List of shipwrecks in June 1883

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1883.

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1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
RossiniCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Dog Rocks, off the coast of Tunisia. [1]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
GoyaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The steamship collided with the steamship Vinuesa (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain) at Seville and was severely damaged. [2]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
IngaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque collided with the barque Elgin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°47′N11°26′W / 49.783°N 11.433°W / 49.783; -11.433 ) and was severely damaged. Inga was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Helsingør, Denmark. She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom by the steamship Rosetta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [3]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Chillingham Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Fern Holme (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Bombay, India and was severely damaged. [2]
HansaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was wrecked in Struys Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Table Bay. [2]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Ala CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the coast of Cornwall 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Sevenstones Sands Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. [4]
Maria WilhelminaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore at "Skar Faro", Sweden. [4]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Joseph Dodds Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Guardia, Algeria with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from the Levant to an English port. [5]
Scorton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cape Guardia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Levant to an English port. [5]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was run into by the steamship Minerva (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. [6]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
AsteropeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tamar Heas, Tasmania. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston, Tasmania. [3]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Penedo, Brazil. [6]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
HunstantonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank near Sandhammeren, Sweden. Her crew survived. [7]
MindetNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. [8]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Adolph MichelFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque collided with the steamship Oxford (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Baltic Sea and was severely damaged. She put in to Slite, Gotland, Sweden. [7]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
AliceFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. [7]
UnionNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship collided with the steamship Commodore (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Lapground and sank. Her crew were rescued. [9]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
State of Indiana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Swash Channel. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [9]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Mary CoverdaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, Norway to Egersund, Norway. [10]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Knight of the BathCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Kooria Mooria Islands with the loss of sixteen of her 33 crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [11]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dandy was driven ashore and wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newhaven to the Birling Gap. [12]
MadonnaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig, which had struck the Horns Reef on 17 June, foundered off Hanstholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Nörrkoping, Sweden. [13]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
ConquerorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, [14] reported missing. [15]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
LouiseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck the wreck of Hannah Marrice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Margate, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Looe, Cornwall. [16]
Waitara Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The steamship was run into by the steamship Hurunui (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel 45 nautical miles (83 km) south east of Portland Bill, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of 27 lives. Waitara was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to New Zealand. [17] [18]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Ilderton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Mencorn", Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyuage from Bombay, India to Hull, Yorkshire. [19]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Tropic Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked on Fortune Island, Bahamas. [20]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1883
ShipStateDescription
Rievaulx AbbeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyageb from Munksund, Sweden to London. She was refloated on 7 July and taken in to Holmsund. [21]
Two FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Rio Grande do Sul for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported overdue. [22]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1883
ShipStateDescription
City of RomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gedney Channel. She was refloated and resumed her voyagte. [6]
DentholmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Sound of Kerrera. [9]
FortunatoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque foundered at sea before 16 June. Her crew were rescued by the barque Malvina (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). [10]
Langshaw Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Cape Pine, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London. [2]
HMS Lively Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The despatch vessel was wrecked on the Hen and Chickens Rocks, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. The wreck broke up on 28 June. [23] [24]
MirandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Hiiumaa, Russia. [16]
RemusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Flinterden". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [16]
UdjusNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Östergarnsholm, Sweden. She was refloated and found to be waterlogged. [16]
Ville de FuveauFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Sangomar, French Senegal. [13]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30838. London. 5 June 1883. col F, p. 11.
  3. 1 2 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30845. London. 13 June 1883. col B, p. 13.
  4. 1 2 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30840. London. 7 June 1883. col D, p. 11.
  5. 1 2 "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30841. London. 8 June 1883. col E, p. 5.
  6. 1 2 3 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30844. London. 12 June 1883. col A, p. 12.
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  10. 1 2 "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30849. London. 18 June 1883. col E, p. 12.
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