List of shipwrecks in June 1841
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The list of shipwrecks in June 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1841.
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1 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bridport, Dorset. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bridport.[1] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Kinnaird Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Easdale, Argyllshire to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[2] |
2 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza & Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the Filsand Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Saint Petersburg. Eliza & Nancy was refloated and taken into Saint Petersburg.[3] |
HMS Skipjack | Royal Navy | The schooner was wrecked on Grand Cayman. Her crew survived.[4][5][6] |
3 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ellen Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of five of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[7] |
Frederic | Spain | The brig was capsized by a waterspout in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to San Juan, Puerto Rico.[6] |
4 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Constantia | Portugal | The ship was struck by lightning and was abandoned by her crew in the Dogger Bank. She drove ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover on 19 June.[1][8] |
Louise | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off "Steenberg", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[1] Louise was driven ashore and wrecked near Frederikshavn on 9 June.[8] |
Wilhelmine | Dantzic | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Dantsic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
6 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Atlas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated but consequently sank. Atlas was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium.[10] |
Forrest | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Findhorn, Elginshire.[10] |
Hudson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[11] |
7 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charles | United States | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by Louis XIV ( France).[12] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[13] |
8 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Concord | United Kingdom | The ship struck the lock at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, Portugal. Concord put back to Cardiff for repairs.[14] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Baadsted, Sweden with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Perth.[15] |
Godefroy | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Delaware, United States. She was refloated.[16] |
Mary and Jean | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Orchardnook, Perthshire and was scuttled.[10] |
Pilot | United States | The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Delaware. She was later refloated.[16] |
Preciosa | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swinemünde, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
10 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Millman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to St. Ubes. Millman was later refloated.[11] |
Oswen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. Oswen was refloated on 30 July and taken into Quebec City for repairs.[18] |
Trinity | United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. Trinity was refloated on 28 June.[19] |
William Pitt | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tyne near Wallsend, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne.[20] |
11 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Experiment | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near the mouth of the Setary River, Burma. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Memnon | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Calcutta, India. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
12 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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David Scott | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Mauritius. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[23] |
13 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Theresa | Stettin | The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stettin.[11] |
14 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Wilhelmine | Elbing | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thornham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Thornham.[17][24] |
16 June
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Aristede | France | The ship, which had caught fire on 5 June, put into San Juan, Puerto Rico and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Cayenne, French Guiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[25][26] |
North Star | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran ashore and was damaged 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Aberdeen. She was refloated on 18 June and taken into Aberdeen.[24][11] |
Pleiades | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew survived.[24][27] |
17 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Colina | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea (52°55′N 3°00′E / 52.917°N 3.000°E). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[24][27] Barratry was suspected.[28] A crew member pleaded guilty and was sentenced to transportation for life.[29] |
St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked Cats Keys, off the coast of the Florida Territory with the loss of seventeen of her crew.[30] |
18 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann and Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized near "Whitford", Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Swansea. She was later righted.[11] |
20 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flirt | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Warrington Reef, off Antigua. She was later refloated.[31] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was later refloated.[27] |
21 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Republic | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius.[23] |
22 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Rivals | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Conflict Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio Nuñez.[10] |
23 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sydney and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[32] |
24 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Æneas | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Cork.[33] |
Belle | United States | The ship was wrecked on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New York City to Madeira.[34] |
Gleaner | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[35] |
Henry Hoyle | South Australia | The ship struck the Whirlpool Rock and foundered off Point Rapid. She was refloated in August and taken into Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, arriving on 6 August.[36] |
Isabella | Grenada | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Telescope Point.[37] |
Magog | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated, beached and repaired.[6] |
25 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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George Dean | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Bremen. George Dean was refloated and taken into the Vlie.[33] |
Reliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Mizen Head, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[33] |
Yeoman | United States | The ship was driven ashore west of the Fire Island Lighthouse, New York. She was on a voyage from New York City to Dunkerque, Nord, France. Yeoman was refloated and taken into New York City for repairs.[34] |
26 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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McNeil | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Jardanillos. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[38] |
27 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Montreal | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Cross Island, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[25][26] |
28 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Joseph Hume | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. Joseph Hume was refloated and towed into Aldeburgh, Suffolk by the pilot cutter Salisbury ( United Kingdom).[19] |
Rosalind | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.[39] |
Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
30 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Olive | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at New York. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida Territory to New York.[25] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Belle Guise | France | The ship ran aground on the French Key. She was on a voyage from Grenada to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Belle Guise was refloated and put into Nassau, Bahamas,[41] where she was condemned.[42] |
Charles | British North America | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[34] |
Connecine von Lambert or Constantin Frau Weaborg | Flag unknown | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 5 June.[13][43] |
Cornwallis | United Kingdom | In June 1841 Cornwallis was in Bombay harbour, India, loading a cargo of cotton for China when she caught fire. There was "a strong impression that this fine old ship was wilfully set on fire."[44] |
George Clark | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 9 June.[45] |
Invoice | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Invoice was refloated with assistance from Hannah and taken into Constantinople.[41] |
Laybrook | United States | The schooner was wrecked in Pensacola Bay.[46] |
Pollux | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The paddle steamer was run down and sunk off Elba by Mongebello ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) with the loss of a passenger. She was on a voyage from Civitavecchia, Papal States to Livorno.[47][48][49] |
Wilsons | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Wilsons was refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex.[50] |
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