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The list of shipwrecks in June 1844 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1844.
1 June
2 June
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Caroline Ottilie
Prussia
The ship capsized off South Shields , County Durham with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to South Shields. She was later towed in to South Shields and beached.[ 2]
Iroquoise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven against the pier at Calais , France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calais to Cardiff , Glamorgan . She put back to Calais for repairs.[ 3]
3 June
4 June
5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
British Queen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kerries, in Ballyteague Bay . She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated the next day.[ 6]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Delabole Point , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued.[ 6]
Kitty Harvey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated the net day and put in to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 7]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 3]
6 June
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Dominica
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Folies Reef, 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Aux Cayes , Haiti and was abandoned by her crew and passengers.[ 8] She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[ 9]
7 June
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Saucy Jack
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member.[ 10] [ 6]
8 June
9 June
10 June
11 June
12 June
13 June
14 June
15 June
16 June
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Cádiz
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Düne , Heligoland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Hamburg .[ 23]
Courier
France
The fishing sloop foundered off Lamb Head, Stronsay , Orkney Islands , United Kingdom . Her twelve crew were rescued.[ 27] [ 28]
Jeune Cupidon
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranporth , Cornwall , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Nantes , Loire-Atlantique .[ 23]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The brig was drive ashore on Düne. She was refloated and put in to the Elbe.[ 23]
Manchester
Hamburg
The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Reissen sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Elbe with the loss of all on board, about 40 lives. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 29] [ 30] [ 31]
Palmyra
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tralee , County Cork .[ 19]
Stormont
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Moy . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to London .[ 32] [ 19]
17 June
18 June
19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
Martinique
The schooner capsized off Martinique with the loss of eleven lives.[ 34]
Edouard
France
The ship was wrecked near Bay Robert, Martinique . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime to Port Royal , Jamaica.[ 25]
Gloucester
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Saint Petersburg. She was refloated.[ 17]
Helena
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked on Wangerooge with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hocksiel to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 17]
Jette Maria
Norway
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the Utklippan Lighthouse , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to King's Lynn , Norfolk , United Kingdom .[ 35] [ 36]
Maria I
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Havana , Cuba.[ 37]
Palladium
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 11]
Speedwell
Isle of Man
The ship caught fire at Castletown and was scuttled.[ 38]
Syrinx
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Boon Island , Maine , United States and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 18]
20 June
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
HMS Apollo
Royal Navy
The Template:Sclass- ran aground on the Grain Spit, off the coast of Kent . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Sheerness , Kent.[ 11] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Chatham, Kent .[ 23]
Henriette and Bertha
France
The ship ran aground on the Risbank, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and towed in to Saint Petersburg.[ 17]
Jean Hastie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cranberry Head, Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 5]
21 June
22 June
24 June
25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Anna
Hamburg
The ship foundered off Nordeney , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes , Loire-Atlantique , France.[ 17]
Galena
United Kingdom
The brig caught fire at Hull , Yorkshire and was scuttled.[ 21] [ 43] She was later refloated and beached.[ 25]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Upgang Chine , Yorkshire .[ 21] She was refloated on 2 July and taken in to Whitby , Yorkshire.[ 36]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Brunswick Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire .[ 38] She was refloated on 6 July.[ 1]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were resuced by Isabella ( United Kingdom ). Pandora was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Waterford .[ 44]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[ 28]
Sultan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[ 28]
Thomas P. Cope
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Delaware City, Delaware .[ 5] [ 45]
Thunder
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda with the loss of three lives.[ 46]
Token
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Brunswick Sand.[ 38] She was refloated on 6 July.[ 1]
26 June
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Aurelian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Matane , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated on 1 July.[ 42]
Coronation
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a sinking condition.[ 38]
Courier
Barbadoes
The ship ran aground off Saint Lucia and was damaged.[ 9]
Louise
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Dieppe , Seine-Maritime , France.[ 25] [ 48]
Success
British North America
The schooner was lost off Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Urania
Prussia
The brig was in collision with the schooner Gustave Adolph ( Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ) and was driven ashore at Antwerp , Belgium.[ 49] She was refloated on 3 July.[ 50]
28 June
29 June
30 June
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1844
Ship
State
Description
Anna Dorothea
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calvados , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 11]
Bozzari
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at Psara , Kingdom of Greece in early June.[ 51]
Bristolian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Cape Votas, Africa before 28 June. Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
Camilla
Van Diemen's Land
The whaler was wrecked in Streaky Bay . Her crew survived.[ 53]
Carol Mathilde
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calvados with the loss of all hands.[ 11]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocjke off Kerch , Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to an English port.[ 54]
Gondolier
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Vansittart's Rocks, in the Strait of Gaspar , before 13 June. She was on a voyage from China to London .[ 55]
Minerva
France
The ship was wrecked at Psara in early June.[ 51]
Penelope
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at Psara in early June.[ 51]
Robert Watson
United Kingdom
The Humber keel foundered in the North Sea off Seaton, County Durham in mid-June. The wreck came ashore at Coatham , Yorkshire on 29 June.[ 17]
Sterling
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 June.[ 6]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point la Haye , Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia , British North America to Cork .[ 47]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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