The list of shipwrecks in June 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1838 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1838
Ship
State
Description
Royal George
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Ray , Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued by Blessing , Marys and Tom Bowline (all United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America.[ 2] [ 3]
St. Jacques
France
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom. St. Jacques was refloated and put into The Downs .[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1838
Ship
State
Description
Fanny
Van Diemen's Land
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Port Adelaide , South Australia . She was on a voyage from Hobart to King George's Sound , Swan River Colony .[ 27]
Justinian
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by an anchor in the River Orwell and was beached at Harwich , Essex .[ 26]
Mary or Mary Coxon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Öland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated several weeks later and taken into Kalmar .[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Theodore
France
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom.[ 19]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1838
Ship
State
Description
Herefordshire
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Futtah Sand. She was later refloated and taken into Calcutta , India for repairs.[ 33]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1838
Ship
State
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Adelaide , South Australia in mid-July. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Adelaide.[ 42]
Franklin
United States
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the Mississippi River before 11 June. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 43]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Skomer , Pembrokeshire and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Altona, Hamburg . Hero was taken into Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire on 11 June.[ 44]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Benin before 1 July. Her crew were rescued.[ 45]
Marina
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America .[ 46] [ 32]
Milton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Old Bic Harbour , Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec City.[ 47]
Morning Star
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Susan and Jane ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 8 June. Her crew were rescued by Susan and Jane . Morning Star was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 48] [ 47]
Muscogee
United States
The steamboat was wrecked.[ 49]
Norman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Dublin . Norman was refloated on 6 June and taken into Peterhead.[ 50]
Sarah
New South Wales
The coaster was wrecked on the coast of South Australia between Endeavour Bay and Portland Bay .[ 51] [ 52]
Sir Archibald Campbell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America before 26 June.[ 6]
Varennes
British North America
The steamboat was destroyed by fire.[ 49]
Zealous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to a port in Lincolnshire . She was refloated on 30 June and taken into Hartlepool , County Durham in a leaky condition.[ 22] [ 53]
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^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4359. London. 11 June 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet . No. 2703. Hull. 15 June 1838.
^ a b "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8534. London. 8 June 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21041. London. 11 June 1838.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 16798. London. 3 August 1838. col E, p. 7.
^ a b "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4410. London. 9 August 1838.
^ "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard . No. 4358. Liverpool. 9 June 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16754. London. 13 June 1838. col A, p. 7.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18437. Edinburgh. 18 June 1838.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 16760. London. 20 June 1838. col E, p. 7.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 16782. London. 16 July 1838. col B, p. 7.
^ "Khissa, coast of Circassia, June 14". The Times . No. 16797. London. 2 August 1838. col B, p. 5.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18491. Edinburgh. 28 June 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18536. Edinburgh. 1 November 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1425. Liverpool. 31 August 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21537. London. 24 November 1838.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21410. London. 26 June 1838.
^ a b "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4370. London. 23 June 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21084. London. 31 July 1838. p. 7.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18506. ~Edinburgh. 2 August 1838.
^ a b c d e "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21416. London. 3 July 1838.
^ "(various reports)". The Times . No. 16776. London. 9 July 1838. col D-E, p. 4.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21053. London. 25 June 1838.
^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18490. Edinburgh. 25 June 1838.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet . No. 2795. Hull. 29 June 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21612. London. 23 February 1839.
^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21448. London. 10 August 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21093. London. 10 August 1838.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18511. Edinburgh. 13 August 1838.
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 16794. London. 30 July 1838. col D, p. 7.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18494. Edinburgh. 5 July 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21153. London. 20 October 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21092. London. 9 August 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21123. London. 15 September 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4398. London. 27 July 1838.
^ "Local Intelligence". The Hull Packet . No. 2799. Hull. 27 July 1838.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 21449. Edinburgh. 11 August 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18514. Edinburgh. 20 August 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21417. London. 4 July 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21068. London. 12 July 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4471. London. 19 October 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21422. London. 10 July 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4361. London. 13 June 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1429. Liverpool. 28 September 1838.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4377. London. 2 July 1838.
^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18504. Edinburgh. 28 July 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21423. London. 11 July 1838.
^ a b "United States and the Canadas". The Morning Post . No. 21072. London. 19 July 1838. p. 2.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21397. London. 12 June 1838.
^ "Ship News" . The Australian . Sydney. 15 January 1839. p. 3.
^ "Sydney Ship News" . The Cornwall Chronicle . Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. 2 February 1839. p. 2.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet . No. 2796. Hull. 6 July 1838.
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