The barque was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1]
Sumatra
Netherlands
The ship capsized at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[2]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Emperor
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[2][3]
Fly
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and towed to Walker, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[2]
Iris
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to North Shields. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[3]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Caroline Agnes (United Kingdom). Minerva was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galle, Ceylon.[4]
Sir Charles Napier
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Acheen, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew took to three boats. Fourteen crew were rescued by Melanie (United Kingdom). Sir Charles Napier was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to an English port.[5][6]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire.[7]
3 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Christine
Norway
The brig ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[8]
Undaunted
Sweden
The ship foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors took to the longboat and were rescued by Johanne Marie (Netherlands). Undaunted was on a voyage from Helsingborg to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom.[9]
The cutter struck a rock and sank in St. Clement's Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France to Jersey.[10]
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Eastern Monarch
United Kingdom
Eastern Monarch
The troopship exploded, caught fire and sank in the Solent off Spithead, Hampshire with the loss of at least seven, and up to 30, lives amongst the 464 people on board. Survivors were rescued by boats from HMS Falcon and (both Royal Navy) and the pilot boatFawn (United Kingdom). Eastern Monarch was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Gravesend, Kent.[7][11][12]
The brig ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[3]
Vitula
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore at Havre aux Maisons, Magdalen Islands, Province of Canada, British North America. She was consequently condemned, but was later refloated.[14]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Isle of Lions, off Montevideo, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo.[15][16]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Esse
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship foundered in the Sea of Marmora. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Constantinople and Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[17]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Annabella
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated.[18]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Britaree Rocks, north east of Östergarnsholm, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[19]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer struck rocks near Groomsport, County Down and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She broke in two; both sections were subsequently refloated and taken in to Belfast with the intention of rebuilding, but she was scrapped in December.[20][21]
United Kingdom
The steamship put in to West Hartlepool, County Durham with her cargo of shoddy on fire. She was on a voyage from "Diorn" to Hamburg. The fire was extinguised.[18]
Lopie
Grand Duchy of Finland
The schooner was driven ashore at Höganäs Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsinki.[22]
Sir George Anderson
United Kingdom
The ship was dismasted off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony and was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by Argonaut (United States). Sir George Anderson was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[23][24]
7 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Star of the North
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[18]
Ulysses
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the coast of the Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by Chandernagor ( India). Ulysses was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. She was subsequently taken in to Algoa Bay.[25][26]
William Gowland
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Dover.[18][3]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
George Marshall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gellibrand's Point, Victoria. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, New South Wales. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[27]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire and foundered.[1] Her crew survived.[28]
Frouwina
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cabourg, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom and Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[1]
Radius
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Connecticut, United States to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[13]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Spray
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Pernambuco, Brazil.[29]
The ship collided with Red Jacket (United Kingdom) and foundered between 2 June and 18 August. Her crew were rescued by Red Jacket. Elizabeth Walker was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London.[36][37][38]
Maria
Belgium
The schooner foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by (United Kingdom). Maria was on a voyage from "Regujiada" to Antwerp.[39][40]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
David Grant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Tillen and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg.[41][42]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Salvo Reef, off Fårö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norrköping, Sweden to Riga, Russia.[43]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Negrais, Burma There were 21 survivors. She was on a voyage from Madras to Moulmein, Burma.[44]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Cheapside
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Video Island, in the Fisherman's Group and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Shanghai, China.[45][24]
Jane and Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Juan de Nova Island, off Madagascar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden.[46]
Nelly Southard
UKGBI
The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[47] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Penarth, Glamorgan.[48]
Sabina
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49][50]
16 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Blenheim
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew took to two boats and landed on Ramree Island, Burma, where one of the boats capsized with the loss of thirteen of her crew. Blenheim was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Calcutta, India.[5][51]
Bolton
United States
The ship was wrecked on Cross Island, Maine with the loss of fifteen of the eighteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[52]
Premier
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of Tristan d'Acunha. Her crew were rescued by Amisia (Hanover). Premier was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[53]
Vigilant
British North America
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Buctouche, New Brunswick.[13]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Clymene
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Whitby.[54]
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Firth of Forth 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of St. Andrews, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire.[42]
Jacob
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Turneffe Atoll. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[57]
Moira
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Leith, Lothian and was scuttled. She was severely damaged.[58]
Petite Hermine
British North America
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Little Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Queenstown, County Cork.[59]
West Chirton
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her nine crew were rescued by the brig Ann Louisa (United Kingdom). West Chirton was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[60]
Wolfe
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Kooria Mooria" (Khuriya Muriya Islands) to Liverpool.[61]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Grange
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall, where she ran aground. She was on a voyage from Saint-Gilles, France to Preston, Lancashire. She was refloated.[54]
Sea Belle
United States
The ship ran aground on a sunken wreck at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 20 June and towed back to Richibucto.[62][63]
The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was refloated.[42]
Francis Joseph
Austrian Empire
Second Italian War of Independence: The steamboat was shelled by Piedmontese artillery and sank in Lake Garda off Salò, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia with the loss of all 200 people on board.[65]
Jane and Isabella
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Aden.[66]
21 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
City of Pekin
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 23 June.[26]
Seranger
Jersey
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barqueAustralia ( Grand Duchy of Oldenburg).[67]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Bretagne
France
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her four crew were rescued by the luggerNeptune (United Kingdom.[68]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken object and sank in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Crocodile (United Kingdom). Falcon was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[48][50][63]
Melita
United States
The ship ran aground in the Amoor River and sank. She was on a voyage from De Castries Bay to "Nicolaefsky".[69]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[43]
Josephine
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[70]
While heading into Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand for shelter from a gale the ship hit a submerged rock and began taking on water. Her captain beached the ship to prevent her from sinking. She was later salvaged and returned to service..
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Drie Broeders
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked at , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Königsberg, Prussia.[13]
Second Opium War, Second Battle of Taku Forts: While attacking the Taku Forts, the Algerine-classgunboat was sunk in the Peiho River by Chinese artillery.[71]
London
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in the East River.[63] She was refloated on 30 June.[72]
Royal Navy
Second Opium War, Second Battle of Taku Forts: While attacking the Taku Forts, the gunvessel was sunk in the Peiho River by Chinese artillery. She was subsequently set afire by the Chinese.[71][73]
Silistria
Ottoman Empire
The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt with the loss of 77 of the 350 passengers on board. Survivors were rescued by an Egyptian vessel. It was reported that some of the Christian passengers were murdered by her captain and crew. Silistria was on a voyage from Alexandria to Constantinople.[47][74][75]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Stroma, Caithness. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Drogheda, County Louth.[76]
Victoria
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia.[60]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Amerika
Denmark
The brig was wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from "Swartvok" to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[13]
Anna
Dantzic
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Skagen, Denmark. she was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[13][56] She had broken up by 29 June.[50]
Second Opium War, Second Battle of Taku Forts: While attacking the Taku Forts, the gunvessel was sunk in the Peiho river by Chinese artillery. She was later refloated.[73]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Tushan, China with the loss of five of her crew.[78]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Platters, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. France. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[60]
Royal Navy
Second Opium War, Second Battle of Taku Forts: While attacking the Taku Forts, the gunvessel was sunk in the Peiho River by Chinese artillery. She was refloated.[71]
The full-rigged ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. She was abandoned on 27 June with the loss of 365 lives. About 60 survivors were rescued by Vasco de Gama (France). Shah Jehan was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius.[79][80][81]
The passenger ship was wrecked in thick fog on a reef in Trepassey Bay off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. All on board survived.
Belmont
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Kalamati near "Marathonesse", Greece. She was on a voyage from Soukoum Kaleh, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. Belmont was refloated on 4 July and taken in to "Trinos".[82][83]
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[87]
Sarah Minot
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Retriever (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Belisima
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Melbourne, Victoria. She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage, but put in to Hamina, Grand Duchy of Finland on 3 July in a leaky condition.[50]
Bona Dea
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Queenstown, County Cork.[15]
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[60]
United Kingdom
Paramatta, Medway and Wye.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Companypaddle steamer was wrecked on Horseshoe Reef in the Virgin Islands. All on board, about 280 people, were rescued by , , and (all United Kingdom). Paramatta was on her maiden voyage, from Southampton, Hampshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[88][89]
William Gibson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Cape Frio, Brazil. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Valparaíso, Chile.[90]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1859
Ship
Country
Description
Alderman Pirie
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Siam (United Kingdom). Alderman Pirie was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[29]
Angeline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 27 June. Her crew were rescued by Simonds (United Kingdom).[91]
Annie
Cape Colony
The schooner was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.[25]
Ann Roxby
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 June. Her crew were rescued by Pharamond (United Kingdom). Ann Roxby was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil.[29]
Assens
Denmark
The schooner ran aground on Trellenaeshage. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Assens. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition, arriving on 17 June.[60]
Cleopatra
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Fleetwood on 23 June.[43]
Edward Herbert
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Valparaíso, Chile.[47]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from New York to Newfoundland, British North America.[92]
Eveline
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Thornhill's Channel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta in a leaky condition.[14]
Flora
Cape Colony
The brig was driven ashore in Walvis Bay with the loss of more than five lives.[25]
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated.[10]
Kars
Ottoman Empire
The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Ottoman Syria. She was carrying 300 passengers.[47] She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople.[59]
Kate Prendergast
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked. she was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Newfoundland.[92]
Leontine
Sweden
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged shipEmanuel (Norway). Leontine was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was taken in to Mandal, Norway in a derelict condition on 22 June.[56]
Mary Prescott
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[62][63]
The ship sank at Hennebont, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Hennebont to New Ross, County Wexford, United Kingdom.[18]
Shepherdess
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew.[25][93]
Tulloch Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Combermere Bay, Burma before 24 June.[5]
Two unidentified schooners
Flags unknown
One was driven ashore, above the spring high tide mark, in Par harbour, Cornwall during ″very considerable oscillations of the sea″. A second schooner's hawsers parted and she was driven out of the harbour by the current and went ashore nearby. This was on 25 or 26 June.[94]
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