Ship |
State |
Description
|
Alida
|
United States
|
The 35-ton sidewheel
paddle steamer burned.
[1]
|
Au Revoir
|
United Kingdom
|
The
schooner ran aground at
Waikato Heads, New Zealand.
[2]
|
Belle Peoria
|
United States
|
The sidewheel
paddle steamer was wrecked by ice in the
Missouri River in the spring of 1865 in an area that later became known as the
Peoria Bottoms.
[3]
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
The
barque was wrecked in the
South China Sea. Some of her crew reached
Sarawak,
Malaya in a boat, the rest were rescued by the barque Patriot (
Bremen).
[4]
[5]
|
C. Matthews
|
Flag unknown
|
The
schooner was lost in the vicinity of
Manasquan, New Jersey.
[6]
|
Carrier Dove
|
United States
|
During a voyage from
Shields,
County Durham,
United King, to
New York, the
clipper ran aground on
Governors Island in
New York Harbor. After
lighters took her cargo to the wharves in New York, she was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
|
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,
Confederate States of America sometime during the American Civil War.
[7]
|
Celeste
|
United States
|
The 79-ton sternwheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank at
Duvall's Bluff,
Arkansas, in March or April 1865.
[8]
|
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.
[9]
|
Comet
|
United States
|
The 496-ton sidewheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in the
Ocmulgee River at
Hawkinsville, Georgia, either in November or on 2 December.
[10]
|
Convoy
|
United States Army
|
The quartermasters vessel caught fire at Barrancas Wharf. She was cut lose and drifted in
Pensacola Bay,
Florida where she sank 1–1+1⁄2 miles (1.6–2.4 km) off the
Pensacola Lighthouse at the
Pensacola Navy Yard some time in Fall 1865.
[11]
|
David Cavanaugh
|
United States
|
The 169-ton
screw steamer vanished in early 1865, probably in the
Atlantic Ocean.
[1]
|
Decatur
|
Flag unknown
|
The
full-rigged ship was lost off
Grays Harbor on the coast of
Washington Territory.
[12]
|
Deer Lodge
|
United States
|
The sternwheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in the
Missouri River 12 miles (19 km) downstream of
St. Joseph, Missouri. She later was refloated.
[13]
|
Dr. Kane
|
United States
|
The 191-ton sternwheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in deep water in the
Ohio River 300 yards (270 m) below the public
wharf at
Cairo, Illinois, sometime during the American Civil War.
[14]
|
Dove
|
New Zealand
|
The 25-ton
schooner sailed for
Hokitika from
Nelson in late 1865. She, her crew of four, and two passengers, were never seen again.
[15]
|
Elfin Queen
|
New Zealand
|
The hulk of the
cutter was found drifting close to the entrance of
Manukau Harbour in early October. Wreckage of the ship was also found along local beaches. The ship, with a crew of five, had left
Auckland for
Wellington in early September.
[16]
|
Emilie No. 2
|
United States
|
The sidewheel
paddle steamer was wrecked by wind on the
Missouri River at
St. Joseph, Missouri, then floated downstream and sank at
Atchison, Kansas.
[13]
|
Ernestine
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the
Torres Strait. She was later refloated and taken in to
Calcutta,
India.
[17]
|
Etta
|
Confederate States of America
|
The
schooner was lost in the
North Atlantic Ocean off
Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina.
[18]
|
Fatty-ool-aziz
|
India
|
The
East Indiaman sank in the
Hooghly River.
[19]
|
Flamingo
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War, Union blockade: The sidewheel
paddle steamer, a
blockade runner, was wrecked on the coast of
South Carolina off
Battery Rutledge on the north side of
Charleston Harbor.
[20]
|
Flavio Gioja
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered "at the close of the year" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from
Quebec City,
Province of Canada,
British North America to the
River Tyne.
[21]
|
Flora
|
Flag unknown
|
The
barque was lost near Manasquan, New Jersey.
[6]
|
General Lee
|
United States
|
The 250-burden ton sternwheel
paddle steamer sank in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water in the
Savannah River below the
Savannah City Works near
Hammond,
Georgia.
[10]
|
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.
[13]
|
Globe
|
United States
|
The 313-ton
screw steamer burned on the
Tittabawas River near
Saginaw, Michigan. She was repaired and returned to service.
[22]
|
Goddess
|
Flag unknown
|
The vessel ran aground on the coast of
California in
San Francisco County.
[23]
|
Grampus
|
United States Army
|
The 221-ton sternwheel
paddle steamer was stranded.
[24]
|
Gus Linn
|
United States
|
The 83-ton
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in the
Missouri River off
Thurston County,
Nebraska Territory, in either
Henry Bend or
Upper Chatillion Bend, not far from
Sioux City, Iowa.
[25]
|
CSS Josiah A. Bell
|
Confederate States Navy
|
American Civil War: The 412-ton
sidewheel
cottonclad
gunboat was
scuttled in
Texas to prevent her capture by
Union forces, possibly in
Sabine Lake.
[26]
|
Joan Melchior Kemper
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of
Japan.
[27]
|
Kiwi or Kinei
|
New Zealand
|
The
schooner sailed for
Manukau Harbour from Hokitika in late 1865. She was never seen again.
[15]
|
Lancaster
|
United States
|
The sidewheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in the
Missouri River at either
Portland Bend or
Smiths Island.
[25]
|
Lawrence
|
New South Wales
|
The ship was wrecked on
Flinders Island,
Tasmania. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle to
Adelaide,
South Australia.
[28]
|
Leviathan
|
United States
|
The 67-ton
steamer was lost, probably on the
Great Lakes.
[24]
|
Marens
|
Flag unknown
|
The
brig sank in the
James River in
Virginia sometime during the American Civil War.
[29]
|
Maori Queen
|
New Zealand
|
The wreck of a ship's longboat was discovered at
Ruapuke Beach at the beginning of December. It was believed to be that of Maori Queen, a 15-ton
schooner which had left
Raglan for
Onehunga some two months earlier. The ship was carrying at least a dozen passengers.
[30]
|
Oriona
|
Flag unknown
|
The
brig was lost near Manasquan.
[6]
|
Orizaba
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The sidewheel
paddle steamer was lost during 1865.
[31]
|
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 on the coast of
South Carolina between
Charleston,
Castle Pickney, and
Sullivn's Island, was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by
Union sympathizers sometime during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
[32]
|
Paraninihi or Pirinini
|
New Zealand
|
The
schooner sailed for
Patea from
Wanganui in late 1865. She, and her crew of five, were never seen again. The schooner's longboat was washed ashore near the mouth of the
Manawatu River in March 1866.
[15]
|
CSS Peedee No. 2
|
Confederate States Navy
|
American Civil War: The
steamer was destroyed on the
Pee Dee River near
Mars Bluff, South Carolina at the end of the American Civil War.
[33]
|
CSS Peedee No. 3
|
Confederate States Navy
|
American Civil War: The
torpedo boat was destroyed near Mars Bluff at the end of the American Civil War.
[33]
|
Pilot
|
New Zealand
|
The 27-ton
schooner was stranded and wrecked on the New Zealand South Island West Coast near Hokitika.
[34]
|
Race Horse
|
United States
|
The clipper vanished in early 1865.
|
Regent
|
United Kingdom
|
The
barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean after 20 September. Her 21 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the
River Wear to Quebec City.
[35]
|
Rose B. Hamilton or (Rose B. Hambleton)
|
United States
|
American Civil War: While transporting part of the
3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment (
Union Army), the 175-ton sternwheel or 529-ton sidewheel
paddle steamer struck a
Confederate
mine in the
Lauren Gap Channel and sank in
Mobile Bay,
Alabama, either in April or on 12 May with the loss of either 13 killed, or 13 killed and wounded.
[36]
|
Seaboard
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: Sometime after her capture on 4 April by the
tug
USS Lilac (
United States Navy), the
sidewheel tug struck a
snag in the
James River at
Drewry's Bluff,
Virginia, and was run aground in a sinking condition. She was refloated by July.
[37]
|
Sir Henry Havelock
|
New Zealand
|
The 17-ton
cutter sailed for
Invercargill from Hokitika in late 1865. She and her crew of three were never seen again.
[15]
|
Sir William Wallace
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in Chin Chew Bay. She was on a voyage from
Chefoo to
Amoy,
China.
[28]
|
Stephen Decatur
|
United States
|
The 308-ton sidewheel
paddle steamer sank in the
Mississippi River at
Devil's Island downstream of St. Louis, sometime between 1862 and 1865. She later was refloated.
[38]
|
Tempest
|
United States
|
The 364-ton sternwheel
paddle steamer struck a
snag and sank in the
Missouri River at
Upper Bonhomme Island, about 28 miles (45 km) above
Yankton,
Dakota Territory, ca. 1865.
[39]
|
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.
[40]
|
Wythe
|
Flag unknown
|
The
schooner sank in the
James River in
Virginia,
Confederate States of America sometime during the American Civil War.
[41]
|
Unidentified possible floating battery
|
Confederate States of America
|
American Civil War: The vessel, possibly a
floating battery, was still under construction at
Edwards Ferry,
North Carolina, when she was set afire and cast adrift on the
Roanoke River in March or April and sank when she struck
Confederate
mines, possibly downstream of
Jamestown, North Carolina. The
gunboat
USS Iosco (
United States Navy) burned the portion of the vessel remaining above water on 10 April.
[42]
|