The list of shipwrecks in June 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1847.
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1 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Hercules | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was severely damaged by fire in the River Avon downstream of the Holmes, near Bristol, Gloucestershire. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
Lord Stanley | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Aden. Subsequently repaired. |
2 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Spartan | United Kingdom | The brig sank off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Susan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Dragoe". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Thompson | New South Wales | The cutter departed from Sydney for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
3 June
Ship | State | Description |
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British King | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship collided with Paola ( United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Paola. British King was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently set afire. |
Norris Stanley | United States | The ship was beached at the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She had become a wreck by 10 June. |
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ætna | United States | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Ouachita River at Columbia, Louisiana with the loss of more than twenty lives. She was on a voyage from Ouachita to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Birman | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Selina | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Avon. |
5 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaide | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York. |
Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition. |
6 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Junius | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Westhampton Beach, New York, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York City. |
7 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Edouard et Marie | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile. |
Nestor | Imperial Russian Navy | The brig ran aground on a reef off "Stenshera Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to "Kounisari Island". |
8 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between the Île Dieu and Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
Cassilda | United States | The ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
9 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Christian and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newburgh, Fife. She put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition. |
Mermaid | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and was wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth. |
10 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine Mackellar | New South Wales | The schooner departed from Newcastle for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
Ceylon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Moosepeeka Head, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
Frédérique | France | The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
11 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Emerald | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Great Duck Island, Maine, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
Rio Grande | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on Eastern Point. Crew saved. |
Virginia | United States | The ship was driven ashore south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia. |
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrew White | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople. She was later refloated. |
Elizabeth Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
Heyworth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Constantinople. She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople. |
Salus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cronslott, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva and Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt. |
13 June
Ship | State | Description |
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St. Jean | France | The ship foundered off Roscoff, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord to Libourne, Gironde. |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
Azorian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Grunia Bay, Saint Kitts. She was later refloated and departed on 26 June for Nassau, Bahamas in a leaky condition. |
Boadicea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was consequently condemned. |
Bramble | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of three of her crew. |
Eugenie | France | The barque was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was refloated on 16 June. |
Exporter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Southesk | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
William and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough. She was later refloated. |
15 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Columbian Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was struck by lightning, capsized and sank in a squall off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Eugenie | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States. |
Isabel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Castle Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool. |
Lord Brougham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mille Vaches, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
16 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Arbutus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated. |
Fortuna | Bremen | The ship ran aground on the Watts. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover. |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Odessa and was scuttled. |
Quid Pro Quo | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Point Lucama". She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Hong Kong. |
17 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Henry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg. Sweden to Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør. |
Jeune Alexis and Celina | France | The ship ran aground and sank near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Trieste. |
Tryal | United Kingdom | The fishing smack collided with Columbus ( United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
Tyro | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pozzallo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was refloated on 26 June and taken in to Malta. |
18 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Russell | United States | The whaler was wrecked on the Porpoise Reef, in the Fiji Islands. |
St. Cuthbert | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock and was beached in Crinan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. |
19 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire and was severely damaged. |
Emblem | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |
Ida | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |
Rover | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in Placentia Bay. SHe was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to London. |
Wheathill | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Achilles | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the English Bank. She was refloated with assistance from Express and put back to Pernambuco, Brazil. |
Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
Jonas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Buxtehude. |
Margaret Trynor | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Londoner. She was refloated and taken in to Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. |
Ringdove | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Triumvirate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |
23 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Friend's Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Ipswich. |
24 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Paragon | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Barbadoes. Her eleven crew took to the longboat and sailed to Saint Lucia. Paragon was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
Williams | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London. |
25 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Limerick. |
26 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Columbia | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig St. George ( Greece). Columbia was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall of Cork. |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Gipsey | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nautilus ( United Kingdom). |
Walter Scott | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off Point Salines, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada and Nassau, Bahamas. She put in to Grenada for repairs. |
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Bordelais | France | The paquebot was wrecked at Natal. Her crew were rescued. |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in the Bay of Goffe. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone. |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Moy. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Ballina, County Mayo. |
Wester Norland | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated on 1 July and towed in to Hamburg. |
29 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg. |
Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Saugor, India. Her 80 crew were rescued by Fatima ( United Kingdom). Roberts was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to China. |
Sophie | France | The ship was wrecked on the Penerf Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord. |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Emma | United Kingdom | The ship collided with John Jordine ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Green Bank. Her crew were rescued by John Jordine. Emma was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Lorena | United States | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Affghan | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, British North America before 7 June. Her crew were rescued. |
Cœur de Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
Fanny, and Huron |
United Kingdom | The ships collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both sank. Their crews were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. |
Hellespont | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Delia ( United Kingdom). Hellespont was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. |
Irma | France | The brig was lost north of Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 June. |
Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain before 8 June. |
London | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America to London. |
Lord Auckland | New Zealand | The ship was driven ashore at Port Curtis, New South Wales before 29 June. She was refloated. |
Lorena | United States | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
Marie Françoise | Belgium | The ship was wrecked near Le Conquet, Finistère, France before 5 June. |
Mary Ann | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, in late June. She was driven on shore while attempting to leave the bay and broke up. All hands were saved. |
Mary B. Oliver | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cork. |
Naomi | France | The ship was driven ashore near "Guetenen" before 3 June. |
Napoleon | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 June. |
Redbreast | United Kingdom | The ship was crushed by ice and sank in the White Sea before 14 June. Her crew were rescued. |
Selina | New South Wales | The schooner departed from Moreton Bay for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
Sette | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at "Trifontane", on the south coast of Sicily. She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Trapani, Sicily for repairs. |
Sylvia | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia before 16 June. |
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