-west coast of Australia, at Ledge Point with the loss of one hundred and eighteen crew.[59]
- 19 July — Hulst ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) fluyt, was lost off Nusa Untelue while en route from Solor.[60]
- 11 September — Maarssen ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost in a typhoon while in harbour at Formosa.[61]
- 2 December — Tulp ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate ran aground on Madagascar.[62]
1658
- unknown date — Aleppo Merchant ( Kingdom of England): The Levant Company ship was wrecked on the approaches to the River Camel at Treyarnon Bay, on the north Cornwall coast, while on passage from Smyrna for London.[63]
1659
- 23 June — Avondster ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace broke in two when she ran aground, in the Bay of Galle, Celyon after dragging her anchors. Her cargo of areca nuts was salvaged.[64]
- unknown date — Unidentified vessel ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) vessel was wrecked off Sennen Cove, Cornwall with a cargo of silver ingots.[65]
1660
- 2 September — Workum ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was wrecked near Macao with one hundred and twenty-eight people aboard.[66]
1661–1670
- 1661
- April — Koning David ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off Pegu, Burma.[67]
- 17 August — Urk ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate ran aground while engaged in battle with the Chinese military leader Coxinga north of Tayouan, off the River Soulang, Formosa.[68]
- 1663
- 22 February — Ankeveen ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off China.[69]
- 15 May — Dolfijn ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was abandoned after springing a leak in the Bay of Galle, Ceylon. The wreck as been refound.[70]
- 26 August — Vollenhoven ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute was lost off Mishima Islands, Japan while out of Batavia for Nagasaki, Japan.[71]
- 1665
- December — Sea Horse (
East India Company): The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Mayo, Ireland with the loss of about 74 of her crew. About 100 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire to the East Indies.[72][73] - December — Charity (
Hamburg): The ship was captured and burnt off Cádiz, Spain by five Turkish vessels, one of which she sunk. Charity was on the Plymouth, England - Alicante, Spain leg of a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[74][75] - 18 January — Royal Oak ( Kingdom of England): The British East India Company vessel, while on her first voyage home from the Moluccas and Bantam to London, was lost (probably) on Pednathise Head within the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. Some of the crew managed to abandon ship and took to a ″low rock″ where they were rescued fifty-two hours later. She was carrying peppercorns, cloth and porcelain.[15][76]
- 3 February — Graesmeger ( Dutch Republic): The ship was destroyed by fire at Middelburg. Her crew were rescued.[77]
- 8 March — The London ( Kingdom of England): exploded and sank off Southend with an estimated loss of three hundred people.[78]
- 1666
- 9 July — La Vierge du Bon Port ( France): The French East India Company ship was one of four sent to colonise Madagascar. She left for home on 20 February and within days of her destination of Le Havre, she was attacked by an English corsair and sank off Guernsey in the Channel Islands. At the time she was reported to be carrying a valuable cargo worth £1,500,000.[79]
- 19 August — HMS Dragon (1647) ( Kingdom of England): Grounded during a raid on the Vlie estuary in the Netherlands. She refloated after jettisoning eight canon and beer.[80]
- 19 August — Witte Kalf ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was set alight by English fire ships along with one hundred and fifty others ships in Vlie, Netherlands during an attack by the English.[81]
- 1667
- March — Jonkheer ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) vessel with a cargo of sugar, coffee, spices and Banca tin with a value of £50,000 was wrecked under Angrouse Cliff near Mullion Cove, Cornwall.[82]
- October — Unidentified vessel: Ship carrying silver coin lost at Lizard Point, Cornwall.[83]
- 22 December (first report) — Three unidentified ships: Lost near Scilly.[15]
- (first report) — Unidentified vessel ( Spain): Wrecked at an unknown location. A passenger complained that he was left on a rock for one or two days while the cargo was salvaged, saying "Valuing the goods more than my life".[15]
- Unidentified vessel: An 800-ton ship (
Genoa) with forty-eight guns and a value of £100,000 lost on The Lizard. This wreck may be the ship the Ferdinand Research Group discovered in 1969 below Angrouse Cliff near Mullion Cove (see March 1667 above).[82]
- 1668
- 5 July — Liefde ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was wrecked off Baios de Padua with the loss of twenty-seven crew. She was en route for Ceylon to Persia.[84]
- 30 July — Ooievaar ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute ran aground in the Ganges, Bengal.[85]
- 4 August — Geit ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[86]
- 9 August — Purmerland ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia when her ammunition load exploded.[87]
- 11 December — HMS Hind ( Royal Navy): The sixth-rate ship was lost on Crim Rocks, Isles of Scilly.[15]
- 1669
- unknown date — Achilles ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost on a voyage to Japan.[88]
- unknown date — San Salvador (
France): Wrecked near the Lizard. This wreck may be the ship the Ferdinand Research Group discovered in 1969 below Angrouse Cliff near Mullion Cove (see 1667 above).[82]
- 1670
- 21 August (first report) — Unidentified vessel: "A great ship has been lost about the Scillies, the afterpart of a wreck has been found″.[15]
1671–1680
- 1671
- 8 August — Buienskerke ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute ran aground off Galle, Ceylon.[89]
- 7 November — Unidentified ( Kingdom of England): Only the cabin boy survived when a Bristol ship, out of Barbados was wrecked near Pedn-mên-du, a headland to the west of Sennen Cove, Cornwall.[90]
- Unknown date — Crown ( Kingdom of England): The East India Company vessel was lost on voyage to Formosa.[91]
- 1672
- 2 August — Culemborg ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) vessel was lost during a storm off Quelang, Keelung, on the north coast of Formosa.[92]
- 1673
- 20 February — Grundel ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) hoeker was wrecked off the east coast of Shetland, Scotland.[93]
- 25 February — Écueil ( France): The fourth-rate ship of the line sank off Puerto Rico.[94]
- February — Wapen van Hoorn ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate wrecked off England, while out of Texel, Netherlands.[95]
- 16 April — Westwoude ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute was lost in the Bay of Bengal, off Bengal.[96]
- 21 August — Arrogant ( France): The fire ship was used at the Battle of Texel, off Texel, Netherlands.[97]
- 23 August — Zoetendaal ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute, en route for Batavia from Texel, Netherlands foundered 50 miles (80 km) from the Cape of Good Hope.[98]
- Unknown date — HMS Anne (1654) ( Kingdom of England): The 52-gun Speaker-class frigate was accidentally blown up.[49]
- Unknown date — Faucon ( France): The fifth-rate ship sank off Formentera in the Balearic Islands.[99]
- 1674
- 30 November — Revenge: Wrecked with the loss of fifteen of her seventeen crew off the Seven Stones Reef, in the English Channel.[14]
- 1675
- 21 February — Unidentified: Wrecked in the Isles of Scilly.[14]
- 1676
- 1 June — Svärdet (
Sweden): The War ship was lost after the Battle of Öland.[100] - 2 June — Eclair ( France): The fire ship was lost after the Battle of Palermo, off Sicily.[101]
- 26 August — Unknown vessel: Wrecked off Seal Island, Nova Scotia.[102]
- 1677
- March — Glorieux ( France): During the Franco-Dutch War and in a battle to control the island of Tobago, West Indies, the flagship Glorieux caught fire with the loss of approximately sixty lives.[103]
- March — Marquis ( France): : The fourth-rate frigate exploded during a battle to control the island of Tobago, West Indies.[104]
- 31 August — Damiate ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was wrecked when she hit rocks to the east of Madura, Java. Eighteen people lost their lives.[105]
- 31 August — Pagadeth ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) hoeker ran aground to the east of Madura, Java.[106]
- 1678
- Horstemeer ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate was lost in the South Atlantic on her maiden voyage from Texel, Netherlands.[107]
- 1679
- Unknown vessel: Wrecked on the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly.[14]
- 1680
- 11 January — Phoenix: The East India Company ship carrying white pepper and cloth wrecked on the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. Much of the cargo was salvaged and sold on Scilly to Thomas Abney who paid £202 8s 1d for 269 pieces of Peerlongs.[14]
1681–1690
1681
- December — ( Kingdom of England): A cargo vessel was wrecked off St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The lighthouse keeper on St Agnes was found guilty of negligence for being inattentive to the light, and for plundering some of the cargo.[108]
- 29 November - 3 December: Nuestra Señora de Encarnación ( Spain) - Spanish Nao Carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme off the mouth of the Chagres River near present-day Panama.[109]
- 29 November - 3 December: Boticaria ( Spain) - Spanish Nao Carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme near the Isla de Naranjos near present-day Panama.[110]
- 29 November - 3 December: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad ( Spain) - Spanish Galleon of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme under Antonio de Lima sank near present-day Panama.[111]
- 29 November - 3 December: Chaperon ( Spain) - Nao carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme near present-day Panama.[112]
- Unknown vessel: Wrecked on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.[14]
1682
- May: Santa Teresa ( Spain) - Spanish Nao Carrack of the 1681 Flota de Tierra Firme under Don Manuel de Galarza sank en route to Havana.[113]
- Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Ignacio de Loyola ( Spain) - Spanish galleon of the 1681 Tierra Firme Fleet sank on approach to Havana at Cape San Antonio.
1683
- 11 February — Unknown: An unnamed ship foundered in Mount's Bay off Porthleven, Cornwall, and her captain Jonathan Hide drowned.[114]
1684
- 9 February — President ( British East India Company): An East Indiaman ran aground on Loe Bar, Mount's Bay, Cornwall. She was carrying a valuable cargo of spices, indigo, drugs, textiles, pepper, diamonds and ″Jewish Treasure of Pearl″.[115]
- 4 April — Schiedam (
Royal Navy): A Dutch built fluit and, at the time of sinking a sixth rate transport ship of the English fleet, wrecked at Jangye Ryn near Gunwalloe Church Cove, Mount's Bay, Cornwall.[116] - 1 September — 't Huis Te Kleef ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) pinnace was lost off Duizend Eilanden, while en route to Palembang, Sumatra from Batavia.[117]
1686
- February — Prinses Maria ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) ship sank in shallow water near Silver Carn, north of Santaspery Neck within the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. King James II sent his yacht to salvage some of the cargo and in 1973 a diving team recovered real coins, iron cannon and timbers.[14]
- 4 July — Golden Fleece: The pirate ship sank after a battle with English warships in Samana Bay, Hispaniola.[118]
- 13 September — Unknown: Lost on the Isles of Scilly.[14]
- Unknown date — La Belle ( France): The barque-longue was wrecked in Matagorda Bay with the loss of 21 of the 27 people on board.
1689
- 30 July — Railleuse ( France): Was lost in a battle against English ships in the English Channel while on convoy duty from Le Havre to Brest.[119]
- 18 November — Unknown: Lost on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.[14]
1690
- 6 July — HMS Anne (1678) ( Kingdom of England): The 70-gun third rate ship of the line was burnt after the Battle of Beachy Head.[49]
- 8 August — Elisabeth ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) galjoot was lost off Palau Rakit, while out of Makassar, Sulawesi.[120]
- 9 October — HMS Dartmouth (1655) ( Kingdom of England): The fifth-rate frigate ran aground in the Sound of Mull, Scotland after her anchor cables parted.[121]
1691–1700
1691
- 3 September — HMS Coronation, ( Royal Navy): The second-rate ship of the line driven aground at Lady Cove Penlee Point on Rame Head, Cornwall while at anchor, in a south-east gale, with the loss of approximately six hundred lives.[122][123]
- Winter of 1690–91 — Crowned Raven ( Dutch Republic): The ship foundered in Eddrachillis Bay. She was on a voyage from the Baltic to a Portuguese port.[124]
1692
- 12 September — Waterland ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) spiegelretour sank near Bordeaux in the Bay of Biscay, after being attacked by the French with the loss of all on board.[125]
1695
- 5 July — HMS Charles (1688) ( Kingdom of England): The 6-gun fireship was burnt at Saint-Malo.[126]
- Unknown date — Unidentified vessel ( Dutch Republic): The cargo vessel was wrecked on St Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay, Cornwall and ″torn to pieces by the local people″.[127]
1696
- 23 July — Koning Willem ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate ran aground on the Flemish Banks near the Scheldt Estuary, North Sea.[128]
- 11 September — Samphire, ( Royal Navy): The fifth-rate frigate sank off Bay Bulls, Newfoundland during a battle with the French.[129]
1697
- 23 July — Bronstee ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) flute was lost on this date.[130]
1698
- 15 August — Honselaarsdijk ( Dutch Republic): The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) frigate foundered when she reached her destination of Batavia. She was carrying timber from Japara.[131]
1700
Further information: List of shipwrecks in the 1700s
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