The list of shipwrecks in 1796 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during 1796.
January
2 January
5 January
11 January
13 January
22 January
23 January
24 January
25 January
26 January
28 January
29 January
Unknown date
February
2 February
6 February
8 February
9 February
10 February
15 February
17 February
Unknown date
March
3 March
7 March
8 March
20 March
25 March
26 March
Unknown date
April
4 April
11 April
20 April
30 April
Unknown date
May
22 May
25 May
26 May
28 May
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
June
10 June
16 June
30 June
Unknown date
July
1 July
6 July
8 July
12 July
13 July
15 July
17 July
21 July
Unknown date
August 1 August
14 August
15 August
22 August
27 August
28 August
Unknown date
September
19 September
22 September
Unknown date
October
3 October
5 October
9 October
11 October
16 October
21 October
25 October
26 October
30 October
31 October
Unknown date
November
3 November
11 November
25 November
29 November
Unknown date
December
5 December
13 December
16 December
18 December
19 December
24 December
25 December
27 December
29 December
30 December
31 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
References