List of shipwrecks in June 1831

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1831.

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4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bridgwater, Somerset. [1]
HomeFlag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Beavertown, Pennsylvania. All on board were rescued. [2] [3]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
General JacksonFlag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in Haverstraw Bay with the loss of at least two lives. She was on a voyage from New York City to Peekskill, New York. [4]
Jane YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of the Bassein Fort, India. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. [5]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
DeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Bonny, Nigeria. [6]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
SuperiorFlag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States The ship was wrecked off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. [7]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
AmethystCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [8]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax. [8]
SupplyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax. [8]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
AmericaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Wreck Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemens Land to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [9]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
William and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia [10]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
AvonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tobago. [11]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
St. JohannesFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship foundered in the North Sea off Mandahl, Norway. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [12]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1831
ShipStateDescription
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Great Wass Island, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. [13]
LondonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Port Medway, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Port Medway to Liverpool, Lancashire. [14]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831
ShipStateDescription
ConceicãoFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) south west of Bahia, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao to Bahia. [15]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank off South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss. [13]
Frederick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship foundered off Port Stephen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle. [16]
ShannonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 18893. 29 June 1831.
  2. ↑ "Steam-boat accidents". The Standard. No. 1293. 6 July 1831.
  3. ↑ "Another Steam-Boat Accident". The Times. No. 14583. London. 6 July 1831. col B, p. 8.
  4. ↑ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14583. London. 6 July 1831. col A-B, p. 5.
  5. ↑ "From Lloyd's List – Dec. 2". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17218. 5 December 1831.
  6. ↑ "Thursday Evening's Ship News". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1061. 2 September 1831.
  7. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14632. London. 1 September 1831. col D, p. 4.
  8. 1 2 3 "Montreal, June 18". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 9820. 26 July 1831.
  9. ↑ "Domestic Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette. 17 October 1831.
  10. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2435. 19 July 1831.
  11. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14628. London. 27 August 1831. col E.
  12. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2438. 9 August 1831.
  13. 1 2 "Ship News". The Times. No. 14622. London. 20 August 1831. col F, p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1055. 22 July 1831.
  15. ↑ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14629. London. 29 August 1831. col F, p. 6.
  16. ↑ "Wreck of the Frederick Colonial craft". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 25 June 1831.
  17. ↑ "From Lloyd's List – June 24". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17153. 27 June 1831.

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