List of shipwrecks in June 1884

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1884.

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1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
HadassarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Totland Bay. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Southampton, Hampshire [1]
Prinz Friedrich KarlFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Bahrenfeld (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ) at Antwerp, Belgium and was beached. Prinz Friedrich Karl was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp. [1]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
NewarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on "Princes Island". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [2]
Wave Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The steamship capsized in the Cape Fear River when she careened going around a bend and her deck cargo shifted. Two passengers and her cook died. [3]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Nordsoen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and sank at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Clan Macdonald (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Nordsoen was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [4]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Verona Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Hong Kong. The fire was extinguished. [5]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
AmyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore neat Katthammarsvik, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland to a Dutch port. [5]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Fanny Fern Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The fishing schooner was sunk in a collision with Allentown (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States) in Massachusetts Bay. Four crew were killed. [3] [6]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
CanopusFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. No further trace, reported missing. [7]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
LionneFlag of France.svg  France The fishing vessel was wrecked at Brandal, Iceland. Her crew were rescued by Romanche (Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy). [8]
VigorNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Durban, Natal Colony. [9]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
LarneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to "Dunmore". [10]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Venetia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Foscolino (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of two of her twenty crew. Venetia was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Italy. [11] [12]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in Fishguard Bay with the loss of all hands. [13]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Knight of the CrossCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug struck the Long Craig Rock, in the Firth of Forth and was beached at North Queensferry, Fife. [14] Following temporary repairs, she was refloated and taken in to Granton, Lothian. [15]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
AssyrianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hooghly Point, India. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [14]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was run into by the steamship Matthew Cay (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Matthew Cay. [16]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
City of ExeterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [15]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Girdler Lightship Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House The lightship was run into by the steamship Indus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Indus. [17]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Flying SprayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 26 June and placed under repair. [18]
IngrabanFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship ran aground at "Leeman", Russia. She was refloated on 24 June but had to be beached. [19]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
VoalantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the west coast of the Orkney Islands. Wreckage and a lifebuoy washed ashore. [20]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
OlgaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht was run into by the Mersey Ferry Violet (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Eastham, Cheshire. [21]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Helen BurnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the River Tawe. [22] She was refloated with assistance. [18]
Rochester Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck the Stag Rock, in Spring Bay, Patagonia, Argentina and sank. Her crew survived.

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Glen OsmondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Concordia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged. Glen Osmond was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, Queensland. [18]
Solway QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Skokham Island, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated and beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [18]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
Cæsarea Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Strathesk (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France with the loss of one of the 35 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Strathesk. Cæsarea was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [23] [24]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
DaswintonFlag unknownThe ship was destroyed by fire at Valparaíso, Chile. [25]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1884
ShipStateDescription
River AvonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on a reef off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Talcahuano, Chile. [26]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1884
ShipStateDescription
AlavaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. [22]
AngeletaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship caught fire at sea. Her nineteen crew were rescued by the barque Pipalarno (Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy ). [27]
Bermuda Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The steamship was driven ashore at Amagansett, New York. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to New York City. [28]
BuitronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Norrskar Rock. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Vaasa, Grand Duchy of Finland. [29]
C. H. T. BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was abandoned in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire. [9]
Claudius and SeynFlag unknownThe steamship was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain. She was later refloated. [19]
DawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, Bahamas. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Baracoa, Cuba to New York City. [4] [5]
DeakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kingston, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Kingston. She was refloated and taken in to Kingston. [15]
ElnaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was lost on the coast of Greenland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Ivigtût, Greenland. [10]
James ShawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hudiksvall, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a leaky condition. [9]
KlepFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was driven ashore at "Sondrerose". She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [22]
LaurasFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile. Her crew were rescued. [5]
Lovaine Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry. She was refloated on 24 June and completed her voyage. [18]
MarcelloFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque put in to Cape Town, Cape Colony on fire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Java, Netherlands East Indies. [14]
MarlboroughCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hainan Head, China. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong. [14]
Mary DarkeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Amherst Harbour, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada. [14]
RougemontCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Sorrelle Rocks, off Cape Negro, French Tunisia. [25] [19]
RoebuckCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sfântu Gheorge branch of the Danube. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Sulina, Romania. [25]
Sir William ArmstrongCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 2 July. [19]
Umatilla Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship sank in Esquimalt Harbour, British Columbia, Canada. [21]
UncasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. [15]
VerandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hartlepool, County Durham. She had been refloated by 1 July. [25]
WawbeckCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 June. [16]
Welcome HomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was wrecked on the Ballymacaw Rocks, on the coast of County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. [9]
XanthoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Valuta (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ) and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. Xantho was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull. [22]
Zio BattistaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was later refloated with assistance. [29]
UnnamedFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The lighter sank in a hurricane at Philadelphia. [29]

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