List of shipwrecks in June 1881

The list of shipwrecks in June 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1881.

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June 1881

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27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Unknown date
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## 2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Adam Smith, and
Alster |  United Kingdom | The steamship Alster collided with the steamship Adam Smith and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. Alster was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Antwerp, Belgium. Adam Smith was severely damaged at the bows. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1][2]

## 3 June

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List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Amoenitas |  Germany | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3]
Bellona |  Germany | The steamship struck a rock off "Haddes". She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Shanghai for repairs.[3]
Henry Morton |  United Kingdom | The steamship collided with Robert Dickenson ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[3]
Ibex |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Danube at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Venice, Italy.[3]

## 4 June

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List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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City of London |  United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the barque Leondia (Flag unknown) at Shadwell, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[4]

## 5 June

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List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Acadia |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ducie Island. Her crew subsequently reached Pitcairn Island in a boat. They were rescued fifteen days afterwards by Edward O'Brien ( United States). Acadia was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork.[5][6]
Alecto |  Malta | The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4]
Mary Coles |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3]
Mennythorpe |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned by her 23 crew.[7]

## 6 June

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List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Genitori |  Italy | The barque was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[8]
Nebo |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire.[9]
Seine |  United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Prado (Flag unknown) and sank off Godrevy Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Prado.[10] Seine was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9]

## 7 June

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List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Arncott |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[8]

## 8 June

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List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Madeleine |  United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11]

## 9 June

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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Bessie Rowe |  United Kingdom | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lepe, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany.[12]
Bulwark |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Melbourne, Victoria.[12]
Hilda  |  Sweden | The schooner was sunk by ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off Örskär. Her cfew were rescued.[11][7]
Honour |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Julie |  Sweden | The schooner capsized in ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off "Klockarbodarbadan". Her crew were rescued.[7]
Malancthon |  Sweden | The ship ran aground in the "Oregrundsgrapen".[7]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the ferry Eastham Fairy ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached in a waterlogged condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[13]

## 10 June

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List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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comet |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Bishops Rocks. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[11]
Norman |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were landed. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[13] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[14]
Ocean King |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[11]

## 11 June

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List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Alicante |  Spain | The steam coaster was wrecked near "Gibora", Cuba. All on board were rescued.[15]

## 12 June

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List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Minnie |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Giurgevo, Romania.[14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]

## 13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Antonio N. |  Italy | The barque ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed.[14] She was refloated.[16]
USS Jeannette |  United States Navy | USS Jeanette Jeannette expedition: The Philomel-class gunvessel sank in the Arctic Ocean (77°15′N 154°59′E﻿ / ﻿77.250°N 154.983°E﻿ / 77.250; 154.983) after being crushed by ice. Although there was no immediate loss of life, 20 of her 33 crewmen died before reaching safety.

## 14 June

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List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Amelia |  Sweden | The schooner sank at "Norrbadan".[7]
Solway |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Yenikale Channel.[16]
Three unnamed vessels  | Flags unknown  | The ships were driven ashore at "Norrbadan".[7]
Two unnamed vessels  | Flags unknown  | The ships were driven ashore at "Grepen", Sweden.[7]
Two unnamed vessels  | Flags unknown  | The ships were driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[7]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at "Fogstden", Sweden.[7]

## 15 June

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List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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La Sofia |  Italy)  | The barque was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned.[17][18]
Unnamed  | Flag unknown  | The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[17]

## 16 June

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List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Decidido |  Portugal | The brig collided with the steamship Lassell ( United Kingdom) at Lisbon and was severely damaged.[18]

## 17 June

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List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Prinses Elisabeth, and an
unnamed vessel  |  Netherlands
United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a Thames barge off Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and was beached on the Cant Edge, in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Queenborough, Kent to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Temporary repairs were made andPrinses Elisabeth was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Sampson ( Royal Navy), which took off 30 of her passengers who did not wish to continue their voyage. The Thames barge sank with the presumed loss of both crew.[18][7]
Rauha |  Russia | The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[18]
Robert |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Llanllians Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[18]
Stadt Frankfort |  France | The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben.[18]

## 18 June

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List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Johavet |  Norway | The fishing vessel was lost off "Koljugeff". Her crew were rescued.[19]
Lindisfarne |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim.[20]

## 19 June

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List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Vier Gebroeders |  Belgium | The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 97 nautical miles (180 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Septentrion ( Belgium).[19]

## 20 June

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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Aludra |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Amsterdam.[20]
Hannah Rathkens |  Germany | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (29°55′N 77°55′W﻿ / ﻿29.917°N 77.917°W﻿ / 29.917; -77.917). Her crew were rescued by the barque Belus ( France). Hannah Rathkens was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[21]
Maria P. |  Italy | The barque was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[20]
Red Rose |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Tenezon, Algeria. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Argentino ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 24 June.[22]

## 25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Amanda |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia.[23]
Pietro |  Italy | The brig collided with the steamship Newnham ( United Kingdom) off "Porman" and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cartagena, Spain by Newnham.[23]

## 26 June

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List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Othello |  United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[23]

## 27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Alpha |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Travancore ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[22]
America |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the "Hydrographer Group". She was on a voyage from Tianjin, China to Kuchinotsu, Japan. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Yellow Sea (34°10′N 123°08′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°N 123.133°E﻿ / 34.167; 123.133). Her crew survived.[24]

## 29 June

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List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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J. P. Taylor |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck rocks at Wexford and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshire to Wexford.[25]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1881  Ship | State | Description

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Ala |  Norway | The barque ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Dutch port. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[22]
Alblasserdam |  Netherlands | The ship was lost off "Cape la Roque", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[19]
Alvina |  Russia | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Visby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Schiedam, South Holland.[14]
Anne Milbank |  New Zealand | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[13]
Baron Bentinck |  Netherlands | The steamship ran aground off Bawen, Netherlands East Indies before 9 June. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and she was condemned.[26]
Blackhalls |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Baracouta Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Nicholaieff, Russia, where she arrived on 15 June.[18]
Breton |  France | The steamship ran aground on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. She was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp, Belgium.[16] She was refloated with assistance from the frigate Cassard ( French Navy), which towed her in to Bizerte, Algeria.[18]
Catharina Elisabeth |  Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife, United Kingdom to Kotka, Russia.[17]
Clyde |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Swellies, in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached at Caernarfon, where she was repaired. Clyde resumed her voyage on 23 June.[20][27]
Davina |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cardiganshire ( United Kingdom). Davina was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12]
Deodata |  Norway | The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia.[25]
Fermina de Veta |  Spain | The ship was lost at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Flora |  Austria-Hungary | The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Flora P. Stafford |  United Kingdom | The barque was run down by Haytien (flag unknown) and abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Haytien, but her captain died within an hour. Flora P. Stafford was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[28]
Foam |  United Kingdom | The fishing smack struck a sunken wreck off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew survived.[23]
Franconia |  United States | The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California. Her crew were rescued.[22]
Hannah Rathkens |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Castle Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with assistance.[8]
J. C. Williams |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Skagen Reef, in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from New York to Copenhagen.[3] She was refloated on 6 June and resumed her voyage.[4]
Liburian |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Galle, Ceylon.[25]
Masoo |  Germany | The barque foundered before 6 June. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Mathilde |  Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alice ( Canada.[23]
Minnie Knapp |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Iona, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16]
Nettie Margarethe |  Norway | The barque was wrecked on Île Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada before 12 June with the loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[29]
Newminster |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Penarth, Glamorgan.[13]
Nieuwe Diep |  Germany | The barque was wrecked in the Krishna River with some loss of life.[8]
Norway |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Queenstown, County Cork.[20]
Pax |  Netherlands | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Saint Petersburg.[8]
Richard Wallace |  France | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the "Debrica River", Sierra Leone.[20]
Rokeby |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren, Norway.[27]
Ross |  Norway | The schooner was driven ashore at "Fahludd", Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[12]
Santorin |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with the barque Cohanim ( Germany) and was severely damaged. Santorin was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt. She put in to Karlskrona, Sweden for repairs.[3]
Unnamed  |  United States | The coaster was run into by Lothair ( United States) and sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her crew were rescued.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Alster". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30211\. London. 3 June 1881. col C, p. 8.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30213\. London. 6 June 1881. col F, p. 6.
4. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30214\. London. 7 June 1881. col F, p. 11.
5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30311\. London. 28 September 1881. col C, p. 12.
6. ^ "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30324\. London. 13 October 1881. col B, p. 6.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shipping Disasters". The Times. No. 30225\. London. 20 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
8. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30215\. London. 8 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
9. ^ a b "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30214\. London. 7 June 1881. col C, p. 7.
10. ^ "Collision Off St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 152\. 9 June 1881. p. 5.
11. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30219\. London. 13 June 1881. col F, p. 7.
12. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30217\. London. 10 June 1881. col D, p. 10.
13. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30218\. London. 11 June 1881. col F, p. 9.
14. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30220\. London. 14 June 1881. col F, p. 10.
15. ^ "News in Brief". The Times. No. 30219\. London. 13 June 1881. col A, p. 8.
16. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30221\. London. 15 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
17. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30222\. London. 16 June 1881. col B, p. 12.
18. ^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30224\. London. 18 June 1881. col E, p. 9.
19. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30234\. London. 30 June 1881. col F, p. 6.
20. ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30226\. London. 21 June 1881. col A, p. 12.
21. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30256\. London. 26 July 1881. col B, p. 12.
22. ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30233\. London. 29 June 1881. col B, p. 14.
23. ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30232\. London. 28 June 1881. col D, p. 12.
24. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30245\. London. 13 July 1881. col B, p. 14.
25. ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30236\. London. 2 July 1881. col C, p. 14.
26. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30243\. London. 11 July 1881. col F, p. 7.
27. ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30229\. London. 24 June 1881. col E, p. 10.
28. ^ "Flora P Stafford". The Cornishman. No. 154\. 23 June 1881. p. 4.
29. ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 30219\. London. 13 June 1881. col E-F, p. 7.

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