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The list of shipwrecks in June 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1866 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Lady Berriedale
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock and sank. She was on a voyage from Shanghai , China to London . She was refloated on 14 July and taken in to Whitby , Yorkshire , where she sank.[ 3] [ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Arne
Stettin
The brig was driven ashore at Swinemünde , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Stettin to London , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[ 5]
Electra
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 3]
Glengarnock
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Abaco Islands .[ 6] [ 7] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 8] [ 9]
Mary Clark
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt , Russia .[ 3] She was refloated.[ 2]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Land's End , Cornwall . Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Neath , Glamorgan to Le Tréport , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Belle
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London .[ 12] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 5]
Cleadon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blakeney Overfalls, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[ 2]
C. S. Butler
United States
The steamship collided with Bertha ( United States ) off the Chapman Lighthouse, New York and was beached in the Mucking Bight.[ 5]
Eliza Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Padstow , Cornwall to London . She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich , Essex .[ 2]
Joshua Carroll
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Teignmouth , Devon .[ 2] She was refloated.[ 5]
Maria
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands Norfolk. She was refloated.[ 5]
Neptunus
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm . She was on a voyage from Söderhamn , Sweden to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 15]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was refloated.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on a reef south of Læsø , Denmark. She was refloated but consequently foundered. All nineteen people on board took to three boats and reached the Cappger Ground Lightship ( Denmark ). Eagle was on a voyage from Aarhus , Denmark to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Bermondsey
United Kingdom
The ship sank off the Dudgeon Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by Liberty ( United Kingdom ). Bermondsey was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain .[ 34]
Galicia
United Kingdom
The steamship heeled over 13 nautical miles (24 km) off the coast of County Durham when her ballast shifted during her sea trials . She was beached at Hartlepool . Galicia was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Hartlepool.[ 23]
Mary Roe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cefn Sidan , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued by the Carmarthen Bay Lifeboat City of Manchester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Mary Roe was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America .[ 35] [ 20]
Telegraph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America.[ 36] [ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Cawton
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford , Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 23]
Diamond
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Jeddah , Habesh Eyalet .[ 42] All on board, between 400 and 500 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Jeddah.[ 43] [ 44]
Fechamp
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Visby , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to London .[ 17]
Maruccia Castellana
Italy
The brig foundered in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 45]
Telegraph
Denmark
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Galveston, Texas , United States. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Galveston.[ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Lone Star
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Nuevitas , Cuba . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Nuevitas.[ 46]
Prince Jersey
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked off Possession Island with the loss of a crew member.[ 47]
Scoresby
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope , Cape Colony . The 22 people on board took to the boats. Two people in the longboat were rescued on 7 July by John Stewart ( United Kingdom ). The rest were presumed lost. Scoresby was on a voyage from Colombo , Ceylon to London .[ 48]
Shamrock
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank in the Solway Firth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to London.[ 17]
Sir Henry Parnell
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at "Karingoen", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg , Sweden to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 49] [ 50]
Stafford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Bombay , India .[ 42] Her crew survived.[ 51] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bombay.[ 14]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Ems ( United Kingdom ) at Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her five crew were rescued by Ems .[ 52] Vigilant was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Totnes , Devon .[ 41]
Wild Wave
New Zealand
The schooner was caught in a strong gale in Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere and capsized. Only two of the crew of seven survived.[ 24]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 7 nautical miles (13 km) off East London , Cape Colony . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to London .[ 53]
Annie
New Zealand
The ketch was caught in a violent storm in Lyttelton Harbour . She broke her cables and was driven into rocks.[ 54]
Baron Norway
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at North Cape , Prince Edward Island , British North America . She was on a voyage from Shediac , New Brunswick , British North America to a French port. She was refloated and put in to Plaister Cove, Nova Scotia , British North America in a waterlogged condition.[ 55]
Brothers
New Zealand
The schooner was caught in a violent storm in Lyttelton Harbour . She broke her cables and was carried down harbour where she was driven onto rocks.[ 54]
Donau
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore at Conigli, Lampedusa , Italy . She was on a voyage from an English port to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was condemned.[ 46] [ 9] [ 56]
Eliza Simpson
New Zealand
The 53-ton schooner left Port Chalmers on and was not seen again.[ 54]
Lady Franklin
New Zealand
The 40-ton schooner left Port Chalmers on and was not seen again.[ 54]
Stalwart
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was abandoned in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Cape Colony with the loss of at least twelve lives. Fourteen survivors were rescued by HMS Swallow ( Royal Navy ). Stalwart was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 53] [ 57] [ 58]
Streamlet
New Zealand
The schooner was caught in a violent storm in Lyttelton Harbour . She was driven onshore, hitting a large whaling boat en route, and was holed. When her cargo of lime made contact with the water, she caught fire.[ 24]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Elizabeth A. Oliver
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Kurrachee , India .[ 63]
Gundagai
New Zealand
The paddle steamer was wrecked at Patea when she went ashore and broke her back.[ 54]
M Castellana
Flag unknown
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to an English port.[ 63]
Rachel
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset by the steamship West of England ( United Kingdom ) with the loss of all hands, at least two lives.[ 64]
Sheffield
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven onto rocks at Howth , County Dublin . She was refloated and taken in to Dublin in a waterlogged condition.[ 14]
Water Lily
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenedos , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 38] She was refloated on 30 June and taken in to Constantinople for repairs.[ 56]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Columbia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Duck Island. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Richibucto , New Brunswick , British North America .[ 65]
Fanny Hamilton
United Kingdom
The barque was destroyed by fire at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Genoa , Italy .[ 66]
Pedro
United States
The barque was driven ashore at "Magna". She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 67]
Yaratilda
United Kingdom
The clipper was abandoned in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Madagascar and 400 nautical miles (740 km) east of the Cape of Good Hope , Cape Colony . Her crew were rescued by Briar Hall ( United Kingdom ). Yaratila was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong .[ 68] [ 69]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Alberdina Edzina
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground between Inchkeith and the Herriot Rock. She was on a voyage from Narva , Russia to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Leith.[ 38]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Albania
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dunnet Head , Caithness . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Cronstadt , Russia . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Stromness , Orkney Islands .[ 71]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Little Orme Head , Caernarfonshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire.[ 72]
Earl Grey
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked at Saltcoats , Ayrshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Loch Fyne .[ 73] [ 71]
Hilda
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Drontheim , Norway to Berwick upon Tweed.[ 38]
Mazeppa
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Dunnet Head , Caithness . She was on a voyage from Ayr to Christiania , Norway.[ 74] [ 75]
Scarrish
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Pentland Firth . Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Dublin .[ 74] [ 75] [ 38]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1866
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony . Her crew were rescued.[ 58]
HMS Belleisle
Royal Navy
The hospital ship , a former Repulse -class ship of the line , ran aground in the River Thames . She was being towed from Chatham, Kent to London by the tug Medusa United Kingdom ). She was refloated and the tow resuemed.[ 76]
Colston
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[ 58]
Constitution
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America . She was refloated on 25 June.[ 55]
Cresswell
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the Pointe du Hoc , Calvados , France.[ 41]
Cuba
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Nassau, Bahamas .[ 46]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Fakro". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to "Slite".[ 41]
Fi Wan
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Prince's Reef, in the Banda Strait before 20 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai , China .[ 45] [ 61]
J. S. de Wolf
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Ready Point. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 46]
Lady Ann Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Ängelholm , Sweden. before 24 June[ 45]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with assistance from Aurora' s Increase and Queen Victoria (both United Kingdom ) and assisted in to Harwich , Essex.[ 30]
Maude
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in the Crooked Island Passage, Bahamas .[ 55]
Oamaru
New Zealand
The 25-ton schooner left Port Chalmers in June and was not seen again.[ 54]
Salween
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Cuba to London. She was refloated and put in to Nassau, Bahamas , where she arrived on 10 June.[ 7]
Two Sisters
New Zealand
The cutter was lost off the Coromandel Peninsula . She stranded on rocks on 25 June, but was successfully refloated and continued her journey for Auckland. She was not sighted again, though wreckage was discovered near Whangapoua in early July.[ 54]
Wigtownshire
British North America
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Liverpoolto Panama City , United States of Colombia .[ 49]
Wilhelmina
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Arichat , Nova Scotia , British North America before 27 June.[ 55]
Woodlands
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Galveston, Texas , United States. Her crew survived.[ 35]
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