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The list of shipwrecks in June 1865 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1865 .
1 June
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Alemania
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in the Magdalena River .[1]
Anna Andrina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Narva , Russia .[2] Her crew were rescued.[3]
Carron
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Gothenburg , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to a Baltic port.[4] [5] [3]
Cornelia Berendina
Netherlands
The schooner was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Saint Petersburg , Russia.[2] [3]
Crinoline
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pärnu , Russia.[2]
Edla
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland .[6]
Elizabeth Machtelina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark.[2]
Elizabeth Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pärnu.[2]
Fortuna
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Narva.[2] Her crew were rescued.[3]
Grace Darling
New Zealand
The schooner grounded on a rocky reef at the mouth of Nelson Harbour in a heavy swell. The ship's whole port side was heavily damaged, and passengers and crew were taken off by a pilot boat .[7]
Gratitude
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cronstadt.[3]
Great Britain
United Kingdom
The
Industrie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pärnu.[2]
Irene
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Korsør [2] [3]
Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the
Kentucky
United States
Carrying 800 paroled former Confederate soldiers, the 375-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Red River of the South between its mouth and Alexandria, Louisiana , the ship′s boiler exploding as she sank. Thirty of the former Confederate soldiers died.[8]
Leonore
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Torekov , Sweden.[9]
Lochrimmer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Narva.[2] Her crew were rescued.[3]
Ludwig Maria
Norway
The brig was driven ashore at Narva with the loss of all hands.[9]
Mary Holland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pärnu.[2]
Minerva
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Narva.[2] Her crew were rescued.[3]
Mystery
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Torekov. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire.
[9]
Oscar
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Lysekil , Sweden with the loss of all but two of her crew.[9]
Paradies
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pärnu.[2]
Praesto
flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø.[2]
Queen
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in the Kattegat near Gothenburg with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Cronstadt.[4] [5]
Recovery
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Backstadt", Sweden.[5] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to a Baltic port.[3]
Royal Standard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on
Swan
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Helsinki.[6]
2 June
3 June
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Tucker
United Kingdom
The
4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Emile
Belgium
The
Jane Williams
New Zealand
The cutter went aground on the bar at the mouth of the Hokitika River . She lost her rudder and was driven onto the bar by a heavy sea.[13]
5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Her Majesty
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Macrafulla Lumps, in the
6 June
7 June
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Francis I
France
The
8 June
10 June
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Duchess
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
11 June
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea . Her four crew were rescued by a tug and the Rhyl Lifeboat.[12]
Express
United States
During a voyage from Parkersburg , West Virginia , to Louisville , Kentucky , with the 32nd Illinois Infantry Regiment ( Union Army ) on board, the 224-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near Manchester, Ohio . She later was refloated and returned to service.[24]
ARP Jejuy
Paraguayan Navy
Jequitinhonha
Brazil Navy
Paraguayan War, Battle of Riachuelo: The corvette ran aground in the Paraná river. She was abandoned the next day and captured by the Paraguayans.
ARP Marquês de Olinda
Paraguayan Navy
Paraguayan War, Battle of Riachuelo: The steamship ran aground in the Paraná river and was abandoned by her crew.[25]
ARP Salto
Paraguayan Navy
Paraguayan War, Battle of Riachuelo: The
West Kent
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Alnmouth , Northumberland to the River Thames .[26]
12 June
13 June
14 June
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Alabama
United States
The 337-ton whaling barque went aground at Port Hutt in New Zealand's Chatham Islands . She had sheltered in the port to escape a violent southerly storm, but dragged her anchor. Despite cutting way masts to reduce danger to the ship, she was repeatedly dashed into rocks and was extensively holed.[28] All hands were saved.[33]
15 June
16 June
17 June
18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Eastern Province
Cape Colony
The
19 June
20 June
21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Pacific
Victoria
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Manning River . Her crew were rescued.[47]
22 June
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Euphrates
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 364-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea near 62°23′N 179°46′E / 62.383°N 179.767°E / 62.383; 179.767 (Euphrates ) by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Jireh Swift
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 428-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Leesburg
United States
The steamer , partially loaded with a cargo of cotton , struck a snag and sank with the loss of two lives in the Savannah River in Georgia .[51]
Sophia Thornton
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 426-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea at 62°40′N 178°50′W / 62.667°N 178.833°W / 62.667; -178.833 (Sophia Thornton ) by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [52]
William Thompson
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 495-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea northeast of Cape Narrows by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [52]
23 June
24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Hamburg
Hamburg
The
25 June
26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Behera
United Kingdom
The Egypt. She was refloated.
[54]
Catherine
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 384- or 385-ton bark , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Gipsy , orGipsey
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 360-ton bark , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Gratitude
United States
The 337-ton
Isabella
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 315-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49]
Nimrod
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 340-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [52]
William C. Nye
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 389-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [52]
William Nelson
United States
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (41°20′N 42°20′W / 41.333°N 42.333°W / 41.333; -42.333 ) with the loss of about 400 of the 478 people on board. Around 80 survivors were rescued by the steamship Lafayette , by Mercury (both France ), and by the barque Ilmari ( Russia ). William Nelson was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to New York .[56] [57]
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Esther
New Zealand
The 76-ton schooner was wrecked at Hokitika when she struck the bar at the mouth of the Hokitika River , where she had travelled from Sydney.[13]
Sir Francis Drake
United Kingdom
The 188-ton three-masted schooner was wrecked at Hokitika when she struck the bar at the mouth of the Hokitika River. She was beached and broke up.[13]
28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Brunswick
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 295-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Congress
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 376-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Covington
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 350-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Favorite
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 295-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49]
Hillman
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Illinois
United States
The 530-ton screw steamer sank in Lake Erie after colliding with Dean Richmond (Flag unknown) near Point Pelee , Ontario .[58]
Isaac Howland
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 399-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
J. P. Wheeler
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 1 July.
[59]
Martha
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 360-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [50]
Nassau
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 408-ton full-rigged ship , was captured and burned in the Bering Strait by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [60]
Olive
United States
The 220-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag in the Ohio River at Golconda, Illinois , and sank with the loss of seven lives.[61]
Waverley
United States
American Civil War : The whaler , a 327-ton barque , was captured and burned in the Bering Sea near the Diomede Islands by the merchant raider CSS Shenandoah ( Confederate States Navy ).[48] [49] [52]
29 June
30 June
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1865
Ship
State
Description
Benjamin Delano
United States
Carrying a cargo of forage , the brig was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas , during a three-day gale .[68]
USS Bloomer
United States Navy
The sternwheel Santa Rosa Island, Florida. She was raised and repaired.
[69]
Echo No. 2
United States
Carrying 300 soldiers of the 13th and 41st Ohio Veteran Volunteer Regiments , the sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near Cairo , Illinois , in late June after striking the prow of the screw sloop-of-war USS Oneida ( United States Navy ). The regiments lost rations and a combined 10 horses and 13 mules. The soldiers blamed the pilot guiding Echo No. 2 for the accident and beat him.[24]
Frederick August
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands.[70]
Goldfinder
Siam
The barque foundered in the South China Sea .[71]
Mischief
United Kingdom
The
Pine Hill
United States
The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Red River of the South at Tucker's Bar in Louisiana .[73]
Recovery
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea .[74] She came ashore at Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland and was wrecked.[44]
Robert Finnie
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the White Sea .[75] Her crew were rescued.[76]
Stettin
Stettin
The steamship was driven ashore near Stettin. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom to Stettin.[20]
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