List of shipwrecks in June 1879

The list of shipwrecks in June 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1879.

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1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Clangordon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Trincomalee, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Malta.[1]
Cyrene  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Trincomalee. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to the English Channel.[1]

4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Phoenix  New Zealand The cutter was blown inshore and wrecked at Omaka Bay in the Hauraki Gulf.[2]

5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Lake Erie Unknown The 27-ton schooner stranded at Andersons Cove, near Mangawhai Harbour, Northland, New Zealand, and became a wreck.[2]
Marie  France The steamship was driven ashore in a squall at Cronstadt, Russia.[3]

7 June
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Cecilia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Ryhope and Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and became waterlogged.[4]
Fawn  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Sunderland, County Durham by the steamship Medway ( United Kingdom).[4]

8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Pearl  New Zealand The ketch stranded and was wrecked on the coast of Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand in a gale while hauling coal.[2]

9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Blonde  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Aracaju, Brazil.[5]
Ottercapps  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a severe leak and put in to Brest, Finistère, France in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham.[4]
Wilhelm  Germany The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom.[4]

10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Clown  United Kingdom The yawl was wrecked at Glensannox, Isle of Arran. All on board were rescued.[5]
Enigheden  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Ossly, Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Aarhus, Denmark.[5]
Rockabill  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Limerick. She was later refloated and taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire for repairs.[3]

11 June
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Baden  United States The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by the barque China ( Germany). Baden was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[6]
Emilie  France The ship foundered in St. George's Channel. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Sunlight ( United Kingdom). Emilie was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[3]

12 June
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Mary  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Boarlands Rock, in the River Fergus and sank.[7]
Unnamed  France The lighter was destroyed by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde.[3]

14 June
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Fred  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Britannia ( United Kingdom) at Deptford, Kent and was beached with assistance from the tug Alacrity ( United Kingdom). She consequently sank.[7]
Pauline David  Denmark The steamship ran aground in the River Lee upstream of the Blackrock Castle, County Cork, United Kingdom.[7]

15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Cleveland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
Modesta  Norway The brigantine was driven ashore at Dunnose, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina]]. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition.[7]
Scot's Craig  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8][7]
Sultana  United Kingdom The cutter was driven ashore in Ballyholme Bay. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor, County Down.[7]

19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Annie  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Guadiaro, Spain. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, United Principalities to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar.[9]

20 June
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Constantin, and
Joseph		  Denmark
 United Kingdom		 The steamship Constantin collided with the steamship Joseph 12+1⁄4 nautical miles (22.7 km) off Hanstholm and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Joseph was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to a Baltic port. She was severely damaged at the bow and taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[9][10]
Franklyn Belle  New Zealand The ketch stranded at Oamaru, New Zealand, during a storm after dragging her anchors and became a wreck.[11]
Her Royal Highness  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord, France and was severely damaged. She was refloated in July.[12]

21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Annie  New Zealand The cutter sank at the mouth of the Whanganui River during a heavy sea.[13]
Barbarossa  Germany The steamship Italy ( United Kingdom) collided with the steamship Canada ( United Kingdom) and then collided with Barbarossa at New York, United States. Barbarossa sank.[14]
Bells  New Zealand The barque was wrecked in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand.[2]
Blonde  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged off Margate, Kent by a shell fired by the Margate Artillery Corps, which went through her bows. She was taken in to Margate.[9]

23 June
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Colina  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Batiscanie, Quebec, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montreal, Quebec. She was refloated with assistance on 30 June and taken in to Quebec City for repairs.[15]
Glenean  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[9] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Chatham, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of eight smacks and a tug and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[16]
Gysbertus Hermanus  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Flemish Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[16]

24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The brig collided with Africaine ( France) and sank off Gibraltar with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Africaine. Agnes was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[16]
Condor  Germany The steamship collided with a barque and sank west of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Allegra ( Sweden). Condor was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[6]

25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Beech  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Kinburn Spit. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Lorient, Morbihan, France .[10]
Empress Eugénie  United Kingdom The schooner collied with the schooner Guiding Star ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Tranmere, Cheshire. Empress Eugénie was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Lough Swilly.[6]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfol, United Kingdom.[6]

26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Coronetta  Netherlands The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland.[10]

27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Lydia Budd  United States The schooner went aground on the bar at Absecon, New Jersey near Life Saving Station No. 27, 4th District and sank. Her crew, and the captain's wife and two children, was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[17]
Mary  New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, after being driven ashore in a gale.[13]
Three Brothers  New Zealand The cutter was wrecked at Coromandel, New Zealand, after being driven ashore in a gale.[13]

28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
B.L. Unknown The 364-ton barque went ashore on the Canterbury, New Zealand, coast north of New Brighton during a gale while en route from San Francisco to Lyttelton.[18]
Paulina Cox  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the Caribbean Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Grenada.[19]
Swallow  New Zealand The brigantine was wrecked at the mouth of Tory Channel in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.[13]

29 June
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Akbar  New Zealand The brigantine went ashore and was wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand, during a strong gale. The captain, his wife, and three crew members were drowned.[20]
Emma and Alice  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Australia to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[21]
Hermann Becker  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia.[22]
Robert Hendrikus  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Narva.[22]

30 June
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Arctic  United States The ship was driven ashore on Block Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Luarca, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Newport, Rhode Island in a leaky condition.[15]
Echo  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[15]
Florence L. Thomas  United States The ship ran aground off Mutton Island, County Galway, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Galway. She was refloated.[15]
Prince Frederick William  United Kingdom The paddle steamer became waterlogged in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramsgate, Kent. She was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan by the steamship Belonnie ( United Kingdom.[22]
Wild Duck  United Kingdom The trawler collided with the smack Wetherill ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by Wetherill.[23]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Alsace-Lorraine  France The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[16]
Annie Murchie  United States The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York.[24]
Ariadne  Denmark The barque was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Ariadne was taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[10]
Auguste Clemence  France The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[16]
Anna Maria  Sweden The schooner ran aground south of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Sundsvall.[6]
Baden  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and was set afire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[24]
Barnard Castle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Lake Saint Pierre. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Dominion of Canada to London.[15]
Carl XV  Sweden The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Copenhagen. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[9]
City of Gloucester  United States The schooner was wrecked off Chatham, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Collector  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to New York.[3]
Helen  United States The ship collided with City of New York ( United States) and sank at New York. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York.[22]
Henriette  France The brig was driven ashore at "Punta Blanca". She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[3]
Idog  Sweden The brig ran aground on the Saltholm Flagge, in the Droogden.[3]
Ironsport  New Zealand The brig left Auckland for Whangaroa on 11 June and was not seen again.[20]
Japan  Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lagos, Lagos Colony. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Kingston  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Romania Reef and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Saigon, French Indo-China.[6][10]
Loch Awe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Montrose. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Montrose.[4]
Mabel  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at Saint Lucia and was severely damaged.[6]
Marie Gabriel  France The brig collided with the steamship State of Alabama ( United Kingdom) and sank.[4]
Molière  France The barque ran aground at "Port François", Mauritius She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Mauritius. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[6]
Monchgut  Germany The ship was wrecked on Fair Isle, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Oamaru  New Zealand The brigantine left Auckland for Whangaroa on 11 June and was not seen again.[20]
Ouvre  France The fishing smack was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her crew survived.[16]
Tordenskjold  Norway The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Tarragona, Spain. She was refloated on 2 July and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[24]
Unnamed  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 June.[7][6]

References
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  2. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 234.
  3. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29594). London. 14 June 1879. col A, p. 14.
  4. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29590). London. 10 June 1879. col B, p. 14.
  5. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29591). London. 11 June 1879. col B, p. 12.
  6. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29604). London. 26 June 1879. col B, p. 12.
  7. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29596). London. 17 June 1879. col B, p. 14.
  8. "The Lizard. Narrow Escape of a Brig". The Cornishman (49). 19 June 1879. pp. 4–5.
  9. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29602). London. 24 June 1879. col B, p. 12.
  10. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29605). London. 27 June 1879. col C, p. 12.
  11. Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 234–235.
  12. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29513). London. 7 July 1879. col B, p. 14.
  13. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 235.
  14. "The United States". The Times (29601). London. 23 June 1879. col F, p. 7.
  15. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29509). London. 2 July 1879. col B, p. 13.
  16. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29603). London. 25 June 1879. col C, p. 14.
  17. "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1879". University of Michigan. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  18. Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 235–236.
  19. "The Mails". The Times (29532). London. 29 July 1879. col £-F, p. 6.
  20. Ingram & Wheatley, p. 236.
  21. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29526). London. 22 July 1879. col B-C, p. 12.
  22. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29608). London. 1 July 1879. col F, p. 11.
  23. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (29512). London. 5 July 1879. col F, p. 13.
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Bibliography
  • Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Ship events in 1879
Ship launches: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship commissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship decommissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Shipwrecks: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

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