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The list of shipwrecks in June 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1847.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hercules | The paddle tug was severely damaged by fire in the River Avon downstream of the Holmes, near Bristol, Gloucestershire.[1] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[2] | |
| Lord Stanley | The ship was damaged by fire at Aden. Subsequently repaired.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spartan | The brig sank off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[4][5] | |
| Susan | The ship ran aground near "Dragoe". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6] | |
| Thompson | The cutter departed from Sydney for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British King | The full-rigged ship collided with Paola ( | |
| Norris Stanley | The ship was beached at the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She had become a wreck by 10 June.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ætna | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Ouachita River at Columbia, Louisiana with the loss of more than twenty lives. She was on a voyage from Ouachita to New Orleans, Louisiana.[10] | |
| Birman | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[11] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] | |
| Selina | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Avon.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York.[14] | |
| Nymph | The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[15][16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Junius | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Westhampton Beach, New York, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York City.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard et Marie | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile.[17] | |
| Nestor | The brig ran aground on a reef off "Stenshera Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to "Kounisari Island".[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce | The ship was wrecked between the Île Dieu and Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[19] | |
| Cassilda | The ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[8][20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christian and Margaret | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newburgh, Fife. She put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition.[21] | |
| Mermaid | The sloop ran aground and was wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Mackellar | The schooner departed from Newcastle for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] | |
| Ceylon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Moosepeeka Head, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[24] She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[25] | |
| Frédérique | The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The barque was wrecked on Great Duck Island, Maine, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America.[26] | |
| Rio Grande | The fishing schooner was lost on Eastern Point. Crew saved.[27] | |
| Virginia | The ship was driven ashore south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew White | The ship was driven ashore near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople. She was later refloated.[28] | |
| Elizabeth Lloyd | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[26] | |
| Heyworth | The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Constantinople. She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[29] | |
| Salus | The ship was driven ashore near Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva and Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Kronstadt.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Jean | The ship foundered off Roscoff, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord to Libourne, Gironde.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France to Hartlepool, County Durham.[31] | |
| Azorian | The ship was driven ashore in Grunia Bay, Saint Kitts. She was later refloated and departed on 26 June for Nassau, Bahamas in a leaky condition.[32] | |
| Boadicea | The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was consequently condemned.[26] | |
| Bramble | The ship sprang a leak and sank in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[33] | |
| Eugenie | The barque was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was refloated on 16 June.[26] | |
| Exporter | The ship was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] | |
| Southesk | The brig was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] | |
| William and Sarah | The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough. She was later refloated.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbian Packet | The ship was struck by lightning, capsized and sank in a squall off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26][34] | |
| Eugenie | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States.[12] | |
| Isabel | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Castle Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool.[35] | |
| Lord Brougham | The ship was driven ashore at Mille Vaches, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arbutus | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated.[28] | |
| Fortuna | The ship ran aground on the Watts. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[37] | |
| Ocean | The ship caught fire at Odesa and was scuttled.[29] | |
| Quid Pro Quo | The ship was wrecked on "Point Lucama". She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Hong Kong.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg. Sweden to Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør.[28] | |
| Jeune Alexis and Celina | The ship ran aground and sank near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Trieste.[39] | |
| Tryal | The fishing smack collided with Columbus ( | |
| Tyro | The ship was driven ashore at Pozzallo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[40] She was refloated on 26 June and taken in to Malta.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Russell | The whaler was wrecked on the Porpoise Reef, in the Fiji Islands.[42][43] | |
| St. Cuthbert | The schooner struck a sunken rock and was beached in Crinan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham.[37][8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire and was severely damaged.[30] | |
| Emblem | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30] | |
| Ida | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30] | |
| Rover | The schooner ran aground in Placentia Bay. SHe was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to London.[44] | |
| Wheathill | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the English Bank. She was refloated with assistance from Express and put back to Pernambuco, Brazil.[45] | |
| Diligence | The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] | |
| Jonas | The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Buxtehude.[28] | |
| Margaret Trynor | The schooner ran aground on the Londoner. She was refloated and taken in to Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[46] | |
| Ringdove | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] | |
| Triumvirate | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friend's Goodwill | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Ipswich.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paragon | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Barbados. Her eleven crew took to the longboat and sailed to Saint Lucia. Paragon was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[34] | |
| Williams | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship capsized and sank at Limerick.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig St. George ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gipsey | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nautilus ( | |
| Walter Scott | The ship struck a sunken rock off Point Salines, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada and Nassau, Bahamas. She put in to Grenada for repairs.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bordelais | The paquebot was wrecked at Natal. Her crew were rescued.[50] | |
| Harriet | The schooner was wrecked in the Bay of Goffe. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone.[51] | |
| Harriet | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Moy. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Ballina, County Mayo.[28] | |
| Wester Norland | The barque was driven ashore at Blankenese.[29][28] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated on 1 July and towed in to Hamburg.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The schooner was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg.[29][28] | |
| Roberts | The ship was destroyed by fire at Saugor, India. Her 80 crew were rescued by Fatima ( | |
| Sophie | The ship was wrecked on the Penerf Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkirk, Nord.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emma | The ship collided with John Jordine ( | |
| Lorena | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affghan | The brig was wrecked near Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, British North America before 7 June. Her crew were rescued.[56] | |
| Cœur de Lion | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] | |
| Fanny, and Huron |
The ships collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both sank. Their crews were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[57][47] | |
| Hellespont | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Delia ( | |
| Irma | The brig was lost north of Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 June.[26] | |
| Julia | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain before 8 June.[58] | |
| London | The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[12] | |
| Lord Auckland | The ship was driven ashore at Port Curtis, New South Wales before 29 June. She was refloated.[59] | |
| Lorena | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[26] | |
| Marie Françoise | The ship was wrecked near Le Conquet, Finistère, France before 5 June.[13] | |
| Mary Ann | The schooner was wrecked at Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, in late June. She was driven on shore while attempting to leave the bay and broke up. All hands were saved.[60] | |
| Mary B. Oliver | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cork.[26][46] | |
| Naomi | The ship was driven ashore near "Guetenen" before 3 June.[26] | |
| Napoleon | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 June.[61] | |
| Redbreast | The ship was crushed by ice and sank in the White Sea before 14 June. Her crew were rescued.[36] | |
| Selina | The schooner departed from Moreton Bay for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] | |
| Sette | The schooner was driven ashore at "Trifontane", on the south coast of Sicily. She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Trapani, Sicily for repairs.[62] | |
| Sylvia | The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia before 16 June.[40] |