The list of shipwrecks in June 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1839.
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1 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Huron | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] |
Runswick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Allskagen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
Sydney | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at New Orleans.[1] |
2 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Britain | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
3 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[4] |
5 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged in Gullman Fjorden. She was on a voyage from "Saltkallaw" to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[5] |
Lapwing | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago.[6][7] |
Paget | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Tobago. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Barbadoes.[7] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. Venus was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] |
6 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Harmina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Baltrum. She was on a voyage from Leer to Stettin.[9] |
Onandango | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec city, Lower Canada, British North America.[9] |
7 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Maid of Claro | ![]() |
The ship paddle tug foundered off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[10][11] |
Medora | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sligo Reefs, off Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Jamaica.[12] |
8 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sarah | ![]() |
The cutter capsized off Sydney. All nine people on board were rescued by the whaler Nathaniel Tallmidge(![]() |
Siam | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Java Head, Java, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[14][15] |
9 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dublin Packet | ![]() |
The whaler, a schooner, was wrecked at Taieri Island, New Zealand with the loss of three lives.[16][17][18] |
10 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Payta, Peru.[6] |
11 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bruderliebe | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Niord (![]() |
Francis Freeling | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized off Port Stephens and was wrecked. All 40 passengers were rescued by HMS Beagle (![]() |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship departed from Table Bay for Algoa Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[12] |
12 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Emperor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Tarbau", Africa. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Atlantic | ![]() |
The whaling ship was wrecked off Akaroa, New Zealand, driven onto rocks by a gale. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Gironde | ![]() |
The steamship was struck a rock off Ouessant, Finistère and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from an English port to Brest, Finistère. Gironde was refloated and taken into "Legoudon".[19] |
Gode Hensight | ![]() |
The ship foundered between "Trindel" and "Winga". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[9] |
Leonhard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Rostock.[19] Leonhard was refloated on 26 August and taken into Aalborg.[26] |
13 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anne | ![]() |
The ship struck the Sheringham Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was beached near Cley-next-the-Sea, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescjed. Anne was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[27] |
Comet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cley-next-the-Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[27] |
14 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flora | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[27] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Saugor, India. She was refloated and out back to Calcutta for repairs.[28] |
Vigilentia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. Vigilentia was later refloated.[20] |
15 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bonne Mere | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in British Honduras.[29] |
Emanuel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Lord Howe (![]() |
Joseph Hume | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in British Honduras.[29] |
16 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Maidstone | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Agger Channel. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated.[9] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Victoria was later refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[30] |
17 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cane Grove | ![]() |
The ship was struck rocks at Duncansby Head, Caithness and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Galway. Cane Grove was refloated and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[8] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[20] |
Vulture | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Vulcan was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] |
18 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann and Mary | ![]() |
The whaling brig was wrecked at Whangaroa Harbour (Port Hutt), Chatham Island, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to New Zealand.[31][32][18] |
Felicité | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked between Hjørring and Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[33] |
19 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ipswich, Suffolk. Active was later refloated.[20] |
Delta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Torbay Point, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[34] |
Lucretia | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sydney, New South Wales. An attempt by HMS Pelorus (![]() |
20 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cacique | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Noord Rassen Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp. Cacique was refloated and put into Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[9] |
Somerset | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm, Somerset with the loss of all eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[37][9] |
21 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aigle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sandwich, Kent. Aigle was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] |
Fame | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn. Fame was later refloated and taken into King's Lynn.[8] |
Four Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was holed by an anchor at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rye to Leith, Lothian.[8] |
22 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Argyra | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Therasia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Plymouth, Devon.[38] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks near Scarborough, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Lark was refloated and taken into Scarborough.[8] |
Les Enfants Cheris | ![]() |
The lugger was wrecked on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[39] |
Prince Regent | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. All 40 passengers and crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[40] |
23 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dorothy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Dorothy was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
Orleans | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Cork.[40] She was on a voyage from Cork to Archangelsk, Russia.[41] |
24 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Mary was refloated and taken into Ilfracombe, Devon.[9] |
25 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Shoreham by Sea.[9] |
26 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Aden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[42] |
Lafayette | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Middleton Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Bremen. She was refloated.[43] |
Rolla | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Val-Salé, Eure. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
27 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Zorgvlith | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Tønningen, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia.[43] |
28 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ealing Grove | ![]() |
The ship ran aground south of Dominica. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London. Ealing Grove was refloated on 3 July and put back to Dominica.[45] She was subsequently condemned.[46] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[1] |
29 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lady Ridley | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[44] |
Nymph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Teignmouth. Nymph was later refloated and taken into Teignmouth.[47] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby.[44] |
30 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Nelson | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States.[48] |
Unknown date
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Alcyon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Mazagan, Morocco.[9] |
Anaxibia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49][50] |
Diane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp. Diane was later refloated; she arrived at Antwerp on 18 June.[19] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River before 18 June. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Spratt Sands. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Hope was later refloated.[44] |
Laura Secunda | ![]() |
The ship was seized by her slave crew, who murdered the rest of the crew and ran the ship ashore at Ceará. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Pernambuco.[51][52] |
Onondaga | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Bessamitis". She was on a voyage from Cork to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
Prince Regent | ![]() |
The ship was on her way from Newport to New York with a cargo of rod iron, when she stranded in Tramore Bay. Her passengers and crew were landed safely.[53] |
Princess Victoria | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage, but was consequently put under repair.[2] |
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