The list of shipwrecks in June 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1874.
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References |
1 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Emu | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Tamar River and sank. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Hobart, Tasmania.[1] |
2 June
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Francis | ![]() |
The brigantine was run into by a steamship and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2] |
3 June
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Mooresfort | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, British Raj.[3] |
Vespasian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Thessaloniki, Greece. She was refloated on 5 June.[4] |
4 June
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Marion | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[5] |
5 June
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Bariza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off North Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to East Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.[6] |
Conrad | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated.[5] |
6 June
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Providence | ![]() |
The pilot boat sprang a leak and sank off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[7] |
Vale of Calder | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[8] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee.[9] |
Vision | ![]() |
The yawl was driven ashore on "Niel Blady". She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cloughy, County Down. She was refloated.[8] |
7 June
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Athlete | ![]() |
The steamship collided with a French steamship in the Gironde and was beached. She was subsequently refloated and towed in to Bordeaux, Gironde, France in a severely damaged condition.[8] |
Gem | ![]() |
The 6-ton ketch foundered on the Wairau Bar, New Zealand.[10] |
8 June
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Acacia | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore north of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[8] |
9 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Energie | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia,. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Narva.[11] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Hull, Yorkshire.[12] |
10 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Energie | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Narva.[13] |
Good Design | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[14] |
Maid of Perth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Seskar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a British port to Cronstadt, Russia.[13] |
Peter Paul | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Carron River. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Riga.[15] |
Said | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Cochinos, off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated.[16] |
Sir R. G. M. Donnell | ![]() |
The ship struck the Whale Rock, off Mauritius and was wrecked.[17] |
11 June
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HDMS Buhl | ![]() |
The gunboat ran aground in Hornbaek Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Lilian | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked o a reef in the Nepean River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Sydney, New South Wales.[1] |
12 June
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Astronom | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen.[19] |
15 June
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Templar's Delight | ![]() |
The yacht collided with the Mersey Flat Polly Williams (![]() |
16 June
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Fairy | ![]() |
The smack ran aground off Heligoland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[22] |
George and William | ![]() |
The smack ran aground and sank at Milford, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Emsworth, Hampshire.[22] |
Tay | ![]() |
The whaler was crushed by ice and wrecked in Melville Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamships Camperdown and Nova Zembla (both ![]() |
Zakynthos | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak off Cape de Gatt, Spain and was beached.[25] |
17 June
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Annie Dymes | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
Star of the West | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to Harburg, Germany.[27] |
18 June
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Industry | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship James Harris and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[28] |
Singapoor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked south of Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate with the loss of her captain. There were more than 42 survivors. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[29] |
19 June
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Bernardo | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gilbert Wheaton (![]() |
Flying Cloud | ![]() |
The clipper ran aground on Beach Island Bar, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a total loss. |
Gauntlet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Yenstay Skerry.[28] |
Kars | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Behara (![]() |
20 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sixty unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The fishing boats sank in Chaleur Bay off Percé, Quebec, Canada. Their crews were ashore at the time.[33] |
24 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Malvina | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked west of the Gadaro lighthouse, near Tenedos, Ottoman Empire, on voyage from Ibrail, Romania to Marseille, France. The crew were rescued by boats from the British naval squadron at Tenedos.[34][35] |
25 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() |
The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[36] |
C. J. | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Port Talbot.[37] |
29 June
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Fox | ![]() |
The cutter sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Surprise (![]() |
30 June
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Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Mine Head, County Waterford. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Skibbereen, County Kerry.[39] |
L'Hermitte | ![]() |
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Nick King | ![]() |
The sidewheel paddle steamer sank near Darien, Georgia, and the mouth of the Altamaha River.[41] |
Unknown date
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Alpha | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Anna Maria | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at St Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Inverkeithing, Fife.[42] |
Ann Fleming | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Northaven", Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[25] |
Antigua | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from London to the Rio Grande.[9] |
Baltic | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Red Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Quebec City, Canada.[13] |
Borthwick | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[13] |
Barracouta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Hicacos Peninsula, Cuba.[27] |
Bretagne | ![]() |
The barque foundered at sea. Her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[43][44] |
Charles Auguste | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait. At least some of her crew survived. she wa on a voyage from Australia to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[36] |
Charlotte Harrison | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape North, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City.[25] |
Christiania | ![]() |
The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.[25] |
Cleopas | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Long Cay, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Consequently taken in to Nassau, Bahamas for repairs.[25] |
Euclid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Bic, Quebec, Canada.[27] |
Faraday | ![]() |
The steamship struck an iceberg off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[45] |
Flintshire | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Cleveland before 29 June. All on board were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from Townsville to Moreton Bay.[47] |
Flor de Maria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Bornedra Rocks, in Vigo Bay. She was on a voyage from Huelva to Cardiff.[48] |
Gomes | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Groningen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Landskrona, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[25] She was refloated on 24 June and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[47] |
Harvest Home | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saguenay, Quebec.[50] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship collided with an iceberg and sank. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[19] |
Herbert C. Hall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Quebec City.[15] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[49] |
Isabelle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Sagua La Grande, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Havana, Cuba.[43] |
Lap Tek | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Keelung, Formosa.[51] |
Jenny | ![]() |
The barque capsized in a squall at Havana.[25] |
Luna | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on "Refnaes". She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[48] |
Merrington | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[49] |
Möwe | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia and was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bolderāja.[25] |
Niphon | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Alvarado, Mexico.[19] |
Percy Thompson | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London.[25] |
Pontecorvo | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea before 6 June. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Quebec City.[8] |
Prince Alfred | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Potato Cove". She was on a voyage from Victoria, British Columbia to San Francisco, California, United States.[27] |
Rio Grande | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on Antigua.[12] |
Ryerson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Sarn Badrig. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Barmouth Lifeboat.[52] |
Seaton | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Hessilo". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[48] |
Sir G. M. Donnell | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Whale Rock, off the coast of Mauritius before 10 June.[13] |
Sophie Jobson | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Santander, Spain.[25] |
Stolaff | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[51] |
St. Paul | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Tobasco River. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22] |
Therese | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Beach.[25] |
Troubadour | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock at Viana do Castelo, Portugal before 26 June. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[50] |
Wear | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[48] |
Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea.[13] |
Wilhelmina | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in the Bali Strait before 18 June.[28] |
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