The Juno was wrecked on a voyage from Banyuwangi to Dordrecht while carrying a cargo of coffee, sugar, tin and rattans. She was sailing in dense fog directly below the point of Cape Agulhas when she wrecked. Sadly, five passengers drowned during the incident.

Some artefacts are on display at the Shipwreck Museum in Bredasdorp. It has been reported that there are also artefacts from this wreck in a private collection, however, this work was not done under permit.

• George Lourens Kiers.
  Een Gestrand Barkschip.
• Lesa la Grange, Martijn Manders, Briege Williams, John Gribble and Leon Derksen (2024).
  Dutch Shipwrecks in South African Waters: A Brief History of Sites, Stores and Archives [Unpublished].
• Vleggeert Nico.
  SV Juno (+1852).
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