List of shipwrecks in June 1826
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ganges |  United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River at Fultah, India. She was on a voyage from London to Madras and Calcutta, India. Ganges was refloated on 3 June and taken in to Calcutta.[1] |
| Windsor Castle | United Kingdom |
The ship put into Mauritius leaking badly. There she was surveyed, condemned as a constructive total loss, and sold for breaking up. Prince Regent United Kingdom, Lamb, master, was engaged to take Windsor Castle's cargo.[2] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agamemnon | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived.[3] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] Eagle was refloated in late June and taken in to Landskrona, Sweden for repairs.[5] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Barrel Key. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[3] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Gloucester | Cape Colony |
The coastal schooner was driven ashore in Table Bay.[6][7] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius.[7][8] |
| William |  Cape Colony |
The coastal schooner was driven ashore in Table Bay.[7] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Dipper Ledge and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[3] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nostra Señora de Aransain |  Spain |
The ship was captured and sunk off Cape Finisterre by a Colombian privateer. She was on a voyage from Passage West, County Cork, United Kingdom to Barcelona.[9] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and sank off Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk, County Louth.[10] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dublin.[11] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Saugor, India.[1] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bombay Merchant | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in the Bengal River, India with the loss of 36 lives.[12] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Europa | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Tunis, Beylik of Tunis. At least three of her fifteen crew survived.[13] She was on a voyage from Chioggia, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to Plymouth, Devon.[5][14] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the South Bishop Rock, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Strangford, County Antrim.[15] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth & Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Amet Island Reef, British North America.[5] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock and was damaged in the Sound of Hoy. She was on a voyage from Stromness, Orkney Islands to Hudson Bay.[16] Prince of Wales subsequently put into Kirkcaldy, Fife for repairs.[17] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Communipaw, New Jersey.[18] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dexterity | United Kingdom |
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait. Her crew were rescued.[19][20] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonge Frederick |  Netherlands |
The ship collided with a schooner in the English Channel and capsized with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Brussels. Jonge Frederick was later taken in to Cadgwith, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[16] |
