List of shipwrecks in June 1858
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma |  United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Harry's Furlong, in Liverpool Bay.[1] |
| Caroline |  Norway |
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Caen, Calvados, France. She was refloated.[1][2] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Malta for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Temperance | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north east of Bude, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[4] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Haughty |  Royal Navy |
Second Opium War: The Albacore-class gunboat ran aground in the Yangtze.[5] |
| Jenny Lind |  British North America |
The steamship ran aground on the Long Sault, in the Saint Lawrence River, and sank.[6] |
3 June
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Sovereign | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked in St. George's Bay. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[8] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana |  United States |
The steamship was wrecked at the Crisp Point Lighthouse, Michigan. |
| Peri | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore on Big Tusket Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was consequently condemned.[9] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Van Noord |  Netherlands |
The barque was wrecked on Keen's Reef, in the Torres Strait. Her crew were rescued by Sea Park ( United Kingdom).[10] She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to a port in India.[11] |
| Rodney | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Keen's Reef, in the Torres Straits and capsized. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Bombay, India.[10][12] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Darmstadter | Flag unknown | The ship was lost in the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[13][14] |
| Raphael |  France |
The ship ran aground and capsized at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord to South Shields. She was righted.[15] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medallion | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[15] |
| Richard Brown | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Demerara, British Guiana.[16] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio |  Spain |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Norwegian port to Torrevecchia Teatina, Papal States.[17] |
| Arabia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Table Bay. All on board were rescued.[18] |
| Bonne Mathilde | France |
The schooner was run into by an American barque and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Casablanca, Morocco. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to a Moroccan port.[19] |
| Cahuzac | United States |
The schooner was driven ashore in Machrihanish Bay. She was on a voyage from New York to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[20] |
| Princess Royal | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[21][22] She was refloated on 25 June and resumed her voyage.[23] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Busy | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Mixon Sand in the Bristol Channel and foundered. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Neath, Glamorgan.[24] |
| Hannibal |  Denmark |
The ship was in collision with the schooner Leontine ( Sweden) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia.[25] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blorenge | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground and sank at Mazatlan, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
| Eliza | France |
The ship foundered at sea. Six crew were rescued.[27] |
| New York | United States |
The steamship ran ashore on the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York, United States.[20] New York floated off on 15 July and sank.[28] |
| Zebron | British North America |
The brig was wrecked on Hawe's Shoal. Her crew were rescued.[29] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | United States |
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee with the loss of about 450 lives. |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkling Wave | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Punta de Maya, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Havana. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[30] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matilda | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken rock in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to London. She was consequently condemned.[31] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Empire | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground on St. Margaret's Rocks, off the coast of County Galway. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Galway.[32] |
| Sea Witch | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Île Plate, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[13][33] |
| St. Louis | France |
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hong Kong.[34] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabel Beurmann | United States |
The brig was in collision with the whaler Spartan ( United States and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Spartan. Isabel Beurmann was on a voyage from New York to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was discovered on 19 June by the brig Caroline ( United States, which put three crew on board. She was taken in to New York.[35] |
| Joseph and Hannah | United States |
The barque was wrecked on Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island to Havana, Cuba.[36] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace. She was refloated.[34] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kronstadt, Russia. She was later refloated and taken in to Kronstadt, arriving on 24 June.[37] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[38] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was scuttled on 25 June.[39] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Bank, in the Irish Sea off County Cork. She was refloated and put back to Queenstown, County Cork.[40] |
| Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Reval, Russia.[41] |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Somme. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Abbeville, Somme. She was refloated.[42] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambronne | France |
The barque was driven ashore east of Tangiers, Morocco. Her crew survived.[19] |
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Camden Bank, in the Irish Sea off the County Cork.[40] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatros | France |
The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[43][44] |
| Ateos | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock.[43] |
| Julia | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore at Stavanger. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Newcastle upon Tyne.[45] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Honorine | France |
The lugger ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Calais in a leaky condition.[43][46] |
| Oscar |  Norway |
The ship was driven ashore in Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[47] |
| Themis | British North America |
The ship was abandoned 28 nautical miles (52 km) south east of Egg Harbour, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall.[30] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cairnsmore | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock between The Saddles and Raffles Island (30°42′10″N 122°34′40″E / 30.70278°N 122.57778°E). She broke in two and sank. Her crew were rescued. Cairnsmore was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China.[10][48] |
| Escape | France |
The ship ran aground on the Bowmeal Rocks. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and taken in to Belfast, arriving on 29 June.[49][44] |
| Leda |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The barque was wrecked on Boronga Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Akyab, British Burma to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[10] |
| Louise | Denmark |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Johanna and Heinrich ( Stettin). Louise was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[37] |
| Lustre, and Ocean |
United Kingdom |
The brigs became jammed together at the entrance to the East India Docks, London and were both wrecked. The collier Lustre was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Ocean was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[50] |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[44] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Dawson | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated.[25] |
| Rœlfina Gerardina | Netherlands |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 220 nautical miles (410 km) south west of Lisbon, Portugal (41°08′N 14°12′W / 41.133°N 14.200°W). Her six crew were rescued by Utopia ( United Kingdom). Rœlfina Gerardina was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[51] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground off Seaview, Isle of Wight. Her passengers were taken off. She was on an excursion from Ryde to Alum Bay and return. Her Majesty was refloated.[52] |
| Vanguard | United Kingdom |
The paddle tug collided with Ross D. Mangles and sank in the River Thames opposite Denton Windmill, Gravesend, Kent.[39] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at North Head, New South Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Point de Galle, Ceylon.[53] |
| Harriet | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Swine. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Stettin.[37] |
| Silence | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[44] She was refloated with assistance from the schooner Great Britain ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[46][29] |
