The List of shipwrecks in 1788 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1788.
January
7 January
17 January
18 January
21 January
Unknown date
February
14 February
Unknown date
March
5 March
14 March
23 March
31 March
Unknown date
April
1 April
3 April
16 April
28 April
29 April
Unknown date
May
3 May
10 May
16 May
Unknown date
June
7 June
Unknown date
July
22 July
23 July
24 July
Unknown date
August
10 August
16 August
Unknown date
September 8 September
20 September
22 September
28 September
Unknown date
October
5 October
8 October
9 October
11 October
24 October
Unknown date
November
3 November
5 November
6 November
14 November
15 November
16 November
19 November
27 November
28 November
30 November
Unknown date
December
2 December
3 December
6 December
7 December
9 December
11 December
14 December
16 December
19 December
23 December
29 December
31 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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