List of shipwrecks in June 1856
Ship Country Description
Accord United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Narva , Russia . Possibly the same vessel as Canova listed below
Alfine United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Pelican Spit , Ottoman Empire before 10 June . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and completed her voyage
Amalia Spain The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . There were at least eight survivors . She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom
Amity United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) off Saint Domingo . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Havana , Cuba
Antelope New Zealand The ship was wrecked off the Mahia Peninsula
Attica United States The ship ran aground in Rocky Bay before 5 June . She was on a voyage from Boston , Massachusetts to Shediac , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was consequently condemned
Augusta United Kingdom The ship sank in Lough Swilly . She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Queenstown , County Cork . She was refloated on 21 June and beached
British Empire United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Fashion ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River at Lachine , Province of Canada , British North America
Canova United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Witzhaken , Russia
Chancer United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 500 nautical miles ( 930 km ) off Coquimbo , Chile . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Caldera , Chile to Swansea
Enterprise United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Pelican Spit before 10 June . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Smyrna . She was refloated and completed her voyage
Gazelle New South Wales The ship was wrecked on Woodlake Island . Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants . She was on a voyage from Sydney to Woodlake Island
Georgina United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 June . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London
Harold United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Fultah Sand before 17 June . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta , India
Kalahdin United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Long Key , Florida before 21 June and was abandoned . She was on a voyage from New Orleans , Louisiana to Vigo , Spain
Meg Mirrilees New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at Corner Inlet . Four people were reported missing
Nimrod United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Étaples , Pas-de-Calais , France before 23 June . She was on a voyage from Arklow , County Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland
Nanna Norway The ship was wrecked in the Saugenay River . Her crew were rescued
Nora United Kingdom The ship caught fire and put in to Stornoway , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cronstadt , Russia . She was place under repair at Stornoway
Pacific United Kingdom The schooner was lost in the Strait of Belle Isle before 30 June with the loss of her Captain
The list of shipwrecks in June 1856 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1856.