List of shipwrecks in June 1861
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bondinella | The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north west of Capen Senas, Beylik of Tunis with the loss of four of her crew.[1] | |
| Endeavour | The ship collided with another vessel and sank off Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[2] | |
| Lord Hungerford | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bullfinch | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[4][5] | |
| Concord | The ship ran aground on the Horsen Bank, off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[2] | |
| Endeavour | The ship collided with another vessel and foundered off Europa Point, Gibraltar with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Fortuna ( | |
| Sylph | The barque foundered in the Bay of Bengal. Her crew were rescued by Indiana ( | |
| William Henry | The 95-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank on the Arkansas River at Fort Smith, Arkansas.[9] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demerara | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Jamaica. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba.[4][5] | |
| Quadruple | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Ozame River, Saint Domingo.[10][11] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | The passenger steamer struck an iceberg and sank in the Strait of Belle Isle 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Cape Bauld, Newfoundland, with the loss of 35 lives. Her 266 survivors were rescued by four French fishing vessels. | |
| Nestor | The brigantine was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[12][2] | |
| Paragon | The barque ran aground in the Strait of Malacca. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Mauritius. She was refloated and put back to Singapore in a leaky condition.[13] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The brig ran aground on the East Scar Rock, on the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Farnum | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Catuama Reefs, 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from The Downs to Calcutta, India. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Camaragibe ( | |
| Greenville | The 105-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana.[16] | |
| J. S. Parsons | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Pass A L'Outre. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[17] | |
| Mamaranack | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Pass A L'Outre. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[17] | |
| Thomas Mahony | The ship ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jaffa | The ship was wrecked near Nantucket, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[19] | |
| Merlin | The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Coquimbo ( | |
| Queen of the Wave | The ship was wrecked at Ganjam, India. She was on a voyage from Madras to Ganjam.[21] | |
| Somerset | Unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, a blockade runner, was captured in Breton's Bay on the Maryland side of the Potomac River and burned on the Virginia shore by the armed screw steamer USS Resolute ( |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glynn | The ship foundered off the Longships Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to San Sebastián, Spain.[18] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Hydra | The Hydra-class sloop ran aground in the West Indies. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[24] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berse | The brigfoundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°14′N 10°04′W / 41.233°N 10.067°W). Her crew were rescued by Delia ( | |
| Osprey | The steamship was wrecked off Porth Neigwl, Caernarfonshire.[27] | |
| Trois Maries | The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[28][29] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The barque was run down and sunk in the River Foyle by the schooner Moggie Lorimer. Her crew were rescued by the schooner.[30] | |
| Sandwich Bay | The ship ran aground on the Filla Till Rocks, on the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Beer, Devon.[29] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amalia | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia. She was refloated on 15 June and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent.[30] | |
| Celerity | The sloop ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent.[31] | |
| New Friendship | The schooner struck a rock and sank at the mouth of the Rance. She was on a voyage from London to Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[30][32] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | The tug suffered a boiler explosion at Bristol, Gloucestershire and sank with the loss of one of her crew.[33] | |
| Christiana Kean | American Civil War: The schooner was run aground, boarded, and burned by Confederate forces in rowboats one-half mile (0.8 km) from the Virginian bank of the Potomac River off Machodoc Creek, below Mathias Point opposite Cedar Point.[34] | |
| Guadalete | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day and taken in tow for London.[30] | |
| Hersilia | The ship was wrecked at "Poondy", India. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[35] | |
| John Fowler | The brig ran aground on the Walpole Rocks, on the Kent coast. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[30][29] | |
| Lawson | The ship caught fire at Toulon, Var, France.[36] | |
| Swallow | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by the steamship Lord Raglan ( | |
| Therese | The schooner was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. United Kingdom.[30] | |
| Zarah | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Rosherville, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berenica | The barque was wrecked on Robben Island, Cape Colony with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from an English port to Cape Town, Cape Colony.[38] | |
| Bittern | The steamship ran aground on the Westplaat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[30] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[39] | |
| Cataract | The 393-ton screw steamer burned at Erie, Pennsylvania, with the loss of four lives.[40] | |
| Luigi | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[30] | |
| Old England | The Mersey Flat was holed by her anchor and sank at Flint. Shew as on a voyage from Liverpool to Saltney, Cheshire.[19] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Speed | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Orestes Shoal, at the mouth of the Bassein River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[21] | |
| Thorbeke | The schooner was driven ashore south of Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 19 June and taken in to Landskrona for repairs.[26] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agatha Maria | The barque was wrecked on the Carang Bolang Rocks, off Tilatjap, Netherlands East Indies. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tilatjap to Amsterdam, North Holland.[21] | |
| Asiatic | The ship foundered in Algoa Bay with the loss of fifteen of her 24 crew.[41][42] She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.[43] | |
| Cora Anderson | The 658-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in Lake Providence.[44] | |
| Livingstone | The ship was wrecked at Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[19] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | The ship was wrecked on Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[45] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fieval | The schooner ran aground at Narva, Russia.[17] | |
| Maria | The lighter ran aground at Narva.[17] | |
| Port Mulgrave | The steamship was driven ashore north of Staithes, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[37] | |
| Sarah and Eliza | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[37] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John Smith | The ship ran aground at Bolderāja, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bolderāja.[17] | |
| Traveller | The smack sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Methil, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Montrose, Forfarshire.[26] | |
| Traviata | The barque was severely damaged by an onboard explosion at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Lisbon, Portugal.[46][47] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic | The steamship was wrecked on Veckmansground, off Dagö, Russia. All 26 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia.[26][48] | |
| Fantome | The barque struck the Billyrock, off Port William, Falkland Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Stanley in a severely leaky condition.[49] | |
| Gloria Deo | The ship was wrecked on Dagö. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to Kronstadt, Russia.[26] | |
| Jessie | The ship ran aground in the Tigris. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon. She was later refloated.[50] | |
| Keystone | American Civil War: The 69-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned on the Mississippi River at Arkansas City, Arkansas.[51] | |
| Senator | The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames, at Millwall, Essex.[52] | |
| Traveller | The ship sank in the North Sea off Methil, Fife. Her crew survived.[53] | |
| Workington | The ship was wrecked on "New Island", County Antrim.[52] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | The whaler was crushed by ice and sank in the Davis Straits.[54] Her crew survived.[55] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lochnagar | The ship ran aground on the Red Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She broke up on 19 July.[11] | |
| Susan Hincks | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom She was refloated and towed in to The Downs.[56] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanno | The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Pernambuco.[10] | |
| Louisa | The ship capsized in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west of Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée.[56] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of Pernambuco with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Montevideo, Uruguay.[10] |