The list of shipwrecks in June 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1872.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Jeanette Marianne | ![]() |
The ship departed from Lagos, Africa for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1][2] |
Little Hirondelle | ![]() |
The yacht was run down and sunk off Folkestone, Kent by the collier Surprise (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Isa | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Galle, Ceylon for Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Lady Duff | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Abertay Sands, off the mouth of the River Tay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the tug Sensation (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Inflexible | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Glenhuntly (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carrie Fischer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Cow Head, Newfoundland Colony.[7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tees | ![]() |
The hulk, a former Conway-class post ship used as a floating church, sank at Liverpool, Lancashire.[8][9] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Brazil Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashir. She was refloated.[10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ems, and Schwan | ![]() |
The steamship Ems collided with Schwan in the Weser and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bremen. Schwan put back to Bremen in a leaky condition.[11] |
Georgiana | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Rotterdam (![]() |
Margaret | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Elbow End Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoDundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Buddon Ness.[14] She was refloated and towed in to Dundee in a severely leaky condition.[15] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the ScheldtatDoel, East Flanders, Belgium.[11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk off Cape Maleas by the steamship Mid-Surry (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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John Phillips | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Acorn (). John Phillips was on a voyage from Ardrossan, AyrshiretoDemerara, British Guiana.[16][17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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St. François | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off "Solis", Uruguay and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-InférieuretoMontevideo, Uruguay.[16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emma Annie | ![]() |
The schooner struck a rock off the North Bishops and sank. Her crew were rescued by Nora Cain (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity | ![]() |
The smack was wrecked in the River Dovey. Both crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat Royal Berkshire (![]() |
Eliza O'Keefe | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[19] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] |
France | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River and had to be beached. She was on a voyage from MontrealtoQuebec City, Canada.[22][23][19] |
Rose and Mary | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk in Lough Foyle by the steamship Prussian (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cromwell | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and sank off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Almería, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[25] |
Clarence | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore between Bald Hill and Port Macquarie. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Macquiarie.[26] |
Leo | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland, County Durham.[25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Guadiara | ![]() |
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France with the loss of 56 of the 85 people on board.[27] |
Nevada | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in Roche's Bay. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28][27] |
Tuskar | ![]() |
The steamship ran ashore on Stroma, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Liverpool. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Paris | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Ouistreham, Calvados, France.[24] |
Clara | ![]() |
The brig collided with the brig Christien (![]() |
Prince Alfred | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Spike Island, County Cork. She was refloated.[27] |
Wild Wave | ![]() |
The brigantine struck rocks and was run ashore at Sandyland, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition.[27][25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Conflict | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoDundee, Forfarshire.[29] She arrived at Dundee on 27 June in a severely damaged condition.[30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kate | ![]() |
The 27-ton schooner went onshore and was wrecked south of the mouth of the Whanganui River. All hands survived.[31] |
Kingaloch | ![]() |
The ship struck the Shagstone, off the coast of Devon and sank.[32][33] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The scow was run down and sunk in the ClydeatBowling, Dunbartonshire by the steamship Eddystone (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tweedsdale | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pequot (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aldate | ![]() |
The schooner sank. Her crew were rescued by Battasara (![]() |
Justicia | ![]() |
The galiot ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, RussiatoOporto, Portugal. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[36] |
Koln | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] |
Lealdade | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Cape Verde Islands.[29] |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Labrador. She was on a voyage from Big Harbour, Nova Scotia, CanadatoHarbour Grace.[38] |
Rainton | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire.[30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Andes | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Perière (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brigantine was run into by a steam yacht and sank in the River ThamesatErith, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gibraltar | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sank at Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[41][42] |
Glance | ![]() |
The yacht foundered off the mouth of the Humber. Both crew were rescued by the schooner Ebony (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adalia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from LondontoQuebec City Canada.[43][44] |
Balmacarra | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Langeoog, Germany and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, BraziltoBremen, Germany.[45][46][41] |
Franklin | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at New York, United States.[47] |
Jesmond | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Alicante (![]() |
Lamplighter | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from AyrtoNeath, Glamorgan.[41] |
Tom Bell | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Marquis of Lorne | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Highbridge, Somerset.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Germania | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Burnanceira Rock, on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from New YorktoOporto, Portugal. She was refloated on 28 June.[49] |
Struggler | ![]() |
The 30-ton ketch stranded at Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula in a gale and became a wreck.[31] |
Uruguay | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Odessa, RussiatoHamburg, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Haidee | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked north of Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Jamaica.[50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Astarte | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the South Atlantic and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Baroda (![]() |
Sarah Newman | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Erasmo | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore between Cape Spartel and Tangier, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from LivornotoNew York, United States.[53] |
Grazietta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Agrigento, Sicily.[54] She was on a voyage from "Mazzarelli" to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[55] |
Lizzie Webster | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on Cozumel, Mexico. All on board survived. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[56] |
Prudhoe Castle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Mohnsund. She was on a voyage from RevaltoRiga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[57] |
Temperley | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Ottawa, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from LondontoMontreal, Quebec.[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dauntless | ![]() |
The 72-ton schooner was lost towards the end of the month while en route from TaurangatoAuckland.[58] |
Omaha | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in a cycloneatSaugor, India with the loss of seven of her crew.[59][60] |
Orchis | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged in a cyclone at Calcutta, India.[61] |
Pekin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River during a cyclone. She was refloated.[35][62] |
Singapore | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in a cyclone at Saugor.[63] She was on a voyage from ChinatoCalcutta, India.[64] She was refloated on 6 July and taken in to Calcutta.[53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adalia | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoMontreal, Quebec, Canada.[6] |
Alexandria | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[25] |
Bengal | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Aden.[29] She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and resumed her voyage.[41][6] |
Bentinck | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Grand-Popo, Dahomey.[37] |
California | ![]() |
The steamship sank in the Strait of Georgia before 22 June. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, CaliforniatoSitka, Department of Alaska.[65] |
Chester | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Stefano Point". She was refloated.[15] |
Corning | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoBombay, India.[34] |
Cremona | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Dry Tortugas before 4 June. she was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[66] |
Dhollerah | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 11 June. All on board were rescued by Perle (Flag unknown). Dhollerah was on a voyage from LondontoAdelaide, South Australia.[47] |
Dorchester | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Wellfleet, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from "Trepansto" to Boston, Massachusetts.[6] |
Eliza and Mary | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Parrett. She was on a voyage from Highbridge, SomersettoCardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and placed under repair.[19] |
Emigrant | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, CanadatoGreenock, Renfrewshire. She was towed in to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.[33] |
Excelsior | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Mendensand.[67] |
Fannie | ![]() |
Ten Years' War: The steamship was captured and burnt in Cuba with about half of the 56 filibusters killed or take prisoner. Her cargo of war materials was seized.[68] |
Florence | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Key Verde.[30] |
Gape | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova ScotiatoSaint John, New Brunswick.[37] |
George R. Upton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Norfolk, Virginia.[29] |
Gertrude | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kaskinen, Grand Duchy of Finland.[11] |
Gibraltar | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal before 27 June. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[47] |
Gioga | ![]() |
The ship sank. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg.[41] |
Golden Hind | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Charles Island, Galapagos Islands with the loss of thirteen of her 21 crew. Survivors were later rescued by the schooner Eagle (![]() |
Harriet Irving | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Laguna de los Padres, Argentina with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, MassachusettstoValparaíso, Chile.[71] |
Harvest Queen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Goiânia, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[72] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Lake St. Peter". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[72] |
Idaho | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada before 22 June. She was refloated.[65] |
John Barden | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Jellah Coffee", Dahomey.[37] |
John Millar | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 June.[73] |
John Mitchell | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 June.[16] |
Karen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax.[47] |
Killara | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on the South Wall. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Goole, Yorkshire.[11] |
Mary | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Stefano Point". She was refloated.[15] |
Mayflower | ![]() |
The skiff foundered between Rùm and Coll. She was on a voyage from Loch Boisdale to the Crinan Canal.[74] |
Mizpah | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Malta. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
Need | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Fowey, Cornwall.[72] |
Nicholas Etienne Jeune | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Lagos.[67] |
Otter | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Huckerplatt, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[41] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6] |
Recordate | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Yeisk, Russia and was abandoned by her crew.[6] |
Saxonia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Schulan. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Hamburg.[21] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[27] |
Schiedam | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Pagensand, in the North Sea and sank.[72] |
St. Andrews | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
St. Paul | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Lagos.[67] |
Tunsin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Yangtze. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai.[19] |
Twee Gebroders | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Heligoland. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Minerva (![]() |
Valparaiso | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Rangoon, Burma and was scuttled. She was refloated.[15] |
W. Mosher | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Quebec City.[67] |
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