The list of shipwrecks in June 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1868.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Princess |  United States
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The sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Missouri RiveratNapoleon, Missouri, at 39°08′00″N 94°04′25″W / 39.1332°N 94.0735°W / 39.1332; -94.0735 (Princess ex-USS Naiad) |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiganshire |  United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Harrison's Point, Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Southend, Essex.[2] |
| Breeze |  United States
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The ship collided with Dhollerah ( India) and sank in The Downs with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Portland, MainetoLondon, United Kingdom.[3][4]
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| Fidelity | United Kingdom
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The ship struck a sunken rock at Bayble. Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides and sank. Her crew survived.[5] |
| Sirdar |  Norway
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The ship was driven ashore at Southend.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shalun |  Imperial Russian Navy
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The gunboat ran aground, broke in two and sank off "Biorke Island" with the loss of seven of the 32 people on board. She was towing the barge No. 11 ( Russia) from CronstadttoHelsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. The barge was undamaged. Survivors were rescued on 6 June by the paddle frigate Olaf ( Imperial Russian Navy).[6]
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phrenologist | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at New Calabar, Africa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Calabar.[7][8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer | United Kingdom
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The smack foundered in Spey Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shiretoLeith, Lothian.[9][10] |
| Gowrie | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in Loch Hay, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, CheshiretoMorrison's Haven, Lothian.[5] |
| Mischief | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoDublin.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance, and Queen Emma |
United Kingdom
|
The steamship Advance ran into the schooner Queen Emma off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Both vessels were severely damaged and put in to Antwerp, Belgium for repairs.[9] |
| Evening Star |  Canada
|
The tug capsized and sank in Lake Huron off Goderich, Ontario with the loss of two lives.[11] |
| Gem | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the cost of Essex and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoPlymouth, Devon.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa |  New Zealand
|
The 13-ton schooner foundered off Greymouth during a gale, with the loss of all three on board.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norden | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, EgypttoLiverpool, Lancashire.[14] |
| Istria | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Hatteras Shoals with the loss of 27 of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[1] |
| May Queen | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Manning River.[15] |
| Mary Agnes | United Kingdom
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The tug sank in the River Mersey.[16] She was refloated on 15 June.[17] |
| Montgomery | United Kingdom
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Shawmut ( United States). Montgomery was on a voyage from Pensacola, FloridatoQueenstown, County Cork.[1] She was towed in to Charleston, South Carolina in a derelict condition on 4 July.[18]
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| Neptune's Bride | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Junara". She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Alexandria.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey Williams | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on "Blarke Kallard", near "Ratham", Sweden.[16][19] |
| Marie Eleanor |  France
|
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Gozo, Malta. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Fieramosca ( Italy). Marie Cleonie was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy to Hamburg.[20][17]
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andubon |  Spain
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The ship was wrecked at Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila to Cebu.[21] |
| Despatch | New Zealand
|
The 98-ton brigantine was driven ashore by a heavy sea just to the north of Timaru, with the loss of the ship's master, J. E. Driver.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground off Bald Head. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South WalestoAlbany, Colony of Western Australia. She was abandoned on 19 June. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erato | United Kingdom
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The ship was damaged by fire at Blackwall, Middlesex.[17] |
| Fame | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was run into on 20 June by Uranus ( United Kingdom) and was damaged.[23]
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| Himalaya | United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Tullah Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoMauritius.[17] She was refloated on 21 June.[24] |
| Julia | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from LondontoPlymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Negress | United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked at "Yeskie Pine", 45 nautical miles (83 km) east of Lagos, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[25][7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco de Paolo | Italy
|
The ship ran aground on a reef off Gonaïves, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but subsequently sprang a leak and put in to Nassau, Bahamas on 25 June. She was condemned and sold to her captain, an act which it was alleged was fraudulent. Lloyd's Salvage Association got involved in the case. San Francisco de Paolo was made fit for sea with assistance from HMS Barracouta ( Royal Navy) with the intention of taking her to an English port.[26]
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afrika |  Netherlands
|
The ship departed from Banana, Africa for Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] |
| Eliza Blake | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off Arthurstown, County Waterford. She was won a voyage from WaterfordtoNeath, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Waterford.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila to Zebu, Spanish East Indies.[28] |
| Navigator | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[14] |
| Schaloune | Imperial Russian Navy
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The gunboat was wrecked in the Gulf of Finland with the loss of seven of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Olaf ( Imperial Russian Navy).[29]
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia | United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked at Kurrachee, India. Her crew were rescued.[30] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kurrachee.[31] |
| Bernardo | Italy
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The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sardinia. Her crew were rescued by the barque Adria Padre ( Italy). Bernardo was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman EmpiretoCork and/or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[32][33]
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| Cortland, and Morning Star |
United States
|
The barque Cortland collided with the steamship Morning StarinLake Huron and both vessels sank. Sixty-three of the thirteen crew on board Courtland and 70 people on board Morning Star were rescued, twenty were reported missing. Morning Star was on a voyage from Cleveland, OhiotoDetroit, Michigan.[34][35] |
| General Athelin | France
|
The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Santiago de Cuba, CubatoHavre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[36] |
| Marie Louise | United Kingdom
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The ship struck the West Mouse Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. She was on a voyage from Poole, DorsettoRuncorn, Cheshire.[24][11] |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom
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The ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Breaksea Island, Colony of Western Australia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoAlbany, Western Australia.[37] |
| Sedburgh | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off the coast of South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South CarolinatoLiverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Charleston.[38] |
| Uranus | United Kingdom
|
The ship collided with Fame ( United Kingdom) in the Dardanelles and was severely damaged.[23]
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mastland | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Ariadne Rock. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, ChinatoLondon. She was refloated and put back to Shanghai.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Selma | United States
|
The steamship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico south of Galveston, Texas, off the mouth of the Brazos River. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foces | United Kingdom
|
The ship capsized whilst being towed from the River Tyne to the River Wear. She was righted.[1] |
| Horatio | United Kingdom
|
The Barking smack was run down and sunk by the steamship Saxonia ( Hamburg) off the Dutch coast with the loss of six of her eight crew.[39][40]
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| Unanimity | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She had been refloated by 27 June and resumed her voyage.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allport | United Kingdom
|
The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Alexandra ( United Kingdom). Allport was on a voyage from Sines, Portugal to Riga, Russia.[1]
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| HMS Beacon | Royal Navy
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The Beacon-class gunvessel ran aground in the Paraná River. She was refloated.[41] |
| Shahazadah | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cox's Bazar India. She was on a voyage from ChittagongtoBombay, India.[1][42][43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomer | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Rock Point, Maryland.[44] |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[45] |
| Mary | Isle of Man
|
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoHolyhead, Anglesey. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool by Alert ( United Kingdom).[1]
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| Whinfell | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kilblain | United Kingdom
|
The barque caught fire off the coast of Santo Domingo on her maiden voyage from London to Matanzas, Cuba, carrying coal. The master and 13 crew were rescued and taken to Cárdenas, Cuba[47][48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teaser | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Long Rock, off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Maryport, CumberlandtoBelfast, County Antrim.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canning | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Bulcherry Sand, off "Mutlah" before 26 June.[49] |
| Duke of Argyll | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Tullah Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from LondontoCalcutta, India.[17] |
| Elida | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English port.[42] |
| General Butler | United States
|
The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank, possibly run over by a ship. Lost with all 10 hands.[50] |
| Hancock | United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was wrecked in the Cayman Islands.[51] |
| James Childs | United Kingdom
|
The barque capsized off the mouth of the Indus with the loss of two lives.[52] |
| Margaret Langdon | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered before 17 June with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Charles and Edward ( United Kingdom). Margaret Langdon was on a voyage from Swansea, GlamorgantoValparaíso, Chile.[53]
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| Montgomery | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 June. She was towed in to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] |
| Moses Waring | United States
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 June.[18] |
| Onda | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the ClydetoQuebec City, Canada.[17] |
| Pavadetta | United Kingdom
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The ship sank at Dry Island. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British GuianatoLondon.[17] |
| Richard Hobson | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered off "Cape Lukkah", Egypt. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoAlexandria, Egypt.[17] |
| Rowland | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked in the Caicos Islands.[51] |
| Serafina Tatham | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Nassau. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, GlamorgantoDemerara, British Guiana. She was refloated after eleven days and resumed her voyage.[54] |
| Sissebo | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isla de Juventud, Cuba before 9 June.[9] |
| St. Bernard | France
|
The barque was driven from her moorings at Madras, India. She collided with Anglia ( United Kingdom) and sank.[24] The wreck was dispersed by explosives.[44]
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| Ville de Lyon | France
|
The ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman EmpiretoMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was towed in to Messina, Sicily, Italy in a derelict condition.[17] |
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