List of shipwrecks in June 1879
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The list of shipwrecks in June 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1879.
1 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Clan Gordon | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Trincomalee, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Malta.[1][2] |
Cyrene | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Trincomalee. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to the English Channel.[1] |
2 June
3 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Saint Petersburg.[2] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the River Tyne at Pelaw, County Durham and broke her back. She was a total loss.[3] |
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Caledonia | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground between "Livo" and Mørso, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Vestervig, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Nykøbing, Denmark in a leaky condition.[4] |
Phoenix | ![]() |
The cutter was blown inshore and wrecked at Omaka Bay in the Hauraki Gulf.[5] |
5 June
7 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Cecilia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Ryhope and Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and became waterlogged.[7] |
Fawn | ![]() |
The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sunderland, County Durham by the steamship Medway (![]() |
Knowsley Hall | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Start Point, Devon whilst on a voyage from London to Canterbury, New Zealand. No further trace,[8] reported missing,[9] presumed foundered with the loss of all on board, 65 to 74 lives.[10] She may have been the vessel wrecked on Amsterdam Island with survivors.[11] |
8 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Pearl | ![]() |
The ketch stranded and was wrecked on the coast of Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand in a gale while hauling coal.[5] |
9 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Blonde | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at Aracaju, Brazil.[12] |
Ottercaps | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a severe leak and put in to Brest, Finistère, France in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham.[7] |
Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom.[7] |
10 June
Ship | State | Description |
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City of New York | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[13] |
Clown | ![]() |
The yawl was wrecked at Glensannox, Isle of Arran. All on board were rescued.[12] |
Enigheden | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Ossly, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Aarhus, Denmark.[12] |
Rockabill | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Limerick. She was later refloated and taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire for repairs.[6] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter was destroyed by fire at Blaye, Gironde.[14] |
11 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Baden | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the barque China (![]() |
Emilie Marie | ![]() |
The ship foundered in St. George's Channel. Her crew got aboard the Cardigan Bay Lightship (![]() ![]() |
Ocean Phantom | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Quebec City, Canada.[17] |
Sylph | ![]() |
The yacht collided with the lugger Three Brothers (![]() |
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Boarlands Rock, in the River Fergus and sank.[20] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter was destroyed by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde.[6] |
13 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Camilla | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Sulina, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Zakynthos, Greece. She was refloated on 15 June.[21] |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Albula | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Brindisi, Italy. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[22] |
Fred | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Britannia (![]() ![]() |
Pauline David | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Lee upstream of the Blackrock Castle, County Cork, United Kingdom.[20] |
15 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Cleveland | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
Modesta | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Dunnose, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition.[20] |
Pauline David | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Lee at the Blackrock Castle, County Cork.[23] |
Scot's Craig | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24][20] |
Sultana | ![]() |
The cutter was driven ashore in Ballyholme Bay. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor, County Down.[20] |
16 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Goteborg | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Sunderland.[25] |
17 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ariadne | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Ariadne was taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[26][25] |
Carrick | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bayonne.[25] |
Chamois | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Hettie (![]() |
Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated.[25] |
Germania | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Pedra de Sueira, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Oporto. She was a total loss.[25] |
Riversdale | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff for repairs.[27] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barge sank at Cardiff.[27] |
18 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Friedrich | ![]() |
The derelict barque was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean (30°37′N 18°45′W) by the steamship Leibnitz (![]() |
Scythia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Payta, Peru. No further trace,[29] presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew.[30] |
19 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Guadiaro, Spain. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, United Principalities to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[31] |
Champion | ![]() |
The fishing smack collided with the tug North Star (![]() |
20 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Constantin, and Joseph |
![]() ![]() |
The steamship Constantin collided with the steamship Joseph 12+1⁄4 nautical miles (22.7 km) off Hanstholm and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Joseph was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to a Baltic port. She was severely damaged at the bow and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[31][26] |
Franklyn Belle | ![]() |
The ketch stranded at Oamaru, New Zealand, during a storm after dragging her anchors and became a wreck.[33] |
Her Royal Highness | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France and was severely damaged. She was refloated in July.[34] |
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | ![]() |
The cutter sank at the mouth of the Whanganui River during a heavy sea.[35] |
Barbarossa | ![]() |
The steamship Italy (![]() ![]() |
Bells | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Lyttelton. She floated off and sank[5][37][38] |
Blonde | ![]() |
The schooner was damaged off Margate, Kent by a shell fired by the Margate Artillery Corps, which went through her bows. She was taken in to Margate.[31] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Romania Reef. She was declared a total loss.[39] She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Shanghai, China.[40] |
Mary Blair | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Timaru. She was refloated.[37][38] |
Pelican | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Timaru. She was on a voyage from Oamaru to Timaru.[38] |
Swallow | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at the mouth of Tory Channel in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.[35][38] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Newcastle.[41][38] |
22 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann and Laura | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Caernarfonshire. Her crew reached land in a boat. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] |
Glenean | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[31] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Chatham, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of eight smacks and a tug and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[43][44] |
Trowbridge | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[44] |
23 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Akbar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Timaru, New Zealand, with the loss of four lives.[37][38] |
Colina | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Batiscanie, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Quebec. She was refloated with assistance on 30 June and taken in to Quebec City for repairs.[45] |
Constantin | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Joseph (![]() |
Gysbertus Hermanus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Flemish Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland in a leaky condition.[43][47] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[44] |
24 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() |
The brig collided with Africaine (![]() |
Condor | ![]() |
The steamship collided with a barque and sank west of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Allegra (![]() |
Margaret | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Queenboro (![]() |
25 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Anne Marie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Sundsvall, Sweden.[49] |
Beech | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Kinburn Spit. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Lorient, Morbihan, France .[26] |
Empress Eugénie | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the schooner Guiding Star (![]() |
Principe Amedeo | ![]() |
The Principe Amedeo-class ironclad collided with the steamship Mediteranee (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom.[15] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[49] |
26 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Coronetta | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[26] |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Avon | ![]() |
The steamship was beached at Holyhead, Anglesey in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Dublin.[51] |
Frank F. Curling | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to San Francisco, California.[52] |
Lydia Budd | ![]() |
The schooner went aground on the bar at Absecon, New Jersey near Life Saving Station No. 27, 4th District and sank. Her crew, and the captain's wife and two children, was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[53] |
Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, after being driven ashore in a gale.[35] |
M. Moxhan | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Intrepid (![]() |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The cutter was wrecked at Coromandel, New Zealand, after being driven ashore in a gale.[35] |
154 | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Cronstadt.[54] |
28 June
Ship | State | Description |
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B.L. | Unknown | The 364-ton barque went ashore on the Canterbury, New Zealand, coast north of New Brighton during a gale while en route from San Francisco to Lyttelton.[55] |
Lily Baynes | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim.[54] |
Paulina Cox | ![]() |
The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the Caribbean Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Grenada.[56] |
29 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Akbar | ![]() |
The brigantine went ashore and was wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand, during a strong gale. The captain, his wife, and three crew members were drowned.[57] |
Cephas Starret | ![]() |
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was scuttled with the assistance of two tugs, one of which was Pholector (![]() |
Emma and Alice | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[60][61] |
Hermann Becker | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia.[62] |
Robert Hendrikus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Narva.[62] |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Arctic | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Luarca, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Newport, Rhode Island in a leaky condition.[45] |
Barnard Castle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to London.[45] She was refloated on 3 July and taken in to Trois-Rivières, Quebec.[63] |
Brownie | ![]() |
The yacht was driven from her moorings and ran aground at Wareham, Dorset. She was refloated.[64] |
Echo | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[45] |
Florence L. Thomas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Mutton Island, County Galway, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Galway. She was refloated.[45] |
Jeanne d'Arc | ![]() |
The barque struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew took to two boats, one of which subsequently foundered. All ended up in the longboat. They were rescued on 13 July by the barque Corsica (![]() |
John Williamson | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[45][67] |
Kepler | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam. She was refloated the next day with the assistance from a tug.[45][67] |
Prince Frederick William | ![]() |
The paddle steamer became waterlogged in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramsgate, Kent. She was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan by the steamship Belonnie (![]() |
Wild Duck | ![]() |
The trawler collided with the smack Wetherill (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Southampton, Hampshire.[64] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alsace-Lorraine | ![]() |
The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[43] |
Annie | ![]() |
The steamship tan aground at Guadiaro, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[69] |
Annie Murchie | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York.[16] |
Auguste Clemence | ![]() |
The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[43] |
Anna Maria | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Sundsvall.[15] |
Carl XV | ![]() |
The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[31] |
City of Gloucester | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked off Chatham, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[70] |
Collector | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Oder (![]() |
Corine and Augustine | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
Derzhava | ![]() |
The royal yacht ran aground in late June. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Copenhagen. She was refloated two days later and resumed her voyage, arriving at Copenhagen on 29 June.[71] |
Elena P. | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Tonalá River.[51][58] |
Fa | ![]() |
The barque was damaged by fire at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[23] |
Helen | ![]() |
The barque collided with City of New York (![]() |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Middle Ground Shoal. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58] |
Henriette | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at "Punta Blanca". She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[6] She was a total loss.[14] |
Idog | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Saltholm Flagge, in the Droogden.[6] |
Ironsport | ![]() |
The brig left Auckland for Whangaroa on 11 June and was not seen again.[57] |
Jane Rennie | ![]() |
The barquentine struck rocks and sank with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York. The survivors were rescued four days later by a steamship, but two of them subsequently died in hospital in New York.[73] |
Japan | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lagos, Lagos Colony. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Kingston | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Romania Reef and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Saigon, French Indo-China.[15][26] |
Llanishen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Millandgrundet, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. She was refloated with assistance from the salvage vessel Neptune (Flag unknown) and resumed her voyage.[2] |
Loch Awe | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Montrose. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Montrose.[7] |
Mabel | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock at Saint Lucia and was severely damaged.[15] |
Marie Gabriel | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship State of Alabama (![]() |
Molière | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at "Port François", Mauritius She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Mauritius. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[15] |
Monchgut | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Fair Isle, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
Mystery | ![]() |
The ship sank at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex before 11 June.[4] |
Oamaru | ![]() |
The brigantine left Auckland for Whangaroa on 11 June and was not seen again.[57] |
Otto | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Yokohama, Japan. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
Ouvre | ![]() |
The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[43] |
Secondo Z. | ![]() |
The barque struck a rock and sank at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Montevideo.[16][74] |
Selina M. Smurthey | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 June.[39] |
Shun Lee | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shantung.[25][58] |
Spartan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[44] |
Syra | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Villa del Cerro, Uruguay between 23 and 25 June.[75] |
Thessaly | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Red Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Bombay.[76] She had been refloated by 5 August.[13] |
Tordenskjold | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Tarragona, Spain. She was refloated on 2 July and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[16] |
Tyne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Spey. She was refloated on 14 June and taken in to "Kingstown port".[25] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 June.[20][15] |
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