The list of shipwrecks in June 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1874.

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1874
Ship State Description
Emu  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the Tamar River and sank. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Hobart, Tasmania.[1]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1874
Ship State Description
Francis  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by a steamship and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1874
Ship State Description
Mooresfort  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, British Raj.[3]
Vespasian  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Thessaloniki, Greece. She was refloated on 5 June.[4]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1874
Ship State Description
Marion  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[5]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1874
Ship State Description
Bariza  Germany The ship was wrecked on a reef off North Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to East Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.[6]
Conrad  Denmark The brig was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated.[5]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1874
Ship State Description
Providence  United Kingdom The pilot boat sprang a leak and sank off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Vale of Calder  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Dundee, Forfarshire.[8] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee.[9]
Vision  United Kingdom The yawl was driven ashore on "Niel Blady". She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cloughy, County Down. She was refloated.[8]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1874
Ship State Description
Athlete  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a French steamship in the Gironde and was beached. She was subsequently refloated and towed in to Bordeaux, Gironde, France in a severely damaged condition.[8]
Gem  New Zealand The 6-ton ketch foundered on the Wairau Bar, New Zealand.[10]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1874
Ship State Description
Acacia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore north of Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[8]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1874
Ship State Description
Energie  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia,. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Narva.[11]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Hull, Yorkshire.[12]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1874
Ship State Description
Energie  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Narva.[13]
Good Design  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[14]
Maid of Perth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Seskar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a British port to Cronstadt, Russia.[13]
Peter Paul  Russia The ship was driven ashore in the Carron River. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Riga.[15]
Said  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cochinos, off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated.[16]
Sir R. G. M. Donnell  United Kingdom The ship struck the Whale Rock, off Mauritius and was wrecked.[17]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1874
Ship State Description
HDMS Buhl  Royal Danish Navy The gunboat ran aground in Hornbaek Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Lilian  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked o a reef in the Nepean River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to Sydney, New South Wales.[1]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1874
Ship State Description
Astronom  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen.[19]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1874
Ship State Description
Templar's Delight  United Kingdom The yacht collided with the Mersey Flat Polly Williams ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of one of her five crew .[20][21]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1874
Ship State Description
Fairy  United Kingdom The smack ran aground off Heligoland and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[22]
George and William  United Kingdom The smack ran aground and sank at Milford, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Emsworth, Hampshire.[22]
Tay  United Kingdom The whaler was crushed by ice and wrecked in Melville Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamships Camperdown and Nova Zembla (both  United Kingdom).[23][24]
Zakynthos  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak off Cape de Gatt, Spain and was beached.[25]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1874
Ship State Description
Annie Dymes  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]
Star of the West  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Steilsand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies to Harburg, Germany.[27]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1874
Ship State Description
Industry  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship James Harris and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[28]
Singapoor  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked south of Cape Guardafui, Majeerteen Sultanate with the loss of her captain. There were more than 42 survivors. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[29]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1874
Ship State Description
Bernardo  Italy The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gilbert Wheaton ( United Kingdom). Bernardo was on a voyage from Palma di Montechiaro, Sicily to Port Talbot, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[30]
Flying Cloud  United Kingdom The clipper ran aground on Beach Island Bar, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a total loss.
Gauntlet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Yenstay Skerry.[28]
Kars  Ottoman Empire The steamship was run into by the steamship Behara (Ottoman Empire Egypt) and sank in the Sea of Marmara with the loss of 260 of the 297 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Behara.[31] Kars was on a voyage from Constantinople to Thessaloniki, Greece.[32]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1874
Ship State Description
Sixty unnamed vessels United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The fishing boats sank in Chaleur Bay off Percé, Quebec, Canada. Their crews were ashore at the time.[33]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1874
Ship State Description
Malvina  Belgium The schooner was wrecked west of the Gadaro lighthouse, near Tenedos, Ottoman Empire, on voyage from Ibrail, Romania to Marseille, France. The crew were rescued by boats from the British naval squadron at Tenedos.[34][35]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1874
Ship State Description
Charlotte  Norway The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[36]
C. J.  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Port Talbot.[37]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1874
Ship State Description
Fox United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The cutter sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Surprise (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey). Fox was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Guernsey.[38]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1874
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Mine Head, County Waterford. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Skibbereen, County Kerry.[39]
L'Hermitte  French Navy
HMS Dido (left) assisting the wrecked L'Hermitte (right). (Illustration from the Illustrated London News, 1874.)
The unprotected cruiser was wrecked on a reef off Wallis Island with the loss of two lives. The screw sloop-of-war HMS Dido ( Royal Navy) arrived to assist her survivors on 20 July.[40]
Nick King  United Kingdom The sidewheel paddle steamer sank near Darien, Georgia, and the mouth of the Altamaha River.[41]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1874
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at St Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Inverkeithing, Fife.[42]
Ann Fleming  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Northaven", Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[25]
Antigua  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from London to the Rio Grande.[9]
Baltic  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Red Island, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Quebec City, Canada.[13]
Borthwick  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[13]
Barracouta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Hicacos Peninsula, Cuba.[27]
Bretagne  France The barque foundered at sea. Her twelve crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[43][44]
Charles Auguste  France The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait. At least some of her crew survived. she wa on a voyage from Australia to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[36]
Charlotte Harrison  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape North, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Quebec City.[25]
Christiania  Norway The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.[25]
Cleopas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Long Cay, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Consequently taken in to Nassau, Bahamas for repairs.[25]
Euclid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bic, Quebec, Canada.[27]
Faraday  United Kingdom The steamship struck an iceberg off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was severely damaged.[45]
Flintshire  Queensland The steamship was wrecked at Cape Cleveland before 29 June. All on board were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from Townsville to Moreton Bay.[47]
Flor de Maria  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bornedra Rocks, in Vigo Bay. She was on a voyage from Huelva to Cardiff.[48]
Gomes  Brazil The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Groningen  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Landskrona, Sweden to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[25] She was refloated on 24 June and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[47]
Harvest Home Canada Canada The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saguenay, Quebec.[50]
Henrietta  United Kingdom The ship collided with an iceberg and sank. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.[19]
Herbert C. Hall  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, Canada. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Quebec City.[15]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Quebec City.[49]
Isabelle  Spain The ship was wrecked near Sagua La Grande, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Havana, Cuba.[43]
Lap Tek  China The steamship was wrecked at Keelung, Formosa.[51]
Jenny  Russia The barque capsized in a squall at Havana.[25]
Luna  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on "Refnaes". She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[48]
Merrington  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Les Escoumins. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City.[49]
Möwe  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia and was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bolderāja.[25]
Niphon  Germany The brig was wrecked at Alvarado, Mexico.[19]
Percy Thompson  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London.[25]
Pontecorvo  Norway The ship was abandoned at sea before 6 June. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Quebec City.[8]
Prince Alfred Canada Canada The ship was wrecked at "Potato Cove". She was on a voyage from Victoria, British Columbia to San Francisco, California, United States.[27]
Rio Grande  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Antigua.[12]
Ryerson Canada Canada The ship ran aground on Sarn Badrig. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and the Barmouth Lifeboat.[52]
Seaton  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Hessilo". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[48]
Sir G. M. Donnell  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Whale Rock, off the coast of Mauritius before 10 June.[13]
Sophie Jobson  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Santander, Spain.[25]
Stolaff  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[51]
St. Paul  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Tobasco River. She was on a voyage from Key West, Florida, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22]
Therese  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Beach.[25]
Troubadour  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock at Viana do Castelo, Portugal before 26 June. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[50]
Wear  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[48]
Wilhelm  Norway The ship foundered at sea.[13]
Wilhelmina  Netherlands The barque was wrecked in the Bali Strait before 18 June.[28]

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