The list of shipwrecks in June 1851 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1851.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was damaged on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2] Neptune was refloated on 7 June and was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived the next day.[3][4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alcmène | French Navy | The Ariane-class corvette was wrecked between Hokianga and Kaipara, New Zealand, with the loss of 12 lives.[5] |
Broderliefde | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore north of "Koog", North Holland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Medemblik, North Holland.[6] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[7][8] |
Garland Grove | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Magdelina ( Netherlands). Garland Grove was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[9] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6] |
St. Vincent de Paul | Belgium | The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsbarns, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
William Wilson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Trinidad. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden.[11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emmaus | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Coatham, Northumberland.[6] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Whitby Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew.[12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Palestine | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile.[13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Meteor | Sierra Leone | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Axim, Gold Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[14][15] |
Repealer | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore near Rota, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Douglas and Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Cádiz.[16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bodisar | Trieste | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort Lage, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[11] |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Middle Patch, in Liverpool Bay, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penmaenmawr, Denbighshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
Owner's Delight | United Kingdom | The sailing barge sank in Rye Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to London.[8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arabian | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Pelican Point, in the Gulf of Smyrna.[17][18] She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had been refloated by 16 June and resumed her voyage on 18 June.[19] |
Atiet Rohoman | India | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Khanderi with the loss of at least 89, and up to 175, lives. She was on a voyage from Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet to Mocha, Yemen Eyalet and Calcutta.[20] |
Christina | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire near Fort William, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21][22] |
John and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[23] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The barque was driven onto the Swash, in the Bristol Channel.[24] |
Victor Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Leffrinckoucke, Nord. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[25][26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[18] |
Mauritius Packet | Mauritius | The ship capsized in a squall in the Indian Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Columbo, Ceylon.[27] |
Vansittart | Netherlands | The ship was driven onto the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Frederikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[17] |
Atiet Rohoman | India | The ship was wrecked at Kennery with the loss of nearly 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Mecca, Ottoman Arabia to Bombay.[28] |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked about 30 miles south of Bombay, India as she was sailing from Calcutta to Bombay. The ship and cargo were lost, and two men lost their lives in attempting to reach shore. |
Jessie Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Dublin.[21] |
Joseph Cripps | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked by a severe gale at Māhia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay. All hands were saved.[29] |
Maria Josephine | New Zealand | The cutter had her rudder destroyed during a gale in Wellington Harbour and was driven on shore.[30] |
Plymouth | United Kingdom | The packet boat, a sloop, sprang a leak and foundered off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21][31][3] |
Rover | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Malta to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached.[21][32] |
Star of the East | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Buydikheri Bay. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown. She was refloated and put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann English | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off "Kulien", Denmark in a squall.[17] |
Moultan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Calabar, Africa.[34] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Taff | United Kingdom | The barque, which had capsized on 11 June, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 70 people on board were rescued by Lesmahagow ( United Kingdom). Taff was on her maiden voyage, from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[35][36][37][38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Taft | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°51′N 35°31′W / 46.850°N 35.517°W). All on board were rescued by Lesmahagow ( United Kingdom). Taft was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York.[39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Coquette | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was later refloated.[19] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Snettisham, Norfolk.[40][18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | British North America | The brig was wrecked off Portrush, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Coleraine, County Antrim.[41] |
Emma | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground and sank at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[17][40] |
G. E. Routh | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship ran aground at Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Naples to Wexford.[18] |
Gordon | United Kingdom | The ship capsized or foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[42] |
Robert and Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on the Filsand. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russian Empire. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Cronstadt on 23 June.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Boston Deeps, off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[17] |
Defiance | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of Jutland with the loss of a crew membe. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[44] |
Lancashire Witch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Puerto Rico. She was refloated and put in to Belfast, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ajax | France | The 474-ton whaling ship struck rocks in the Bering Sea south of Saint Lawrence Island and became a total loss.[45] |
Ellen | United States | The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to New York, United States. She was refloated on 21 June and towed in to New York, arriving on 23 June.[46] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the Holm Head, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Stuart | United States | The brig was wrecked at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Mazatlán, Cuba.[47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata to Cabaret, Haiti.[48][49] |
Munte | Netherlands | The koff sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[19] |
Royal Mint | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Howard ( Hamburg). Royal Mint was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jenny Lind | British North America | The brig was wrecked on Grand Turk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[39] |
Triumph | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Humacao, Puerto Rico. She was later refloated and taken in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs.[51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Pet | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached between Amherst and Green Island, Burma. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 28 June with assistance from HMS Proserpine ( Royal Navy) and towed in to Moulmein, Burma.[52] |
Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between "False Salines" and "Point Atalia". . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pará, Brazil.[53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ecuador | Chile | The steamship was wrecked at Coquimbo. She was on a voyage from Coquimbo to Copiapó.[47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Experience | Barbadoes | The ship was wrecked on Brown's Shoal, south of Nevis. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Barbadoes.[54] |
Kedron | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off Trinidad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Trinidad.[50] |
Keldy Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats. They were rescued by Colonel Maule ( United Kingdom) on 30 June. Keldy Castle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[51][55] |
Pride | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Lerwig", Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[56] |
Randolph | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Amber Island with the loss of 25 lives. She was on a voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to London. |
Thetis | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Columbia ( United Kingdom) in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Yarmouth.[57][58] Thetis was refloated on 28 June and taken in to Holyhead.[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jean D'Arc | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[59] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | New Zealand | The brig was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] Also reported as John and Charlotte.[60] |
John | New Zealand | The brig was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] Also reported as John and Charlotte.[60] |
Margaret | New Zealand | The schooner sank at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[60] |
Pauline | New Zealand | The schooner was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] Also reported to be a brigantine driven ashore between 10 and 12 June.[61] |
Salopian | New Zealand | The schooner was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] |
Torrington | New Zealand | The brig was driven on shore and wrecked during a severe gale at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30][62] Her crew were rescued.[60] |
William and John | New Zealand | The cutter was wrecked at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[60] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to South Shields.[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cecrops | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Roman River", British Honduras.[13] |
Henry Campbell | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Bridgehampton, New York. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York City.[63] |
James Orr | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Wilmington.[36] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Lafayette ( United States). Her crew were rescued by Lafayette. Jane was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to a European port.[64] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran asround on the Woolseners, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire.[19] |
Wanskapen | Russia | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Cabo Mondego, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Alexandria to Egypt.[65][66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Algerine | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Port Jackson, New South Wales.[67] She had been refloated by 19 July but was waterlogged.[68] |
Proper | Denmark | The brig was wrecked on a reef off Ulloa, Republic of New Granada. All on board survived.[69][70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Åland | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore near Turku before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Turku to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated and put back to Turku.[18] |
Corynette | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated.[71] |
Diligenzia | Dominican Republic | The schooner was run down and sunk at Boca Chica by RMS Thames ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of the 30 people on board.[72] |
Elise Nicoline Sophie | Denmark | The ewer was driven ashore and wrecked at Thoborøn before 21 June.[43] |
Emblem | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 June. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[73] |
Emperor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Chowl". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Bombay on 11 June.[74] |
Flirt | New Zealand | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Lyttelton between 10 and 12 June.[61] |
Halcyon | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by two American vessels. Halcyon was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[75] |
Hawk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape de Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Athens, Greece. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Athens on 14 June in a leaky condition.[76] |
Neptune | Kingdom of Hanover | The whaler, a brig, was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Nuevo Peppino | Austrian Empire | The ship was driven ashore near Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[43] |
Parsee Merchant | India | The ship was lost at the Sand Heads.[78][47] |
Philomène | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River.[78] |
Sallie Fearn | United States | The ship was struck by lightning, set afire and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Frank Johnson ( United States). Sallie Fearn was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool.[79] |
Swallow | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked near Port Phillip Heads.[80] |
Tees | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 9 June. She was discovered by the brig Pomona ( United Kingdom), which put two crew on her. The took her in to Blyth, Northumberland on 10 June.[23][6] |
Theodosia | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Cumberland ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned before 10 June. Eight crew were rescued by Georgiana ( United Kingdom). Theodosia was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[66] |
Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Realijo", Chile before 22 June.[48] |
Vesta | Norway | The ship ran aground on a reef off Saint Domingo and was severeloy damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Kingston, Jamaica. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 24 May.[43] |
White Squall | New South Wales | The schooner was lost in the Kent Group, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney.[81] |