# List of shipwrecks in June 1881

The list of shipwrecks in June 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1881.

## 2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adam Smith, and Alster | United Kingdom | The steamship Alster collided with the steamship Adam Smith and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. Alster was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Antwerp, Belgium. Adam Smith was severely damaged at the bows. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |

## 3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amoenitas | Germany | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Bellona | Germany | The steamship struck a rock off "Haddes". She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang to Shantou, China. She put in to Shanghai for repairs. |
| Henry Morton | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with Robert Dickenson ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged. |
| Ibex | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Danube at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Venice, Italy. |

## 4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of London | United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the barque Leondia (Flag unknown) at Shadwell, Middlesex and was severely damaged. |

## 5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acadia | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ducie Island. Her crew subsequently reached Pitcairn Island in a boat. They were rescued fifteen days afterwards by Edward O'Brien ( United States). Acadia was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Alecto | Malta | The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cyprus to Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Mary Coles | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Queenstown to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Mennythorpe | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on a reef off Cape Finisterre, Spain and was abandoned by her 23 crew. |

## 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Genitori | Italy | The barque was driven ashore near Roquetas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Nebo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire. |
| Seine | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Prado (Flag unknown) and sank off Godrevy Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Prado. Seine was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |

## 7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arncott | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Fårö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia. |

## 8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Madeleine | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire. |

## 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bessie Rowe | United Kingdom | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lepe, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Bulwark | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Hilda | Sweden | The schooner was sunk by ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off Örskär. Her cfew were rescued. |
| Honour | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Julie | Sweden | The schooner capsized in ice in the "Oregrundsgrapen" off "Klockarbodarbadan". Her crew were rescued. |
| Malancthon | Sweden | The ship ran aground in the "Oregrundsgrapen". |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the ferry Eastham Fairy ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached in a waterlogged condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire. |

## 10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| comet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Bishops Rocks. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition. |
| Norman | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were landed. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss. |
| Ocean King | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arendsburg, Norway. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. |

## 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alicante | Spain | The steam coaster was wrecked near "Gibora", Cuba. All on board were rescued. |

## 12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Minnie | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube downstream of Giurgevo, Romania. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antonio N. | Italy | The barque ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated. |
| USS Jeannette | United States Navy | USS Jeanette Jeannette expedition: The Philomel-class gunvessel sank in the Arctic Ocean (77°15′N 154°59′E﻿ / ﻿77.250°N 154.983°E﻿ / 77.250; 154.983) after being crushed by ice. Although there was no immediate loss of life, 20 of her 33 crewmen died before reaching safety. |

## 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | Sweden | The schooner sank at "Norrbadan". |
| Solway | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Yenikale Channel. |
| Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at "Norrbadan". |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at "Grepen", Sweden. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Fogstden", Sweden. |

## 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| La Sofia | Italy) | The barque was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon. She subsequently broke her back and was condemned. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Nore. |

## 16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Decidido | Portugal | The brig collided with the steamship Lassell ( United Kingdom) at Lisbon and was severely damaged. |

## 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Prinses Elisabeth, and an unnamed vessel | Netherlands United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a Thames barge off Garrison Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and was beached on the Cant Edge, in the Thames Estuary 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Queenborough, Kent to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Temporary repairs were made andPrinses Elisabeth was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Sampson ( Royal Navy), which took off 30 of her passengers who did not wish to continue their voyage. The Thames barge sank with the presumed loss of both crew. |
| Rauha | Russia | The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben, Sweden. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Llanllians Head, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| Stadt Frankfort | France | The barque was driven ashore at Svartklubben. |

## 18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Johavet | Norway | The fishing vessel was lost off "Koljugeff". Her crew were rescued. |
| Lindisfarne | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Drontheim. |

## 19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vier Gebroeders | Belgium | The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 97 nautical miles (180 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Septentrion ( Belgium). |

## 20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aludra | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sprang a leak at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Romania to Amsterdam. |
| Hannah Rathkens | Germany | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (29°55′N 77°55′W﻿ / ﻿29.917°N 77.917°W﻿ / 29.917; -77.917). Her crew were rescued by the barque Belus ( France). Hannah Rathkens was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Maria P. | Italy | The barque was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma. |
| Red Rose | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Tenezon, Algeria. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Argentino ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 24 June. |

## 25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amanda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Pietro | Italy | The brig collided with the steamship Newnham ( United Kingdom) off "Porman" and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cartagena, Spain by Newnham. |

## 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Othello | United Kingdom | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the steamship Travancore ( United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was severely damaged. |
| America | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the "Hydrographer Group". She was on a voyage from Tianjin, China to Kuchinotsu, Japan. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Yellow Sea (34°10′N 123°08′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°N 123.133°E﻿ / 34.167; 123.133). Her crew survived. |

## 29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. P. Taylor | United Kingdom | The schooner struck rocks at Wexford and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshire to Wexford. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1881 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ala | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to a Dutch port. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Alblasserdam | Netherlands | The ship was lost off "Cape la Roque", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Alvina | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Visby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Schiedam, South Holland. |
| Anne Milbank | New Zealand | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. |
| Baron Bentinck | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground off Bawen, Netherlands East Indies before 9 June. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and she was condemned. |
| Blackhalls | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Baracouta Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Nicholaieff, Russia, where she arrived on 15 June. |
| Breton | France | The steamship ran aground on the Cani Rocks, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. She was on a voyage from Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the frigate Cassard ( French Navy), which towed her in to Bizerte, Algeria. |
| Catharina Elisabeth | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife, United Kingdom to Kotka, Russia. |
| Clyde | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Swellies, in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached at Caernarfon, where she was repaired. Clyde resumed her voyage on 23 June. |
| Davina | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Cardiganshire ( United Kingdom). Davina was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Deodata | Norway | The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Fermina de Veta | Spain | The ship was lost at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora | Austria-Hungary | The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora P. Stafford | United Kingdom | The barque was run down by Haytien (flag unknown) and abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Haytien, but her captain died within an hour. Flora P. Stafford was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States. |
| Foam | United Kingdom | The fishing smack struck a sunken wreck off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew survived. |
| Franconia | United States | The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hannah Rathkens | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Castle Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with assistance. |
| J. C. Williams | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Skagen Reef, in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from New York to Copenhagen. She was refloated on 6 June and resumed her voyage. |
| Liburian | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Galle, Ceylon. |
| Masoo | Germany | The barque foundered before 6 June. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mathilde | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alice ( Canada. |
| Minnie Knapp | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Iona, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Nettie Margarethe | Norway | The barque was wrecked on Île Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada before 12 June with the loss of six of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Newminster | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Penarth, Glamorgan. |
| Nieuwe Diep | Germany | The barque was wrecked in the Krishna River with some loss of life. |
| Norway | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Romania to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Pax | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Saint Petersburg. |
| Richard Wallace | France | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the "Debrica River", Sierra Leone. |
| Rokeby | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sandhammaren, Norway. |
| Ross | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore at "Fahludd", Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Santorin | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the barque Cohanim ( Germany) and was severely damaged. Santorin was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt. She put in to Karlskrona, Sweden for repairs. |
| Unnamed | United States | The coaster was run into by Lothair ( United States) and sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her crew were rescued. |