# List of shipwrecks in June 1847

The list of shipwrecks in June 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1847.

## 1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was severely damaged by fire in the River Avon downstream of the Holmes, near Bristol, Gloucestershire. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Lord Stanley | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Aden. Subsequently repaired. |

## 2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Spartan | United Kingdom | The brig sank off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Dragoe". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Thompson | New South Wales | The cutter departed from Sydney for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| British King | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship collided with Paola ( United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Paola. British King was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently set afire. |
| Norris Stanley | United States | The ship was beached at the Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She had become a wreck by 10 June. |

## 4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ætna | United States | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Ouachita River at Columbia, Louisiana with the loss of more than twenty lives. She was on a voyage from Ouachita to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Birman | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Selina | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Avon. |

## 5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt, Sweden to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition. |

## 6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Junius | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Westhampton Beach, New York, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York City. |

## 7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edouard et Marie | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Nestor | Imperial Russian Navy | The brig ran aground on a reef off "Stenshera Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to "Kounisari Island". |

## 8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between the Île Dieu and Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Cassilda | United States | The ship was abandoned and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |

## 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christian and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Newburgh, Fife. She put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a sinking condition. |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and was wrecked at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth. |

## 10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine Mackellar | New South Wales | The schooner departed from Newcastle for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ceylon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Moosepeeka Head, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was later refloated and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Frédérique | France | The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Great Duck Island, Maine, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Rio Grande | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on Eastern Point. Crew saved. |
| Virginia | United States | The ship was driven ashore south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was refloated and taken in to Norfolk, Virginia. |

## 12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andrew White | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople. She was later refloated. |
| Elizabeth Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Heyworth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Constantinople. She was later refloated and taken in to Constantinople. |
| Salus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cronslott, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva and Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Cronstadt. |

## 13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1848 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| St. Jean | France | The ship foundered off Roscoff, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord to Libourne, Gironde. |

## 14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Azorian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Grunia Bay, Saint Kitts. She was later refloated and departed on 26 June for Nassau, Bahamas in a leaky condition. |
| Boadicea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was consequently condemned. |
| Bramble | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Eugenie | France | The barque was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was refloated on 16 June. |
| Exporter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Huna, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Southesk | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| William and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough. She was later refloated. |

## 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Columbian Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was struck by lightning, capsized and sank in a squall off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of four of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Eugenie | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States. |
| Isabel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Castle Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Liverpool. |
| Lord Brougham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mille Vaches, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |

## 16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arbutus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was refloated. |
| Fortuna | Bremen | The ship ran aground on the Watts. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Odessa and was scuttled. |
| Quid Pro Quo | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Point Lucama". She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Hong Kong. |

## 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg. Sweden to Hull. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør. |
| Jeune Alexis and Celina | France | The ship ran aground and sank near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Trieste. |
| Tryal | United Kingdom | The fishing smack collided with Columbus ( United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Tyro | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pozzallo, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was refloated on 26 June and taken in to Malta. |

## 18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Russell | United States | The whaler was wrecked on the Porpoise Reef, in the Fiji Islands. |
| St. Cuthbert | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock and was beached in Crinan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. |

## 19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire and was severely damaged. |
| Emblem | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |
| Ida | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in Placentia Bay. SHe was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to London. |
| Wheathill | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and was severely damaged. |

## 21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the English Bank. She was refloated with assistance from Express and put back to Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jonas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Buxtehude. |
| Margaret Trynor | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Londoner. She was refloated and taken in to Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Ringdove | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Triumvirate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. |

## 23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Friend's Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Ipswich. |

## 24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Paragon | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Barbadoes. Her eleven crew took to the longboat and sailed to Saint Lucia. Paragon was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Williams | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to London. |

## 25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Limerick. |

## 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Columbia | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig St. George ( Greece). Columbia was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall of Cork. |

## 27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gipsey | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nautilus ( United Kingdom). |
| Walter Scott | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off Point Salines, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada and Nassau, Bahamas. She put in to Grenada for repairs. |

## 28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bordelais | France | The paquebot was wrecked at Natal. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in the Bay of Goffe. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Moy. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| Wester Norland | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated on 1 July and towed in to Hamburg. |

## 29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg. |
| Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Saugor, India. Her 80 crew were rescued by Fatima ( United Kingdom). Roberts was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to China. |
| Sophie | France | The ship was wrecked on the Penerf Rocks. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord. |

## 30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship collided with John Jordine ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Green Bank. Her crew were rescued by John Jordine. Emma was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lorena | United States | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: unknown date in June 1847 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Affghan | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, British North America before 7 June. Her crew were rescued. |
| Cœur de Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Fanny, and Huron | United Kingdom | The ships collided in the Atlantic Ocean and both sank. Their crews were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. |
| Hellespont | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Delia ( United Kingdom). Hellespont was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. |
| Irma | France | The brig was lost north of Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 June. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain before 8 June. |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America to London. |
| Lord Auckland | New Zealand | The ship was driven ashore at Port Curtis, New South Wales before 29 June. She was refloated. |
| Lorena | United States | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Marie Françoise | Belgium | The ship was wrecked near Le Conquet, Finistère, France before 5 June. |
| Mary Ann | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, in late June. She was driven on shore while attempting to leave the bay and broke up. All hands were saved. |
| Mary B. Oliver | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cork. |
| Naomi | France | The ship was driven ashore near "Guetenen" before 3 June. |
| Napoleon | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 June. |
| Redbreast | United Kingdom | The ship was crushed by ice and sank in the White Sea before 14 June. Her crew were rescued. |
| Selina | New South Wales | The schooner departed from Moreton Bay for Sydney. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sette | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at "Trifontane", on the south coast of Sicily. She was refloated on 1 July and taken in to Trapani, Sicily for repairs. |
| Sylvia | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia before 16 June. |