The ship ran aground on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Svendborg, Denmark to London. She was refloated and put in to Christiansand, Norway in a leaky condition.[1]
Orient
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Aberdeen. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[2]
Somerset
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked 150 nautical miles (280 km) north of Demerara, British Guiana with the loss of three of her crew.[3]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Roseway
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica.[4]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Florence
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate with the loss of four of the 22 people on board. She was on her maiden voyage, from London to Aden. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[5][6]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Arab
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the Salt River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London.[7]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Pelican (United Kingdom). Betsey was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk.[8][9]
Kent
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in . Her crew were rescued.[10]
Speed
British North America
The ship ran aground on the Sandy Island Reef. She was refloated and taken in to Saint Kitts for repairs.[11]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Jane
United Kingdom
The oyster dredger was run down and sunk in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France by a French Navybrig. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Rosina
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[13][14]
Unknown name
New Zealand
A vessel was lost off Kapiti Island during a storm, with the loss of two lives.[15]
7 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Cossack
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Weser Till. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[16]
The ship foundered off Cape Gallas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[17]
Frederick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near the , Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18]
Franklin
United States
The whalerFranklin, under Captain Cooper, went ashore approx imately 70 nautical miles (130 km) north of Pernambuco, Brazil on her way home from the Pacific Ocean.[19]
Joseph Bryant
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Two of her crew were rescued, the remainder were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Boston, Massachusetts.[20]
Sir Robert Barclay
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea north of Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smackVictoria (United Kingdom). Sir Robert Barclay was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar.[12][18][9]
Taylor
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Baltic Sea off "Filsand", Russia. Her crew were rescued by Martha (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cronstadt, Russia.[21][22]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: August 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Coleraine, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Coleraine.[23]
Farmer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Coleraine. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Coleraine.[23]
Fortuna
Sweden
The ship was wrecked at Vendsyssel, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristianstad to London, United Kingdom.[24]
Thronderen
Norway
The ship was wrecked near Berlevåg with the loss of a crew member.[25][26]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool.[27]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Asiatic
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to London.[28]
Grindlay
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned off Cape Recife, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued by Border Maid (United Kingdom).[29]
Santipore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Lacepede Bay. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, South Australia and Sydney, New South Wales.[30]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[31]
L'Agile
French Navy
The French Republican brig L'Agile of 14 guns, was suddenly overtaken by a heavy squall off Martinique and capsized and went down with the loss of all but 2 of its 60 crew.[32]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Antonio Alessandro
Austrian Empire
The brig was lost off Cape San Antonio, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Monte Video, Uruguay.[29]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[33]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Newport, Monmouthshire.[33] She was refloated on 13 June and taken in to Newport.[34]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[35]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on the Barber Sand.[33][34] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. Mary Ann was refloated the next day and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[22]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Amalia
Norway
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[34]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast.[38]
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[24]
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Skinningrove. Her crew were rescued.[40]
Hammond
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore, capsized and was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Little Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Skinningrove.[40] Her crew were rescued.[22]
Relief
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Skinningrove. Her crew were rescued.[40]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Armsdale
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blonde Rock, off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Parrsborough, Nova Scotia to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia for repairs.[39]
Dina
Netherlands
The ship was driven into another Dutch vessel and sank off Narva, Russia with the loss of all hands.[41]
The paddle steamer caught fire in Lake Erie three miles (4.8 km) offshore. The vessel ran aground and was beached in seven feet (2.1 m) of water one-half mile (0.80 km) offshore. Between 241 and 289 people died, with only 30-40 surviving.[42][43]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hangley Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[44]
The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock and sank off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire with the loss of 41 of the 200 people on board. Some of the survivors were rescued by Fenella (Isle of Man), others by boats from Portpatrick. Orion was on a voyage from Glasgow to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45][46][47]
Triumph
United States
The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated.[20]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Ansdale
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blonde Rock, off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy).[25]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Esmeralda
Spain
The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Barcelona and Málaga to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[48]
John Guise
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and was wrecked near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[13]
Lady Colebrooke
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Scatterie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39]
The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[13]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Monmouth
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered off Tangier, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Ottoman Syria.[50]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Wilhelmina
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore on Juist. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Dorumnersee" to London, United Kingdom.[51]
Catharina
Denmark
The ship was wrecked near Hirtshals. She was on a voyage from Horsens to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[52]
Ceylon
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cutler, Maine. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Saint John, New Brunswick.[39]
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
The steamship was severely damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from Canton, China to Hong Kong.[53]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Anglo America
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Narva River. Her crew were rescued.[54]
The collier struck the pier and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. France. She was on a voyage form South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce[56]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued.[29]
St. Michel
France
The lugger collided with Essex (United States) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of the Longships. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Waterford, United Kingdom.[58][59]
The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56]
27 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Espoir
France
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[51]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure.[56]
Henry Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamshipNeptune (United Kingdom) and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[62]
Margery
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton to Runcorn, Cheshire.[51]
Southampton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Claves End, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]
Vriendschap
Netherlands
The galiot was struck by lightning in the Bay of Biscay and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Propontis (United Kingdom).[52]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Fama
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals or the Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong, China to Manila, Spanish East Indies[53][63]
Huntcliffe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated on 10 July and taken in to Bolderāja.[31]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Cape Colony. All on board were rescued. she was on a voyage from London to Port Natal and Madra, India.[64]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Catharine
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore at , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Elbe to Skive, Denmark.[50]
Harraton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hamina.[65]
Hotspur
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[4]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Iberia
Spain
The ship was driven ashore near Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to A Coruña for repairs.[66]
Samuel and Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank off Blackhead, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belmullet, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1850
Ship
Country
Description
Aigle
France
The ship was wrecked at "Zielzekama", Cape Colony before 22 June with the loss of nine of the nineteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[29][68]
Agnes Hay
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked during a gale at the end of June. All hands were saved.[15]
British Settler
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Jacobs Bay, British Cape Colony with the loss of all hands.[29]
Carbon
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked north of Castlepoint in the Wairarapa during a gale at the end of June, with the loss of all crew. She was en route from Wellington to Napier.[15]
Carl Wilhelm
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to a Norwegian port. She was refloated on 29 June and taken in to Stralsund.[50]
Columbus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Cobh, County Cork with some loss of life before 24 June.[56] There were at least three survivors.[69]
Corsair
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Race, Newfoundland, British North America before 24 June. All on board, more than 200 people, survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[70][71]
Drie Broders
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on Cross Island, in the White Sea, by ice and was wrecked.[56] She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom to Archangelsk, Russia.[72]
Emily
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Pondicherry, India before 18 June.[73]
Franklin
United States
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Paraíba, Brazil before 16 June.[74]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by all but her captain. Her crew were rescued by the brigCamerton (United Kingdom). Her captain was rescued on 18 June by Northumbria (United Kingdom). Lerwick was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[77] Also reported as having been abandoned on 28 June.[14]
Ottawa
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel before 22 June.[78]
Planet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cojunies Reef before 1 July. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Panama City.[25]
Queen of the West
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in St Francis Bay before 22 June with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.[79][68]
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