The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Boyne. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth.[1] She was refloated on 3 June.[2]
Maria Anna
Bremen
The ship sprang a leak and sank off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife, United Kingdom to the Weser.[3]
The ship struck the wreck of Sylphide (United Kingdom) in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New South Wales. She consequently put back to Liverpool.[6]
Eleanore
Stettin
The ship ran aground off Kronborg, Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[7]
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Boulougne, Pas-de-Calais to Mandal, Norway.[12]
Marie
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near "Sud Lynvig". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Randers, Norway.[8]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the "Graug Cautates". She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica.[13]
Wansford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Varde, Denmark.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Ystad, Sweden.[3]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Ant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Swilly Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire or Liverpool, Lancashire to Caernarfon.[11]
Earl Grey
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Walney Island, Lancashire. She was refloated on 15 June and resumed her voyage.[14]
7 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated but then ran aground on the Long Sand. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to New York, United States. Hope was refloated and put into Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom.[11]
John Carroll
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to King's Lynn, Norfolk. John Carroll was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Fortitude
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Cork.[15]
Zante Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands. Zante Packet was refloated and put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[16]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Pembrey to Sunderland, County Durham. Minerva was refloated and put back to Pembrey.[7]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Ekholmen, Sweden. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[17]
Millicent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Machios", New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to St. Andrews, New Brunswick.[18]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Henry Neeland
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[8]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brig Rock. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. Margaret was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[18]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Castor
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Castor was refloated and put into Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, where she was beached.[8]
Marianne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[3]
The mail boat was driven ashore at St. John's. She was refloated the next day and proceeded for Saint Kitts.[19]
Conquest
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. Conquest was refloated the next day and taken into Copenhagen for repairs.[17]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Superb
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer Reef. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to London. Superb was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark.[17]
Wilhelm
Russia
The ship ran aground in the Victoria Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga. Wilhelm was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[3]
The ship departed from Port Adelaide, South Australia for Hobart. Subsequently wrecked in Encounter Bay.[24] All on board were murdered by the local inhabitants.[25]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Newry, County Antrim.[17]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Calais.[12]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea.[17]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and beached.[17]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Beaumont Shoals. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[13]
Myrtle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[26]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Pavilion
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the English Channel off Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Pavilion was later refloated and beached. She was wrecked on 17 August.[27]
Shylock
United States
The whaler was wrecked on a reef off Vatoa, Fiji with the loss of seven of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by Triton (New South Wales).[28][29][30]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Port Talbot.[17]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Economy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Nehrung, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pillau, Prussia.[12] She was refloated 23 June and take into Pillau.[18]
Venus
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rotterdam, South Holland. Netherlands.[31]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
City of Limerick
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sandhead, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
Helena
Belgium
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Roscoff, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[12]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ann was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[13]
Vaillant
France
The ship foundered off Barfleur, Manche with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[12]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Emma
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked on a reef in . Her crew were rescued.[36]
27 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship collided with (Royal Navy) and sank in the River Thames at Grays, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[12]
Telemachus
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by Ocean (United Kingdom). Telemachus was on a voyage from Genoa to Brazil.[37]
The ship struck a rock off the west coast of Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to a Dutch port.[8]
Augusta
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 June. She was on a voyage from Tabasco, Mexico to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[13]
Delaware
United States
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. Delaware was later refloated. She arrived at New Orleans on 18 June.[21]
The ship was driven ashore at St Alban's Head, Dorset. she was refloated on 16 June and towed into Southampton, Hampshire.[14]
Kronan
Sweden
The ship was abandoned before 5 June. She was taken into Kragerø, Norway.[14]
Maria
South Australia
The brigantine was wrecked on a reef off Cape Jaffa. All 25 people on board survived, but some of them were later murdered by the Milmenrura.
Premium
United Kingdom
The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from three smacks from Colchester.[47]
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