List of shipwrecks in June 1853
The list of shipwrecks in June 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded , or otherwise lost during June 1853 .
1 June
List of shipwrecks: June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Amazon
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. Amazon was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New York , United States. The wreck was plundered by the crews of the schooners Juvenile , Mary S. Hurd and Rogers (all United States ).[ 1] [ 2]
Reginald Heber
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with the clipper Aramingo ( United States ). The master and eight or nine of her crew got aboard Aramingo . Reginald Heber was presumed to have sunk on 2 June. She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Hampton Roads , Virginia , United States.[ 3] [ 4]
Skytsengelln
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked near King's Lynn , Norfolk , United Kingdom .[ 5]
2 June
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Eppien
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at Gilleleje , Denmark. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 6] [ 7]
Jonge Jan
Belgium
The ship was lost off Kuressaare , Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Kuressaare.[ 8]
Rose
United Kingdom
The whaler was crushed by ice in Melville Bay . She was subsequently taken in to "Disco", Greenland where she was condemned and abandoned. Her crew were taken home by the transport ship Diligence ( United Kingdom ).[ 9] [ 10]
South Esk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage for Riga , Russia to Dundee , Forfarshire . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør in a sinking condition.[ 11]
Times
United Kingdom
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion which killed fourteen passengers and injured more than twenty others. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 12]
3 June
4 June
5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Albatross
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the West Gat. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Texel , North Holland , Netherlands in a leaky condition.[ 17]
6 June
7 June
8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Nessree
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Hubshee Janjeera", on the coast of Hindostan 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Bombay , India with the loss of 356 of the 450 people on board.[ 24]
Pursuit
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) north west of Tory Island , County Donegal . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sligo .[ 22]
Squantum
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Kirk Santon Head, Isle of Man . Her passengers were landed. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 25] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Porcupine ( Royal Navy ) and towed in to Liverpool, arriving on 10 June.[ 26] [ 27]
St. Mary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and was severely damaged off Barbacoas, Republic of New Granada and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Panama City , Republic of New Granada to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and put back to Panama City.[ 28] [ 29]
9 June
10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork . She was refloated on 16 June and taken in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition.[ 32] [ 33]
Condor
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic . Her crew were rescued by Charles et Pauline ( France ). Condor was on a voyage from Melbourne , Melbourne to London .[ 34] [ 35]
Fritz
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault to New York.[ 32]
Katica
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Izmail to Queenstown.[ 32]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique . She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[ 32]
Silas Leonard
Trieste
The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Rhode Island , United States. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Trieste.[ 28]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[ 32]
Villa di Sorrenti
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brigantine was driven ashore west of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Licata to Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom .[ 33]
11 June
12 June
13 June
14 June
16 June
17 June
18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Charlemont
United Kingdom
The ship struck a reef off Point Flinders , Victoria and was wrecked with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Port Phillip , Victoria and Sydney , New South Wales .
Gledan
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 48]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cronslot , Russia . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cronstadt , Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Cronstadt.[ 50]
19 June
20 June
21 June
22 June
23 June
24 June
25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Clementine
France
The ship foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Algiers , Algeria .[ 65]
Erin , Jessie , andSt. Joseph
United Kingdom British North America
The tug St. Joseph caught fire at Quebec City , Province of Canada . The fire spread to Jessie , which was cast loose and drifted into the brig Erin , setting her on fire too. Erin was destroyed, Jessie was scuttled.[ 56]
Loharee
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Indian Ocean . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Calcutta , India .[ 66] [ 67]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 50]
26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Geelong , Victoria . She was on a voyage from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Melbourne , Victoria.[ 68] [ 69]
Cheshire Witch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 68] [ 69]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 70]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay , Isle of Wight . Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard . She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 33] [ 50]
Matilda
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 71] [ 33] [ 72] [ 64]
27 June
28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Argus
France
The ship ran aground at Southwold , Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Calais .[ 73]
Eliza Appleton
United States
The ship ran aground on the Oyster Bank, off Newcastle, New South Wales and broke her back. She was on a voyage from California to Sydney , New South Wales.[ 75]
Elizabeth Fulton
United States
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in California .[ 76]
Jan Hendrik
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland . Jan Hendrik was refloated and taken in to Margate , Kent in a severely leaky condition.[ 73] [ 77]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Pacific Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 78]
29 June
30 June
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1853
Ship
State
Description
Agatha
Cape Colony
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Umtata River with the loss of three of the six people on board. She was on a voyage from the Buffalo River to the Umtata River.[ 83]
Burgermeister Bencard
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 14 June. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port.[ 73] [ 84]
Caldera
United States
The barque was wrecked on a reef off Fanning Island , Gilbert and Ellice Islands . All on board were rescued.[ 85]
Charlotte Bourne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mauritius before 21 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Moulmein , Burma .[ 86]
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[ 21]
Douce Davie
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Bluefields , Nicaragua in late June. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, Pennsylvania , United States to Belize City , British Honduras .[ 87] [ 88]
Eppion
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore before 3 June. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 89]
France
France
The ship was wrecked before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault to Barcelona , Spain.[ 71]
Fritz
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to New York .[ 21]
Garrick
Gibraltar
The ship was driven ashore at New York , United States before 25 June. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York. Garrick was later refloated.[ 90] [ 82]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tatmagouche , Nova Scotia , British North America .[ 51]
Kalica
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from "Ismael" to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 21]
Lowder
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between the Conflict Reef and Orange Island. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 91]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique .[ 21]
Mary
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Big Mud Island , Province of Canada in mid-June.[ 92] [ 30]
St. Mary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on a reef off Barbacoas. She was refloated and put back to Panama City , Republic of Colombia .[ 39]
Prince of Wales
New South Wales
The brig capsized in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Howe with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip , Victoria to Sydney .[ 68]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to an English port.[ 21]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait before 6 June. Seventeen people were rescued from Booby Island, New South Wales on that date by Trafalgar ( New South Wales ). Victoria was on a voyage from Melbourne , Victoria to Mauritius .[ 93]
Witness
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked near Cape Northumberland , South Australia before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Adelaide , South Australia to Melbourne.[ 94]
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