List of shipwrecks in June 1836
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Messenger |  United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America and was scuttled.[1] |
| Onega |  United States |
The ship departed from New York for Canton, China. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, a dressing box from the ship was picked up in the Irish Sea in August 1840.[2] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Majestic | United States |
The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Sally Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Hull, Yorkshire. Sally Ann was refloated on 4 June.[4] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and sank off the Sunk Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[5] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cove. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[6] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gillespie | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kronstadt, Russia.[7] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered in St. Andrew's Bay. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
| James Scott | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clorinde ( France). She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to London.[9][10] James Scott was towed in to Brest, Finistère, France on 5 July by Vėnus ( French Navy).[11] |
| Kitty | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in a squall at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated on 8 June.[5] |
| Pantaloon | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Cameroon River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[12] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Gull Rock. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Ireland to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[13] |
| Lion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan.[8] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to New York, United States.[13] She was later refloated.[14] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Harry's Furlong, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. Dolphin was refloated and beached at Wylfa, Anglesey.[5] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broughty Castle | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day.[5] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Palender | United States |
The ship was lost at Smith's Point, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[15] |
| Temperance | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16][17] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Letitia Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Maranhão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão.[18] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skerne | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Breede River, Africa. She was refloated in early July and taken in to Table Bay for repairs.[19] |
| Zorgvuldigheid |  Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Madeira and Surinam.[20] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at New York, United States.[15] |
| William Osborne | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Apalachicola, Florida Territory.[16][17] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eddystone | United Kingdom |
The ship grounded in the river at Newport, Wales, at the outset of a voyage to Savannah. It appeared her bottom might have been broken and she had to discharge and effect repairs.[21] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Bridgehampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City.[16] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued on 28 June by Snowden and Wolfe's Cove (both United Kingdom). John and Mary was on a voyage from the Bay of Chaleur to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] She was towed in to Galway on 21 July.[22] |
| Natches | United States |
The brig was wrecked on the Florida Reef.[15] |
| Rhine |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to New York City. Rhine was refloated on 12 July.[23][16] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Therese | Netherlands |
The ship struck the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea and consequently foundered off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[24] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Choctaw | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Orleans, Louisiana.[22] She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Choctaw was later refloated and beached.[25] She was subsequently taken in to New Orleans for repairs.[26] |
| Gloucester | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[22][27] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the pier and sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[28] |
27 June
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Douglas | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Maryport.[29] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newfoundland, British North America.[30] |
| Zebulon | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31][32][33] |
