List of shipwrecks in June 1878
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Elk |  Royal Navy |
The Beacon-class gunvessel was driven ashore at Punta Lara, Argentina. She was refloated the next day.[1][2] |
| Idaho |  United Kingdom |
The passenger ship, on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire via Queenstown, County Cork, after delivering mail to Queenstown, ran aground on Connigmore rocks off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Idaho carried 151 passengers and a mixed cargo of fifty-one horses, some cattle and a 1,000 tons of beef. She drifted off the rock and sank within twenty minutes. Her passengers and crew were rescued.[3][4] |
| Loch Ard | United Kingdom |
The clipper ran onto rocks in fog and sank at Muttonbird Island, Victoria with the loss of 52 of the 54 people on board.[5] She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria.[4] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Nicolaieff, Russia. She put back to Grimsby.[6] |
| Blackbird |  Victoria |
The ship was wrecked at Port Albert. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
| Gunga | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Cayaijanes, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Cooktown, Queensland. She was refloated.[6][7] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Aal |  Denmark |
The schooner ran aground on the Wresen Sandbank. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Nyborg.[8] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afton | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Crow Rock.[9] |
| Palermo |  Italy |
The schooner was wrecked near Balestrate, Sicily.[10] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysolite | United Kingdom |
The steamship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at Newport, Monmouthshire. Four of her crew were killed.[11][12] |
| Garonne | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Red Sea off Ras Hafun, Majeerteen Sultanate. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to London. She was refloated between 8 and 11 June and resumed her voyage.[13][14] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colibri | Italy |
The brig put in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom on fire. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to London, United Kingdom.[12] |
| Jane Law | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[10] She was refloated with assistance and taken in tow for the English Channel.[15] |
| Rival | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs.[10] |
| Stralna |  Russia |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Finland near "Sommar". She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to London.[10] |
| Wildfire | Royal Navy |
The paddle steamer collided with HMS Cherub ( Royal Navy) in the River Medway and was damaged.[12] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bernice |  Netherlands |
The steamship ran aground at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[15] |
| Carolina |  United States |
The ship ran aground at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Alloa.[15] |
| Norma | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Cradle Rock, in the Channel Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Helier, Jersey.[16] |
| W. N. H. Clements | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, Ireland.[15] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The smack was run into by the steamship Viceroy ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde upstream of Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna |  Norway |
The barque was driven ashore near Port Kunda, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to South Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.[17] |
| Kaiateur | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kertch. She was refloated.[18] |
| Maria |  Spain |
The barque collided with the steamship Aurora ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Each vessel lost a crew member. Maria was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London, United Kingdom.[19] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Ythan and was wrecked. Both crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[20] |
| Rose des Alps |  France |
The lugger was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the steamship Diana ( Denmark).[21] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Groves | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Yenikale, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Kertch, Russia. She was refloated on 14 June.[22] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Allan |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore at the Raffles Lighthouse, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from New York City to Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was refloated and put in to Singapore, Straits Settlements for repairs.[23] |
| Jenny Otto | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Dover.[9] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alphens | United Kingdom |
The steam barge was severely damaged by fire at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[17] |
| Vernon | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore near Sandhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] |
| Westbourne | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore near Lake Turkos, Ottoman Empire.[22] She was refloated on 20 June and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[17] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Coxon | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted off Copenhagen, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Presumed foundered with the loss of all twenty crew.[24][25] A lifeboat from the ship was found in the North Sea in September.[26] |
| Ocean Maid | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship Montana ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her five crew were rescued.[22][27] Ocean Maid was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[28] She was subsequently refloated and beached.[17] |
| Olga R. |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Cork.[29] |
| Olive | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Buckie, Moray. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
| Vintage | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen |  New Zealand |
The 23-ton schooner foundered off the northern tip of Great Barrier Island during a storm.[31] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francoisier | France |
The ship collided with Alliance ( United Kingdom) at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. Several passengers were severely wounded.[17] |
| Joshua | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Beypore, India with the loss of seven of her crew.[32][28] |
| Chile | United Kingdom |
The barque was struck by a wave and severely damaged in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to London. She put in to Melville Sound, Chile on 2 July. A boat was despatched the next day for Punta Arenas, it was picked up by the steamship Potosi ( Chile). The corvette Magallanes (navy) was despatched and towed her in to Punta Arenas, where she arrived on 3 August. Subsequently condemned and sold to the Chilean Navy for use as a hulk.[33][34] |
| Marittimo | Italy |
The barque ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Goole to Naples. She was refloated and put back to Goole.[32] |
| Minniehaha | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beddingestrand, Sweden.[32] She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sundsvall, Sweden.[17] |
| Onni | Norway |
The ship ran aground on Inchgarvie, in the Firth of Forth and broke her back.[32] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Flag unknown | The ketch was lost in Spencer Gulf with her crew of two.[35] |
| Monarch | Jersey |
The brig collided with Silbury ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[17] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna Christensen | Denmark |
The schooner was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife, United Kingdom to Horsens.[36] |
| Unnamed | Netherlands |
The barque ran aground at Hittarp, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leopard | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[36] |
| Modena | United States |
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[38] |
| Xantho | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Lantarupaal, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[36][39] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helene |  Germany |
The barque was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to an English port. Helene was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[40] |
| Nor | Norway |
The schooner was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Aracaju.[40] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Confederate |  Canada |
The brig was run into by the barque Antwerp ( Canada) and sank off Brier Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Antwerp.[41] |
| Norah Creina | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Black Eagle ( United Kingdom).[42] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrabad | United Kingdom |
 New Zealand) but was found to be severely leaky and was beached. She was then damaged by fire and was abandoned as a total loss. |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo, and Larry Bane |
United Kingdom |
The steamship Larry Bane collided with the steamship Apollo and sank in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire. Her crew survived. Apollo was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was severely damaged and put back to Glasgow.[46][47] |
| Medora | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered 32 nautical miles (59 km) north west of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the schooner San José ( Spain). Medora was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall.[48] |
| Prospero | Canada |
The schooner was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia.[23] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Fishbourne, Isle of Wight.[49] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Don | New Zealand |
The schooner (also reported as a brigantine) was driven off course and stranded at the mouth of the Waikato River. She was later refloated and is likely to be the same Lady Don wrecked in early 1881.[50] |
| Peshtigo | United States |
The barquentine was sunk in a collision with St. Andrews ( United States) in Lake Michigan near Beaver Island.[51][52] |
| St. Andrews | United States |
The vessel was sunk in a collision with Peshtigo ( United States) in Lake Michigan near Beaver Island.[51][53] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The flat was run into by the steamship Peshawur ( India) and sank at "Atchiepore", India.[49] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dream | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Alderney.[54] |
| P. C. Blanchard | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Penarth.[54] |
| Wild Rose | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire at Calcutta, India.[54] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Skullmartin Rock, off Ballywalter, County Down.[55] |
| Garland | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground. She was on a round trip from the Isle of Wight to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[56] |
| Neptune | Germany |
The schooner collided with the schooner Mary Block ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Mary Block.[57] Neptune was on a voyage from Elsfleth to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[55] |
| Stamford | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck the Paganello Rock, off Point Margarita, Italy. She foundered on 1 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[48][58][59] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Florrie | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Watchet, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall.[60] |
