The list of shipwrecks in 1779 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1779.
January
20 January
25 January
Unknown date
February
12 February
28 February
Unknown date
March
8 March
12 March
14 March
16 March
19 March
22 March
23 March
24 March
25 March
26 March
Unknown date
April 7 April
8 April
9 April
12 April
18 April
25 April
29 April
Unknown date
May 2 May
14 May
21 May
Unknown date
June 20 June
26 June
Unknown date
July
24 July
August
14 August
16 August
19 August
29 August
29 August
Unknown date
September 5 September
8 September
15 September
19 September
22 September
25 September
Unknown date
October
6 October
15 October
29 October
30 October
Unknown date
November
1 November
3 November
9 November
10 November
11 November
13 November
16 November
20 November
25 November
26 November
Unknown date
December
2 December
3 December
10 December
11 December
16 December
25 December
27 December
28 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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