The List of shipwrecks in 1785 includes some ship sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1785.
January
2 January
3 January
5 January
7 January
8 January
16 January
21 January
31 January
Unknown date
February
9 February
15 February
17 February
21 February
24 February
Unknown date
March
15 March
17 March
29 March
Unknown date
April
1 April
10 April
Unknown date
May
4 May
24 May
Unknown date
June 22 June
Unknown date
July
3 July
8 July
9 July
23 July
30 July
Unknown date
August
24 August
25 August
26 August
Unknown date
September 1 September
4 September
6 September
22 September
24 September
25 September
27 September
Unknown date
October
15 October
20 October
24 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
31 October
Unknown date
November
4 November
5 November
24 November
27 November
Unknown date
December
4 December
6 December
7 December
9 December
13 December
14 December
15 December
22 December
26 December
28 December
31 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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