Indiamen
| Name | Nationality | Length (m) | Size (tons) | Service | Fate | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Gardner | British | 44 | 816 | 1797–1809 | stranded | Blown ashore on Goodwin Sands with the death of one crew member. Wreck located in 1985 with plenty of coins (mostly copper) salvaged. |
| Albermarle | British | ? | ? | ?–1708 | stranded | Blown ashore near Polperro with her freight of diamonds, coffee, pepper, silk and indigo. The ship was a total loss and little of the freight ever recovered, yet it is said that most of her crew survived. The location of the wreck is still unknown. |
| Amsterdam | Dutch | 42.5 | ? | 1749 | beached | Lost on maiden voyage. Wreck still visible at low tide off Bulverhythe, Bexhill-on-Sea, reputed to be the best preserved wreck because of the covering of fine sinking sand. Protected under UK law. Can be dangerous to visit because of sinking sands. |
| Arniston | British | 54 | 1200 | 1794–1815 | wrecked | Longitude navigational error due to her not having a chronometer. Only 6 of the 378 on board survived. The seaside resort of Arniston, Western Cape, South Africa is named after the wreck. |
| Batavia | Dutch East India Company | 56.6 | 1200 | 1628–1629 | sunk | Struck a reef on Beacon Island off Western Australia but most of the crew and passengers made it to a nearby island. In 1970, the remains of the ship and many artefacts were salvaged. |
| Bredenhof | Dutch East India Company | 41 | 850 | 1746–1753 | sunk | Foundered on a reef thirteen miles off the African coast on 6 June 1753 carrying 30 chests of silver and gold ingots. Her cargo was recovered in 1986. |
| Bonhomme Richard | France/USA | 46 | 998 | 1779 | sunk | Former French East India Company (as the "Duc de Duras"), gift to the US revolutionaries. Sunk in battle during the Revolutionary War. |
| Ceylon | British | ? | ? | ? | Captured in the action of 3 July 1810 | |
| Cumberland | British | 40.8 | 1350 | ? | 1821 sunk in Perú | The ship was sold to the revolutionary Chilean government 1818 and renamed San Martín. |
| Doddington | British | ? | 499 | ?–1755 | wrecked in Algoa Bay | 23 survivors out of 270 marooned for some time on Bird Island. Ship carried a significant quantity of gold and silver, some of which was later illegally marine salvaged, with the ensuing legal battle influencing the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage |
| Dutton | British | ? | 755 | 1781–1796 | stranded | Chartered to the government to carry troops, blown ashore on Plymouth Hoe, most of the crew and passengers rescued by Sir Edward Pellew. |
| Earl of Abergavenny (I) | British | ? | 1182 | 1789–1794 | Sold to the Admiralty in 1795 | |
| Earl of Abergavenny (II) | British | ? | 1460 | 1796–1805 | sunk | Sunk in the English Channel with more than 250 lives lost |
| Earl of Mansfield (I) | British | ? | 782 | 1777–1790 | ? | |
| Earl of Mansfield (II) | British | ? | 1416 | 1795-? | ? | |
| Exeter | British | 1265 | 1792-1811+ | Unknown | During the Action of 4 August 1800 Exeter captured the French frigate Médée, the only instance of a merchantman capturing a large warship during the French Revolutionary Wars. In February 1804 she was present at the Battle of Pulo Aura. | |
| General Goddard | British | 143 ft 10 in (43.84 m) | 799 | 1782–1799 | Captured by the Spanish in the West Indies; subsequent fate unknown | On 15 June 1795 captured seven Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena |
| Götheborg | Swedish | ? | ? | ? | Sank off Gothenburg in 1745 | |
| Joanna | British | ? | ? | ? | Wrecked near Cape Agulhas on 8 June 1682 | |
| Kent | British | ? | 820 | 1800 | Captured by Robert Surcouf, Bay of Bengal. | |
| Kent | British | ? | 1,350 | 1825 | Burned at sea | She was lost during her maiden voyage, shortly after setting out. Some 550 persons of the 650 passengers and crew were saved. |
| Red Dragon (also Dragon) | British | ? | 300 | 1601–1619 | Sunk by Dutch fleet | Was the flagship of the first voyage of the English East India Company in 1601. |
| Repulse | British | ? | 1334 | 1820–1830 | ? | |
| Royal Captain | British | 44 | 860 | ?-1773 | sunk | Struck a reef in the South China Sea, 3 lives and the entire freight was lost. Wreck located in 1999. |
| Sussex | British | ? | 490 | 1736–1738 | sunk | Sunk off Mozambique, located in 1987. No actual wreck, but the freight was dispersed over a large area on the Bassas da India atoll due to wave movement. Several cannon, two anchors and thousands of porcelain fragments were salvaged. |
| Tryal | British | ? | 500 | 1621–1622 | sunk | The likely wreck site was found in 1969 off Western Australia (Monte Bello Islands). At least 95 of the crew of 143 were lost and due to use of explosives while searching for treasures, there are only very few remains. |
| Windham | British | 36.2 | 830 | 1800–1828 | Beached at Valparaiso and scrapped 27 September 1828 | The French captured Windham at the Action of 18 November 1809, but the British recaptured her in December. The French again captured her at the Action of 3 July 1810, but the British recaptured her at the Battle of Grand Port. Windham was sold to the revolutionary Chilean government 1818 and renamed Lautaro. |
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