The list of shipwrecks in June 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1844.
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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-Inférieure.[23] |
Lucy |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore on Düne. She was refloated and put in to the Elbe.[23] |
Manchester |
Hamburg |
The paddle steamer was wrecked in the neighborhood of Riesen 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 Hull to Hamburg.[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] |
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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-Inférieure 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] |
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List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1844
Ship | State | Description |
HMS Apollo |
Royal Navy |
The Lively-class frigate 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] |
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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-Inférieure, France.[17] |
Galena |
United Kingdom |
The brig caught fire at Hull, Yorkshire and was scuttled.[21][45] 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 rescued by Isabella ( United Kingdom). Pandora was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Waterford.[46] |
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][47] |
Thunder |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda with the loss of three lives.[48] |
Token |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Brunswick Sand.[38] She was refloated on 6 July.[1] |
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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-Inférieure, France.[25][50] |
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.[51] She was refloated on 3 July.[52] |
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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.[53] |
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.[55] |
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 rock off Kerch, Russia and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[56] |
Gondolier |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Vansittart's Rocks, in Gaspar Strait, before 13 June. She was on a voyage from China to London.[57] Joseph found Gondolier abandoned, having lost her rudder, but with all her rigging standing. |
Minerva |
France |
The ship was wrecked at Psara in early June.[53] |
Penelope |
Flag unknown |
The ship was wrecked at Psara in early June.[53] |
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.[49] |
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