This list of shipwrecks in 1805 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1805.

January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Caminha	Portugal	The ship was wrecked near Barmouth, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London, United Kingdom.[1]
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship capsized while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Friendship	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Newfoundland for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Little Tom	United States	The ship capsized at Madeira.[4]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Wasa Oretena	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin, United Kingdom.[5]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Joseph and Son	United Kingdom	The sloop struck a rock off Dundee, Perthshire and was beached.[6]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Esther	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Johrl	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Kinsale, County Cork.[8]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
John & Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[9]
Mars	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°51′N 56°00′W / 37.850°N 56.000°W / 37.850; -56.000). Her crew were rescued by Guardian ( United Kingdom). Mars was on a voyage from Cork to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[10]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Burton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Expedition	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Isle of Man and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to an African port.[12][13]
Heroine	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at "Liscamore Mal Bay". She was on a voyage from Cork to Limerick.[14]
Industry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[7]
Leander	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Minerva	United States	The ship was wrecked 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Donaghadee, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, to Liverpool.[13]
Perseverance	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Royal Sovereign	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near South Shields. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Sally	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Parkgate, Cheshire.[13]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Portaferry	United Kingdom	The coaster was driven ashore at Portaferry, County Down. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Portaferry.[15]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Cato	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York City.[16]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
HM Hired armed cutter Constance	Royal Navy	The cutter was wrecked in Roundstone Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[17]
William	United Kingdom	The ship foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[14]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Stranger	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from British Honduras to a British port. HMS Sagesse ( Royal Navy) rescued the crew.[18]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Diana	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on Lung Island while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port. There were at least two survivors.[19]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southwold to London.[20]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Dispatch	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, to Sunderland, County Durham,[21] or from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Alloa.[22]
Margaret	United States	The ship was driven ashore near New York. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to New York.[16]
Providence Increase	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Swift	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Dudgeon Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Lydia ( United Kingdom).[20][24]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Admiral Duncan	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[1]
HMS Doris	Royal Navy	The fifth-rate frigate struck a rock in Quiberon Bay. She was set afire to prevent her capture by the French. Her crew were rescued by HMS Felix ( Royal Navy) and an American schooner.
Stadt Altona	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked at Naples. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Supply	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Maske Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[20][24] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex, to Whitby, Yorkshire.[25]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Harmony	United Kingdom	The transport ship, a brig, was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[26]
Mary	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Craster, Northumberland, and was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[21]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Industry	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of two of her six crew.[21][23]
John	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York.[26]
Mary	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, while on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Liberty	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[23][27] Her crew were rescued.[28]
Lycka Ock Welgang	Trieste	The ship was lost near Trieste. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Trieste.[29]
Spy	United States	The brig was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[30]
Vrow Margaretta	Denmark	The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[30]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: January 1805

Ship	State	Description
HM hired schooner Lord Nelson	Royal Navy	The schooner sank at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[22]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Edgell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal.[14]
Goodridge	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon.[14]
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Trinidad.[4]
Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lisbon.[14]
Nostra Señora de Carno	Spain	The ship, which had been captured by HMS Uranie ( Royal Navy) and sent in to the Tagus, was lost in the Tagus on this date. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona.[30]
Two Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire and was wrecked with the loss of three of her crew.[23][27]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Atalanta	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Torbay, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[31]
George	United States	The brig was lost at the mouth of the Garonne, France.[32]
Hamilton	United States	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Garonne.[32]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[4]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Raven	Royal Navy	The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Santa Catalina, Spain with the loss of two of her crew.
Salsbury	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked off Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Providence, New Jersey, United States and Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1805

Ship	State	Description
Fame	United Kingdom	The privateer frigate was driven ashore and wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her 150 crew were rescued.[33]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Apollo	Spain	The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (51°30′N 16°20′W / 51.500°N 16.333°W / 51.500; -16.333). All seven crew were rescued by HMS Fisgard ( Royal Navy).[34][35]
Charlton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Dragør, Denmark.[20]
Couriere	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Newfoundland, British North America.[36]
Duke of Clarence	United Kingdom	The privateer was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Mersey at Seacombe, Cheshire.[13][37]
Earl of Liverpool	United Kingdom	The ship was captured by a French Navy frigate but subsequently foundered off the coast of Spain.[38] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[7]
Earth	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire, to London.[12]
Edgell	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in a storm at Lisbon, Portugal.[39]
Eliza	United States	The ship was driven ashore near Baltimore, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Batavian Republic, to Baltimore.[4]
Equity	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull. Equity was later refloated.[25]
Fame	United Kingdom	The privateer was lost at Guernsey, Channel Islands.[40]
Fly	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset.[41]
Fortitude	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark.[21]
Fortuna	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool.[28]
Frederica Dorothea	Denmark-Norway	The ship foundered while on a voyage from Bourdeaux, Gironde, France to London. HMS Aigle ( Royal Navy), rescued the crew.[42][43]
Gebruder	Unknown	The ship was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Dublin.[37]
George	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway.[44]
Goodridge	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Lisbon.[39]
Hafodlass	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[42]
Hambro' Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[12]
Hebe	Guernsey	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both  France).[30]
Henry	United Kingdom	The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly and sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to London.[45]
Indefatigable	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Biddeford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Norway to Biddeford.[45]
Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[15]
Hanus	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[46]
Jervis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[20]
Johanna	Denmark-Norway	The ship was wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[12]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kinsale.[43]
Lady Andover	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near King's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn.[43]
Loch Ryan	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Vila Franca do Campo, Azores.[37]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[25]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex.[20]
Mary Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon.[44]
Mayflower	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Ravenglass, Cumberland in late January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Liverpool.[47]
Mediator	United Kingdom	The ship struck an anchor and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[7][12]
Nabby	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak while on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She put into Bantry Bay, where she sank.[42][45]
Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged in a storm at Lisbon.[39]
Nancy	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both  France).[30]
Nicholson	United Kingdom	The slave ship was returning to Liverpool from Havana, when she had to put into Dublin in distress. She had been on shore and greatly damaged her cargo, which had to be unloaded to lighten her.[48]
Norwich Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[12]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Temple	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The brig was captured and burnt by the privateers General Perignon and Sorcière (both  France).[30]
Thetis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to London. Thetis was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[44]
Thetis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Riga to Leith, Lothian.[7]
Two Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Fairness Rock, off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[49]
Union	United Kingdom	HMS Argus ran down and sank Union at Waterford; the crew was saved.[12][50]
Venus	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[20][25]
Victory	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[51]
Weymouth	United Kingdom	The ship foundered with the loss of all hands .[52]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Hope	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured off Berbice by a French privateer. She was plundered and sunk. Hope was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Berbice.[53]
Thetis	United Kingdom	The ship was captured by the privateer Prosper ( France). She was subsequently lost off Calais, France.[16]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Acheron	Royal Navy	War of the Third Coalition: The sloop-of-war was sunk off Cape Caxine, Algeria, in an engagement with Hortense and Incorruptible (both  French Navy).
HMS Arrow	Royal Navy	War of the Third Coalition: The bomb vessel was sunk off Cape Caxine, Algeria, by Hortense and Incorruptible (both  French Navy).
Duchess of Rutland	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The transport ship was captured by Hortense and Incorruptible (both  French Navy). She was burnt on 6 February. Duchess of Rutland was on a voyage from Malta to an English port.[54]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Earl of Abergavenny	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset, with the loss of 263 of the 402 people on board.
Herione	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by Hortense ( French Navy). She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to London.[4]
Norwich Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[30]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1805

Ship	State	Description
William	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to London.[14]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Blandford	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bishopstone, Sussex, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[55][56]
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The West Indiaman was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[57] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[14]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Horatio	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[30]
Jamaica	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued, but made prisoners. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[58]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Cruger	United States	The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Charleston, South Carolina.[59]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Aurora	Spain	The prize ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Mull.[19]
Emilia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Embden.[60]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Colin	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Saint Vincent. Colin was later refloated and put into Bristol for repairs.[61]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Susan	United Kingdom	The ship was discovered at sea crewless 12 leagues (36 nautical miles (67 km)) south of Cork by HMS Argus ( Royal Navy). She was taken in tow but sank near the Harbour Rock,[32]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Fortune	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Kirkcudbright with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Workington, Cumberland.[62][63]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Eendragt	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées to Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France.[64]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Redbridge	Royal Navy	The schooner sprang a leak and sank without loss of life in Pedro Bay off the coast of Jamaica.

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1805

Ship	State	Description
Fame	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, to Trinidad.[63]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Bannister	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[61]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Island, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]
Cassador de Lisboa	Portugal	The ship foundered off Figueira da Foz while on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Liverpool.[65]
City of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[65]
Commerce	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cloughton, Yorkshire.[66] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to London.[65]
Craven	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked off Cadiz, Spain. Her crew survived but were taken prisoner by the Spanish.[67]
Diana	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[47]
Duchess of York	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London. She was later refloated and put into Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[61]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland.[28]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Dublin.[30]
Enterprize	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Bristol.[46]
Gorgus	Unknown	The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Anna Catha ( United Kingdom). Gorgus was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal.[14]
Helena	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[14] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.Helena was later refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[68]
Industry	United States	The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Century ( United States). Industry was on a voyage from Massachusetts to Montserrat.[4]
Jane	United Kingdom	The schooner was lost at Madeira.[14]
John	United Kingdom	The ship struck rocks at the Isle of Mull and sank. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[47]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn or the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Liverpool.[10]
Peggy	United Kingdom	The ship was lost off the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[46]
Providence	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to Margate.[30]
Rochdale	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. Rochdale was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, for repairs.[47]
HMS Seagull	Royal Navy	The Diligence-class brig-sloop foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.
Three Williams	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Three Williams was later refloated.[28]
Vigilance	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool.[30]
Vrow Margaretha	Unknown	The ship was lost at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[14]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Bellona	United Kingdom	The ship departed from New York City, United States for Galway. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[69]
Caminhando	Portugal	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Barmouth, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom.[68]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Aurora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey near the King's Dock Basin, Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool.[70] She was later refloated.[68]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey.[70] She was later refloated.[68]
George Washington	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Liverpool.[70]
Golden Age	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool.[70]
Hardware	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool.[70] She was later refloated.[68]
Orwell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Mersey.[70] She was later refloated.[68]
Susannah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey near the King's Dock, Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana District, to Liverpool.[70]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Flora	Stettin	The ship was wrecked on Heligoland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hamburg.[71]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Eclipse	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The sloop was burnt at Saint Kitts in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Lady Nelson	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Saint Kitts in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Matthew	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Saint Kitts in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Ossippec	Saint Kitts	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Saint Kitts by a French squadron.[73]
Thetis	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Saint Kitts in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Thomas	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Saint Kitts in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Lady Jane Halliday	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Nelly	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72][73]
Themis	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The brig was burnt at Nevis in an attack by Actæon, Armede, Gloire, Infatigable, Jemmapes, Lion, Lynx and Magnanime (all  French Navy).[72]
Twins	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Nevis by a French squadron.[73]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Concord	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Florida Keys.[74]
HMS Fly	Royal Navy	The sloop-of-war was wrecked in the Florida Keys.[74]
Rattler	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef, Gulf of Florida. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[74][75]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Hamilton	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76]
Liberty	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76]
Sarah	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Montserrat by a French squadron.[76]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Imogen	Royal Navy	The sloop-of-war sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides while escorting a convoy from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued by Lord Forbes ( United Kingdom) and other ships.[77][78][79]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Blanche	United Kingdom	The ship departed from the Clyde for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[80]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Dreadnought	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores.[60]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Francis	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked off the mouth of the Hunter River, New South Wales.

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Good Design	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Isle of Man and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[81] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Riga, Russia.[79]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Leviamento Falcao	Portugal	The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[82]
Queen Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[78]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
Alexander	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Helsingør, Denmark.[83]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1805

Ship	State	Description
British Queen	United Kingdom	The ship struck a rock at South Shields, County Durham, and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[78]
Northumberland	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[78]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	United Kingdom	The ship lost her rudder while on a voyage from Malta to London. She was set afire and abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea.[84][85]
Alexander	Russia	The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées.[86]
Anna	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham.[86]
Arbuckle	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Rocky Cove, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland, to Cork and the West Indies.[87]
Arno	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Hartlepool.[88]
Aurora	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[89]
Aurora	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was burnt at Dominica by the French.[73]
Bridget	United Kingdom	The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from Zant, Septinsular Republic to London. She was set afire and sunk.[64][90]
Cupid	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Pan Sand, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent.[86][88]
Dublin	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[88]
Ebenezer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Ballyshannon.[79]
Harmony	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to London.[63] Harmony was later refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight for repairs.[68]
John Morgan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the Red Noses, Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. John Morgan was later refloated.[29]
Kent	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[4]
Laurel	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[89]
Martha	United Kingdom	The sloop was damaged at sea and was beached in the Isles of Scilly.[63]
New Kerrison	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued, but made prisoners. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[4]
Newland	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk in the North Sea by the privateer Le Sylphe ( France).[64]
North Star	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Berbice.[89] North Star was later refloated and taken in to Holyhead.[91]
Patrick and John	United Kingdom	The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued .[77]
Ruby	United Kingdom	The ship capsized in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Biddeford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Stranger	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, to Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire.[4]
Tentacao	Portugal	The ship was driven ashore near Dublin, United Kingdom.[63]
Tweed	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[92]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship foundered while on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Jersey, Channel Islands.[84]
William & Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at The Rosses, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from New York to Belfast, County Antrim.[79]

April

1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Queen Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire off Dungeness, Kent.[93]
Unity	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Jack-in-the-Basket, Blyth, Northumberland.[78]

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
HM Hired armed brig Lord Melville	Royal Navy	The brig capsized at Leith, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[94]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Jupiter	United States	The trading brig, Captain Richard Law,[95] hit an iceberg at midnight off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, after getting trapped in an icefield, and sank in half an hour. Twenty-seven of the total of 73 persons on board the trading ship went down with the ship and drowned. The 15 crew and 31 other passengers survived by taking to a long boat and yawl. During the next several days, they were rescued and divided among several fishing ships. In some cases, because of the fishing ships' schedules, the survivors did not reach Marblehead and Salem, Massachusetts for weeks. Based in New York City, Jupiter was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to New York.[96][97]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Jane	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Sylphe ( France). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[31]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Nancy	New South Wales	The sloop foundered in Jervis Bay with the loss of a crew member.

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Sally	United States	The ship was sunk by ice with the loss of all but six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[98]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
William	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer L'Hirondelle ( France). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Varel, Prussia.[99]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Nymph	United Kingdom	The brigantine was crushed by ice off the Domesness Reef in the Baltic Sea and foundered with the loss of all hands.[100][101]

27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Egyptienne	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on The Shingles, Isle of Wight.[72]
Favourite	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Fair Isle and wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[102]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1805

Ship	State	Description
Draper	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Waterford.[73]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Waterford to Hull, Yorkshire.[59]
HMS Bouncer	Royal Navy	The gun-brig ran aground in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and was wrecked. Her crew survived but were taken prisoner by the French .[103]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, collided with another ship in the North Sea 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire and foundered with the loss of two of her crew.[92]
Calpe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[104]
Esther	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from New York, United States to London/ Her crew were rescued.[100]
Expedition	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[91]
Guardian	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Cork. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[105]
Howe	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Runnel Stone and was severely damaged. She subsequently put into Penzance, Cornwall.[3]
Little Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Newfoundland, British North America.[3]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia, to London.[106]
Nancy & Peggy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship sank off Fife Ness.[107]
Realisation	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brightlingsea, Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Galway.[108]
Robert	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Crabbs Bay while on a voyage from Cork to Galway.[106]
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[105]
Scarborough	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Port Royal, Jamaica.[109][110]
Swan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Sheerness, Kent.[111]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Maria	Prussia	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Embden.[112]

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1806

Ship	State	Description
Minerva	Imperial Russian Navy	The transport ship ran aground in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cronstadt.[113]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Charles Hamilton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tönning.[114]
Lord Duncan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tönning.[114]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Industry	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Galway.[53]

14 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship capsized at Falmouth, Jamaica.[115]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Eyder.[116] She was later refloated.[117]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1805

Ship	State	Description
Providence	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to Libava, Courland Governorate.[118]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Active	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, and was wrecked.[119]
Active	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak in the English Channel and was beached at Portland, Dorset.[75] She was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[53]
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Barratry by either the captain or the mate was the cause.[120] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[76]
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was lost near Broadstairs, Kent.[116]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire at Gibraltar and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Malta to Leith, Lothian.[121]
Emilia	Lübeck	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Ferrol, Spain.[76]
Esther	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[118]
Fame	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at St Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Batavian Republic to St Lucar.[53]
Favourite	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham.[75]
Standhastigkeit	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore at Dragø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dublin.[122]
Susan & Polly	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Spain to London.[123]

June

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1805

Ship	State	Description
Duke of Clarence	United Kingdom	The whaler foundered in the River Plate with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to the South Seas.[124][125]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1805

Ship	State	Description
Fanny	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on Skysea and was wrecked. Her cew survived. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan, to Cork.[126]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1805

Ship	State	Description
No. 5	Imperial Russian Navy	Russo-Persian War: The galiot ran aground and was wrecked at Bandar-e Anzali, Persia.[113]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1805

Ship	State	Description
Jamaica	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at John's Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[127]
Mercury	United Kingdom	The ship departed Jamaica to join a convoy bound for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[128]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
USS Gunboat No. 7	United States Navy	The gunboat disappeared after departing New York City, on 20 June 1805 bound for the Mediterranean Sea.[129]
HMCS Integrity	Royal Navy	The cutter departed Sydney, New South Wales for Valparaiso. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Ontario	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire while bound for New York, United States.[109]

July

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1805

Ship	State	Description
Nancy	United States	The ship was captured off Cape Corantes by a French privateer. She was driven ashore and burnt. Nancy was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[130]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Orestes	Royal Navy	War of the Third Coalition: The brig-sloop was wrecked on the Splitter Sands in the North Sea off Gravelines, France. Her burned her to prevent her capture by the French.
Sarah	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The captain deliberately wrecked the ship north off Point de Galle, Ceylon, to avoid capture.[131]

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1805

Ship	State	Description
John Edward	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Batavian Republic. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Plymouth, Devon.[132]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1805

Ship	State	Description
St. John Sebastianẹ	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Timor.[133]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Atlas	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Orkney Islands.[134]
HMS Blanche	Royal Navy	War of the Third Coalition: The fifth-rate was captured after an engagement with Départment des Landes, Faune, Topaze and Torche (all  French Navy). She was set afire and sunk. Survivors were rescued by Topaze.[135]
Carl August	Duchy of Holstein	The ship was driven ashore near Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Tönningen.[134]
Conceicao	Spain	The ship was wrecked near Ayamonte. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States to Cádiz.[136]
Fanny	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[83]
Julia	United Kingdom	The ship sank at the King's Dock, Liverpool.[137]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Harmony	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[138]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Génois	France	The Téméraire-class ship of the line was damaged in an accident on being launched at Genoa, Ligurian Republic and became hogged. She was repaired and successfully launched on 16 August.

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Prince of Wales	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and was wrecked at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull.[139]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Pigmy	Royal Navy	The Mutin-class cutter was wrecked in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by HMS Albacore, HMS Alcmene, HMS Conquest and HMS Eclipse (all  Royal Navy).[140][141][142]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Barbara	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by French and Spanish Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Leith, Lothian.[143]
Gravina	United Kingdom	War of the Third Coalition: The ship was captured and burnt by French and Spanish Navy ships. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[144]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Successful Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Sandy Island, Antigua. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[145]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Fama de Sur	United Kingdom	The ship was captured off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal by French and Spanish Navy vessels while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon, Portugal. She was set afire and sunk.[146][147]
Maria Cornelia	United Kingdom	The ship was captured off Cape St. Vincent by French and Spanish Navy vessels while on a voyage from Gibraltar to Lisbon. She was set afire and sunk.[146][147]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Two Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at Surinam.[148]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1805

Ship	State	Description
Leopard	British North America	The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 32°N 51°W / 32°N 51°W / 32; -51). Her crew were rescued by Royal Charlotte ( United Kingdom).[149]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Bolina	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[150]
Euphan	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Eyder.[151]
Fame	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Londonderry and was wrecked.[152]
Ganges	United Kingdom	The ship foundered while on a voyage from Tortola to the United Kingdom.[153]
John	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated and put into Falmouth, Cornwall. John was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, to Truro, Cornwall.[127]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was taken off Lima after her crew had mutinied in mid-August; the crew became prisoners in Peru. When the crew mutinied they had put two officers in a boat who were rescued after seven days by Maria ( United States). They also put 10 crew men in two boats, one of which reached land and the other of which Port au Prince rescued ( United Kingdom).
Richard	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[127] Richarrd was later refloated.[151]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[152]

September

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Catharine	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[154]
Montreal	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[154]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Surinam to London. Her crew were rescued.[155]
Magdelina	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Surinam to London. Her crew were rescued .[155]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Grenada to the Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[155]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	United States	The ship was wrecked at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Virginia.[36]
HMS Diligentia	Royal Navy	The ship was wrecked in Mill Bay, Plymouth, Devon with the loss of all hands.[156]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Octavia	United States	The ship caught fire at Madeira and was scuttled.[143]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Lord Nelson	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned off the Orkney Islands.[157]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Boddington	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex and was wrecked.[158] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[159]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Countess of Darlington	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[160]
Fame	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Swin Bottoms, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. Fame was later refloated.[147][161]
Lucy & Nancy	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States.[157]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Providence	Spain	The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, to Bordeaux, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[162]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Brunswick	British East India Company	War of the Third Coalition: The East Indiaman, which had been captured by Marengo and Belle Poule (both  French Navy) on 11 July, was driven ashore and wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[163][131]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Dunworldly Bay, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire. Betsey was refloated on 23 September and put into Kinsale, County Cork.[161]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Archangelsk, Russia. She was on a voyage from Arhchangelsk to London.[164]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in Swindemünde Bay. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[165]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Bloom	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Delaware, United States to Bilbao, Spain.[166]
Diana	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[145]
Harbinger	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Riga.[167]
HMS Papillon	Royal Navy	The brig separated from a convoy in the Atlantic Ocean on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Sedulous	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Riga. Her crew were rescued.[145]
Wemys	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Riga. Her crew were rescued.[145]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[168]
Goldfinch	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[168]
Providence	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[168]
Union	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Leeward Islands to the United Kingdom.[168]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1805

Ship	State	Description
Anne	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 3 October by Diana ( United Kingdom). Anne was on a voyage from Virginia to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[143]
The Brothers	Denmark-Norway	The brig ran aground and was wrecked in the Queen's Channel, 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[169][170]
HMS Seaforth	Royal Navy	The ship foundered off Antigua with the loss of 84 of her 86 crew.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1805

Ship	State	Description
Admiral Nelson	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea while on a voyage from Danzig, to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by HM Hired armed ship Blessing ( Royal Navy).[146]
Albertina	Stettin	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[161]
Almira	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was refloated and put into Liverpool.[171]
Association	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the African coast while on a voyage from Gibraltar to the Cape Verde Islands. Two of her crew were killed by natives.[172]
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Courtmasherry Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[147]
Braderne Erntz and Lorentz	Unknown	The ship was lost near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[161]
Diana	Stettin	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bourdeaux, Gironde, France.[173]
Drie Gebroeders	Danzig	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hiddensee, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[146]
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool for Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[174]
Hamlet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool.[159]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Newfoundland.[175]
Juno	United Kingdom	The ship departed Tortola for the United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[176]
Speculator	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at St. George's Dock, Liverpool.[171]
Success	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMS Rattler ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Newfoundland.[144]
Thomas	United Kingdom	The ship lost her rudder while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. She was abandoned and set afire.[154]
William	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland.[144]
Zeelust	Duchy of Holstein	The ship was lost in the Eyder. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands, to Tönningen.[171]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off "Neuvork" while on a voyage from London to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein.[168]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Barracouta	Royal Navy	The Ballahoo-class schooner ran aground and was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Padro Kay, Bahamas. Her crew survived.
Grace & Ann	Nevis	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Nevis to New York, United States. Thirteen of her crew were rescued.[177]
Lady Sinclair	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak while on a voyage from Jamaica to Leith, Lothian. She was set afire and abandoned by her crew.[128]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Providence	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset.[178]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Goldfinch	United Kingdom	The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[143]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
HMS Squib	United Kingdom	The fire ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[179]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Northumberland	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[166][180]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Dorothea	Denmark	The Brig was blown in two and sunk by an experimental Torpedo in a demonstration in Walmer Road, a mile off Walmer Castle, near Deal, England.[181]
Nestor	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by HMS Heron ( Royal Navy) She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Portland, Dorset.[182]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Atlantic	United States	The ship was driven ashore on Texel, Batavian Republic.[183]
Eleanor	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground near Oporto, Portugal and was wrecked.[149]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Dispatch	Imperial Russian Navy	The brig-sloop was wrecked without loss of life off Rügen in the Baltic Sea during a storm.
Friends	United Kingdom	The troopship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. All on board were rescued.[148]
Kodiak	Imperial Russian Navy	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bear Island. Her crew were rescued.[113]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Good Intent	United Kingdom	The brig was run down and sunk by another vessel. Five of her crew were rescued.[184]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Achille	French Navy	War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Trafalgar: The Téméraire-class ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank with the loss of 480 of her 638 crew.
Argonauta	Spanish Navy	War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Trafalgar: The ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked at Cadiz.[185]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Aigle	French Navy	The ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked on the Spanish coast.
Berwick	French Navy	The Elizabeth-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked near Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain with the loss of over 200 lives.
Fougueux	French Navy	The Téméraire-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked near Torre Bermeja, Spain. There were 25 survivors.
Indomptable	French Navy	The Tonnant-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked near Rota, Spain. There were around 150 survivors of the 1,200 people on board.
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad	Spanish Navy	The first-rate ship of the line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain.
Redoutable	French Navy	The Téméraire-class ship of the line foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spain.
San Agustin	Spanish Navy	The ship of the line was wrecked on the Spanish coast.
Two Friends	United Kingdom	The troopship was driven ashore on Cape Breton Island, British North America and was wrecked with the loss of three of the 150 people on board.[186][172][187]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Aeneas	United Kingdom	The troopship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of 340 of the 347 people on board.
Bucentaure	French Navy	The Bucentaure-class ship of the line was wrecked on the Spanish coast.
Intrépide	French Navy	The third-rate ship of the line was scuttled on the orders of Admiral Collingwood.
Nais	United Kingdom	The transport ship was wrecked on a reef off Port aux Basques, Newfoundland with the loss of 240 of the 247 people on board.[188]
Neptuno	Spanish Navy	The Montañes-class ship of the line was driven ashore and wrecked near Cádiz.
San Francisco de Asis	Spanish Navy	The ship of the line was wrecked near Puerto de Santa Maria.[185]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Londonderry.[164]
Lark	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Swine Bottoms.[189]
Unity	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to the Clyde.[145]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Charles	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[164]
Deborah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goose Island, Lake Ontario, British North America.[190]
Duke of York	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Charles River, Lower Canada, British North America.[190]
Glory	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the White Bank, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin.[164]
Monarca	Spanish Navy	The ship of the line was wrecked off Sanlúcar de Barrameda.[185]
Rayo	Spanish Navy	With a British prize crew aboard, the ship of the line was wrecked on the coast of Spain. The prize crew burned her wreck on 31 October.

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1805

Ship	State	Description
Adventure	United Kingdom	The ship, which was under tow by Mary & Hannah ( United Kingdom, parted her tow and was presumed to have subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Liverpool, Lancashire.[191]
Victory	United Kingdom	The ship foundered while on a voyage from Barbados to Cork.[192]