| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Acacia
|
 United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked at Hokiang, China.[1]
|
| Adeline
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Valparaíso, Chile.[2]
|
| Adrien
|
Flag unknown
|
The lugger sank at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of four of the five crew.[3]
|
| African
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in Champion Bay.[4]
|
| Alcyone
|
 United States
|
The 88-ton schooner capsized during a gale at the Noyo River in Noyo Harbor at Fort Bragg, California, Confederate States of America either between 12 and 16 January or on 17 February.[5]
|
| Alhambra
|
 United States
|
The 187-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri.[6]
|
| Alice and Mary
|
Flag unknown
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America.[7]
|
| Antagonist
|
 New South Wales
|
The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits.[1]
|
| Argo
|
 Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The sternwheel paddle steamer was burned by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Linden ( United States Navy) in Mississippi about 75 nautical miles (139 km) up the Sunflower River in mid-1863.[8]
|
| Argosy
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The steamer was burned on the Sunflower River in mid-1863 to prevent her capture by Union forces.[9]
|
| Artizan
|
United Kingdom
|
The paddle steamer was abandoned at Killaloe, County Clare.[10]
|
| Beejapore
|
United Kingdom
|
The clipper was lost in the Pacific Ocean during a voyage from Keppel Bay, Queensland, to Callao, Peru.
|
| Belle Creole
|
United States
|
The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near West Columbia, West Virginia during the winter of 1863-1864.[11]
|
| Belle Peoria
|
 United States
|
The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked in the Missouri River at Fort Buford in the Dakota Territory sometime between 1862 and 1864. She was repaired and returned to service.[12]
|
| Blossom
|
Flag unknown
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas.[13]
|
| California
|
 Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The 77-ton schooner was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1862 or 1863.[14]
|
| Caroline
|
Flag unknown
|
The 80-ton schooner was wrecked in Mendocino County, California.[15]
|
| Carrier Dove
|
United States
|
The clipper ran aground near Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.
|
| Catalonian
|
United Kingdom
|
The cargo ship was wrecked.[16]
|
| Catherine
|
Flag unknown
|
American Civil War, Union blockade: During an attempt to run the Union blockade, the schooner was stranded at Sabine Pass on the border between Louisiana and Texas sometime during the American Civil War.[13]
|
| Charm
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Paul Jones ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[17]
|
| Clara
|
 Hamburg
|
The brig was driven ashore in the Yangtze-kiang.[18]
|
| Cleveland
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off "Tanong Bolus". She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Rifleman ( Royal Navy).[19]
|
| Cochief
|
United States
|
The 69-ton schooner was wrecked on Fish Rock at Point Arena, California, on either 30 January 1863 or 30 January 1865.[15]
|
| Colombo
|
United States
|
The vessel was wrecked off Jamaica in early 1863.[20]
|
| Colonel Clay
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The 257-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, in 1862 or 1863.[14]
|
| Courier
|
United States
|
The 165-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was lost.[21]
|
| Dr. Kane
|
United States
|
The 191-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in deep water in the Ohio River 300 yards (274 meters) below the public wharf at Cairo, Illinois, sometime during the American Civil War.[22]
|
| Duke of Malakoff
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off Valdivia, Chile. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Chile to Belle Isle.[23]
|
| Eagle
|
Flag unknown
|
The schooner may have been stranded on the coast of California during 1863. If so, she was refloated and returned to service.[24]
|
| Far West
|
Flag unknown
|
The two-masted schooner was stranded at Russian Gulch, California on either 15 January or 17 February.[24]
|
Francis Helen, or
Francis Ellen
|
Flag unknown
|
Carrying a cargo of railroad ties and pilings, the schooner drifted ashore in Bell Creek, California either during April or on 6 October.[24]
|
| Frigate Bird
|
Flag unknown
|
The full-rigged ship was lost at Applegate Cove on the coast of Washington Territory.[25]
|
| Gazelle
|
United States
|
The ship was wrecked in the Palawan Passage. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to San Francisco, California.[26]
|
| General McNeil
|
Flag unknown
|
The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s.[27]
|
| Grand Duke
|
Confederate States Army
|
American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana, late in 1863.[28]
|
| Jeanie Deans
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait between the Fitzroy Islands and Green Island, Tasmania.[29]
|
| Jesus Ramos
|
 Chile
|
The barque was presumed to have foundered.[30]
|
| Juliana
|
 France
|
American Civil War, Union blockade: The sloop was captured by United States Navy forces at Galveston, Texas, and sunk by the gunboat USS Owasco ( United States Navy).[31]
|
| Lady Abercrombie
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost near the mouth of the Congo River, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[32]
|
| Lucy
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was lost in Duncan's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Hydaspes ( United Kingdom). Lucy was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.[32]
|
| Maggie Johnston
|
Flag unknown
|
The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.[33]
|
| Marens
|
Flag unknown
|
The brig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.[34]
|
| Mary Martin
|
Flag unknown
|
The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.[33]
|
| Matilda
|
Confederate States of America
|
The schooner was wrecked in Matagorda Bay.[35]
|
| Morning Star II
|
flag unknown
|
American Civil War, Union blockade: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederates off the coast of Texas.[36]
|
| Nevik
|
 Imperial Russian Navy
|
The corvette ran ashore and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi, Japan and San Francisco, California.[37][38]
|
| Nanjemoy
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The full-rigged ship was sunk with no cargo aboard in shallow water in the Coan River while operating as a blockade runner sometime between 1861 and 1863. The armed tug USS Yankee ( United States Navy) refloated her as a prize on 15 July 1863.[39]
|
| Neptune
|
Confederate States of America
|
The schooner sank in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida.[40]
|
| Nevada
|
United States
|
The sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag in Steamboat Slough upstream from Rio Vista, California, while racing the steamer New World ( United States). She then ran into a bank in Cache Slough in quicksand and sank without loss of life.[33]
|
| North
|
United States
|
The 232-register ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost in late 1863.[41]
|
| Osiris
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The 145- or 183-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, operated as a ferry by the Confederate Quartermaster Department o between Charleston, Castle Pickney, and Sullivan's Island, was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by Union sympathizers sometime during the American Civil War (1861–1865).[42]
|
| Parana
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was attacked by pirates off Hong Kong. Her crew were murdered and the ship was burnt.[43]
|
| Paul Jones
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Charm ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[44]
|
| Return
|
Flag unknown
|
The schooner foundered in Lake Erie off Long Point, Province of Canada, British North America.[45]
|
| Rochebrune
|
France
|
The ship was wrecked on the Asra Pruta Shoal, off Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Cochinchina to Shanghai, China.[46]
|
| Rowena
|
United States
|
The 435-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost on the Mississippi River. She either struck a snag and sank just above Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at either Buffalo Island or Devil Island on 18 April or she burned on 13 May.[47]
|
| Sam Gaty
|
United States
|
The 294-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Island No. 92 either in September or on 1 October. She was later refloated.[47]
|
| Shawmut
|
Flag unknown
|
The full-rigged ship was lost on Bird Rock off San Francisco.[48]
|
| CSS Slidell
|
Confederate States Navy
|
The gunboat was lost on the Tennessee River in Tennessee sometime before 6 February.[49]
|
| Stephen Decatur
|
United States
|
The 308-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Devil's Island below St. Louis, Missouri, sometime between 1862 and 1865. She later was refloated.[50]
|
| St. Jean
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Melbourne, Victoria.[51]
|
| Success
|
United States
|
The fishing schooner was lost on the Nova Scotia shore.[52]
|
| Sultan
|
United Kingdom
|
The whaler, a barque, was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[32]
|
| Time and Truth
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Bluff Harbour, New Zealand.[4]
|
| T. W. Roberts
|
United States
|
American Civil War: The 288-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned at Shreveport, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Confederate forces.[53]
|
| CSS Talomico
|
Confederate States Navy
|
American Civil War: The armed sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally at Savannah, Georgia, in 1863.[54][55]
|
| Undaunted
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta.[56]
|
| Vermont
|
Flag unknown
|
The 255-ton steamer was lost, probably in the Great Lakes.[41]
|
| Victoria
|
United States
|
The four-masted schooner was burned at Port Famine, Mexico in 1863 or 1864.[57]
|
| William B. Romer
|
United States
|
The pilot schooner was wrecked on submerged rock – later named Romer Shoal – in New York Harbor sometime during the American Civil War. One pilot lost his life in the wreck.[58]
|
| Wythe
|
Flag unknown
|
The schooner sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.[59]
|
| Unidentified barge
|
United States
|
Carrying a cargo of coal, the barge was sunk in the Mississippi River off Point Pleasant, Missouri, sometime before 2 December 1863.[60]
|
| Unidentified floating drydock
|
United States
|
American Civil War The floating dry dock was burned by Confederate forces on the Mississippi River at Walnut Bend in August or September 1863.[12]
|
| Unidentified schooners
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled a number of schooners as blockships before 7 December to obstruct Skull Creek in South Carolina.[61]
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