List of shipwrecks in 1864
The list of shipwrecks in 1864 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1864.
January
3 January
- Grafton (
United Kingdom): The Schooner was wrecked in the north arm of Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island. Some members of the crew survived
February
10 February
- Peri ( United Kingdom): The brigantine was wrecked at Skysea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[1]
17 February
- H. L. Hunley (
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Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: The submarine sank after ramming USS Housatonic in Charleston, South Carolina. She was lost with all hands.32°44′N 79°46′W / 32.733°N 79.767°W - USS Housatonic (
United States): American Civil War: The Sloop-of-war was sunk by Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley off Charleston, South Carolina32°43′7″N 79°48′17″W / 32.71861°N 79.80472°W
22 February
- USS Linden ( United States): A steamer sunk after striking a snag on the Arkansas River.
March
- Susan Douglas ( United Kingdom): The brig was wrecked at Samasana, off Formosa. The captain[2] and at least 10 crew survived. The crew were picked up from Samasana by HM gunboat Bustard[3][4]
28 March
- USS Kingfisher ( United States): American Civil War: A barque that ran aground on the banks of the Combahee River, South Carolina.
April
1 April
- USS Rodolph ( United States): American Civil War: A Union stern-wheel tinclad minesweeper and gunboat sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) in Mobile Bay.
- USS Maple Leaf ( United States): American Civil War: The troopship struck a naval mine near Jacksonville.[5][6]
19 April
- USS Signal ( United States): American Civil War: A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria, Louisiana.
22 April
- USS Petrel ( United States): American Civil War: A steamboat that was burned in the Yazoo River, Mississippi.
May
5 May
- USS Covington ( United States): American Civil War: A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria.
11 May
- Invercauld ( United Kingdom): The sailing ship was wrecked on the Auckland Islands. Some members of the crew survived
- Aster ( United States): American Civil War: The tug ran aground on Carolina Shoals. She was subsequently burnt to prevent capture.
August
5 August
- CSS Gaines ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: The Confederate side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.
- USS Philippi ( United States): American Civil War: A Union side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.30°23′01″N 88°02′00″W / 30.3835°N 88.0334°W
- USS Tecumseh ( United States): American Civil War: A Union monitor warship sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) during the Battle of Mobile Bay.30°13′54″N 88°1′33″W / 30.23167°N 88.02583°W
7 August
- CSS Phoenix ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled at Dog River.30°36′08″N 88°02′19″W / 30.60231°N 88.03860°W
31 August
- Mary Bowers ( Confederate States of America): American Civil War: Iron-hulled sidewheel steamer of 680 tons, stranded on the wreck of CSS Georgiana while attempting to run the federal blockade into Charleston, South Carolina.32°46′47″N 79°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 79.75972°W
September
19 September
- Industrious ( United Kingdom): The brig was wrecked off Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to Malta.[1]
27 September
- CSS North Carolina ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A gunboat that sank off Southport, North Carolina.33°54′49″N 78°1′8″W / 33.91361°N 78.01889°W
November
18 November
- Desirée (
France): The smack was driven ashore in Oxwich Bay. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Maritime to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[1] - Hectorine ( United Kingdom): The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Llangennith, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[1]
- The Lady of the Lake ( United Kingdom): The ship foundered in Oxwich Bay.[1]
28 November
- CSS Florida ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A cruiser that collided with USAT Alliance at Newport News, Virginia.37°04′24″N 76°32′35″W / 37.0732°N 76.5431°W
December
19 December
- USS Water Witch ( United States): American Civil War: A sidewheel gunboat was burned to avoid capture at White Bluff.
21 December
- CSS Georgia ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A Civil War ironclad floating battery was scuttled off Savannah.32°5′5″N 81°2′9″W / 32.08472°N 81.03583°W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks". Swansea Docks. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Part Two: The Wreck of the SS President Hoover". SS President Hoover. The Takao Club. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "(untitled)". Otago Daily Times. 29 September 1864. p. 4.
- ↑ "(untitled)". The Southland Times. 1 October 1864. p. 2.
- ↑ Barnette, Michael C. (2008). Florida's Shipwrecks. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5413-6.
- ↑ FJ Cantelas, BA Rodgers (1997). "Tools, Techniques, and Zero Visibility Archaeology". In: EJ Maney, Jr and CH Ellis, Jr (Eds.) the Diving for Science...1997, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Seventeenth annual Scientific Diving Symposium, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
| Ship events in 1864 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |