List of shipwrecks in 1768

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The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768.

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January

=1 January=

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|ship=Prince of Wales

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barfleur, France. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira and Antigua.

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|ship=Rebecca

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} British America

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nanny ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina.

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|ship=St. Peter

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of all four crew.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=14 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3334 |date=1 January 1768 }} }}

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=12 January=

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|ship=Minerva

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in Berwick Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. }}

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=13 January=

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|ship=Two Friends

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Great Yarmouth. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. }}

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=17 January=

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|ship=Friendship

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|naval}} British America

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Champion ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). }}

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=20 January=

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|ship=Earl of Chatham

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Dublin Bay. She was loater refloated and taken in to Waterford, Ireland. Earl of Chatham was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.

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|ship={{HMS|Fame|1759|6}}

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|white}} Royal Navy

|desc=The third rate ship of the line was driven onto St. Nicholas Island, Devon and severely damaged. She was refloated on 5 February.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=36 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3346 |date=12 February 1768 }}

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|ship=Freemason

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was run into by {{HMS|Fame|1759|6}} ({{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|white}} Royal Navy) and driven from her moorings. She subsequently came ashore on St. Nicholas Island and was severely damaged, but was later refloated. Freemason was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire, Great Britain.

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|ship=Harwood

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

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|ship=Princess of Mecklenburg

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=34 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3345 |date=9 February 1768 }}

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|ship=Valentine

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was run into by {{HMS|Fame|1759|6}} ({{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|white}} Royal Navy) and sank in the Hamoaze. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havre de Grâce, France. }}

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=22 January=

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|ship=San Antonia

|flag={{flag|Spain|1701}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Cayo del Hueso Rocks, off the coast of Cuba. All on board survived, they were rescued on 13 February and taken to Havana. }}

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=26 January=

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|ship=Lovely Cruizer

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. }}

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=27 January=

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 90 leagues ({{convert|270|nmi|km}}) off the coast of South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Neptune was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to South Carolina. }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Alice

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.

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|ship=Ann & Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Poston" to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=24 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3340 |date=22 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Commerce

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.

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|ship=Concord

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol.

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|ship=Duke of York

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and was abandoned by her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin. Duke of York was later towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey.

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|ship=Elizabeth

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford and Jamaica.

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|ship=Favourite

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Bordeaux Packet ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Favourite was on a voyage from Helford, Cornwall to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=18 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3337 |date=12 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Flora

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.

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|ship=Friendship

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Naples.

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|ship={{HMS|Greyhound|1741|6}}

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|white}} Royal Navy

|desc=The sixth rate was driven ashore at Erith, Kent and was wrecked.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=20 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3338 |date=15 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Hibernia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welch Hook, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol.

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|ship=Holly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.

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|ship=Hornet

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The cutter was driven ashore in the Isle of Man.

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|ship=Industry

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Cork. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to Lancaster, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=32 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3344 |date=5 February 1768 }}

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|ship=John

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=16 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3335 |date=5 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Jongste Jan

|flag={{flag|Dutch Republic}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coverack, Cornwall, Great Britain with the loss of all hands.

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|ship=Jugunder Millo

|flag=flag unknown

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Villa Nova.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=30 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3343 |date=2 February 1768 }}

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|ship=King George

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} British America

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.

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|ship=Lamb

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to an English port.

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|ship=Marianne

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues ({{convert|12|nmi|km}}) from Bayonne. She was on a voyage from Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue to Bayonne.

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|ship=Marlborough

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.

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|ship=Nightingale

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Figueira da Foz

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|ship=Peggy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Hull, Yorkshire.

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|ship=Penguin

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to a British port.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=26 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3341 |date=26 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Penn

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Bristol.

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|ship=Pitt

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck a rock in the River Avon and was severely damaged.

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|ship=Pitt

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was run ashore near Dublin. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin and Jamaica.

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|ship=Ruby

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián to Ferrol, Spain.

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.

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|ship=Susanna

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.

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|ship=Three Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Biddiford, Devon.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=28 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3342 |date=29 January 1768 }}

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|ship=Unicorn

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} British America

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.

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|ship={{not a typo|Vigilence}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on a rock off Green Island, County Down, Ireland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim and Londonderry. }}

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February

=2 February=

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|ship=Hungerford

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from dominica for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. }}

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=3 February=

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|ship=Enterprize

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cape Fear.

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|ship=Lark

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Redbridge, Hampshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland. }}

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=8 February=

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|ship=Fort St George

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Bandamalanca, in the East Indies.

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|ship=John & Richard

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked {{convert|2|nmi|km}} north of Phenix, Rhode Island, British America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=76 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3366 |date=22 April 1768 }} }}

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=10 February=

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|ship=Adolph Frederick

|flag={{flag|Dutch Republic}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borough Island, Great Britain.

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|ship=Commerce

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of eight of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.

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|ship=Oliver

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thurlestone, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=40 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3348 |date=19 February 1768 }}

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|ship=Savage

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette to Honfleur. }}

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=11 February=

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|ship=Fly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from São Miguel to London.

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|ship=Grizell

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Fife. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=42 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3349 |date=23 February 1768 }} }}

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=17 February=

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|ship=Diligence

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, British America. }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Exchange

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.

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|ship=Friendly Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=44 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3350 |date=26 February 1768 }}

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|ship=Globe

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Swansey, Glamorgan.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=46 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3351 |date=1 March 1768 }}

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|ship=Grange

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.

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|ship=Hawke

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Pool, Dorset.

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|ship=Marie Ann

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Galway to Bristol.

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|ship=Prosperous

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Cork to Dublin.

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|ship=Queen of Angels

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Barcelona, Spain with some loss of life.

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|ship={{ship|Portuguese ship|São João Baptista|1765|2}}

|flag={{navy|Portugal|1750}}

|desc=The fifth rate was wrecked at Porto.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=48 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3352 |date=5 March 1768 }}{{cite web |url=http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=18439 |title={{as written|Portu|gese [sic]}} fifth rate ship 'Sao Joao Baptista' (1765) |publisher=Threedecks |access-date=23 November 2015}}

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|ship=Success

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Liverpool, Lancashire and Chester, Cheshire.

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|ship=Three Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=38 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3347 |date=16 February 1768 }}

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|ship=Ventura

|flag={{flag|Spain|1701}}

|desc=The ship departed from Cádiz for Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=252 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3458 |date=14 March 1769 }} }}

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March

=1 March=

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig. }}

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=3 March=

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|ship=Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Sandwich, Kent. }}

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=12 March=

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|ship=Baltic Merchant

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on "Heveen Island". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig. }}

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=21 March=

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|ship=Defiance

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost on the Bahama Banks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=98 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3377 |date=3 June 1768 }} }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Britannia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Danzig.

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|ship=Diana

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Hinder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to London.

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|ship=Joanna

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Kitts.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=58 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3357 |date=22 March 1768 }}

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|ship=John & Elizabeth

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was sunk by ice at Pillau, Prussia.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=72 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3364 |date=15 April 1768 }}

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|ship=Joseph's Increase

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.

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|ship=Lady Dorothea

|flag=22px Hamburg

|desc=The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=62 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3359 |date=29 March 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Loretta

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Galacia to Topsham, Devon.

}}

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|ship=Lovely Jane

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to St. Ubes, Portugal and Cork, Ireland.

}}

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to London.

}}

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|ship=Olive Branch

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Berwick-on-Tweed.

}}

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|ship=Prosperous

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=52 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3354 |date=11 March 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Two Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Newry, County Down, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Lancaster, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=50 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3353 |date=8 March 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Union

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Hinder. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bristol. Union was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=66 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3361 |date=5 April 1768 }} }}

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April

=7 April=

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|ship=Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Prosper ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Nancy was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America. }}

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=11 April=

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|ship=Pompey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked west of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Cork and Bristol, Gloucestershire. }}

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=19 April=

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|ship=Minerva

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was destroyed by fire in the Martha Brae River, Jamaica. Catherine and Lively (both {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}) were damaged.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=108 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3382 |date=21 June 1768 }} }}

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=20 April=

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|ship=Endeavour

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British America.

}}

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|ship=Fly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.

}}

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|ship=Leopard

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Newfoundland.

}}

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|ship=Peace & Plenty

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.

}}

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|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Stack Rock, Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=82 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3369 |date=3 May 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth to Newfoundland.

}}

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|ship=Squib

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Newfoundland.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=160 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3408 |date=20 September 1768 }} }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was declared missing on 16 April. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=74 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3365 |date=19 April 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Britannia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Spaniard Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Britannia was refloated in June and taken in to the River Thames.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=106 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3381 |date=17 June 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Countess of Northumberland

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost; but her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.

}}

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|ship=Eagle

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Whitford Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Piscataqua River, British America to Bristol.{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |title=A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks |first=Ron |last=Tovey |publisher=Swansea Docks |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065415/http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf |archive-date=22 December 2014 }}

}}

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|ship=Friendship

|flag={{flag|Dutch Republic}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Ostend.

}}

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|ship=Industrious Bee

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Milford, Pembrokeshire.

}}

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|ship=Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Swin. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Memel, Prussia.

}}

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|ship=Porto Merchant

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore 3 leagues ({{convert|9|nmi|km}}) from Calais. She was on a voyage from Hull to Cádiz, Spain.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=70 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3363 |date=12 April 1768 }} Porto Merchant was later refloated and taken in to Calais.

}}

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Bristol. }}

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May

=7 May=

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|ship=Nancy Service

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Prosper ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Nancy Service was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Virginia, British America.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncpublications.com/colonial/Newspapers/Subjects/Shipwrecks.htm#1768 |title=Shipwrecks, 1768 |publisher=The Colonial Records Project |access-date=16 January 2015}} }}

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=15 May=

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|ship=Annabella

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by James & Mary ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}).{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=126 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3391 |date=22 July 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Catharine

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=110 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3383 |date=24 June 1768 }} }}

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=18 May=

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|ship=Arthur

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The whaler was sunk off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued. }}

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=21 May=

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|ship={{ship|Venetian ship|San Carlo Borromeo||2}}

|flag=22px Venetian Navy

|desc=The {{sclass|San Carlo Borromeo|ship of the line}} foundered.{{cite web |url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=14961 |title= Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Carlo Borromeo' (1747) |publisher=Threedecks |access-date=22 June 2021 }} }}

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=26 May=

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|ship=Good Intent

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Craster Rocks, off the coast of northumberland. Her crew were rescued. }}

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=27 May=

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|ship=Goldsbury

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Dogs Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=102 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3379 |date=10 June 1768 }} }}

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=31 May=

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|ship=Beggars Benizon

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain|naval}} British America

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the French Keys. She was on a voyage from Charles Town, South Carolina to Jamaica. }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Alexander

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=92 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3375 |date=24 May 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Barry

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Larach, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London to Larach.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=90 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3373 |date=17 May 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Farmer

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost off cádiz, Spain.

}}

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|ship=Henry & Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=104 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3380 |date=14 June 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Marie Angelique

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea 5 leagues ({{convert|15|nmi|km}}) off Dunkirk. She was on a voyage from Toulon to Dunkirk.

}}

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|ship=Mary Ann

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Rotterdam.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=96 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3377 |date=31 May 1768 }} }}

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June

=Unknown date=

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|ship=Antrim

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hamburg.

}}

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|ship=Friends Goodwill

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swanzey, Glamorgan.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=114 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3385 |date=1 July 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Happy Return

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Hamburg.

}}

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|ship=Pallas

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Narva, Russia.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=116 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3386 |date=5 July 1768 }} }}

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July

=21 July=

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|ship=Lucia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=176 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3416 |date=18 October 1768 }} }}

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=30 July=

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|ship=Anna Theresia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and was on fire near Cape Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Falmouth, Cornwall. }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Porpus

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=118 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3387 |date=8 July 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Tryall

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sank off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Dunkirk, France.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=132 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3394 |date=2 August 1768 }} }}

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August

=6 August=

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|ship=Nancy & Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belhaven, Virginia to London. }}

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=8 August=

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|ship={{not a typo|Dutchess of Leinster}}

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship struck a submerged object in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues ({{convert|9|nmi|km}}) off Cape Cornwall, Great Britain and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Dunkirk, France. }}

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=9 August=

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|ship=Daniel

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and capsized. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dunkirk, France.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=144 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3400 |date=23 August 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Industry

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.

}}

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|ship=Lelah & Susannah

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grenada.

}}

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|ship=Molly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=African slave trade: The ship was driven ashore on Grand Ance. Her 140 slaves were rescued.

}}

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|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Grenada. She was later refloated.

}}

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|ship=Prince of Orange

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Grenada. She was subsequently refloated.

}}

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at St. Patrick's. }}

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=13 August=

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|ship=Lovely Rebecca

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|37|N|56|W}}). Her crew were rescued by Lady{{'}}s Adventure. Lovely Rebecca was on a voyage from Antigua to Bristol, Gloucestershire. }}

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=16 August=

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|ship=Apenrade

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck the Chart Rock, in the North Channel and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg and Riga, Russia. }}

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=21 August=

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|ship=Alexander

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship departed from Antigua for Belfast, County Down. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=214 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3439 |date=6 January 1769 }} }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=London

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to a Norwegian port.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Bulls Head Sand, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ferrol and Málaga, Spain.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=136 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3396 |date=9 August 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Woolwich

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was destroyed by fire at Carron. }}

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September

=1 September=

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|ship=Hope

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Blasques, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Bilbao, Spain and Bordeaux, France. }}

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=3 September=

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|ship=Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship departed from Rochefort, France for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. }}

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=4 September=

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|ship=Susannah

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship, a brigantine or snow, was wrecked in the Bristol Channel 3 leagues ({{convert|9|nmi|km}}) north of Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Topsham, Devon.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=No. 3

|flag={{navy|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga to Reval.

}}

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=5 September=

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|ship=Antigua Factor

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Teneriffe, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from the Strait of Gibraltar to Teneriffe.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=298 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3482 |date=6 June 1769 }} }}

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=15 September=

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|ship=Beckford

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in a gale.

}}

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British America with the loss of six of her eight crew.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=192 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3424 |date=15 December 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Dolphin

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Horse Islands, British America.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Edith

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Bulls, Newfoundland.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=George

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of most of her crew.

}}

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|ship=John of Dartmouth

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in a gale.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Keppel

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sally ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Keppel was on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, British America.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=172 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3414 |date=11 October 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Leopard

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Newfoundland.

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|ship=Minerva

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Bulls.

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|ship=Molly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Labrador, British America. She was refloated.

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|ship=Nelly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in a gale.

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|ship=Pond

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newfoundland.

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|ship=Rebekah

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost at Newfoundland.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=188 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3422 |date=8 November 1768 }}

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|ship=Samuel & Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in a gale.

}}

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|ship=Titon

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in a gale. }}

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=17 September=

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|ship=Carolina

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cork, Kingdom of Ireland.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=162 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3409 |date=23 September 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Mary

|flag={{flag|Portugal|1750}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Genoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Lisbon.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=168 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3412 |date=4 October 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Seaflower

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in Barnstaple Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansey, Glamorgan to Dublin, Ireland.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=166 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3411 |date=30 September 1768 }} }}

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|ship=Charming Molly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered off the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British America.

}}

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|ship=Concord

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea 4 leagues ({{convert|12|nmi|km}}) off Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rochefort, France.

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|ship=Dolphin

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Aberdeen.

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|ship=Emanuel

|flag=22px Hamburg

|desc=The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Cádiz, Spain.

}}

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|ship=Freemason

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to King's Lynn, Norfolk

}}

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newcastle upon Tyne.

}}

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|ship=Patuxtant

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=158 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3407 |date=16 September 1768 }} She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=164 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3410 |date=27 September 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Preston Trader

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Preston, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=156 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3406 |date=13 September 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Prosperous

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was later refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.

}}

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|ship=St Michael

|flag={{flag|Dutch Republic}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam.

}}

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|ship=Two Betseys

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues ({{convert|60|nmi|km}}) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Susannah ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}). Two Betseys was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. }}

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October

=13 October=

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|ship=Juliana

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Swin. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.

}}

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|ship=Thomas & Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sank in The Nore. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to London. }}

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=15 October=

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|ship=Catherine

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=254 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3459 |date=17 March 1769 }} }}

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=26 October=

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|ship=St. Peter

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands. }}

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=27 October=

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|ship=Carolina

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Banks, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain.

}}

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|ship=Dove

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Great Britain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Biddiford, Devon, Great Britain. }}

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=30 October=

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|ship=Earl of Chatham

|flag=22px British East India Company

|desc=The East Indiaman foundered off Madras, India.{{cite web |url=http://www.oceantreasures.org/pages/content/world-of-shipwrecks/a-short-list-of-english-east-indiamen-losses.html |title=Losses from the East India Company's ships (1763 - 1815) |publisher=Ocean Treasures |access-date=17 January 2015}} }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Amity's Desire

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.

}}

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|ship=Ann & Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Wexford but was refloated. she was on a voyage from Wexford to Cádiz, Spain.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=170 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3413 |date=7 October 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Aurora

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.

}}

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|ship=Glencairn

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast.

}}

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|ship=Good Intent

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost on the coast of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=180 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3418 |date=25 October 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Lady Agatha

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.

}}

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|ship=Penelope

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=184 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3420 |date=1 November 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to the Leeward Islands via Ireland.

}}

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|ship=St. Petersburg

|flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantes, France.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=1 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=34 |date= November 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=William

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered off Bayonne, France. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to San Sebastián, Spain. }}

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November

=5 November=

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|ship=Hawe

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Newfoundland. British America for "The Groyne". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

}}

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|ship=Mary

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Trackfaith", Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.

}}

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|ship=Tonein

|flag={{navy|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Osmussaar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Osmussaar.{{Cite book |title=Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв. |trans-title=They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries |language=Russian |first=Alexander Alekseevich |last=Chernyshev |publisher=Veche |year=2012 |url=http://www.maxima-library.org/mob/b/389880?format=read }}

}}

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=12 November=

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|ship=Bella

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship ran aground in Red Wharf Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Dublin. }}

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=15 November=

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|ship=Liberty

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued by Ranger ({{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Bermuda).{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=248 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3456 |date=7 March 1769 }} }}

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=23 November=

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|ship=General Crawford

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay {{convert|15|nmi|km}} off Bordeaux, France. She was on a voyage from London to Carthagena, Spain.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=210 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3433 |date=16 December 1768 }} }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Cecilla

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to the Strait of Gibraltar.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=196 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3426 |date=22 November 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Harriott

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Aberdeen.

}}

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|ship=Hazard

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

}}

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|ship=Isabella

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Exeter, Devon.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=202 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3429 |date=2 December 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Lovely Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Nantes, France.

}}

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|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, British America.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=192 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3424 |date=15 November 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Prosperous

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to Cowes, Isle of Wight.

}}

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|ship=Richard

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was sighted off the American coast in late November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Bristol, Gloucestershire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=310 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3488 |date=27 June 1769 }}

}}

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|ship=Success

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Rye Harbour. Success was on a voyage from London to Trieste, Republic of Venice.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=186 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3421 |date=4 November 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Three Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hamburg.

}}

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|ship=Totnes

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. }}

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December

=1 December=

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|ship={{ship||Fredensborg|slave ship|2}}

|flag={{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark–Norway

|desc=The frigate sank off Tromøya.

}}

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=2 December=

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|ship=Hopewell

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to New York, British America. She was later refloated and taken in to Dover.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=208 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3432 |date=13 December 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Philadelphia

|flag={{flagicon|Sweden}} Finland

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Dover and the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Finland to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. }}

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=10 December=

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|ship=Diligence

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Pool to Fowey, Cornwall. }}

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=11 December=

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|ship=Martin

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered about {{convert|5|nmi|km}} north west of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. }}

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=Unknown date=

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|ship=Echo

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near "Steden".

}}

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|ship=Endeavour

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered off Margate, Kent with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon.

}}

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|ship=Falls

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was lost in Smeranick Bay, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

}}

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|ship=Friendship

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to London.

}}

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|ship=Nonpareil

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sandwich. She was on a voyage from London to Bermuda.

}}

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|ship=Nossa Senhora da Aparecida

|flag={{flag|Portugal|1750}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Porto with the loss of most of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Porto.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=206 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3431 |date=9 December 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Rouse

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall.

}}

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|ship=Santa Catharina

|flag={{flag|Spain|1701}}

|desc=The ship was lost at San Sebastián. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao.

}}

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|ship=St. George

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Constantine Bay, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=204 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3430 |date=6 December 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Two Brothers

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in Cambleton Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.

}}

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|ship=York

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground and was wrecked near Charles Town, South Carolina, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=218 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3441 |date=13 January 1769 }} }}

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|ship=Abigail

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Boston.

}}

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|ship=Ankerwyke

|flag=22px British East India Company

|desc=The East Indiaman ran aground off Bengal, India and was severely damaged. She was later taken in to Calcutta. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=278 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3472 |date=2 May 1769 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=430 |title=Ship Ankerwyke |publisher=EIC Ships |access-date=26 November 2015}}

}}

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|ship=Batchelors

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost on the North Ketchups. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lisbon, Portugal.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=128 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3392 |date=26 July 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bimlipatam, India.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=146 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3401 |date=26 August 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Black River

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=134 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3395 |date=5 August 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Cæsar

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to North Carolina, British America.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=78 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3367 |date=26 April 1768 }}

}}

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|ship=Charles

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The snow foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Chincoteague, Virginia, British America. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia.

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|ship=Charming Molly

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Peggy ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}) She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=100 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3378 |date=7 June 1768 }}

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|ship=Charming Peggy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Caucas's. She was on a voyage from North Carolina to Jamaica.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=120 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3388 |date=12 July 1768 }}

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|ship=Dorsetshire

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=African slave trade: The ship was wrecked at Antigua. All on board were rescued.

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|ship=Earl of Hertford

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to New York, British America.

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|ship=Eleanor

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=86 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3371 |date=10 May 1768 }}

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|ship=Fanny

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Newfoundland, British America.

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|ship=Good Intent

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship sank in the Anconia River, Africa with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Old Calabar.

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|ship=Hawke

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Shag Rocks, Massachusetts. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=222 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3443 |date=20 January 1769 }}

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|ship=Hope

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The whaler was sunk by ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued by Royal Exchange ({{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}).{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=150 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3403 |date=2 September 1768 }}

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|ship=Jago e Santa Anna

|flag={{flag|Spain|1701}}

|desc=The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to Cádiz.

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|ship=Jane

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=148 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3402 |date=30 August 1768 }}

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|ship=Kildare

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Philadelphia.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=174 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3415 |date=14 October 1768 }}

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|ship=Layton

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=198 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3427 |date=25 November 1768 }}

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|ship=Louisa

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was struck by a whale and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 leagues ({{convert|90|nmi|km}}) off Nantucket, Massachusetts, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cape Anne, Massachusetts to the West Indies.

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|ship=Lucia

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.

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|ship=Mary & Susanna

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=140 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3398 |date=16 August 1768 }}

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|ship=Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost on the Granadilloes. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Nevis.

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|ship=Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fernando Po Island. She was on a voyage from Old Calabar to Jamaica.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=236 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3450 |date=14 February 1769 }}

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost off Senegal.

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Bay of Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=124 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3390 |date=24 July 1768 }}

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|ship=Pacific

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the East Indies.

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|ship=Planter

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Rachel

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near Grenville. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=224 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3444 |date=24 January 1769 }}

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|ship=Renah

|flag={{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} British America

|desc=The sloop was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Edenton, North Carolina.

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|ship=Salisbury

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from New England, British America to the West Indies.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=80 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3368 |date=29 April 1768 }}

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|ship=Sally

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Ireland}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Little Egg Harbour, New Jersey, British America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=122 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3389 |date=15 July 1768 }}

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|ship=Ward

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Útila, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to the Windward Islands.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=94 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3376 |date=27 May 1768 }}

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|ship=Wells

|flag={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Saint Kitts for Bristol in late February or early March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033933105;view=1up;seq=84 |title=(untitled) |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=3370 |date=6 May 1768 }} }}

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