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The list of shipwrecks in June 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1838.

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1 June

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List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1838
Ship State Description
Gasper  United States The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1838
Ship State Description
Royal George  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Blessing, Marys and Tom Bowline (all  United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[2][3]
St. Jacques  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. St. Jacques was refloated and put into The Downs.[4]

3 June

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List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1838
Ship State Description
Tulloch Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Tulloch Castle was refloated and put into Deal, Kent.[4]

5 June

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List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1838
Ship State Description
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Flint.[5]

6 June

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List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1838
Ship State Description
Waterwitch  United Kingdom The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Barbadoes to Saint Lucia. Her crew were rescued.[6]

7 June

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List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1838
Ship State Description
Dover  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of five of her crew.[7]

8 June

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List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1838
Ship State Description
Dee  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Hoylake, Lancashire.[8]

9 June

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List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1838
Ship State Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porth Madog, Caernarfonshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[9]

10 June

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List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1838
Ship State Description
Ædicia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Fethard-on-Sea to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[10]
Good Intent  United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground off Stroma, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 12 June and put int Stromness, Orkney Islands for repairs.[10]
Norges Haab  Norway The ship was wrecked near "Torckow".[11]

11 June

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List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1838
Ship State Description
Jason  Imperial Russian Navy The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Circassia with the loss of all hands.[12][13]

12 June

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List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1838
Ship State Description
David  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark.[11] She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London. David was refloated on 17 June and resumed her voyage.[14]
Ruth  United States The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Gibraltar to Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
Susannah  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Saint Domingo.[16]

13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1838
Ship State Description
Montezuma  France The ship was wrecked at "Onin", Africa. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz to Newfoundland. Rebecca was later refloated and taken into Figueira da Foz for repairs.[18]
Union  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Leith, Lothian. Union was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Vrouw Maria Flag unknown The ship was run down and sunk south of Helsingør, Denmark by Pallas ( United States). She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Oporto, Portugal.[19]

14 June

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List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1838
Ship State Description
Pulaski  United States
Pulaski.
The paddle steamer suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of 128 lives. About 59 people were rescued.

15 June

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List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1838
Ship State Description
Avon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Double-Headed Shot Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[20][21]

16 June

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List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1838
Ship State Description
Rhine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Ruberg". She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Rhine was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
Washington  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire in Lake Erie 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Silver Creek, New York with the loss of about 50 lives.[23]

17 June

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List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1838
Ship State Description
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scalloway, Shetland Islands.[24]

18 June

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List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1838
Ship State Description
Frau Margaretha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. Frau Margaretha was refloated on 20 June and taken into Dunbar.[18]
Lovely Cruizer  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. Lovely Cruizer was refloated and taken into Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.[25]
Two Friends  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ramsdale Scar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[25]

19 June

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List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1838
Ship State Description
Belfast  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck the pier and her engine was severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Shoreham-by-Sea.[14]

20 June

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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1838
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sidmouth, Devon. Charlotte was refloated with assistance from the brig Hebe and escorted into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[25][26]
Despatch  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Newhaven, Sussex, where she was wrecked.[25]
Sirio Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was lost in Mullion Bay.[22]

21 June

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List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1838
Ship State Description
Fanny United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Port Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Hobart to King George's Sound, Swan River Colony.[27]
Justinian  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor in the River Orwell and was beached at Harwich, Essex.[26]
Mary or Mary Coxon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated several weeks later and taken into Kalmar.[28][29][30]
Theodore  France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[19]

22 June

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List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1838
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[18]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed off Key West, Florida Territory. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31][21]
Vrouw Tantje  Hamburg The ship was lost off Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg[22][32]

23 June

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List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1838
Ship State Description
Herefordshire  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Futtah Sand. She was later refloated and taken into Calcutta, India for repairs.[33]

24 June

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List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1838
Ship State Description
Anna Margaretha  Russia The ship struck a submerged rock and put into "Ulvesand", where she sank. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp, Belgium.[12]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Round Bay, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America. Industry was refloated on 13 July and resumed her voyage.[28]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Round Bay. All on board were rescued.[34]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk 6 leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[26]

26 June

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List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1838
Ship State Description
Enigheden Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Sundsvall. Enigheden was later refloated.[22]
Neptuno  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the English Bank, off the coast of Argentina.[35]

27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1838
Ship State Description
Riby Grove  United Kingdom The whaler was crushed by ice and sank. Her crew were rescued by Altona ( Hamburg) and Perseverance ( United Kingdom).[31][36][37]

28 June

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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1838
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lasolle Reef. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[38]
Sicilian  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Venison Tickle, Labrador, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Indian Tickle, Labrador.[38][30]

29 June

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List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1838
Ship State Description
Seraph  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Brion Island, Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7][28][39]

30 June

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List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1838
Ship State Description
Page  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wrangle, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[40] Page was refloated on 5 July and resumed her voyage.[41]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1838
Ship State Description
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Adelaide, South Australia in mid-July. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Adelaide.[42]
Franklin  United States The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the Mississippi River before 11 June. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[43]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Altona, Hamburg. Hero was taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on 11 June.[44]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Benin before 1 July. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Marina  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[46][32]
Milton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Old Bic Harbour, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec City.[47]
Morning Star  United Kingdom The ship collided with Susan and Jane ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 8 June. Her crew were rescued by Susan and Jane. Morning Star was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[48][47]
Muscogee  United States The steamboat was wrecked.[49]
Norman  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dublin. Norman was refloated on 6 June and taken into Peterhead.[50]
Sarah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The coaster was wrecked on the coast of South Australia between Endeavour Bay and Portland Bay.[51][52]
Sir Archibald Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America before 26 June.[6]
Varennes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The steamboat was destroyed by fire.[49]
Zealous  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to a port in Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 30 June and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition.[22][53]

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