List of shipwrecks in June 1885
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B. D. Hasking |  United States |
The fishing schooner was wrecked about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the Nauset Lighthouse, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
| Newsboy | United States |
The fishing schooner struck a hidden ledge and sank off the Isle of Shoals, Maine/New Hampshire. Her crew escaped in their dories.[1] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SMS Augusta |  Imperial German Navy |
The Augusta-class corvette sank in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of all 222 crew.[2] |
| Carl | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea (60°43′N 6°03′W / 60.717°N 6.050°W). Her nine crew were rescued by Henrietta Schlussen (Flag unknown).[3] |
| Ellisland |  United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. The fire was extinguished.[4] |
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Tower | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Dankali" or "Dunkati". She was refloated on 5 June and taken in to Perim, Aden Settlement.[5][6] |
| Emily | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground off Hartland Point and was beached at Northam, Devon. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and put in to Appledore, Devon.[3] |
| Futut Barri |  Ottoman Empire |
The ship foundered in a cyclone off Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Diomed (Flag unknown).[6] |
| Naples, and Ruperra |
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided at Aden, Aden Settlement in a cyclone and were both severely damaged.[6] |
| Renard |  French Navy |
The sloop-of-war foundered in a cyclone off Aden with the loss of all hands.[7][8][6] |
| Seraglio | United Kingdom |
The steamship foundered at sea 400 nautical miles (740 km) off Bombay, India in a cyclone. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay.[9][10][6] |
| Speke Hall | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank during a cyclone in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of 34 of her 35 crew. The survivor was rescued by the steamship Peiho ( France). Speke Hall was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay.[11][10][6] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The Arab vessel foundered off Perim. Four crew were rescued by the steamship Balcarres Brook ( United Kingdom).[6] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abermaid | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland.[12] She was refloated on 9 June.[13] |
| Condor | United Kingdom |
The barge was run into by the steamship Carron ( United Kingdom) and sank at Greenwich, Kent.[14] |
| Heimdal |  Norway |
The steamship was damaged by the explosion of the boiler of her donkey engine at Antwerp, Belgium. A crew member was killed and several were severely wounded.[3] |
| Vectis | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth.[14] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and Robert | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[14] |
| Reindeer | United Kingdom |
The steamship was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hamburg, Germany.[5] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clarissa B. Carver, and Glamorganshire |
United States United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship Clarissa B. Carver collided with the steamship Glamorganshire and sank at Hiogo, Japan. Glamorganshire was beached.[13][15] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Lonsdale | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Smith Sound, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt, to Portishead, Somerset.[16][17] The master had thought his ship was to the west of, and 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of, the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly.[18] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked in Galway Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Galway.[13] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cahois |  New South Wales |
The steamship was wrecked on Evan's Rock, at the mouth of the Richmond River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Brisbane, Queensland.[19] |
| Charles Northcote |  Sweden |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by the steamship Neckar ( Germany). Charles Northcote was on a voyage from Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[20] |
| Kreml |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The Pervenets-class ironclad sank in Kunda Bay. She was refloated on 15 June and taken in to Kronstadt, where she was repaired and returned to service. |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | United States |
The barque was wrecked in the Nushagak River in the District of Alaska due to an error by her pilot. All 97 people on board survived.[21] |
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brigötte | Norway |
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Polynesian ( United Kingdom).[22] |
| Josefina | Sweden |
The brig was wrecked at Barranquilla, Venezuela. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[23] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agile | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[23] |
| Italia |  Italy |
The steamship struck a rock and sank near "Lomas, Peru" with the loss of 65 of the 134 people on board. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to the River Plate.[24][25] |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dona Clara |  Brazil |
The barque was wrecked at Pará.[26] |
| Finola | United Kingdom |
The yacht was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was refloated and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[26] |
| Ragnar | Sweden |
The barque was wrecked in the Sangir Strait. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine was driven ashore at Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom.[26] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | United Kingdom |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Newcastle City ( United Kingdom) and sank at Charlton, Kent.[26] |
| Radnorshire | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Sorelle Rocks, 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Malta and was wrecked. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the steamship Carn Brea ( United Kingdom). Radnorshire was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Shanghai, China and Yokohama, Japan.[26][28] |
| Willingale | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Guardafui, Majerteen Sultanate with the loss of twelve of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[29][30] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| County of Cardigan | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan avoiding a collision with the barque Nueva Buenaventura ( Spain) and was severely damagedc.[31] |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was run into by the steamship Norfolk ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew survived.[32] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bertie | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat collided with Minnie Burrell ( Canada) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Tranmere, Cheshire.[33] |
| City of Tokio | United States |
The steamship was wrecked near the Sagama Lighthouse, 22 nautical miles (41 km) from Yokohama, Japan. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Yokohama. She broke up in a typhoon a week later.[34][35][33] |
| Guide | United Kingdom |
The tug suffered a boiler explosion in the River Tyne.[33] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert, and Conqueror |
United Kingdom |
The barquentine Conqueror collided with Alert and both vessels sank in the Firth of Clyde 8 nautical miles (15 km) north north west of Sanda Island with the loss of a crew member. Conqueror was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. Alert was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr. Survivors from both vessels were rescued by the steamship Seal ( United Kingdom).[36][33] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colina | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at the south point of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[37] She was refloated on 8 July.[38] |
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