# List of shipwrecks in June 1846

The list of shipwrecks in June 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1846.

## 1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agincourt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Rye, Sussex and Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Eliza and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Olinda, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Rio Grande. |
| Sally | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Margate. |
| Samson | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Riessick Rock, off the north coast of Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Exeter, Devon. |
| Thomas Worthington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whelps Rock, off the coast of County Limerick. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Limerick. |

## 2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Greencastle, County Donegal. |
| Smithamby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool. She was refloated on 5 June and taken in to Diamond Harbour. |

## 3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Felsand, in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. She was later refloated and taken in to Cronstadt for repairs. |
| Sarah Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Louisburg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Watermillock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from London to Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. |

## 4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cousin | France | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Nicoline | Norway | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from a French port to Gothenburg, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne Grant | United Kingdom | The ship was arrived at Bombay, India from London with a smouldering fire and was scuttled. |
| Eliza and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Olinda Point, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil. |
| Messenger | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Langlade Island. |
| Trinity | United Kingdom | The paddle tug caught fire and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |

## 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl Wilhelm | Bremen | The barque was wrecked near Galveston, Texas, United States with the loss of three lives. |

## 8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nailer | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Patagonia, Argentina to London. |
| Trial | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Halifax, Nova Scotia. |

## 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak. She put in to Padstow, Cornwall in a sinking condition. |
| Sarah and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Flamborough Head Lighthouse, Yorkshire. |

## 10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John Henry | British North America | The ship was wrecked in Egmont's Bay, Prince Edward Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Salisbury | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. She put back to Quebec City in a waterlogged condition. |
| Wilhelmine | Sweden | The ship capsized at Gävle. |

## 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ganges | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Gray | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pekin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Lance-aux-Vallée", Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |

## 13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Therese | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Hamburg. She was refloated. |

## 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fortuna | Argentina | The sloop ran aground and was wrecked in the River Plate between "Las Paris" and Colonias Unidad. |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Maiden Rocks and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo. |

## 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop struck a sunken rock and sank in the North Sea of the coast of Lothian. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss to Inverkeithing, Fife. |

## 16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Sharpness, Gloucestershire. |
| Baltic | United States | The whaler went ashore on Bering Island in a gale and soon broke up. The crew made it ashore where the whaler Bengal ( United States) rescued them on 5 July. |
| John Cree | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the North Sea off Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Inverkeithing, Fife. |

## 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Leopoldo Eugenio | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. |
| Lady Alice | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Majorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Brixham, Devon. |
| Psyche | Malaya | The barque was wrecked on the Setang Banks, off the coast of Moulmein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arracan, India to Penang. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London. The burnt-out hull was towed in to Brixham, Devon. |

## 19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The barque capsized at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was towed in to Hadlow Cove and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Nouveau Tambour | France | The East Indiaman caught fire at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône and was scuttled. Arson was suspected. |

## 18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Port Malo" with the loss of her captain. |

## 20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Pluto | United Kingdom | The East India Company steamship was wrecked in a typhoon at "Chick Py-wan", Hong Kong. She was refloated on 17 July. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Grand Cayman. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |

## 21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Seskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated on 13 July and towed in to Vyborg in a waterlogged condition. |
| Gipsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, where she arrived on 24 June. |
| Persian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on North Bardsoe, in Aspey's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Davids, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Elle | France | The chasse-marée was lost near "Baguenault" with the loss of four lives. |
| Vrow Hilkea | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked on the Mernmert Bank, in the North Sea off the Hanoverian coast. |

## 23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bernhardus | Duchy of Holstein | The ship departed from Cuxhaven for Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Charterfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was refloated and sailed for Seaham, County Durham. |
| Godfrey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Honfleur, Calvados, France and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Honfleur. |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Basque Island". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Malvina | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Waterford to a Baltic port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Booby Island, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to China. |

## 24 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Essay | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock in the Douro and was holed. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool, Lancashire. She put back to Oporto. |
| Guiana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide, South Australia to Mauritius. |
| St. Kiavan | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Ayr. |

## 25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock in Courland Bay, Tobago. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Tobago. She was refloated. |
| Mandarin | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Alligator Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Robert and Alice | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Point of Holm, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Wick, Caithness. She was refloated and put back to Stornoway. |

## 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eleanor | New South Wales | The barque was wrecked on the coast of New Guinea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Guinea. |
| Times | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( France). Sheffield was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Sutlej | British North America | The brig was wrecked on the Sow and Pig Rocks with the loss of 30 of the 58 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Dusky Sally ( United States). Sutlej was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Zephyr | British North America | The ship departed from Antigua for the Turks Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Matthew | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated on 29 June and taken in to Cronstadt. |
| Sarah Berry | New Zealand | The cutter was driven onto the bar of Whangaroa Harbour and destroyed during a gale. All passengers and crew were saved. |
| Tenedos | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry Mitchell | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a bridge, was holed and sank at Gothenburg. Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grand-Métis, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Pembroke. She was refloated on 29 July and resumed her voyage. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abbey | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 June. |
| Alerte | France | The ship was lost off Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. |
| Aurora | New Zealand | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Haere Kino. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Paraná River at "San Loringo" before 10 June. She was set afire to prevent her capture by the Argentinians. |
| Earl of Rellie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 7 June and taken in to Aberdeen for repairs. |
| Helvetia | France | The whaler was destroyed by fire in a suspected case of arson. |
| Hugenot | United States | The ship caught fire on 12 June having been struck by lightning while on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire with a cargo of cotton. She put in to Savannah, Georgia, where she arrived on 14 June. |
| Hugh Wallace | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 June. Her crew took to two boats; those in one of the boats were rescued. |
| Intelligence | British North America | The schooner was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Brazil. She was refloated and taken in to Maranhão, Brazil, where she arrived on 11 June. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was refloated and put in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 4 June. |
| Nicolai | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast before 12 June. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Riga, where she arrived on 20 June. |
| Squatter | United States | The schooner was wrecked at "Port Sarry", British North America. Her crew were rescued. |
| Susanna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in The Smalls. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Liverpool on 5 June. |
| Welcome Home | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Sennen, Cornwall. She had been refloated by 20 June and sailed for Plymouth, Devon. |