1694 Portuguese vessel carrying Oranges which were calmed by the Mansel family of margam abbey.
1698 unknown vessel
1707 unknown vessel
1739 Sloop Mary
1742 The Dunkirk
1753 Le Vanqueur 2 lost 8 saved 17 arrested for looting 1755 unidentified craft carrying sugar no survivors
1767 Sloop total wreck
1767 The Mary of Dublin
1770 The Planters Welvard 31 survived among the lives lost were 3 bothers named Jackert.
1775 The brigantine Jenny
1779 The James
1781 The Caterina {3 locals killed in a fight over her cargo}
1791 unknown vessel
1793 Brigantine The Perseverance
1798 300 soldiers killed on board a troopship which ran aground off rest bay
1802 Nuestra Senora Del Carmen all lost
1805 Sloop Ferret all lost
1808 Secound vessel named Perseverance while all the crew were saved 3 died after drinking the whiskey which was on board and two other were arrested for sealing soap from the vessel.
1810 The Mary 3 lost 4 saved
1811 The Lilly lost
1816 vessel unknown
1819 Brigantine George all hands lost
1821 Hebe 11 lost
1822 The Marrianne
1824 Sandica Connica all saved
1831 Paddle Streamer FROLIC at least 80 souls lost inc some 14 businessmen and 3 high ranking officers in the army.The public were shocked to hear of a young woman washed ashore still holding her infant child in her arms,also that a local had cut the fingers off another woman who had come ashore as he couldn't get her rings off? as a result of this two lighthouses were erected at Nash Point
1833 2 lost off the Maria
1833 Andrew and Mary
1839 Brigantine The Charles 9 saved
1841 vessel unknown
1845 Small vessel The Olive Branch 3 lost inc one 13 year old
1846 The Bradshaw
1847 The Leith Packet crew saved
1847 Barque The Henry all saved
1847 Rotheray Castle all lost
1855 Welcome to Beaumaris all saved
1855 Anne Catherine all saved
1856 Schooner Trevaunance all saved 3 of the rescuers local pilots awarded R.N.L.I. Sliver Medals
1858 Schooner Ajax crew saved by Porthcawl Coastguard
1859 Barque SUNDA two more R.N.L.I. Silver medals awarded
1861 Schooner Mary Jane while she was later refloated she was wrecked the next year at Portreath.
1862 Brigantine Champion of Liverpool crew rescued by lifeboat
1863 Mary Jenkins all hands lost
1866 unknown ship all lost
1868 The Ann of Rothsay 1 rescued by a daring lifeboat crew and a even more daring onlooker who swam to the vessel with a line to pull the man ashore
1868 Newton of Bideford
1868 unknown vessel
1869 unknown vessel 10 lost
1871 The Halcyon all saved
1873 Margaret Pollock of Glasgow all lost
1873 Industry of Youghal all lost (this vessel had ran ashore six years before hand)
1876 The Eliza Edwards all lost
1877 Johann
1877 S.S. John Byng 1 saved
1881 Marmoa 8 saved
1882 Liban
1882 Langrigg Hall 24 lost
1883 James Grey all lost
1886 Malleny all lost
1907 Pepin all saved
1908 The Amazon see links on left
1911 The George & Susan all saved
1912 The Marie and Perseverence all saved
1915 The Elizabeth Jane all lost
1928 The Kendy all saved
1929 The Elizabeth Worthington all saved
1934 The Reaper all saved
1935 Gardon all saved
1938 M.V.Regina all saved
1940 The Guinness Wreck as she was called the vessels name was S.S.Cato my mother was still moaning about the state of my Dad years later :-) after barrels from the wreck came ashore.
1944 American Tug crew of 4 lost
1946 American Tanker Tillamook
1947 THE SAMTAMPA AND THE MUMBLES LIFEBOAT THE EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES.
1959 ALTMARK crew of 1 saved she can still be seen to this day
1961 Floating Crane refloated
1967 MFV Universal Dipper all saved
For more on the above look out for the booklet Shipwrecks around and about Kenfig by Yvonne Carr Published by Cymedithas Cynffig - The Kenfig Society
