List of shipwrecks in June 1847

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
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Hercules  United Kingdom The paddle tug was severely damaged by fire in the River Avon downstream of the Holmes, near Bristol, Gloucestershire.[1] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[2]
Lord Stanley  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Aden. Subsequently repaired.[3]

2 June
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
Thompson New South Wales The cutter departed from Sydney for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]

3 June
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[8] She was subsequently set afire.[9]
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.[6]

4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[10]
Birman  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[11]
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.[12]
Selina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Avon.[13]

5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Adelaide  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York.[14]
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.[15][16]

6 June
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[12]

7 June
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Edouard et Marie  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile.[17]

8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[18]
Cassilda  United States The ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[8][19]

9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[20]
Mermaid  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground and was wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth.[21]

10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[22] She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[23]
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.[21]

10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Catherine Mackellar New South Wales The schooner departed from Newcastle for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24]

11 June
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[25]
Virginia  United States The ship was driven ashore south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia.[25]

12 June
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[26]
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.[25]
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.[27]
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.[28]

13 June
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1848
ShipCountryDescription
St. Jean  France The ship foundered off Roscoff, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord to Libourne, Gironde.[14]

14 June
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[29]
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.[30]
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.[25]
Bramble  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[31]
Eugenie  France The barque was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was refloated on 16 June.[25]
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.[28]
Southesk  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28]
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.[31]

15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[25][32]
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.[12]
Isabel  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Castle Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool.[33]
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.[34]

16 June
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Arbutus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated.[26]
Fortuna  Bremen The ship ran aground on the Watts. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[35]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Odessa and was scuttled.[27]
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, China.[36]

17 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[26]
Jeune Alexis and Celina  France The ship ran aground and sank near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Trieste.[37]
Tryal  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with Columbus ( United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[8]
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.[38] She was refloated on 26 June and taken in to Malta.[39]

18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Russell  United States The whaler was wrecked on the Porpoise Reef, in the Fiji Islands.[40][41]
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.[35][8]

19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire and was severely damaged.[28]
Emblem  United Kingdom The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[28]
Ida  United Kingdom The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[28]
Rover  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Placentia Bay. SHe was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to London.[42]
Wheathill  United Kingdom The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[28]

21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[43]
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.[28]

22 June
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[35]
Jonas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Buxtehude.[26]
Margaret Trynor  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Londoner. She was refloated and taken in to Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[44]
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.[28]
Triumvirate  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[26]

23 June
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[45]

24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[32]
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.[12]

25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Albion  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Limerick.[12]

26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[30]

27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Gipsey  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nautilus ( United Kingdom).[46][39]
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.[47]

28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Bordelais  France The paquebot was wrecked at Natal. Her crew were rescued.[48]
Harriet  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in the Bay of Goffe. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone.[49]
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.[26]
Wester Norland  Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Blankenese.[27][26] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated on 1 July and towed in to Hamburg.[50]

29 June
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  Sweden The schooner was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg.[27][26]
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.[51][52]
Sophie  France The ship was wrecked on the Penerf Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord.[37]

30 June
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
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.[53]
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.[44]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: unknown date in June 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Affghan  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, British North America before 7 June. Her crew were rescued.[54]
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.[22]
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.[55][45]
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.[18]
Irma  France The brig was lost north of Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 June.[25]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain before 8 June.[56]
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.[12]
Lord Auckland New Zealand The ship was driven ashore at Port Curtis, New South Wales before 29 June. She was refloated.[57]
Lorena  United States The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[25]
Marie Françoise  Belgium The ship was wrecked near Le Conquet, Finistère, France before 5 June.[13]
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.[58]
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.[25][44]
Naomi  France The ship was driven ashore near "Guetenen" before 3 June.[25]
Napoleon British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 June.[59]
Redbreast  United Kingdom The ship was crushed by ice and sank in the White Sea before 14 June. Her crew were rescued.[34]
Selina New South Wales The schooner departed from Moreton Bay for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24]
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.[60]
Sylvia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia before 16 June.[38]

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