The list of shipwrecks in the 1740s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1740s.
1740 1740 began on March 25.
May 1 May
24 May
January 9 January
23 January
26 January
Unknown date
February 8 February
Unknown date
March 13 March
August 13 August
Unknown date
September 27 September
Unknown date
November 18 November
Unknown date
1741 February 12 February
March 26 March
April 24 April
Unknown date
May 9 May
12 May
14 May
Unknown date
June 17 June
30 June
July 5 July
25 July
Unknown date
August 15 August
September 8 September
15 September
Unknown date
October
3 October
21 October
Unknown date
November 26 November
28 November
Unknown date
December Unknown date
Unknown date
1742 April 16 April
June Unknown date
July 29 July
September 2 September
19 September
22 September
Unknown date
November 22 November
December 25 December
January 11 January
Unknown date
1743
March Unknown date
April 13 April
June 15 June
July 13 July
September 13 September
18 September
October 5 October
December 28 December
Unknown date
January 6 January
Unknown date
February 14 February
19 February
25 February
28 February
Unknown date
March 13 March
Unknown date
Unknown date
1744
1745
January 12 January
July 29 July
August 21 August
September 12 September
October 31 October
November 14 November
24 November
Unknown date
1746
January 20 January
Unknown date
February 4 February
16 February
Unknown date
June 24 June
August Unknown date
September 1 September
16 September
October 28 October
December Unknown date
Unknown date
1747
1748
1749
Notes Until 1752, the year began on Lady Day (25 March) Thus 24 March 1740 was followed by 25 March 1741. 31 December 1741 was followed by 1 January 1741.
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