List of shipwrecks in June 1881

The list of shipwrecks in June 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1881.

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2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1881
Ship State Description
Adam Smith, and
Alster 		 United Kingdom The steamship Alster collided with the steamship Adam Smith and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. Alster was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Antwerp, Belgium. Adam Smith was severely damaged at the bows. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[1][2]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1881
Ship State Description
Amoenitas  Germany The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3]
Bellona  Germany The steamship struck a rock off "Haddes". She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Shanghai for repairs.[3]
Henry Morton  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Robert Dickenson ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[3]
Ibex  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Danube at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Venice, Italy.[3]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1881
Ship State Description
City of London  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the barque Leondia (Flag unknown) at Shadwell, Middlesex and was severely damaged.[4]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1881
Ship State Description
Acadia  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ducie Island. Her crew subsequently reached Pitcairn Island in a boat. They were rescued fifteen days afterwards by Edward O'Brien ( United States). Acadia was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork.[5][6]
Alecto  Malta The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[4]
Mary Coles  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3]
Mennythorpe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned by her 23 crew.[7]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1881
Ship State Description
Genitori  Italy The barque was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[8]
Nebo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire.[9]
Seine  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Prado (Flag unknown) and sank off Godrevy Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Prado.[10] Seine was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[9]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1881
Ship State Description
Arncott  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[8]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1881
Ship State Description
Madeleine  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1881
Ship State Description
Bessie Rowe  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lepe, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany.[12]
Bulwark  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Melbourne, Victoria.[12]
Hilda  Sweden The schooner was sunk by ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off Örskär. Her cfew were rescued.[11][7]
Honour  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Julie  Sweden The schooner capsized in ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off "Klockarbodarbadan". Her crew were rescued.[7]
Malancthon  Sweden The ship ran aground in the "Oregrundsgrapen".[7]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the ferry Eastham Fairy ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached in a waterlogged condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[13]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1881
Ship State Description
comet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bishops Rocks. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[11]
Norman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were landed. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[13] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[14]
Ocean King  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[11]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1881
Ship State Description
Alicante  Spain The steam coaster was wrecked near "Gibora", Cuba. All on board were rescued.[15]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1881
Ship State Description
Minnie  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Giurgevo, Romania.[14] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1881
Ship State Description
Antonio N.  Italy The barque ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed.[14] She was refloated.[16]
USS Jeannette  United States Navy
USS Jeanette
Jeannette expedition: The Philomel-class gunvessel sank in the Arctic Ocean (77°15′N 154°59′E / 77.250°N 154.983°E / 77.250; 154.983) after being crushed by ice. Although there was no immediate loss of life, 20 of her 33 crewmen died before reaching safety.

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1881
Ship State Description
Amelia  Sweden The schooner sank at "Norrbadan".[7]
Solway  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Yenikale Channel.[16]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at "Norrbadan".[7]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at "Grepen", Sweden.[7]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[7]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at "Fogstden", Sweden.[7]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1881
Ship State Description
La Sofia  Italy) The barque was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned.[17][18]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Nore.[17]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1881
Ship State Description
Decidido  Portugal The brig collided with the steamship Lassell ( United Kingdom) at Lisbon and was severely damaged.[18]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1881
Ship State Description
Prinses Elisabeth, and an
unnamed vessel 		 Netherlands
 United Kingdom 		The steamship collided with a Thames barge off Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and was beached on the Cant Edge, in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Queenborough, Kent to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Temporary repairs were made andPrinses Elisabeth was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Sampson ( Royal Navy), which took off 30 of her passengers who did not wish to continue their voyage. The Thames barge sank with the presumed loss of both crew.[18][7]
Rauha  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden.[18]
Robert  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Llanllians Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[18]
Stadt Frankfort  France The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben.[18]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1881
Ship State Description
Johavet  Norway The fishing vessel was lost off "Koljugeff". Her crew were rescued.[19]
Lindisfarne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim.[20]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1881
Ship State Description
Vier Gebroeders  Belgium The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 97 nautical miles (180 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Septentrion ( Belgium).[19]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1881
Ship State Description
Aludra  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Amsterdam.[20]
Hannah Rathkens  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (29°55′N 77°55′W / 29.917°N 77.917°W / 29.917; -77.917). Her crew were rescued by the barque Belus ( France). Hannah Rathkens was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[21]
Maria P.  Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[20]
Red Rose  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Tenezon, Algeria. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Argentino ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 24 June.[22]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1881
Ship State Description
Amanda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia.[23]
Pietro  Italy The brig collided with the steamship Newnham ( United Kingdom) off "Porman" and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cartagena, Spain by Newnham.[23]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1881
Ship State Description
Othello  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[23]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1881
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Travancore ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[22]
America  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the "Hydrographer Group". She was on a voyage from Tianjin, China to Kuchinotsu, Japan. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Yellow Sea (34°10′N 123°08′E / 34.167°N 123.133°E / 34.167; 123.133). Her crew survived.[24]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1881
Ship State Description
J. P. Taylor  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks at Wexford and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshire to Wexford.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1881
Ship State Description
Ala  Norway The barque ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Dutch port. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[22]
Alblasserdam  Netherlands The ship was lost off "Cape la Roque", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[19]
Alvina  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Visby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Schiedam, South Holland.[14]
Anne Milbank  New Zealand The steamship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand.[13]
Baron Bentinck  Netherlands The steamship ran aground off Bawen, Netherlands East Indies before 9 June. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and she was condemned.[26]
Blackhalls  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Baracouta Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Nicholaieff, Russia, where she arrived on 15 June.[18]
Breton  France The steamship ran aground on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. She was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp, Belgium.[16] She was refloated with assistance from the frigate Cassard ( French Navy), which towed her in to Bizerte, Algeria.[18]
Catharina Elisabeth  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife, United Kingdom to Kotka, Russia.[17]
Clyde  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Swellies, in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached at Caernarfon, where she was repaired. Clyde resumed her voyage on 23 June.[20][27]
Davina  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cardiganshire ( United Kingdom). Davina was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12]
Deodata  Norway The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia.[25]
Fermina de Veta  Spain The ship was lost at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Flora  Austria-Hungary The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Flora P. Stafford  United Kingdom The barque was run down by Haytien (flag unknown) and abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Haytien, but her captain died within an hour. Flora P. Stafford was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States.[28]
Foam  United Kingdom The fishing smack struck a sunken wreck off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew survived.[23]
Franconia  United States The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California. Her crew were rescued.[22]
Hannah Rathkens  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Castle Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with assistance.[8]
J. C. Williams  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Skagen Reef, in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from New York to Copenhagen.[3] She was refloated on 6 June and resumed her voyage.[4]
Liburian  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Galle, Ceylon.[25]
Masoo  Germany The barque foundered before 6 June. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Mathilde  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alice (Canada Canada.[23]
Minnie Knapp  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Iona, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16]
Nettie Margarethe  Norway The barque was wrecked on Île Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada before 12 June with the loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.[29]
Newminster  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Penarth, Glamorgan.[13]
Nieuwe Diep  Germany The barque was wrecked in the Krishna River with some loss of life.[8]
Norway  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Queenstown, County Cork.[20]
Pax  Netherlands The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Saint Petersburg.[8]
Richard Wallace  France The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the "Debrica River", Sierra Leone.[20]
Rokeby  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren, Norway.[27]
Ross  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at "Fahludd", Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[12]
Santorin  United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Cohanim ( Germany) and was severely damaged. Santorin was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt. She put in to Karlskrona, Sweden for repairs.[3]
Unnamed  United States The coaster was run into by Lothair ( United States) and sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her crew were rescued.[12]

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