The ship was driven ashore near Renews, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Saint John, New Brunswick.[1]
Bessy Dryden
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Saint John, New Brunswick.[2]
Families Vels
Norway
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Málaga, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly in a severely damaged condition.[3][4]
Jane
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Race, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to Richibucto, New Brunswick.[1]
Jane and Margaret
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was assisted in to Sheerness, Kent.[5]
Shylock
United States
The ship schooner was abandoned off Popes Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Arichat, Nova Scotia. She was taken in to "Mary Joseph Harbour" the next day in a derelict condition.[6]
Sofia
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Oulu. She was refloated and beached at Fröjel, Sweden, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[7]
The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend She was refloated on 10 June and taken in to Ostend.[9]
United Kingdom
The P&Opaddle steamer ran aground on the Mal di Ventro Shoal, in the Ligurian Sea off Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She became a wreck on 1 July.[10][11] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Sidon (Royal Navy) and taken in to Livorno in a severely damaged condition.[12]
Happy Return
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire.[13]
London Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Inner Barber Sand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. she was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[14]
Mary Elizabeth
British North America
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was towed in to Salem, Massachusetts, United States in a derelict condition on 4 June.[2]
Transit
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Torquay, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate.[14]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Aigle
Belgium
The ship struck the pier at Ostend, West Flanders and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend.[15]
Mary Elliot
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Burry Port, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burry Port to Holyhead, Anglesey.[16]
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Greenock
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the south coast of Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued.[17]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Benjamin and Alexander
United Kingdom
The cutter sprang a leak off Pladda and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Swift ( Board of Customs) before she foundered in the Firth of Forth. Benjamin and Alexander was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[4]
Deux Frères
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[15]
Samuel and William
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
First Schleswig War: The frigate ran aground on a reef off the Haide Ort whilst blockading Hamburg. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[19]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Cork.[2]
Cogniac
France
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[4]
Eliza Bowen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[2]
Gordon
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Harwood (United Kingdom). Gordon was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Hamburg.[9][18][19]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Pilot
Cape Colony
The brig was wrecked on a reef off Île Plate, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to the Seychelles and Mauritius.[20][21]
The ship was driven ashore in . She was refloated on 26 June.[22]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Inverkeithing, Fife. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing to Cronstadt, Russia.[9]
Lee
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Glover's Reef, 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Belize City, British Honduras. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Belize City.[23][24]
Shield
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25][26]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[9]
Victory
France
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Brigantine Shoal. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day.[27]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ailsa
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Whitehead Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Richibucto, New Brunswick.[28]
David Grant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[6]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. She was refloated on 17 June and resumed her voyage.[26]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the mouth of the River Dovey.[3]
The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the mouth of the River Dovey.[3]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near "Holland Harbour". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to New York, United States and Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[6]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth, Devon.[3] She was refloated.[29]
John St. Barbe
United Kingdom
The ship sank on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
Lancaster Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rossall, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Larne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Victoria Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was refloated the next day and beached at Liverpool.[29]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alice
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat.[31][7]
Fanny and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship sank in Oxwick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] She was refloated on 22 June and beached.[32]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The sloop sank in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the sloop William (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Leith, Lothian.[33][34]
Philemon
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Maidencombe, Devon.[30]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ellen Jenkinson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[31] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[7]
Gannet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground south east of Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Cronstadt. She was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt.[35]
16 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
William and Henry Brown
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at South Shields, County Durham.[36]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
John Heyes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora at "Erseke", Ottoman Empire.[37] She had been refloated by 26 June.[38]
Sedgefield
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Saaremaa, Russia.[35]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Fire King
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the pier and sank at Temple Bar, London. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to London.[39]
Lady Huntley
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[40]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Woolsteners, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bedhampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Langstone, Hampshire.[36]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Louise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Kastrup, Russia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[27]
Defiance
United Kingdom
The ship was set afire by some of her crew, who then abandoned her in West Bay. The remainder of her crew were rescued by the steamshipMaria Burt (United States). Defiance was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[41]
Windsor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the Calf of Man. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
John and William
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl to Cardiff .[42]
The ship was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[45]
Robert
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in a squall off Ystadt, Sweden with the loss of all but one of her crew.[37]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bahia, Brazil.[46]
Home
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Saint John in a waterlogged condition.[47]
Isabella and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. she wa on a voyage from Liverpool to Boulmer, Northumberland.[6]
John Craig
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Shippagan, New Brunswick with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Shippagan to London.[28]
Royal Sovereign
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) off The Stags Rocks, County Cork. Her seventeen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to "Ronneskea", on the Saint Lawrence River, in British North America.[46][48][49]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Mercury
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Hiddensee, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Mars
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portreath, Cornwall to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[1]
Pekin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kamouraska, Province of Canada, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[28] She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Quebec City.[50]
The ship ran aground on the Lappe Grund. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Copenhagen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52]
Crusader
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Figueira da Foz. She was refloated.[53]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia.[35]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Andes
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Polly (Hamburg). Andes was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[54][55]
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Eider. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Delve, Duchy of Schleswig.[37]
Maria Ramiette
France
The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[35]
Olina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[57]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Eduviges
Spain
The brig was wrecked on . She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Havana, Cuba.[58]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Little Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Drogheda, County Louth.[35]
The galiot was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[52]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Clevedon, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gloucester.[61]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Youghal, County Cork.[62]
Fortitude
United Kingdom
The ship capsized during a squall at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was subsequently damaged by fire.[63]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Janets and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak. She put in to St. David's, Fife, where she sank.[37]
Vampire
Gibraltar
The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked in Gibraltar Bay.[47]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Albatros
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Plymouth.[19]
Anna Maria
Denmark
The ship was abandoned off Gotland, Sweden before 26 June. She was towed in to Katthammarsvik Sweden by Emma Everoth (Sweden).[47]
Aurora
Guernsey
The schooner ran aground on The Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Southampton, Hampshire.[64]
Belinda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Dagö, Russia before 6 June. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt.[25]
Brutus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near . She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antigua. She was later refloated, and arrived at her destination on 20 June.[65]
Cornelis
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[4]
Courrier du Havre
France
The lugger sank at "Pierre Rouge" before 5 April.[15]
E. G. Pierre
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 June. She was on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar.[6]
Eliza and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off the Manicougan Shoals before 16 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Kilrush, County Clare.[66][38]
Ottawa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 9 June. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Shaw-in-Shaw
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the Coromandel Coast, India before 25 June. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Madras, India.[67]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near the mouth of the Rio Grande before 20 June. Her crew were rescued.[68]
William
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from London to Gloucester. She was refloated on 23 June and completed her voyage.[42]
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