The paddletug was severely damaged by fire in the River Avon downstream of the Holmes, near Bristol, Gloucestershire.[1] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[2]
Lord Stanley
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Aden. Subsequently repaired.[3]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Spartan
United Kingdom
The brig sank off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[4][5]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near "Dragoe". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Thompson
New South Wales
The cutter departed from Sydney for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
British King
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship collided with Paola (United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Paola. British King was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] She was subsequently set afire.[9]
Norris Stanley
United States
The ship was beached at the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She had become a wreck by 10 June.[6]
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Selina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Avon.[13]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Adelaide
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York.[14]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[15][16]
The brig ran aground on a reef off "Stenshera Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to "Kounisari Island".[18]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Bruce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between the Île Dieu and Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[19]
Cassilda
United States
The ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[8][20]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Christian and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newburgh, Fife. She put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition.[21]
Mermaid
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and was wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth.[22]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine Mackellar
New South Wales
The schooner departed from Newcastle for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23]
Ceylon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Moosepeeka Head, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[24] She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[25]
Frédérique
France
The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[22]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Emerald
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Great Duck Island, Maine, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America.[26]
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on . Crew saved.[27]
Virginia
United States
The ship was driven ashore south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia.[26]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Andrew White
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople. She was later refloated.[28]
Elizabeth Lloyd
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from , Trinidad to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[26]
Heyworth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Constantinople. She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[29]
Salus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near , Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva and Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt.[30]
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France to Hartlepool, County Durham.[31]
Azorian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Grunia Bay, Saint Kitts. She was later refloated and departed on 26 June for Nassau, Bahamas in a leaky condition.[32]
Boadicea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was consequently condemned.[26]
Bramble
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[33]
Eugenie
France
The barque was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was refloated on 16 June.[26]
Exporter
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
Southesk
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
William and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough. She was later refloated.[33]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Columbian Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was struck by lightning, capsized and sank in a squall off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26][34]
Eugenie
France
The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States.[12]
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off . She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool.[35]
Lord Brougham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mille Vaches, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[36]
16 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Arbutus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated.[28]
Fortuna
Bremen
The ship ran aground on the Watts. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[37]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Odessa and was scuttled.[29]
Quid Pro Quo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Point Lucama". She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Hong Kong.[38]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg. Sweden to Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør.[28]
Jeune Alexis and Celina
France
The ship ran aground and sank near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Trieste.[39]
Tryal
United Kingdom
The fishing smack collided with Columbus (United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Tyro
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pozzallo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.[40] She was refloated on 26 June and taken in to Malta.[41]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Russell
United States
The whaler was wrecked on the Porpoise Reef, in the Fiji Islands.[42][43]
St. Cuthbert
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a sunken rock and was beached in . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham.[37][8]
The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30]
Ida
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30]
Rover
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in Placentia Bay. SHe was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to London.[44]
Wheathill
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged.[30]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Achilles
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the English Bank. She was refloated with assistance from Express and put back to Pernambuco, Brazil.[45]
Diligence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Jonas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Buxtehude.[28]
Margaret Trynor
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Londoner. She was refloated and taken in to Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[46]
Ringdove
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]
Triumvirate
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[28]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Friend's Goodwill
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Ipswich.[47]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Paragon
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Barbadoes. Her eleven crew took to the longboat and sailed to Saint Lucia. Paragon was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[34]
Williams
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London.[12]
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brigSt. George (Greece). Columbia was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall of Cork.[32]
27 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Gipsey
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nautilus (United Kingdom).[48][41]
Walter Scott
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Point Salines, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada and Nassau, Bahamas. She put in to Grenada for repairs.[49]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Bordelais
France
The paquebot was wrecked at Natal. Her crew were rescued.[50]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the . She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone.[51]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Moy. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Ballina, County Mayo.[28]
Wester Norland
Sweden
The barque was driven ashore at Blankenese.[29][28] She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated on 1 July and towed in to Hamburg.[52]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
Sweden
The schooner was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg.[29][28]
Roberts
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Saugor, India. Her 80 crew were rescued by Fatima (United Kingdom). Roberts was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to China.[53][54]
Sophie
France
The ship was wrecked on the Penerf Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord.[39]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1847
Ship
Country
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship collided with John Jordine (United Kingdom) and foundered in the Green Bank. Her crew were rescued by John Jordine. Emma was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55]
Lorena
United States
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[46]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Fanny, and Huron
United Kingdom
The ships collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both sank. Their crews were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[57][47]
Hellespont
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Delia (United Kingdom). Hellespont was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork.[19]
Irma
France
The brig was lost north of Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 June.[26]
Julia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain before 8 June.[58]
London
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[12]
Lord Auckland
New Zealand
The ship was driven ashore at Port Curtis, New South Wales before 29 June. She was refloated.[59]
Lorena
United States
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[26]
The schooner was wrecked at Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, in late June. She was driven on shore while attempting to leave the bay and broke up. All hands were saved.[60]
Mary B. Oliver
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cork.[26][46]
Naomi
France
The ship was driven ashore near "Guetenen" before 3 June.[26]
Napoleon
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 June.[61]
Redbreast
United Kingdom
The ship was crushed by ice and sank in the White Sea before 14 June. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Selina
New South Wales
The schooner departed from Moreton Bay for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23]
Sette
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore at "Trifontane", on the south coast of Sicily. She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Trapani, Sicily for repairs.[62]
Sylvia
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia before 16 June.[40]
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