The list of shipwrecks in June 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during June 1857.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Bustard | ![]() | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The Albacore-class gunboat ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was later refloated. [1] |
Canadian | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River 40 nautical miles (74 km) downstream of Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. [2] [3] She had sunk by 15 June. [4] She was refloated on 29 June and taken in to Quebec City. [5] |
Chase | ![]() | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. [6] |
HMS Coromandel | ![]() | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The gunboat ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was refloated. |
Florence | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Little Hope Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. [7] |
John Calvin | ![]() | The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the brig Mary Young (![]() |
Medina, and Sauguenay | ![]() ![]() | The barque Medina was run into by the steamship Saguenay and sank off Madam Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City. Saguenay was beached at Berthier, Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued. [2] [7] |
HMS Tribune | ![]() | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The Tribune-class frigate ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was later refloated. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlotte Ann | ![]() | The ship ran aground at "Hantoon". She was refloated and taken in to Wexford. [9] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cerro Gordo | ![]() | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. [10] |
Favourite | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Kinsale, County Cork. [11] |
Surrey | ![]() | The barque was abandoned 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Cape Recife, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by the barque Emperor (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice | ![]() | The barque ran aground on St. Felipe Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [13] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Havana, Cuba, where she arrived on 26 June. [14] |
Martha Rogers | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia. [15] [16] |
Sophia | ![]() | The whaler ran aground at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ardbeg | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore north of "Nyam", India. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. [18] [19] |
Newport | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore in Table Bay. [20] She was consequently condemned. [21] |
Pleiades | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the "Mackrapatta Lump", India. [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Douro | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Bagum. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz and Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated assistance from the steamship Ebro (![]() |
Erin | ![]() | The paddle steamer was wrecked at "Caltura", on the east coast of Ceylon 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Galle. All 71 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Point de Galle, Ceylon and China. [24] [25] |
Lily | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was later refloated. [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gitana | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore in Table Bay. [20] [27] |
Helena | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in Table Bay. [20] [27] |
Isabella | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore in Table Bay. [20] [27] She was consequently condemned. [21] |
Jessie McFarlane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cape Town, Cape Colony. [20] |
Johnson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Branscombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Branscombe. She was refloated on 12 Jund. [28] |
Rory Brown | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. [20] She was consequently condemned. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shakespeare | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Point Levi, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to London. [29] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship was run ashore in the River Dovey and wrecked with the loss of three of her four crew. [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alma | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Caplin Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5] [18] |
Catherine Campbell | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31] |
Dean of Guild | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hjørring, Denmark. She was refloated. [30] |
James | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham. [32] |
Louisa Augusta | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Narva. [33] |
Sarah Botsford | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near "Borkala", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 12 June. [34] |
Traveller | ![]() | The whaler was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to the Davis Straits. [32] |
Vision | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy and Foo Chow Foo, China. [35] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Christabel | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. [27] [21] |
James | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Spray (![]() |
Newton | ![]() | The paddle corvette was wrecked on the Port-au-Choix Rock, off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. [37] |
Rapid | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Potosi Mud Flat, off the coast of Surinam. She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Guiana. [38] [39] |
William James | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. [27] [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sarah Hotsford | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. [30] |
Sobraon | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean at 18°S28°W / 18°S 28°W , about 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) southeast of Salvador, Brazil. All thirteen of her crew were rescued by Lord Elgin (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marthine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Buctouche, New Brunswick, British North America. She was consequently condemned. [20] |
Niger | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tenerife, Canary Islands. [42] |
Sea | ![]() | The ship foundered in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Perekop (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ferguson, and Gartich | ![]() | The steamships were in collision in the Irish Sea of The Skerries, Anglesey and were severely damaged. Ferguson put in to Holyhead, Anglesey; Gartich was towed in. Both vessels were beached. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ellen Rawson, and Isabella | ![]() | The barque Ellen Rawson was driven into the brig Isabella in Table Bay. Both vessels then drove ashore. Their crews were rescued by the Cape Town Lifeboat. [27] [21] [44] |
Lily | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Point Kosik, Greece. [4] She had been refloated by 23 June. [45] |
Rochellaise | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord. [15] [46] [47] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Allen | ![]() | The barque capsized and sank at Valparaíso, Chile. [48] |
Jessie | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 17 June. [49] |
Magnet | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Reval, Russia. [50] She was refloated on 20 June and resumed her voyage. [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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New Prosperous | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Ridge Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grays Thurrock to Maldon, Essex. [26] |
Stedenger | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tulsco (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Idomenio | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Malta. [54] |
Neptunus | ![]() | The brig was in collision with the steamship Genova ( ![]() |
Victor | ![]() | The brig was discovered derelict in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was taken in to Brightlingsea by the smack Tryal (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fox | ![]() | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Town. [58] |
St. Clare | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Grace and Jane (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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British Merchant | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Callao, Peru and was scuttled. [60] |
Dawn | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [26] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Sound of Kyle. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [51] |
Maranham | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Ellis Bay, Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 27 July and taken in to Gaspé, Province of Canada. [61] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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James | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Sow and Pig Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Nairn. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [57] |
Maria | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and foundered. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. [62] |
Stamford | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Devil's Limb, Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37] |
William M. Rogers | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of twelve of her 25 crew. survivors were rescued by Zillah (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atalanta | ![]() | The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Queen of the South with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Queen of the South. [26] [63] Atlananta was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [64] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Durham | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [65] |
Maas | ![]() | The steamship ran aground and sank at Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, South Holland. [66] |
Pausewitz | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dundalk to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [59] |
Steadfast | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Æolus | ![]() | The ship was lost in Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to "Luba" and Piteå, Sweden. [67] |
Ararat | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice at Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued. [40] [68] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bank of England | ![]() | The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Kennery, India. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was declared a total loss. [69] |
Gardyne | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in Sprat Bay, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Thomas. [70] |
Montreal | ![]() | The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in the Saint Lawrence River at Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Province of Canada with the loss of 264 lives. The steamships Alliance and Napoleon (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enniskillen | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire. [4] |
Flora | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Black River, Jamaica to London. She was refloated and taken in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs. [39] |
Margaret | ![]() | The schooner struck rocks and foundered off Peel's Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. [4] |
Montrose | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Porian Shoal, off the coast of Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bassein, Burma to Cork or Flamouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [72] [73] |
Prince George | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Alloa Clackmannanshire. [29] [74] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cambria | ![]() | The sloop struck a rock at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Franche and was damaged. She was taken into Saint-Malo for repairs. [45] |
Maria | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at "Hantoon", County Wexford. She was refloated the next day. [75] |
Walter Muncaster | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Chañaral, Chile with the loss of seven lives. Survivors were rescued by the barque Dennis Brundrit (![]() ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caledonia | ![]() | The schooner was destroyed by fire and sank at Singapore, Straits Settlements. [58] [78] |
Gipsy | ![]() | The whaler was crushed by ice in Melville Bay. Her crew were rescued. [79] [80] |
Park | ![]() | The brigantine collided with Minnesota (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atlas | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at "Hantoon", County Wexford. [75] |
Julia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kurrachee, India. All on board, more than 300 people, were rescued by the transport ship Hydree (![]() |
Unity | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated. [75] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Schalkground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Narva, Russia. [83] |
Betsy | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Lady Mary (![]() ![]() |
Vaucleuse | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Escuminac, British North America. [37] She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She had been refloated by 22 August and taken in to "Herring Gut" for repairs. [84] |
Walton Muncaster | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Caldera, Chile with the loss of thirteen lives. Six crew of Dennis Brundrit (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asia | ![]() | The collier, a brig, ran aground near Cuxhaven. She was later refloated. [49] |
Bladah | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Ebro before 23 June. All on board were rescued. [89] |
Carl Johan | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. [90] |
Cornelia | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic before 3 June. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [45] |
Ellen | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. [91] |
Ellen E. Booker | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef before 20 June. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. [37] |
Emigrant | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States before 30 June. [37] |
Europa | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt, where she arrived on 10 June in a leaky condition. [57] |
Golden Star | ![]() | The ship sank at Nassau, Bahamas before 12 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [83] She was subsequently raised, and repaired, sailing for Boston, Massachusetts, United States in mid-September. [92] |
Henry Ware | ![]() | The ship was wrecked 80 nautical miles (150 km) from Payta, Peru before 7 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Panama City, Republic of New Granada. [93] |
Jane | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 June. [51] |
Jeune Pauline | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Basse More". [15] |
Julietta | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bali Strait. [58] |
Mary Bayley | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Deux Frères (![]() |
Norwood | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta, where she arrived on 6 June. [94] |
Ocean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Poose", India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. [19] |
Salus | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire before 9 June. [95] |
Samuel Willets | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Squan Inlet, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. [96] [5] [18] |
Spartan | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 June. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [10] |
Valparaiso | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies before 18 June and was scuttled. [69] |
Wild Ranger | ![]() | The ship ran aground in Thombrell's Channel before 19 June. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs. [69] |
Zephyrus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Orloff, Russia before 26 June. Her crew were rescued. [40] |
Ship events in 1857 | |||||||||||
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Ship decommissionings: | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 |
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