The List of shipwrecks in 1790 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1790.
January
22 January
23 January
24 January
27 January
Unknown date
February
5 February
Unknown date
March
8 March
19 March
24 March
31 March
Unknown date
April
7 April
10 April
12 April
20 April
Unknown date
May
11 May
24 May
Unknown date
June
19 June
22 June
Unknown date
July
2 July
9 July
70 of her 250 crew survived.
20 July
24 July
Unknown date
August 6 August
9 August
9 August
Unknown date
September
1 September
9 September
13 September
19 September
21 September
24 September
Unknown date
October 1 October
8 October
12 October
14 October
16 October
25 October
Unknown date
November 4 November
10 November
13 November
22 November
26 November
Unknown date
December
1 December
2 December
3 December
6 December
10 December
14 December
22 December
24 December
26 December
27 December
28 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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