# List of shipwrecks in June 1857

The list of shipwrecks in June 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during June 1857.

## 1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Bustard | Royal Navy | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The Albacore-class gunboat ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was later refloated. |
| Canadian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River 40 nautical miles (74 km) downstream of Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. She had sunk by 15 June. She was refloated on 29 June and taken in to Quebec City. |
| Chase | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
| HMS Coromandel | Royal Navy | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The gunboat ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was refloated. |
| Florence | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Little Hope Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. |
| John Calvin | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the brig Mary Young ( United Kingdom). John Calvin was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Medina, and Sauguenay | United Kingdom British North America | The barque Medina was run into by the steamship Saguenay and sank off Madam Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City. Saguenay was beached at Berthier, Province of Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| HMS Tribune | Royal Navy | Second Opium War, Battle of Fatshan Creek: The Tribune-class frigate ran aground in Fatshan Creek. She was later refloated. |

## 2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Hantoon". She was refloated and taken in to Wexford. |

## 3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cerro Gordo | United States | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Kinsale, County Cork. |
| Surrey | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Cape Recife, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued by the barque Emperor ( United Kingdom). Surrey was on a voyage from Colombo, Ceylon to Antwerp, Belgium. |

## 4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on St. Felipe Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Havana, Cuba, where she arrived on 26 June. |
| Martha Rogers | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Pictou, Nova Scotia. |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The whaler ran aground at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated. |

## 5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ardbeg | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore north of "Nyam", India. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. |
| Newport | Saint Helena | The brigantine was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was consequently condemned. |
| Pleiades | United States | The ship was driven ashore at the "Mackrapatta Lump", India. |

## 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douro | Spain | The steamship was wrecked at Cape Bagum. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cádiz and Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated assistance from the steamship Ebro ( Portugal) and taken in to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was wrecked at "Caltura", on the east coast of Ceylon 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Galle. All 71 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Point de Galle, Ceylon and China. |
| Lily | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Lundy Island, Devon. She was later refloated. |

## 7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gitana | Cape Colony | The brigantine was driven ashore in Table Bay. |
| Helena | Cape Colony | The schooner was driven ashore in Table Bay. |
| Isabella | Cape Colony | The brig was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was consequently condemned. |
| Jessie McFarlane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cape Town, Cape Colony. |
| Johnson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Branscombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Branscombe. She was refloated on 12 Jund. |
| Rory Brown | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was consequently condemned. |

## 8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shakespeare | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Levi, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to London. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore in the River Dovey and wrecked with the loss of three of her four crew. |

## 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Caplin Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Catherine Campbell | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Dean of Guild | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hjørring, Denmark. She was refloated. |
| James | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Louisa Augusta | Russia | The ship was destroyed by fire at Narva. |
| Sarah Botsford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Borkala", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 12 June. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to the Davis Straits. |
| Vision | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy and Foo Chow Foo, China. |

## 10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christabel | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| James | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Spray ( United Kingdom). James was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Newton | French Navy | The paddle corvette was wrecked on the Port-au-Choix Rock, off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Potosi Mud Flat, off the coast of Surinam. She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Guiana. |
| William James | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Table Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sarah Hotsford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. |
| Sobraon | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean at 18°S 28°W﻿ / ﻿18°S 28°W﻿ / -18; -28﻿ (Sobraon), about 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) southeast of Salvador, Brazil. All thirteen of her crew were rescued by Lord Elgin ( United Kingdom). Sobraon was on a voyage from Caldera, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marthine | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near Buctouche, New Brunswick, British North America. She was consequently condemned. |
| Niger | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tenerife, Canary Islands. |
| Sea | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Perekop ( United Kingdom). Sea was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

## 13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ferguson, and Gartich | United Kingdom | The steamships were in collision in the Irish Sea of The Skerries, Anglesey and were severely damaged. Ferguson put in to Holyhead, Anglesey; Gartich was towed in. Both vessels were beached. |

## 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ellen Rawson, and Isabella | United Kingdom | The barque Ellen Rawson was driven into the brig Isabella in Table Bay. Both vessels then drove ashore. Their crews were rescued by the Cape Town Lifeboat. |
| Lily | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Point Kosik, Greece. She had been refloated by 23 June. |
| Rochellaise | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Mevagissey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord. |

## 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allen | United Kingdom | The barque capsized and sank at Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 17 June. |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Reval, Russia. She was refloated on 20 June and resumed her voyage. |

## 16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| New Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Ridge Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grays Thurrock to Maldon, Essex. |
| Stedenger | Bremen | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tulsco ( Bremen). Stedenger was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Bremen. |

## 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Idomenio | Austrian Empire | The brig ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Malta. |
| Neptunus | Norway | The brig was in collision with the steamship Genova ( Kingdom of Sardinia) and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Victor | United Kingdom | The brig was discovered derelict in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was taken in to Brightlingsea by the smack Tryal ( United Kingdom(. |

## 19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fox | British Cape Colony | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Town. |
| St. Clare | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Grace and Jane ( United Kingdom). St. Clare was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |

## 20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| British Merchant | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Callao, Peru and was scuttled. |
| Dawn | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Sound of Kyle. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Maranham | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Ellis Bay, Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 27 July and taken in to Gaspé, Province of Canada. |

## 21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Sow and Pig Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Nairn. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maria | Papal States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and foundered. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. |
| Stamford | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the Devil's Limb, Seal Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| William M. Rogers | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of twelve of her 25 crew. survivors were rescued by Zillah ( United Kingdom). William M. Rogers was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. |

## 22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Queen of the South with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Queen of the South. Atlananta was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Durham | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maas | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground and sank at Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Pausewitz | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dundalk to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Steadfast | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |

## 24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | Russia | The ship was lost in Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to "Luba" and Piteå, Sweden. |
| Ararat | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice at Archangelsk, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |

## 25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bank of England | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Kennery, India. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was declared a total loss. |
| Gardyne | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Sprat Bay, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Thomas. |
| Montreal | British North America | The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire in the Saint Lawrence River at Cap-Rouge, Quebec City, Province of Canada with the loss of 264 lives. The steamships Alliance and Napoleon (both British North America) rescued more than 127 survivors. |

## 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enniskillen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Black River, Jamaica to London. She was refloated and taken in to Kingston, Jamaica for repairs. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner struck rocks and foundered off Peel's Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Montrose | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Porian Shoal, off the coast of Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bassein, Burma to Cork or Flamouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Prince George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Alloa Clackmannanshire. |

## 27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The sloop struck a rock at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Franche and was damaged. She was taken into Saint-Malo for repairs. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at "Hantoon", County Wexford. She was refloated the next day. |
| Walter Muncaster | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Chañaral, Chile with the loss of seven lives. Survivors were rescued by the barque Dennis Brundrit ( United Kingdom) and the barque Heléne ( Chile). Four crew of Dennis Brundit drowned when their boat capsized. |

## 28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | France | The schooner was destroyed by fire and sank at Singapore, Straits Settlements. |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom | The whaler was crushed by ice in Melville Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Park | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with Minnesota ( United States) and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall. |

## 29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atlas | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at "Hantoon", County Wexford. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kurrachee, India. All on board, more than 300 people, were rescued by the transport ship Hydree ( United Kingdom). |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated. |

## 30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Schalkground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Narva, Russia. |
| Betsy | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Lady Mary ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary off the Girdler Lightship ( Trinity House). |
| Vaucleuse | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Escuminac, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She had been refloated by 22 August and taken in to "Herring Gut" for repairs. |
| Walton Muncaster | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Caldera, Chile with the loss of thirteen lives. Six crew of Dennis Brundrit ( United Kingdom) were drowned trying to effect a rescue. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Asia | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, ran aground near Cuxhaven. She was later refloated. |
| Bladah | France | The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Ebro before 23 June. All on board were rescued. |
| Carl Johan | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. |
| Cornelia | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic before 3 June. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Ellen E. Booker | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef before 20 June. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Emigrant | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States before 30 June. |
| Europa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Nickman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt, where she arrived on 10 June in a leaky condition. |
| Golden Star | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Nassau, Bahamas before 12 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was subsequently raised, and repaired, sailing for Boston, Massachusetts, United States in mid-September. |
| Henry Ware | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 80 nautical miles (150 km) from Payta, Peru before 7 June. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Panama City, Republic of New Granada. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 June. |
| Jeune Pauline | France | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at "Basse More". |
| Julietta | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Bali Strait. |
| Mary Bayley | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Deux Frères ( France) and sank on or before 11 June. Her crew were rescued by Deux Frères. Mary Bayley was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port. |
| Norwood | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta, where she arrived on 6 June. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Poose", India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. |
| Salus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire before 9 June. |
| Samuel Willets | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Squan Inlet, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. |
| Spartan | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 June. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
| Valparaiso | Netherlands | The ship caught fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies before 18 June and was scuttled. |
| Wild Ranger | United States | The ship ran aground in Thombrell's Channel before 19 June. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs. |
| Zephyrus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Orloff, Russia before 26 June. Her crew were rescued. |