List of shipwrecks in June 1880
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann |  Isle of Man |
The fishing lugger collided with the steamship Rockabil ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Seven Heads. Her crew were rescued by Rockabil.[1][2] |
| Octave et Marie |  France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from "Ligorne" to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[3] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the Yangtze at Hankou, China. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle steamer Shanghai ( China) and taken in to Wusong, China.[4] |
| Banshee | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground at Schrape Point, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[5] |
| Imperial | United Kingdom |
The steam yacht sank in the River Ouse at Sandhall, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Selby to Goole.[6] |
| Lady of the Forest | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off South Rona, Inner Hebrides. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Dunara Castle. Lady of the Forest was on a voyage from "Balinaes", Ireland to London.[1][5] |
| Laura Gillies, and Rochefort |
United Kingdom France |
The steamship collided at Penarth, Glamorgan. Laura Gillies was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was beached. Rochefort was on a voyage from Cardiff to Saint-Nazaire, Charente-Inférieure. She was taken in to Penarth for repairs.[7] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow |  United States |
The steamship was damaged by fire in Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. She was rebuilt in April 1881 and returned to service with the name Arthur Kaye.[8] |
| Cramlington | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen. She was refloated.[2] |
| Festina Lente | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
| Gondolier |  Canada |
The ship was lost off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brouwershaven, Germany to New York, United States.[10] |
| Le Wood | Canada |
The barque ran aground at Rotherhithe, Surrey, United Kingdom. She was being towed from London to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom.[7] |
| Miner | United Kingdom |
The trow was run down and sunk at Bristol, Gloucestershire by the steamship Rhwindda ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[11][12] Miner was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Bristol.[7] |
| Rosalind | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Roche's Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Liverpool, Lancashire. Rosalind was refloated the next day and docked.[13][11][7] |
| Vesta |  Germany |
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to San Francisco, California, United States.[14] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Canning | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Avena ( Sweden) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Hawthorn | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Sunderland.[15] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. She was refloated with assistance from the Ramsgate Lifeboat and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[2][16] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland in a leaky condition.[15] |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[17] |
| Prinz Frederick Carl | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Sunderland. She was refloated but ran aground again.[15] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birdstow | Canada |
The barque collided with an iceberg and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 41°40′N 51°15′W / 41.667°N 51.250°W). Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Liverpool ( United Kingdom). Birdstow was on a voyage from Brooklyn, New York to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18][19] |
| Ellen |  Russia |
The barque was driven ashore at "Holmetunge", Denmark.[20] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[15] |
| Kedar | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno, Italy. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno. She was refloated.[15][21] |
| Loyal | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Granville, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Granville.[9] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 'HMS Flamingo |  Royal Navy |
The gunvessel collided with an iceberg off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony and was damaged. She put back to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for repairs.[22] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | United Kingdom |
The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Lorenzo ( United Kingdom). Advance was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[23] |
| Annie | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[24] |
| Cape Sable | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace,[25] presumed foundered with the loss of all 40 crew.[26] |
| Consett | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Suadiva Atoll, in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued by a Maldivian brig. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Port Said, Egypt.[27] |
| Una | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kallboden", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[28] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Covadonga |  Chilean Navy |
War of the Pacific: The schooner was damaged by shore based artillery and was beached at Arica, Peru.[29] |
| BAP Manco Cápac |  Peruvian Navy |
War of the Pacific: The Canonicus-class monitor was scuttled at Arica to prevent capture by the Chileans. Her crew were taken as prisoners of war.[29] |
| Orient | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off the Chiloé Archipelago, Peru (42°41′S 78°20′W / 42.683°S 78.333°W). Her nineteen crew were rescued by the barque Explorer ( United Kingdom). Orient was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portland, Oregon, United States.[30][31][32] |
9 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Powor | United Kingdom |
The fishing yawl was run down and sunk in Dungarvan Bay by the barque Florence Young ( United States) with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Florence Young.[28] |
| Bertha | United States |
The ship ran aground at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33] |
| Maria Sophia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Narva, Russia.[34] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Viana do Castelo, Portugal. No further trace, reported missing.[35] |
| Bengal | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with a ferryboat and ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated.[36] |
| Rowland | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the wreck of M. Moxham ( United Kingdom) in the Danube and was beached.[36] |
| Stranger | United Kingdom |
The pilot boat was run down and sunk off Cardiff, Glamorgan by the steamship Cæsarea ( United Kingdom). Her three crew were rescued by Cæsarea.[34][37] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bay of Biscay | United Kingdom |
The vessel set sail from Tower Hill. She was subsequently wrecked with the loss of all on board.[38] |
| Cuba Española |  Spanish Navy |
The gunboat suffered a boiler explosion at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba which killed twenty and injured 113 of her crew.[39] |
| Hermann | Germany |
The barque ran aground on the Finosca Rocks, off Rota, Spain and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Cádiz.[36][40] |
| John McIntyre | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[36] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated.[40] |
| Narragansett | United States |
The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Stonington ( United States) in Long Island Sound off Saybrook, Connecticut. She caught fire and ran aground with the loss of about 30 of the 300–350 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Stonington and City of New York ( United States). Narragansett was later refloated, rebuilt, and returned to service.[41][42][43] |
| Sarah Macdonald | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Perseverance ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[44] |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom |
The steamship departed from Calcutta, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands.[45] |
| Titania | United Kingdom |
The brigantine collided with an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Cape Spear, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[46][47] |
| Stanton, and Vendée |
United Kingdom France |
The steamships ran aground and collided at Bilbao, Spain. Vendée was on a voyage from Bilbao to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[48] |
| Vrouw Maria |  Belgium United Kingdom |
The barge was run down and sunk in the Scheldt at Fort la Pirie by the steamship Ralph Creyke. Vrouw Maria was on a voyage from "Miel" to Lille, Nord, France.[49] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Flamingo | Royal Navy |
The gunvessel collided with an iceberg in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and was damaged at the bow. She put in to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[39] |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom |
The steamship departed from Calcutta, India for London. No further trace, reported overdue.[35] |
| Weaver | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Caernarfon.[40] She was refloated and taken in to the Menai Strait.[50] |
| Wild Wood | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Horton Point, Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New York City to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[40] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[51] |
13 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anchoria | United Kingdom |
The steamship collided with the steamship The Queen ( United Kingdom) 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States (40°39′N 67°42′W / 40.650°N 67.700°W). All 180 passengers were taken off by The Queen. Anchoria was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She put back to New York.[22][52] |
| Cape Sable | United Kingdom |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 29 crew.[53] |
15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glenavon | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Villa Real, Spain. She was refloated.[54] |
| Maha Buleshwar | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Ancutta, Laccadive Islands. Six of her crew were rescued from a boat on 17 August by the steamship Madura ( United Kingdom). Twelve of her crew were rescued from Bingaroo on 26 August by the steamship Ash ( United Kingdom). Maha Buleshwar was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[55][56][57][58] |
| Marbella | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Villa Real. She was refloated.[54] |
| Topaz | United Kingdom |
The steam lighter was destroyed by a boiler explosion 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Sanda Island with the loss of her captain. Three survivors were rescued by the steam lighter Glasgow ( United Kingdom).[59] |
18 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | United States |
The ship was damaged by fire at New York. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to New York.[54] |
| Great Western | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Manche, France. She was refloated and taken in to Cherbourg.[60] |
| Humboldt | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. The fire was extinguished and she completed her voyage.[61] |
| Paulus |  Netherlands |
The schooner was run into by a steamship and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of the Eddystone Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the barque Harriet Williams ( United Kingdom).[62][60] Paulus was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[60] |
| Quinto |  Italy |
The barque was wrecked near Castelo Branco, Azores with the loss of six of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[14] |
| Sir Bevis | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran ashore at Coverack, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | United Kingdom |
The steam yacht was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Dartmouth.[60] |
| Duke of Devonshire | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Suez, Egypt. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug the next day.[63] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck a rock and sank off the coast of Manche, France. Her crew survived.[60] |
| Marco Polo | United Kingdom |
The smack sank off Norderney, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
| Orestes | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Malmö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malmö. She was refloated.[65] |
| Polynesian | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Canada,[65] or from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool.[60] She was refloated.[66] |
| Stirling | United Kingdom |
The steamship struck the Gannet Rocks, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[66] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wanganui |  New Zealand |
The steamship grounded at the mouth of the Clarence River, New South Wales, floated off, was then abandoned and drifted to sea. All passengers and crew rescued with the exception of two lost from the rescuing pilot boat. She was on a coastal voyage from Sydney to Grafton, New South Wales via Newcastle. The derelict sank under tow of the tug Cyclops one mile outside the river bar.[67][68] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andean | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore in Manger Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Belize City, British Honduras. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18][69] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The yawl ran aground on the Whitburn Steel Rock.[70][71] She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Banff, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated and towed in to Blyth.[66] |
| Hotspur | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Middle Scarp, in the River Tyne, whilst avoiding a collision with a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Naples, Italy. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18][66] |
| Poolscar | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Holm, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Quebec City, Canada.[18] |
| Susan A. Blaisdell | United States |
The barque was wrecked off the mouth of the Chimlicon River, Spanish Honduras.[72] |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diomedea | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from Kertch to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated on 24 June and resumed her voyage.[70] |
| Obilie |  Austria-Hungary |
The barque was damaged by an onboard explosion at Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[66] |
| Stillwater | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Calais.[66] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of New York | United States |
The ship was destroyed by fire and sank in the East River at New York. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York.[64][54] |
| Harald Harfanger |  Norway |
The steamship ran aground in Seierø Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kronstadt, Russia.[64][71] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The full=rigged ship was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Great Britain ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[70] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Chester | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork.[54] |
| Dantzig | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Porth Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin, Germany. She was refloated and put in to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[54] |
| Harvest Home | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Beachy Head. Sussex. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire and/or Jersey, Channel Islands.[73] |
| Nancy Jones | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with the steamship Fire King ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off the Morecambe Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Fire King. Nancy Jones was on a voyage from Dublin to the River Duddon.[48][74] |
26 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Solway ( United Kingdom) at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was beached and sank.[75] |
| Enriqueta | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was refloated.[75] |
| Johnny Smith | Canada |
The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east north east of Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Six of her crew were rescued by the lugger Dinnie ( Netherlands). The captain of Dinnie and four crew of Johnny Smith landed at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in a boat. Johnny Smith was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to New York.[75][76][77][78] |
| Jylland |  Denmark |
The steamship collided with an Imperial Russian Navy ironclad in the Gulf of Finland and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[77] |
| Quickstep | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown.[75] She was refloated.[78] |
| Samuel Cawood |  Cape Colony |
The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Alfred.[77] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helene | Norway |
The schooner ran aground at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Holmestrand to Leith. She was refloated on 30 June and taken in to Leith.[79] |
| John and Samuel | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Donaghadee.[75] |
| Wilhelm Tell | Germany |
The steamship ran aground off "Sundre". She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[79] She was refloated and with assistance from the steamship Neptun ( Germany) and taken in to Ronehamn, Gotland, Sweden.[63][80] |
28 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | United States |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Penarth to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[81] |
| Circassian | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Port Kunda, Russia.[78] She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[78] |
| Colombo | UKGBI |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated and towed in to The Downs by the brig Undaunted ( United Kingdom).[78] |
| Crighton | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Denkam or Demkan, 16 nautical miles (30 km) south east of Sandhamn, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Stockholm in a wrecked condition.[79][82][63] |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom |
The steam yacht was damaged by fire at Oban, Argyllshire.[78] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[75] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardandhu | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Kertch, Russia. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Odesa, Russia.[79] |
| Bohemian | Canada |
The steamship collided with, and broke, lock gates and sank in the Lachine Canal at Montreal, Quebec. Several people were rumoured to have been drowned.[83] |
| Humboldt | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[81] |
| J. B. Blanchard, W. H. Matthews, and Zeb Raymond |
Canada |
The barges were sunk in the Lachine Canal at Montreal by floodwater from the breaking of lock gates by the steamship Bohemian ( Canada).[83] |
| Venetia | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran ashore on Jebbel Zukur and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Bombay, India. She was refloated and taken in to Aden, Aden Settlement.[84][85] |
| Twenty unnamed vessels | Canada |
The barges became stranded in the Lachine Canal at Montreal due to the draining of the canal after the steamship Bohemian () collided with, and broke, lock gates. Many vessels broke their backs and all were damaged.[83] |
