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The list of shipwrecks in June 1878 includes
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June
1878 .
1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
HMS Elk
Royal Navy
The
Beacon -class
gunvessel was driven ashore at Punta Lara, Argentina. She was refloated the next day.
[1]
[2]
Idaho
United Kingdom
The
passenger ship , on a voyage from
New York , United States to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire via
Queenstown, County Cork , after delivering mail to Queenstown, ran aground on Connigmore rocks off the
Saltee Islands ,
County Wexford . Idaho carried 151 passengers and a mixed cargo of fifty-one horses, some cattle and a 1,000 tons of beef. She drifted off the rock and sank within twenty minutes. Her passengers and crew were rescued.
[3]
[4]
Loch Ard
United Kingdom
The
clipper ran onto rocks in fog and sank at Muttonbird Island,
Victoria with the loss of 52 of the 54 people on board.
[5] She was on a voyage from
London to
Melbourne , Victoria.
[4]
2 June
4 June
5 June
6 June
7 June
8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Bernice
Netherlands
The
steamship ran aground at
St. Margaret's Bay, Kent ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Amsterdam ,
North Holland to
Lisbon , Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to
The Downs .
[15]
Carolina
United States
The ship ran aground at
Alloa ,
Clackmannanshire , Scotland, and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from
Baltimore to Alloa.
[15]
Norma
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the Cradle Rock, in the
Channel Islands . She was refloated and taken in to
Saint Helier ,
Jersey .
[16]
W. N. H. Clements
United States
The ship was driven ashore at
New York . She was on a voyage from New York to
Cork , Ireland.
[15]
9 June
10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Fortuna
Norway
The
barque was driven ashore near
Port Kunda ,
Russia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Narva , Russia to
South Alloa ,
Clackmannanshire ,
Scotland .
[17]
Kaiateur
Flag unknown
The
steamship ran aground at
Kertch , Russia. She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham , United Kingdom to Kertch. She was refloated.
[18]
Maria
Spain
The
barque collided with the
steamship Aurora (
United Kingdom ) and sank in the
Thames Estuary off
Southend-on-Sea ,
Essex , United Kingdom. Each vessel lost a crew member. Maria was on a voyage from
Havana ,
Cuba to
London , United Kingdom.
[19]
11 June
12 June
13 June
14 June
15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Henry Coxon
United Kingdom
The
steamship was sighted off
Copenhagen , Denmark whilst on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Grimsby ,
Lincolnshire . Presumed foundered with the loss of all twenty crew.
[24]
[25] A
lifeboat from the ship was found in the
North Sea in September.
[26]
Ocean Maid
United Kingdom
The
schooner collided with the
steamship
Montana (
United Kingdom ) and sank in the
River Mersey . Her five crew were rescued.
[22]
[27] Ocean Maid was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Fraserburgh ,
Aberdeenshire .
[28] She was subsequently refloated and beached.
[17]
Olga R.
Austria-Hungary
The
barque ran aground at
Queenstown, County Cork ,
Ireland . She was on a voyage from Queenstown to
Cork .
[29]
Olive
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground and was wrecked at
Buckie ,
Moray . Her crew were rescued.
[30]
Vintage
United Kingdom
The
brigantine ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[29]
16 June
17 June
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Francoisier
France
The ship collided with Alliance (
United Kingdom ) at
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. Several passengers were severely wounded.
[17]
Joshua
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked at
Beypore ,
India with the loss of seven of her crew.
[32]
[28]
Chile
United Kingdom
The
barque was struck by a wave and severely damaged in the
Pacific Ocean . She was on a voyage from
San Francisco, California , United States to
London . She put in to Melville Sound, Chile on 2 July. A boat was despatched the next day for
Punta Arenas , it was picked up by the
steamship Potosi (
Chile ). The
corvette
Magallanes (navy) was despatched and towed her in to Punta Arenas, where she arrived on 3 August. Subsequently condemned and sold to the Chilean Navy for use as a
hulk .
[33]
[34]
Marittimo
Italy
The
barque ran aground at
Goole ,
Yorkshire ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Goole to
Naples . She was refloated and put back to Goole.
[32]
Minniehaha
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at
Beddingestrand , Sweden.
[32] She was on a voyage from
Hamburg ,
Germany to
Sundsvall , Sweden.
[17]
Onni
Norway
The ship ran aground on
Inchgarvie , in the
Firth of Forth and broke her back.
[32]
19 June
20 June
21 June
22 June
23 June
24 June
25 June
26 June
27 June
28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground on the
Skullmartin Rock , off
Ballywalter ,
County Down .
[55]
Garland
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground. She was on a round trip from the
Isle of Wight to
Weymouth, Dorset . She was refloated and completed her voyage.
[56]
Neptune
Germany
The
schooner collided with the schooner Mary Block (
United Kingdom ) and foundered in the
English Channel with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Mary Block .
[57] Neptune was on a voyage from
Elsfleth to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan ,
United Kingdom .
[55]
Stamford
United Kingdom
The
steamship struck the Paganello Rock, off Point Margarita,
Italy . She foundered on 1 July. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Messina ,
Sicily , Italy to
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France.
[48]
[58]
[59]
29 June
30 June
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1878
Ship
State
Description
Cambrian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Pacific Ocean before 17 June with some loss of life.
[17]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of
Hampshire .
[55]
Cumbrae
United Kingdom
The
steamship struck rocks off the coast of Iceland. She was on a voyage from Iceland to
Leith ,
Lothian . She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.
[62]
Farragut
United States
The
schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the
Tonalá River .
[9]
Glenrosa
United Kingdom
The
steamship was driven ashore at
Fahludd ,
Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Leith ,
Lothian .
[18]
Goldstream
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River.
[9]
Haabet
Norway
The
barque was driven ashore at "Corp". She was refloated with assistance and taken in to
Copenhagen , Denmark for repairs.
[37]
Jennie R. Deverty
United States
The
barque was driven ashore at
Bassa, Liberia before 4 June. She was on a voyage from Africa to
Boston, Massachusetts . She was refloated and put in to a port in Sierra Leone.
[63]
Knight of Snowdon
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked on Punta Santiago Island, in the Pacific Ocean before 18 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle, New South Wales to
Manila ,
Spanish East Indies .
[28]
[17]
Mary
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was lost at sea. She was on a voyage from
Antigua to the
Newfoundland Colony .
[55]
Moderator
United Kingdom
The
schooner foundered in the
Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Highbridge ,
Somerset .
[64]
Polarstjernen
Flag unknown
The ship collided with the
steamship Hermod (
Denmark ) in the
Baltic Sea between 24 and 26 June and was severely damaged. She was towed in to
Bolderāja , Russia by Hermod .
[49]
Royal Dane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued.
[55]
RMS Tasmanian
United Kingdom
The
steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Ponce, Puerto Rico .
[65]
[66] Attempts to refloat her were abandoned on 23 June. She capsized and her crew were rescued by the steamship Tourmaline (
United Kingdom )
[67]
Thomas Brocklebank
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the
Isla de la Juventud ,
Cuba . She was on a voyage from
Montego Bay , Jamaica to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[37]
Vintage
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was driven ashore at
Shoeburyness ,
Essex before 15 June. She was on a voyage from
Seaham ,
County Durham to
London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[22]
Four unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The ships were wrecked on the coast of Iceland before 11 June.
[68]
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