List of shipwrecks in June 1827
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury |  United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Cape Mount, Africa. Her crew survived.[1] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Gowan | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk off Ceuta, Spain by shore-based artillery as she was not flying her Red Ensign. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apperencen |  Sweden |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Gothenburg. She was on a voyage from that port to London, United Kingdom.[3] |
| James Mitchell | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Havana, Cuba whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana. She was boarded the next day by 22 sailors from USS John Adams ( United States Navy), who were relieved on 6 June by eleven sailors from USS Hornet ( United States Navy). James Mitchell was refloated on 7 June and taken in to Havana, where salvage of $35,000 was claimed by the Americans. As the ship's owners declined to pay, she was subsequently taken to Key West, Florida and beached. James Mitchell became a total wreck there.[4] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth |  Cape Colony |
The cutter was wrecked at Cape Agulhas. Her crew were rescued by Thames (.svg){kind=small} British East India Company). She was on a voyage from Table Bay to the Kowie River.[5] |
| Orion | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Christiansand, Norway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[6] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena Christina |  Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Goedereede, South Holland. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[7] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Cynthia |  Royal Navy |
The brig was wrecked on Kendal Point, Barbados. All 32 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Jamaica.[8][9][10] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frenice |  Austrian Empire |
The ship was wrecked near "Chesiola". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Gibraltar.[11] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Chaleur Bay, Newfoundland, British North America.[12] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline | United States |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Savannah, Georgia.[13] |
| Nereid | British North America |
The ship was lost near St. Mary's, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[14] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speedwell | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Domesnes, Norway, where she was subsequently wrecked in early July. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russian Empire.[12] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Killingbeck | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on the south coast of Barbados.[16] |
