The steamship ran aground and was damaged on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1][2]Neptune was refloated on 7 June and was towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived the next day.[3][4]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
French Navy
The corvette was wrecked between Hokianga and Kaipara, New Zealand, with the loss of 12 lives.[5]
Broderliefde
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore north of "Koog", North Holland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Medemblik, North Holland.[6]
Friends
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[7][8]
Garland Grove
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Magdelina (Netherlands). Garland Grove was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[9]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6]
St. Vincent de Paul
Belgium
The fishing boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsbarns, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[10]
William Wilson
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Trinidad. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden.[11]
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Emmaus
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Coatham, Northumberland.[6]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of WhitbyYorkshire with the loss of two of her crew.[12]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Axim, Gold Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[14][15]
Repealer
Isle of Man
The ship was driven ashore near Rota, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Douglas and Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Cádiz.[16]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Bodisar
Trieste
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort Lage, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[11]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Middle Patch, in Liverpool Bay, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penmaenmawr, Denbighshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Owner's Delight
United Kingdom
The sailing barge sank in Rye Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to London.[8]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Pelican Point, in the Gulf of Smyrna.[17][18] She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had been refloated by 16 June and resumed her voyage on 18 June.[19]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Khanderi with the loss of at least 89, and up to 175, lives. She was on a voyage from Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet to Mocha, Yemen Eyalet and Calcutta.[20]
Christina
United Kingdom
The schooner was destroyed by fire near Fort William, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21][22]
John and Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[23]
Mary
United Kingdom
The barque was driven onto the Swash, in the Bristol Channel.[24]
Victor Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Leffrinckoucke, Nord. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[25][26]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Anna
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[18]
Mauritius Packet
Mauritius
The ship capsized in a squall in the Indian Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Columbo, Ceylon.[27]
The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Frederikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[17]
The full-rigged ship was wrecked about 30 miles south of Bombay, India as she was sailing from Calcutta to Bombay. The ship and cargo were lost, and two men lost their lives in attempting to reach shore.
Jessie Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Dublin.[21]
The cutter had her rudder destroyed during a gale in Wellington Harbour and was driven on shore.[30]
Plymouth
United Kingdom
The packet boat, a sloop, sprang a leak and foundered off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21][31][3]
Rover
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Malta to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached.[21][32]
Star of the East
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Buydikheri Bay. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown. She was refloated and put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Ann English
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Kulien", Denmark in a squall.[17]
Moultan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Calabar, Africa.[34]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Taff
United Kingdom
The barque, which had capsized on 11 June, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 70 people on board were rescued by Lesmahagow (United Kingdom). Taff was on her maiden voyage, from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[35][36][37][38]
The ship ran aground near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was later refloated.[19]
Providence
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Snettisham, Norfolk.[40][18]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
British North America
The brig was wrecked off Portrush, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[17] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Coleraine, County Antrim.[41]
Emma
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground and sank at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[17][40]
G. E. Routh
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship ran aground at Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Naples to Wexford.[18]
Gordon
United Kingdom
The ship capsized or foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[42]
Robert and Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on the Filsand. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russian Empire. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Cronstadt on 23 June.[43]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Boston Deeps, off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[17]
Defiance
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of Jutland with the loss of a crew membe. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[44]
Lancashire Witch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Puerto Rico. She was refloated and put in to Belfast, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[17]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Ajax
France
The 474-ton whaling ship struck rocks in the Bering Sea south of Saint Lawrence Island and became a total loss.[45]
Ellen
United States
The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to New York, United States. She was refloated on 21 June and towed in to New York, arriving on 23 June.[46]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the Holm Head, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Stuart
United States
The brig was wrecked at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Mazatlán, Cuba.[47]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from Puerto Plata to Cabaret, Haiti.[48][49]
Munte
Netherlands
The koff sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[19]
Royal Mint
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Howard (Hamburg). Royal Mint was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[50]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Jenny Lind
British North America
The brig was wrecked on Grand Turk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[39]
Triumph
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Humacao, Puerto Rico. She was later refloated and taken in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs.[51]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Pet
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached between Amherst and Green Island, Burma. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 28 June with assistance from (Royal Navy) and towed in to Moulmein, Burma.[52]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between "False Salines" and "Point Atalia". . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pará, Brazil.[53]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Ecuador
Chile
The steamship was wrecked at Coquimbo. She was on a voyage from Coquimbo to Copiapó.[47]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Experience
Barbadoes
The ship was wrecked on Brown's Shoal, south of Nevis. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Barbadoes.[54]
Kedron
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked off Trinidad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Trinidad.[50]
Keldy Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the boats. They were rescued by Colonel Maule (United Kingdom) on 30 June. Keldy Castle was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[51][55]
Pride
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Lerwig", Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[56]
The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamshipColumbia (United Kingdom) in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Yarmouth.[57][58]Thetis was refloated on 28 June and taken in to Holyhead.[19]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Jean D'Arc
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[59]
The brig was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] Also reported as John and Charlotte.[60]
Margaret
New Zealand
The schooner sank at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[60]
Pauline
New Zealand
The schooner was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30] Also reported to be a brigantine driven ashore between 10 and 12 June.[61]
Salopian
New Zealand
The schooner was damaged at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30]
Torrington
New Zealand
The brig was driven on shore and wrecked during a severe gale at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[30][62] Her crew were rescued.[60]
William and John
New Zealand
The cutter was wrecked at Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō.[60]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to South Shields.[19]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Cecrops
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Roman River", British Honduras.[13]
Henry Campbell
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Bridgehampton, New York. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York City.[63]
James Orr
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Wilmington.[36]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by (United States). Her crew were rescued by Lafayette. Jane was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to a European port.[64]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran asround on the Woolseners, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire.[19]
Wanskapen
Russia
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) off Cabo Mondego, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Alexandria to Egypt.[65][66]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1851
Ship
Country
Description
Algerine
United States
The brig was driven ashore at Port Jackson, New South Wales.[67] She had been refloated by 19 July but was waterlogged.[68]
The schooner was run down and sunk at Boca Chica by (United Kingdom) with the loss of one of the 30 people on board.[72]
Elise Nicoline Sophie
Denmark
The was driven ashore and wrecked at Thoborøn before 21 June.[43]
Emblem
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 June. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[73]
Emperor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Chowl". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Bombay on 11 June.[74]
Flirt
New Zealand
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Lyttelton between 10 and 12 June.[61]
Halcyon
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by two American vessels. Halcyon was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[75]
Hawk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape de Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Athens, Greece. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Athens on 14 June in a leaky condition.[76]
Neptune
Kingdom of Hanover
The whaler, a brig, was sunk by ice. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Nuevo Peppino
Austrian Empire
The ship was driven ashore near Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[43]
The ship was struck by lightning, set afire and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Frank Johnson (United States). Sallie Fearn was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool.[79]
Swallow
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked near Port Phillip Heads.[80]
Tees
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 9 June. She was discovered by the brigPomona (United Kingdom), which put two crew on her. The took her in to Blyth, Northumberland on 10 June.[23][6]
Theodosia
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Cumberland (United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned before 10 June. Eight crew were rescued by Georgiana (United Kingdom). Theodosia was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[66]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at "Realijo", Chile before 22 June.[48]
Vesta
Norway
The ship ran aground on a reef off Saint Domingo and was severeloy damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Kingston, Jamaica. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 24 May.[43]
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