List of shipwrecks in June 1881

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1881.

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Adam Smith, and
Alster
 United Kingdom The steamship Alster collided with the steamship Adam Smith and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. Alster was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Antwerp, Belgium. Adam Smith was severely damaged at the bows. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1][2]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Amoenitas  Germany The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3]
Bellona  Germany The steamship struck a rock off "Haddes". She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Shanghai for repairs.[3]
Henry Morton  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Robert Dickenson ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[3]
Ibex  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Danube at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Venice, Italy.[3]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
City of London  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the barque Leondia (Flag unknown) at Shadwell, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[4]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Acadia  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ducie Island. Her crew subsequently reached Pitcairn Island in a boat. They were rescued fifteen days afterwards by Edward O'Brien ( United States). Acadia was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork.[5][6]
Alecto Malta The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4]
Mary Coles  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3]
Mennythorpe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned by her 23 crew.[7]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Genitori  Italy The barque was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[8]
Nebo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire.[9]
Seine  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Prado (Flag unknown) and sank off Godrevy Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Prado.[10] Seine was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Arncott  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Kronstadt, Russia.[8]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Madeleine  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Bessie Rowe  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lepe, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany.[12]
Bulwark  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Melbourne, Victoria.[12]
Hilda Sweden The schooner was sunk by ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off Örskär. Her cfew were rescued.[11][7]
Honour  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Julie Sweden The schooner capsized in ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off "Klockarbodarbadan". Her crew were rescued.[7]
Malancthon Sweden The ship ran aground in the "Oregrundsgrapen".[7]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the ferry Eastham Fairy ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached in a waterlogged condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[13]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
comet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bishops Rocks. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[11]
Norman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were landed. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[13] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[14]
Ocean King  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia.[11]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Alicante Spain The steam coaster was wrecked near "Gibora", Cuba. All on board were rescued.[15]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Minnie  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Giurgevo, Romania.[14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Antonio N.  Italy The barque ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed.[14] She was refloated.[16]
USS Jeannette  United States Navy
USS Jeanette
Jeannette expedition: The Philomel-class gunvessel sank in the Arctic Ocean (77°15′N 154°59′E / 77.250°N 154.983°E / 77.250; 154.983) after being crushed by ice. Although there was no immediate loss of life, 20 of her 33 crewmen died before reaching safety.

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Amelia Sweden The schooner sank at "Norrbadan".[7]
Solway  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Yenikale Channel.[16]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at "Norrbadan".[7]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at "Grepen", Sweden.[7]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[7]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at "Fogstden", Sweden.[7]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
La Sofia  Italy) The barque was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned.[17][18]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[17]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Decidido Portugal The brig collided with the steamship Lassell ( United Kingdom) at Lisbon and was severely damaged.[18]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Prinses Elisabeth, and an
unnamed vessel
Netherlands
 United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a Thames barge off Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and was beached on the Cant Edge, in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Queenborough, Kent to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Temporary repairs were made andPrinses Elisabeth was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Sampson ( Royal Navy), which took off 30 of her passengers who did not wish to continue their voyage. The Thames barge sank with the presumed loss of both crew.[18][7]
Rauha  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[18]
Robert  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Llanllians Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[18]
Stadt Frankfort France The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben.[18]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Johavet Norway The fishing vessel was lost off "Koljugeff". Her crew were rescued.[19]
Lindisfarne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Trondheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Kronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Trondheim.[20]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Vier Gebroeders Belgium The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 97 nautical miles (180 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Septentrion ( Belgium).[19]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Aludra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Amsterdam.[20]
Hannah Rathkens  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (29°55′N 77°55′W / 29.917°N 77.917°W / 29.917; -77.917). Her crew were rescued by the barque Belus ( France). Hannah Rathkens was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[21]
Maria P.  Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[20]
Red Rose  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Tenezon, Algeria. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Argentino ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 24 June.[22]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Amanda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kronstadt, Russia.[23]
Pietro  Italy The brig collided with the steamship Newnham ( United Kingdom) off "Porman" and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cartagena, Spain by Newnham.[23]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Othello  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[23]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1881
ShipStateDescription
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Travancore ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[22]
America  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the "Hydrographer Group". She was on a voyage from Tianjin, China to Kuchinotsu, Japan. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Yellow Sea (34°10′N 123°08′E / 34.167°N 123.133°E / 34.167; 123.133). Her crew survived.[24]

29 June

Unknown date

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