List of shipwrecks in June 1878

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1878.

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1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Elk Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Beacon-class gunvessel was driven ashore at Punta Lara, Argentina. She was refloated the next day. [1] [2]
Idaho Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The passenger ship, on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire via Queenstown, County Cork, after delivering mail to Queenstown, ran aground on Connigmore rocks off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Idaho carried 151 passengers and a mixed cargo of fifty-one horses, some cattle and a 1,000 tons of beef. She drifted off the rock and sank within twenty minutes. Her passengers and crew were rescued. [3] [4]
Loch Ard Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The clipper ran onto rocks in fog and sank at Muttonbird Island, Victoria with the loss of 52 of the 54 people on board. [5] She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. [4]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
ArabCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Nicolaieff, Russia. She put back to Grimsby. [6]
BlackbirdFlag of Victoria (1877-1901).svg  Victoria The ship was wrecked at Port Albert. Her crew were rescued. [7]
GungaFlag unknownThe steamship ran aground in the Cayaijanes, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Cooktown, Queensland. She was refloated. [6] [7]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Jacob AalFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner ran aground on the Wresen Sandbank. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Nyborg. [8]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
AftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Crow Rock. [9]
PalermoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The schooner was wrecked near Balestrate, Sicily. [10]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
ChrysoliteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at Newport, Monmouthshire. Four of her crew were killed. [11] [12]
GaronneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Red Sea off Ras Hafun, Majeerteen Sultanate. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to London. She was refloated between 8 and 11 June and resumed her voyage. [13] [14]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
ColibriFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig put in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom on fire. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to London, United Kingdom. [12]
Jane LawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [10] She was refloated with assistance and taken in tow for the English Channel. [15]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs. [10]
StralnaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The steamship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Finland near "Sommar". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. [10]
Wildfire Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The paddle steamer collided with HMS Cherub (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) in the River Medway and was damaged. [12]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
BerniceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [15]
CarolinaFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Alloa. [15]
NormaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cradle Rock, in the Channel Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Helier, Jersey. [16]
W. N. H. ClementsFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, Ireland. [15]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Viceroy (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde upstream of Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued. [15]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
FortunaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore near Port Kunda, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to South Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. [17]
KaiateurFlag unknownThe steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kertch. She was refloated. [18]
MariaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque collided with the steamship Aurora (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Each vessel lost a crew member. Maria was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London, United Kingdom. [19]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
AidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Ythan and was wrecked. Both crew were rescued by a pilot boat. [20]
Rose des AlpsFlag of France.svg  France The lugger was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the steamship Diana (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). [21]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
James GrovesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Yenikale, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Kertch, Russia. She was refloated on 14 June. [22]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Ethan AllanFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at the Raffles Lighthouse, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from New York City to Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was refloated and put in to Singapore, Straits Settlements for repairs. [23]
Jenny OttoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Dover. [9]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
AlphensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam barge was severely damaged by fire at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. [17]
VernonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [22]
WestbourneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Lake Turkos, Ottoman Empire. [22] She was refloated on 20 June and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [17]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Henry Coxon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was sighted off Copenhagen, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Presumed foundered with the loss of all twenty crew. [24] [25] A lifeboat from the ship was found in the North Sea in September. [26]
Ocean MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Montana (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey. Her five crew were rescued. [22] [27] Ocean Maid was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. [28] She was subsequently refloated and beached. [17]
Olga R.Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Cork. [29]
OliveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Buckie, Moray. Her crew were rescued. [30]
VintageCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [29]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
HelenFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 23-ton schooner foundered off the northern tip of Great Barrier Island during a storm. [31]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
FrancoisierFlag of France.svg  France The ship collided with Alliance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. Several passengers were severely wounded. [17]
JoshuaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Beypore, India with the loss of seven of her crew. [32] [28]
ChileCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was struck by a wave and severely damaged in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to London. She put in to Melville Sound, Chile on 2 July. A boat was despatched the next day for Punta Arenas, it was picked up by the steamship Potosi (Flag of Chile.svg  Chile). The corvette Magallanes (navy) was despatched and towed her in to Punta Arenas, where she arrived on 3 August. Subsequently condemned and sold to the Chilean Navy for use as a hulk. [33] [34]
MarittimoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Goole to Naples. She was refloated and put back to Goole. [32]
MinniehahaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beddingestrand, Sweden. [32] She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sundsvall, Sweden. [17]
OnniNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship ran aground on Inchgarvie, in the Firth of Forth and broke her back. [32]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
MercuryFlag unknownThe ketch was lost in Spencer Gulf with her crew of two. [35]
Monarch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The brig collided with Silbury (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the River Thames and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [17]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Hanna ChristensenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom to Horsens. [36]
UnnamedFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque ran aground at Hittarp, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [37]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
LeopardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. [36]
ModenaFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. [38]
XanthoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Lantarupaal, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. [36] [39]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
HeleneFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to an English port. Helene was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair. [40]
NorNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Aracaju. [40]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Confederate Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig was run into by the barque Antwerp ( Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada) and sank off Brier Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Antwerp. [41]
Norah Creina Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Black Eagle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [42]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Hydrabad Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Hydrabad Bones of the 'Hydrabad' - panoramio.jpg
Hydrabad
The full-rigged ship was caught in a storm and beached at Waitarere Beach, New Zealand. All on board were rescued. [43] [44] She was on a voyage from Lyttleton, New Zealand to Adelaide, South Australia. [45] She was refloated on 7 January 1879 with assistance from the steamship Glenelg (Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand) but was found to be severely leaky and was beached. She was then damaged by fire and was abandoned as a total loss.

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Apollo, and
Larry Bane
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship Larry Bane collided with the steamship Apollo and sank in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire. Her crew survived. Apollo was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was severely damaged and put back to Glasgow. [46] [47]
MedoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered 32 nautical miles (59 km) north west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the schooner San José (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain). Medora was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall. [48]
Prospero Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The schooner was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia. [23]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. [49]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Lady DonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The schooner (also reported as a brigantine) was driven off course and stranded at the mouth of the Waikato River. She was later refloated and is likely to be the same Lady Don wrecked in early 1881. [50]
PeshtigoFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The barquentine was sunk in a collision with St. Andrews (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States) in Lake Michigan near Beaver Island. [51] [52]
St. AndrewsFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The vessel was sunk in a collision with Peshtigo (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States) in Lake Michigan near Beaver Island. [51] [53]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was run into by the steamship Peshawur (British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India ) and sank at "Atchiepore", India. [49]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
DreamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Alderney. [54]
P. C. BlanchardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Penarth. [54]
Wild RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Calcutta, India. [54]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
AberystwythCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Skullmartin Rock, off Ballywalter, County Down. [55]
GarlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a round trip from the Isle of Wight to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [56]
NeptuneFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner collided with the schooner Mary Block (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the English Channel with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Mary Block. [57] Neptune was on a voyage from Elsfleth to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [55]
StamfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Paganello Rock, off Point Margarita, Italy. She foundered on 1 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [48] [58] [59]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Little FlorrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Watchet, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall. [60]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
Charles JacksonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Owen's Shoal. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyagea. [61]
Lady Elizabeth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and sank at Bickley Bay, Australia.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1878
ShipCountryDescription
CambrianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean before 17 June with some loss of life. [17]
CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. [55]
CumbraeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks off the coast of Iceland. She was on a voyage from Iceland to Leith, Lothian. She completed her voyage in a leaky condition. [62]
FarragutFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River. [9]
GlenrosaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Fahludd, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian. [18]
GoldstreamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River. [9]
HaabetNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at "Corp". She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs. [37]
Jennie R. DevertyFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore at Bassa, Liberia before 4 June. She was on a voyage from Africa to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and put in to a port in Sierra Leone. [63]
Knight of SnowdonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Punta Santiago Island, in the Pacific Ocean before 18 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies. [28] [17]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was lost at sea. She was on a voyage from Antigua to the Newfoundland Colony. [55]
ModeratorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Highbridge, Somerset. [64]
PolarstjernenFlag unknownThe ship collided with the steamship Hermod (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark) in the Baltic Sea between 24 and 26 June and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Bolderāja, Russia by Hermod. [49]
Royal DaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [55]
RMS Tasmanian Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ponce, Puerto Rico. [65] [66] Attempts to refloat her were abandoned on 23 June. She capsized and her crew were rescued by the steamship Tourmaline (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) [67]
Thomas BrocklebankCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37]
VintageCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Shoeburyness, Essex before 15 June. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [22]
Four unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were wrecked on the coast of Iceland before 11 June. [68]

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