The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. Amazon was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New York, United States. The wreck was plundered by the crews of the schoonersJuvenile, Mary S. Hurd and Rogers (all United States).[1][2]
Reginald Heber
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Aramingo (United States). Ten of her seventeen crew got aboard Aramingo. Reginald Heber was presumed to have subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[3]
Skytsengelln
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked near King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[4]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Eppien
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[5][6]
Jonge Jan
Belgium
The ship was lost off Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Kuressaare.[7]
Rose
United Kingdom
The whaler was crushed by ice in Melville Bay. She was subsequently taken in to "Disco", Greenland where she was condemned and abandoned. Her crew were taken home by the transport shipDiligence (United Kingdom).[8][9]
South Esk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage for Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør in a sinking condition.[10]
United Kingdom
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion which killed fourteen passengers and injured more than twenty others. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Douglas
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Guy Head, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Maitland, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated the next day.[12][13]
McClure Arctic Expedition: The ship was abandoned in Mercy Bay, having been icebound for three years. She subsequently sank.
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Walmer Castle
United Kingdom
The ship arrived at Barbuda on fire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to San Francisco, California. She was consequently condemned.[14][15]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Albatross
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the West Gat. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[16]
The clipper ran aground and was wrecked at Santa Cruz, California. Her crew survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California.
7 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Mary Ellen
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Thomas Point, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Puerto rico to Baltimore, Maryland.[13] She was later refloated and towed in to Baltimore, where she arrived on 11 June.[17]
The frigate ran aground at Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to an English port.[18][19]
Perrine
France
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) north north west of the Île de Sein, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a port in Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[20][21][22]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Nessree
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Hubshee Janjeera", on the coast of Hindostan 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Bombay, India with the loss of 356 of the 450 people on board.[23]
Pursuit
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) north west of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sligo.[21]
Squantum
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Kirk Santon Head, Isle of Man. Her passengers were landed. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[24] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Porcupine (Royal Navy) and towed in to Liverpool, arriving on 10 June.[25][26]
St. Mary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and was severely damaged off Barbacoas, Republic of New Granada and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Panama City, Republic of New Granada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Panama City.[27][28]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Auriga
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a rock south of Bangka Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and put back to Singapore.[29]
Gratitude
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[30]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Terranova di Sicilia, Sicily.[12]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated on 16 June and taken in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition.[31][32]
Condor
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Charles et Pauline (France). Condor was on a voyage from Melbourne, Melbourne to London.[33][34]
Fritz
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to New York.[31]
Katica
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Izmail to Queenstown.[31]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[31]
Silas Leonard
Trieste
The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Trieste.[27]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[31]
Villa di Sorrenti
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brigantine was driven ashore west of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Licata to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[32]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Commodore, or Commandeur
Denmark
The ship was destroyed by fire in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Cornwall (United Kingdom). Commodore was on a voyage from Hamburg to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[20][35][36]
Elizabeth and Ann
United Kingdom
The sloop was severely damaged by fire at Arbroath, Forfarshire.[37]
Integrity
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the vessel she collided with. Integrity was discovered by Fairy (United Kingdom) and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[35]
Sphynx
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Pedro Shoals, 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of the coast of Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belize City, British Honduras.[38]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Ambassador
Malta
The brig struck the Seven Stones reef and sank. Her crew reached the ( Trinity House) in the ship's boats. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta.[39]
Pazarro
Danzig
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Perth, United Kingdom.[40]
13 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mapou, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41]
Henrietta
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore in the Western Channel, Sydney.[42]
Otto
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Kolberg. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to a port in the Grand Duchy of Finland.[43]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Union
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[31]
The steamboat was run into by a sloop, causing a boiler explosion which killed seven people and severely injured twelve more in the Hudson River at New York.[45]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Camille
France
The ship was driven ashore at Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Cronstadt, Russia.[46]
Harmony
Jersey
The smack ran aground in the River Neath. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Jersey. She was refloated.[47]
Solon
United States
The barque was wrecked on the Suttle Inagua Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Cuba.[48]
The ship struck a reef off Point Flinders, Victoria and was wrecked with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Phillip, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales.
Gledan
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Newport, Monmouthshire.[47]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Cronstadt.[49]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Advance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[50]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Jane, or Return
United Kingdom
The brig sank between the Burrows Sand and the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[12]
Tasso
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Île d'Orléans, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[1][51][52] She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City.[27]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Havre
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Petitinga", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to the Rio Grande del Norte.[53]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Challenge
United States
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of five lives. Survivors were rescued by the schoonerNorth Star (United States). Challenge was on her maiden voyage.[54][55]
The ship was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Bombay, India with the loss of about 300 of the 400 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Jeddah.[56]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Clementine
France
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Algiers, Algeria.[57]
The steamship foundered in a shamal 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Aden with the loss of 180 of the 191 people on board. She was on a voyage from Aden to Bombay, India.[59][60][61]
The ship ran aground and sank near Stade. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[32][63]
Marine
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off ht mouth of the Elbe. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a severely leaky condition.[32]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Clementine
France
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Algiers, Algeria.[64]
Erin, Jessie, and St. Joseph
United Kingdom British North America
The tugSt. Joseph caught fire at Quebec City, Province of Canada. The fire spread to Jessie, which was cast loose and drifted into the brigErin, setting her on fire too. Erin was destroyed, Jessie was scuttled.[55]
Loharee
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Calcutta, India.[65][66]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekins Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[49]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Geelong, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Melbourne, Victoria.[67][68]
Cheshire Witch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Geelong. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney, New South Wales.[67][68]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[69]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[32][49]
Matilda
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70][32][71][63]
27 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Argus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Calais, France.[49]
John Bright
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Cefn Sidan, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[72][73]
Wilhelmina
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Gothenburg, Sweden.[7]
28 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Argus
France
The ship ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Calais.[72]
Eliza Appleton
United States
The ship ran aground on the Oyster Bank, off Newcastle, New South Wales and broke her back. She was on a voyage from California to Sydney, New South Wales.[74]
Elizabeth Fulton
United States
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to a port in California.[75]
Jan Hendrik
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. Jan Hendrik was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[72][76]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[77]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was run ashore and wrecked in the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]
The ship was wrecked off the coast of Lombok, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[79]
Prince Eugene
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stag Harbour Point, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Fogo Island. She was later refloated and towed in to Stag Harbour in a waterlogged condition and placed under repair.[80]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Castro Primiero
Portugal
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Riga, Russia.[55]
Roomport
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Caloo Bank and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to , South Holland. She was refloated but consequently sank.[81]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1853
Ship
Country
Description
Agatha
Cape Colony
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Umtata River with the loss of three of the six people on board. She was on a voyage from the Buffalo River to the Umtata River.[82]
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 14 June. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port.[72][83]
Caldera
United States
The barque was wrecked on a reef off Fanning Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands. All on board were rescued.[84]
Charlotte Bourne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mauritius before 21 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Moulmein, Burma.[85]
Christine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[20]
Douce Davie
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Bluefields, Nicaragua in late June. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, United States to Belize City, British Honduras.[86][87]
Eppion
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore before 3 June. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[88]
France
France
The ship was wrecked before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Barcelona, Spain.[70]
Fritz
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to New York.[20]
Garrick
Gibraltar
The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States before 25 June. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to New York. Garrick was later refloated.[89][81]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to , Nova Scotia, British North America.[50]
Kalica
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from "Ismael" to Queenstown, County Cork.[20]
Lowder
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between the Conflict Reef and Orange Island. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique.[20]
Mary
British North America
The ship was wrecked on , Province of Canada in mid-June.[91][29]
St. Mary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on a reef off Barbacoas. She was refloated and put back to Panama City, Republic of Colombia.[38]
Prince of Wales
New South Wales
The brig capsized in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Howe with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, Victoria to Sydney.[67]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[20]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait before 6 June. Seventeen people were rescued from Booby Island, New South Wales on that date by Trafalgar (New South Wales). Victoria was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Mauritius.[92]
Witness
New South Wales
The ship was wrecked near Cape Northumberland, South Australia before 7 June. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne.[93]
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