The list of shipwrecks in June 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1874.
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References |
1 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Emu | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Tamar River and sank. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Hobart, Tasmania.[1] |
2 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Francis | United Kingdom | The brigantine was run into by a steamship and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2] |
3 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Mooresfort | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, British Raj.[3] |
Vespasian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Thessaloniki, Greece. She was refloated on 5 June.[4] |
4 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Marion | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[5] |
5 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Bariza | Germany | The ship was wrecked on a reef off North Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to East Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.[6] |
Conrad | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated.[5] |
6 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Providence | United Kingdom | The pilot boat sprang a leak and sank off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Vale of Calder | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[8] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee.[9] |
Vision | United Kingdom | The yawl was driven ashore on "Niel Blady". She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cloughy, County Down. She was refloated.[8] |
7 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Athlete | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a French steamship in the Gironde and was beached. She was subsequently refloated and towed in to Bordeaux, Gironde, France in a severely damaged condition.[8] |
Gem | New Zealand | The 6-ton ketch foundered on the Wairau Bar, New Zealand.[10] |
8 June
edit9 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Energie | Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia,. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Narva.[11] |
Perseverance | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Hull, Yorkshire.[12] |
10 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Energie | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Narva.[13] |
Good Design | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[14] |
Maid of Perth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Seskar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a British port to Cronstadt, Russia.[13] |
Peter Paul | Russia | The ship was driven ashore in the Carron River. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Riga.[15] |
Said | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cochinos, off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated.[16] |
Sir R. G. M. Donnell | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Whale Rock, off Mauritius and was wrecked.[17] |
11 June
editShip | State | Description |
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HDMS Buhl | Royal Danish Navy | The gunboat ran aground in Hornbaek Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Lilian | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked o a reef in the Nepean River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Sydney, New South Wales.[1] |
12 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Astronom | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen.[19] |
15 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Templar's Delight | United Kingdom | The yacht collided with the Mersey Flat Polly Williams ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew .[20][21] |
16 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Fairy | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground off Heligoland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[22] |
George and William | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground and sank at Milford, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Emsworth, Hampshire.[22] |
Tay | United Kingdom | The whaler was crushed by ice and wrecked in Melville Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamships Camperdown and Nova Zembla (both United Kingdom).[23][24] |
Zakynthos | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak off Cape de Gatt, Spain and was beached.[25] |
17 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Annie Dymes | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
Star of the West | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to Harburg, Germany.[27] |
18 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Industry | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship James Harris and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[28] |
Singapoor | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked south of Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate with the loss of her captain. There were more than 42 survivors. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[29] |
19 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Bernardo | Italy | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gilbert Wheaton ( United Kingdom). Bernardo was on a voyage from Palma di Montechiaro, Sicily to Port Talbot, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[30] |
Flying Cloud | United Kingdom | The clipper ran aground on Beach Island Bar, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a total loss. |
Gauntlet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Yenstay Skerry.[28] |
Kars | Ottoman Empire | The steamship was run into by the steamship Behara ( Egypt) and sank in the Sea of Marmara with the loss of 260 of the 297 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Behara.[31] Kars was on a voyage from Constantinople to Thessaloniki, Greece.[32] |
20 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Sixty unnamed vessels | Jersey | The fishing boats sank in Chaleur Bay off Percé, Quebec, Canada. Their crews were ashore at the time.[33] |
24 June
edit25 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Charlotte | Norway | The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[36] |
C. J. | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Port Talbot.[37] |
29 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Fox | Guernsey | The cutter sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Surprise ( Guernsey). Fox was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Guernsey.[38] |
30 June
editShip | State | Description |
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Eliza | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Mine Head, County Waterford. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Skibbereen, County Kerry.[39] |
L'Hermitte | French Navy | |
Nick King | United Kingdom | The sidewheel paddle steamer sank near Darien, Georgia, and the mouth of the Altamaha River.[41] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Alpha | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Anna Maria | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at St Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Inverkeithing, Fife.[42] |
Ann Fleming | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Northaven", Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[25] |
Antigua | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from London to the Rio Grande.[9] |
Baltic | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Red Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Quebec City, Canada.[13] |
Borthwick | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[13] |
Barracouta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Hicacos Peninsula, Cuba.[27] |
Bretagne | France | The barque foundered at sea. Her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[43][44] |
Charles Auguste | France | The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait. At least some of her crew survived. she wa on a voyage from Australia to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[36] |
Charlotte Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape North, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City.[25] |
Christiania | Norway | The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.[25] |
Cleopas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Long Cay, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Consequently taken in to Nassau, Bahamas for repairs.[25] |
Euclid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bic, Quebec, Canada.[27] |
Faraday | United Kingdom | The steamship struck an iceberg off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[45] |
Flintshire | Queensland | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Cleveland before 29 June. All on board were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from Townsville to Moreton Bay.[47] |
Flor de Maria | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Bornedra Rocks, in Vigo Bay. She was on a voyage from Huelva to Cardiff.[48] |
Gomes | Brazil | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Groningen | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Landskrona, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[25] She was refloated on 24 June and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[47] |
Harvest Home | Canada | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saguenay, Quebec.[50] |
Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship collided with an iceberg and sank. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[19] |
Herbert C. Hall | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Quebec City.[15] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[49] |
Isabelle | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Sagua La Grande, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Havana, Cuba.[43] |
Lap Tek | China | The steamship was wrecked at Keelung, Formosa.[51] |
Jenny | Russia | The barque capsized in a squall at Havana.[25] |
Luna | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore on "Refnaes". She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[48] |
Merrington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[49] |
Möwe | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia and was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bolderāja.[25] |
Niphon | Germany | The brig was wrecked at Alvarado, Mexico.[19] |
Percy Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London.[25] |
Pontecorvo | Norway | The ship was abandoned at sea before 6 June. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Quebec City.[8] |
Prince Alfred | Canada | The ship was wrecked at "Potato Cove". She was on a voyage from Victoria, British Columbia to San Francisco, California, United States.[27] |
Rio Grande | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Antigua.[12] |
Ryerson | Canada | The ship ran aground on Sarn Badrig. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Barmouth Lifeboat.[52] |
Seaton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at "Hessilo". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[48] |
Sir G. M. Donnell | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Whale Rock, off the coast of Mauritius before 10 June.[13] |
Sophie Jobson | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Santander, Spain.[25] |
Stolaff | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[51] |
St. Paul | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Tobasco River. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22] |
Therese | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Beach.[25] |
Troubadour | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock at Viana do Castelo, Portugal before 26 June. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[50] |
Wear | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[48] |
Wilhelm | Norway | The ship foundered at sea.[13] |
Wilhelmina | Netherlands | The barque was wrecked in the Bali Strait before 18 June.[28] |
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