List of shipwrecks in June 1860

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1860 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1860.

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1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
HMS Assistance Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The troopship struck an uncharted rock and foundered off Aberdeen Island, Hong Kong. All on board survived. [1] [2]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. [3] [4] [5]
Ellen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner departed from Wellington for Dunedin. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. A capsized vessel was sighted between Wellington and Auckland which was thought to be Ellen. [6]
John MiddletonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Alfred (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and taken in to Harwich, Essex. [7]
SweaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The steamship caught fire off Heligoland and was beached near Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Hamburg . [8]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
AlexanderFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gyrn Castle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Alexander was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [9]
AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Seaford, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. Anne was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [10] [8]
AtlantiqueFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the Brighton Lifeboat and the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. [8] [11]
Benjamin BoydCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Trocidero Channel, off the south coast of Spain. She was righted. [7]
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Civil flag of Oldenburg.svg Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The schooner capsized in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the brig Lively (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Christel was on a voyage from Danzig to Dublin, United Kingdom. [10] [8] [12]
ContestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht was driven against the quayside and sank at Southampton Hampshire. [13]
Eliza JonesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newhaven. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Dublin. [10] [14]
EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven with the loss of all six crew. [10]
FalconCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. Her five crew were rescued. [15] [5]
GeorginaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and sank off Rye, Sussex with the loss of all hands. [8] "Ship News". The Times. No. 236. London. June 1860.</ref>
James and EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Rye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [8]
Jeremiah GarnettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [16] Subsequently reported wrecked at the Sand Heads. [17]
Jeune HenriFlag of France.svg  France The chasse-marée was driven ashore at Newhaven. Her fifteen crew were rescued. [10]
John WightmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger was driven ashore at Newhaven. Her six crew were rescued. [10] [8] [14]
Light and SignCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hill Head, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton. [8] [18]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. [10]
MargueriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Poole. [18]
Mary and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Whitby. [8]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. [8] [18]
PhoenixCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex. [18]
PikeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Shoreham-by-Sea. Her nine crew were rescued by the Shoreham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. [8] [19]
PrideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship spang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. [20]
Reine des Clippers Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The steamship was destroyed by fire at Macao, China. [21] [22] [23]
ShamrockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Chichester, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [12] [24]
Teutonia Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The steamship ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was refloated.
TransitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton. [8] [18] Her eight crew were rescued by the Brighton Lifeboat and the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. [11] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Shoreham-by-Sea. [25]
WonderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven. Her crew were rescued. [10] [14]
WoodsideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Newhaven with the loss of her captain from her three crew. [10] Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. [18] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Southampton, Hampshire. [20]
X. L.Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the brig Leon (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain) and sank at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Deal. [25]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank in Liverpool Bay off the North West Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). [8] She was refloated on 5 June. [20]
CelestineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London. She was refloated and put back to Great Yarmouth. [8]
Forest QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig capsized in the English Channel between Dungeness, Kent and Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of three of the five people on board. Survivors were rescued by Maynard (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Forest Queen was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent the next day in a derelict condition. [8] [25]
Lady SaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mappleton, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [8] Lady Sale was refloated on 11 June and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the tug Lady Wilberforce (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [26]
LuciettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the River Medway at Rochester, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester. [18]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham. [8] [18]
New Mary Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Gibraltar The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [8]
PrideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her four crew were rescued by the schooner Aid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Pride was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon. [27]
StokesleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The snow foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [5]
Triumph Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig was driven ashore on Hayling Island, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. [20] [24]
WalkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The snow foundered off the Dutch coast. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields to a Dutch port. [5]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [18] [28]
CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat Thomas Wilson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [8] [11]
TeutoniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Brambles Sandbank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated. [8]
TornadoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in Poll Bay. Her 40 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork. [5]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
EdithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. [26]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged at Bunbeg, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bunbeg. [29]
OscarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden and Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition. [18]
PloughCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Worthing, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Arundel, Sussex. [18]
RetziaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore near Visby, Sweden. [29]
White CloudFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trinity (Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States). White Cloud was on a voyage from New York to Cádiz, Spain. [30]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
FourteenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Framboise, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "La Garrucha" to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [31]
Peace and PlentyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Goldstone, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lossiemouth, Moray. [32]
YorkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore near Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was refloated. [33]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
LeonardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. [26] [5]
SaranseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão. [5]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Dulcinée Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The full-rigged ship was abandoned off Manila, Spanish East Indies. Her 27 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Manila to Hong Kong. [5]
Highland Lassie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The brig ran aground in the West Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [34]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Volusiæ (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Bristol Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south west of Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Volusiæ. Jane was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon. [35]
Louisa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on Waiheke Island while en route from Tauranga to Auckland. She hit and stuck on rocks during a storm, with all crew and passengers escaping safely. [36]
MyrtleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of French Cochinchina. . She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Siam. [5]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
George and MaryFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The ship was wrecked in the ice during a gale in the western Sea of Okhotsk. The crew was saved by the ship Gideon Howland and barques Delaware, Dromo, and Philip 1st (all Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States). The cargo of 500 barrels of whale oil was a total loss. [37] [38]
Sea SerpentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Biene Flag of Bremen.svg   Bremen The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Gävle, Sweden. [39]
MinnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near "Surrop". She was on a voyage from Villanova to Cronstadt, Russia. [18] [5] She was later refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia, where she was condemned. [34]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
AlbusFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Eight crew were rescued by Western Chief (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), the remainder took to a boat. Albus was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [40] [41]
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg. She was refloated but consequently sank. [26]
EmeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Cape Palos, Spain. Her nine crew were rescued by the brig Pallade ( Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Kingdom of Sardinia). Emerald was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5] [42]
HMS Sidon Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The frigate was driven ashore at "Pomong Harbour". She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. [2]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Alnmouth, Northumberland. Her eight crew were rescued by the Alnmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Alnmouth. [26] [19]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Scarborough, Yorkshire. [26]
TuskarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [43]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
HMS Satellite Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette ran aground on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. [2]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
JohannaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore north of Malamocco, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Trieste. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of the steamship Olnoch ( Flag of Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.svg Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) and taken in to Malamocco. [43]
SquantumFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at "Allybaugh", near Bombay, India with the loss of three of her crew. [17] [44]
SylphideSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The sloop was driven ashore and sank near "Laboer", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Prussia to Westerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Kiel. [43]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
GemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was refloated. [43]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
RivolenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Brandy Pots, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She had been refloated by 22 June and towed back to Quebec City by the steamship Alma ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America). [4] [45]
YarboroughCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Ossian (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark) and resumed her voyage. [43]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Trois PuissancesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [43]
TullochgoramCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Vizagapatam, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coringa, India to Mauritius. [46] [5]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
A. D. GamageCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Mayaguana, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to New York, United States. [47]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her eight crew survived. [5]
Jane LeechCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Sandheads, India. Her crew were rescued. [44]
JosephineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated. [45]
Southern Cross Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The Melanesian Mission schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Ngunguru River in New Zealand while en route from Auckland to Melanesia. The grounding occurred in thick fog after several days of strong offshore gales. All crew and passengers survived. [36]
Storm QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. Of her 37 crew, 24 were rescued by Hiawatha (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and the rest reached the coast of the Cape Colony in their boat. Storm Queen was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Kurrachee, India. [48] [49] [5]
Worthy of DevonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Quebec City. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Calais, France. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [45]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
AfricanusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on St. Anne's Shoals, off the coast of Sierra Leone. [50] Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to the Cape Coast Castle. [5]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Castillian MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew survived. she was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Labrador, British North America. [5]
StamboulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Manora Point, India. Her 31vcrew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee, India. [44] [51] [5]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Mary BibbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Matanilla Reef. Her fifteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. [47] [5]
USCS Robert J. Walker Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg United States Coast Survey
The sidewheel flange of Robert J. Walker on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, photographed by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dive team on 23 June 2013. Robert J. Walker paddlewheel flange.jpg
The sidewheel flange of Robert J. Walker on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, photographed by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dive team on 23 June 2013.
The survey ship sank in a collision – probably with the commercial schooner Fanny (flag unknown) – off the coast of New Jersey, 12 nautical miles (22 km) southeast of Absecon Light, with the death of 20 of her crew. The commercial schooner R. G. Porter (flag unknown) rescued her survivors. [52]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
HMS Archer Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Archer-class sloop ran aground in the Cameroons River, Africa. She was refloated. [53]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
UnionFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was wrecked off West Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Altona. [54]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground in the Rock Channel. She was refloated on 27 June and towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire. [55]
CurlewCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. [55]
Jane HendersonFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore, Maryland. [56]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
Augusta C. BrewerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay. Seven of her ten crew were taken off by the Point of Aire Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [57]
Henry WarrenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Nuevitas, Cuba. [5]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom )The schooner was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Agenoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary Ann was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dartmouth, Devon. [4] [58]
ScotlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off Montgomery Point, British Cape Colony. Her 23 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to Pensacola, Florida, United States. [48] [49] [5]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
HeleneAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque was wrecked on the Britto Shoal, off the coast of French Cochinchina. Her crew were rescued by a Chinese junk. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Cochinchina to Hong Kong. [59]
John HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Nuevitas, Cuba. [60]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1860
ShipStateDescription
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was lost off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. All five people on board were rescued by the lugger Refuge (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Union was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium. [58]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1860
ShipStateDescription
CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire before 23 June. [61]
CondorCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque foundered in the North Sea before 7 June. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dantsic. [33]
FidesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Kangaroo Island, South Australia before 19 June. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. [62] [63]
HamburgFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore near Kurrachee, India. [17]
LustreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [26]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the Gamarigbe Mountains. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to the Rio Grande. [45]
SalonicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Terranova before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. [33]
Sarah and EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by HMS Tribune (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). Sarah and Emma was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork. [30]
VauquelinFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked "on the York" before 25 June. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Monte Video. [45]
WalkerFlag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States The steamship was run into and sunk off the coast of New Jersey with the loss of about twenty lives. [64]

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