List of shipwrecks in June 1831

The list of shipwrecks in June 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1831.

4 June

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|ship=Friends

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bridgwater, Somerset.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |date=29 June 1831 |issue=18893 }}

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|ship=Home

|flag={{flag|United States|1822}}

|desc=The steamboat was destroyed by fire at Beavertown, Pennsylvania. All on board were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Steam-boat accidents |newspaper=The Standard |date=6 July 1831 |issue=1293 }}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Another Steam-Boat Accident |date=6 July 1831 |page=8 |issue=14583 |column=B }}

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7 June

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|ship=General Jackson

|flag={{flag|United States|1822}}

|desc=The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion and sank in Haverstraw Bay with the loss of at least two lives. She was on a voyage from New York City to Peekskill, New York.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=(untitled) |date=6 July 1831 |page=5 |issue=14583 |column=A-B }}

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|ship=Jane Young

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of the Bassein Fort, India. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.{{Cite news |title=From Lloyd's List – Dec. 2. |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |date=5 December 1831 |issue=17218 }}

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12 June

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|ship=Dee

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was destroyed by fire at Bonny, Nigeria.{{Cite news |title=Thursday Evening's Ship News |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury etc |date=2 September 1831 |issue=1061 }}

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15 June

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|ship=Superior

|flag={{flag|United States|1822}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=1 September 1831 |page=4 |issue=14632 |column=D }}

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18 June

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|ship=Amethyst

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.

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|ship=Eliza

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax.{{Cite news |title=Montreal, June 18. |newspaper=The Belfast News-Letter |date=26 July 1831 |issue=9820 }}

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|ship=Supply

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Halifax.

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20 June

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|ship=America

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Wreck Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemens Land to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.{{Cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28654056 |title=Domestic Intelligence |newspaper=The Sydney Gazette |date=17 October 1831 }} }}

21 June

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|ship=William and Elizabeth

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Götaland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury |date=19 July 1831 |issue=2435 }}

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23 June

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|ship=Avon

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tobago.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=27 August 1831 |issue=14628 |column=E }}

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25 June

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|ship=St. Johannes

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off Mandahl, Norway. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury |date=9 August 1831 |issue=2438 }}

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28 June

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|ship=Eliza

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Great Wass Island, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=London

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on a reef off Port Medway, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Port Medway to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{Cite news |title=Naval Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury etc |date=22 July 1831 |issue=1055 }}}}

Unknown date

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|ship=Conceicão

|flag={{flag|Portugal|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 20 leagues ({{convert|60|nmi|km}}) south west of Bahia, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao to Bahia.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=29 August 1831 |page=6 |issue=14629 |column=F }}

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|ship=Fame

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck a rock and sank off South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=20 August 1831 |page=3 |issue=14622 |column=F }}

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|ship=Frederick

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} New South Wales

|desc=The ship foundered off Port Stephen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.{{Cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2201218 |title=Wreck of the Frederick Colonial craft |newspaper=The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser |date=25 June 1831 }}

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|ship=Shannon

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=From Lloyd's List – June 24. |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |date=27 June 1831 |issue=17153 }} }}

References

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