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List of shipwrecks in June 1829

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The list of shipwrecks in June 1829 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during June 1829.

1 June

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List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1829
Ship State Description
Oscar India The ship was on the Arabian Peninsula 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Cape Rouse. (21°45′N 59°40′E / 21.750°N 59.667°E / 21.750; 59.667). All on board survived but the ship was plundered by the local inhabitants.[1]

2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1829
Ship State Description
Tibustina  Argentina The ship was lost off "Colona".[2]

4 June

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List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1829
Ship State Description
USS Fulton  United States Navy The barracks ship was destroyed by an explosion at Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City with the loss of 24 lives.[3]

6 June

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List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1829
Ship State Description
Lady Monroe  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Baltimore, Maryland.[4]
Nelson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Mauritius.[5]
Rookwood  United Kingdom The whaler struck a rock in the Davis Straits north of "Disco" and was beached at "Willifiord", where she was deemed beyond repair. Her crew survived.[6]

10 June

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List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1829
Ship State Description
Anna  Prussia The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[7]

13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1829
Ship State Description
Mermaid  United Kingdom The ship struck the southeast portion of Flora Reef (17°11′57″S 146°17′20″E / 17.19923333°S 146.28885°E / -17.19923333; 146.28885) and was stranded in place.[8]

14 June

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List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1829
Ship State Description
John and Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The cutter sprang a leak and foundered off A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[9][10]

15 June

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List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1829
Ship State Description
Cæsar  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Point Cedros, Trinidad.[11]

22 June

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List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1829
Ship State Description
Rachel  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in fog at Crail, Fife and was severely damaged. She was later refloated. Rachel was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12]

23 June

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List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1829
Ship State Description
Ardabil  Imperial Russian Navy The brig capsized and sank in the Volga with the loss of five lives. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[13]

24 June

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List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1829
Ship State Description
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Bruis Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[14]

27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1829
Ship State Description
Fame  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[15]

28 June

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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1829
Ship State Description
Bellona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall.[16]
Peter Challoner  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[17][18]
Princess Royal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The ship capsized in a squall 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) south of Sable Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued twelve days later by Rolla ( United States). Princess Royal was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Grenada.[19]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1829
Ship State Description
Timandra  United Kingdom The ship sailed from Batavia on 5 June 1829 with a cargo of rice for Antwerp. She was never heard of again.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "LOSS OF THE SHIP OSCAR". The Standard. No. 784. 19 October 1829.
  2. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 703. 17 August 1829.
  3. ^ "EXPLOSION OF AN AMERICAN STEAM-FRIGATE". The Times. No. 13958. London. 6 July 1829. col F, p. 2.
  4. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 949. 10 July 1829.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14093. London. 10 December 1829. col C, p. 4.
  6. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 8068. 12 September 1829.
  7. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2326. 16 June 1829.
  8. ^ "Shipwreck - Mermaid HMCS". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 657. 24 June 1829.
  10. ^ "Portsmouth, June 27". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18654. 24 June 1829.
  11. ^ "From Lloyd's Marine List – August 4". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16843. 8 August 1829.
  12. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 8058. 4 July 1829.
  13. ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche.
  14. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 693. 5 August 1829.
  15. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 662. 30 June 1829.
  16. ^ "From Lloyd's List – July 3". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16828. 6 July 1829.
  17. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 13992. London. 14 August 1829. col F, p. 1.
  18. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 955. 21 August 1829.
  19. ^ "From Lloyd's Marine List – August 7". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16844. 10 August 1829.
  20. ^ "EAST INDIA SHIPPING. FRIDAY EVENING." The Standard (28 November 1829), p.13.