List of shipwrecks in June 1881
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The list of shipwrecks in June 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1881.
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References |
2 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adam Smith, and Alster |
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The steamship Alster collided with the steamship Adam Smith and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. Alster was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Antwerp, Belgium. Adam Smith was severely damaged at the bows. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1][2] |
3 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amoenitas | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3] |
Bellona | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock off "Haddes". She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Shanghai for repairs.[3] |
Henry Morton | ![]() |
The steamship collided with Robert Dickenson (![]() |
Ibex | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Danube at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Venice, Italy.[3] |
4 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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City of London | ![]() |
The tug was run into by the barque Leondia (Flag unknown) at Shadwell, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[4] |
5 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acadia | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ducie Island. Her crew subsequently reached Pitcairn Island in a boat. They were rescued fifteen days afterwards by Edward O'Brien (![]() |
Alecto | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4] |
Mary Coles | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3] |
Mennythorpe | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned by her 23 crew.[7] |
6 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Genitori | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[8] |
Nebo | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire.[9] |
Seine | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Prado (Flag unknown) and sank off Godrevy Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Prado.[10] Seine was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9] |
7 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Arncott | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[8] |
8 June
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Madeleine | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11] |
9 June
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Bessie Rowe | ![]() |
The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lepe, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany.[12] |
Bulwark | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Melbourne, Victoria.[12] |
Hilda | ![]() |
The schooner was sunk by ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off Örskär. Her cfew were rescued.[11][7] |
Honour | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
Julie | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off "Klockarbodarbadan". Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Malancthon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the "Oregrundsgrapen".[7] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the ferry Eastham Fairy (![]() |
10 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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comet | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the South Bishops Rocks. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[11] |
Norman | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were landed. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[13] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[14] |
Ocean King | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[11] |
11 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alicante | ![]() |
The steam coaster was wrecked near "Gibora", Cuba. All on board were rescued.[15] |
12 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Minnie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Giurgevo, Romania.[14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] |
13 June
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Antonio N. | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed.[14] She was refloated.[16] |
USS Jeannette | ![]() |
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14 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() |
The schooner sank at "Norrbadan".[7] |
Solway | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Yenikale Channel.[16] |
Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at "Norrbadan".[7] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at "Grepen", Sweden.[7] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[7] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Fogstden", Sweden.[7] |
15 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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La Sofia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned.[17][18] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[17] |
16 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Decidido | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Lassell (![]() |
17 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Prinses Elisabeth, and an unnamed vessel |
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The steamship collided with a Thames barge off Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and was beached on the Cant Edge, in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Queenborough, Kent to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Temporary repairs were made andPrinses Elisabeth was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Sampson (![]() |
Rauha | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[18] |
Robert | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Llanllians Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[18] |
Stadt Frankfort | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben.[18] |
18 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Johavet | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was lost off "Koljugeff". Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Lindisfarne | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim.[20] |
19 June
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Vier Gebroeders | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 97 nautical miles (180 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Septentrion (![]() |
20 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aludra | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Amsterdam.[20] |
Hannah Rathkens | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (29°55′N 77°55′W / 29.917°N 77.917°W). Her crew were rescued by the barque Belus (![]() |
Maria P. | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[20] |
Red Rose | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Tenezon, Algeria. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Argentino (![]() |
25 June
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Amanda | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia.[23] |
Pietro | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Newnham (![]() |
26 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Othello | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[23] |
27 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alpha | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Travancore (![]() |
America | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the "Hydrographer Group". She was on a voyage from Tianjin, China to Kuchinotsu, Japan. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Yellow Sea (34°10′N 123°08′E / 34.167°N 123.133°E). Her crew survived.[24] |
29 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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J. P. Taylor | ![]() |
The schooner struck rocks at Wexford and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshire to Wexford.[25] |
Unknown date
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Ala | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Dutch port. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[22] |
Alblasserdam | ![]() |
The ship was lost off "Cape la Roque", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[19] |
Alvina | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Visby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Schiedam, South Holland.[14] |
Anne Milbank | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[13] |
Baron Bentinck | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Bawen, Netherlands East Indies before 9 June. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and she was condemned.[26] |
Blackhalls | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Baracouta Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Nicholaieff, Russia, where she arrived on 15 June.[18] |
Breton | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. She was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp, Belgium.[16] She was refloated with assistance from the frigate Cassard (![]() |
Catharina Elisabeth | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife, United Kingdom to Kotka, Russia.[17] |
Clyde | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Swellies, in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached at Caernarfon, where she was repaired. Clyde resumed her voyage on 23 June.[20][27] |
Davina | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cardiganshire (![]() |
Deodata | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia.[25] |
Fermina de Veta | ![]() |
The ship was lost at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Flora | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Flora P. Stafford | ![]() |
The barque was run down by Haytien (flag unknown) and abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Haytien, but her captain died within an hour. Flora P. Stafford was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[28] |
Foam | ![]() |
The fishing smack struck a sunken wreck off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew survived.[23] |
Franconia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California. Her crew were rescued.[22] |
Hannah Rathkens | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Castle Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with assistance.[8] |
J. C. Williams | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Skagen Reef, in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from New York to Copenhagen.[3] She was refloated on 6 June and resumed her voyage.[4] |
Liburian | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Galle, Ceylon.[25] |
Masoo | ![]() |
The barque foundered before 6 June. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Mathilde | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alice (![]() |
Minnie Knapp | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Iona, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16] |
Nettie Margarethe | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Île Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada before 12 June with the loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[29] |
Newminster | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Penarth, Glamorgan.[13] |
Nieuwe Diep | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in the Krishna River with some loss of life.[8] |
Norway | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Queenstown, County Cork.[20] |
Pax | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Saint Petersburg.[8] |
Richard Wallace | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the "Debrica River", Sierra Leone.[20] |
Rokeby | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren, Norway.[27] |
Ross | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Fahludd", Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[12] |
Santorin | ![]() |
The ship collided with the barque Cohanim (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The coaster was run into by Lothair (![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alster". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30211. London. 3 June 1881. col C, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30213. London. 6 June 1881. col F, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30214. London. 7 June 1881. col F, p. 11.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30311. London. 28 September 1881. col C, p. 12.
- ^ "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30324. London. 13 October 1881. col B, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Shipping Disasters". The Times. No. 30225. London. 20 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30215. London. 8 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
- ^ a b "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 30214. London. 7 June 1881. col C, p. 7.
- ^ "Collision Off St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 152. 9 June 1881. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30219. London. 13 June 1881. col F, p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30217. London. 10 June 1881. col D, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30218. London. 11 June 1881. col F, p. 9.
- ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30220. London. 14 June 1881. col F, p. 10.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. No. 30219. London. 13 June 1881. col A, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30221. London. 15 June 1881. col F, p. 13.
- ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30222. London. 16 June 1881. col B, p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30224. London. 18 June 1881. col E, p. 9.
- ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30234. London. 30 June 1881. col F, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30226. London. 21 June 1881. col A, p. 12.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30256. London. 26 July 1881. col B, p. 12.
- ^ a b c d "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30233. London. 29 June 1881. col B, p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30232. London. 28 June 1881. col D, p. 12.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30245. London. 13 July 1881. col B, p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30236. London. 2 July 1881. col C, p. 14.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30243. London. 11 July 1881. col F, p. 7.
- ^ a b "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30229. London. 24 June 1881. col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Flora P Stafford". The Cornishman. No. 154. 23 June 1881. p. 4.
- ^ "The United States". The Times. No. 30219. London. 13 June 1881. col E-F, p. 7.