List of shipwrecks in March 1864
The list of shipwrecks in March 1864 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1864 .
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Archimedes
United Kingdom
The steam schooner was wrecked on a sandbar at the mouth of the Maas in the Netherlands during a storm. Her crew was rescued by local lifesaving personnel.[citation needed ]
Princess Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Isla de Lobos , Uruguay. She was on a voyage from London to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 1] [ 2]
Snow Squall
United States
On 1 March 1864, while carrying gunpowder among other cargo from New York to San Francisco, California , Snow Squall ran aground in the Straits of Le Marie in South America.[ 3] She was refloated and put to Port Stanley , Falkland Islands , where she was discharged of her cargo and found damaged beyond repair. In July, she was condemned and sold. The largest surviving piece was used as a dock at Port Stanley.
Sir Robert Peel
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 4] [ 5] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft in a severely leaky condition.[ 6]
2 March
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1864
Ship
State
Description
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The fishing sloop collided with Harte ( Hamburg ) and sank off Plymouth , Devon . Her crew were rescued.[ 12]
Hope
United Kingdom
The brig collided with Cumberland ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the Corsewall Lighthouse , Wigtownshire . Two of her five crew were rescued by Cumberland . Hope was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Dublin .[ 13]
Lina
Kingdom of Hanover
The brig was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 6] She was refloated with the assistance of the Coast Guard and taken in to Dover , Kent.[ 12]
Sophia
United Kingdom
American Civil War , Union blockade : The schooner was discovered aground in Altamaha Sound , Georgia , Confederate States of America by the schooner USS Dan Smith ( United States Navy ), which captured her. She eventually was refloated and placed under the control of a U.S. Navy prize crew .[ 14]
Warner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ness Point , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated.[ 12]
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Arletta
United Kingdom
American Civil War , Union blockade : Carrying a cargo of alcohol , coffee , and whiskey , the 35-to-50-ton schooner was forced aground on the south end of Tybee Island , Georgia , Confederate States of America by the gunboat USS South Carolina ( United States Navy ), then was captured by a detachment of the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery Regiment .[ 15]
Desert Flower
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Long Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Calcutta , India .[ 12] [ 16]
Electric
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by a tug . She was on a voyage from "Aquilas" to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 17] [ 18]
Emily
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and was beached south of Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Genoa , Italy .[ 19]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was holed by an anchor at Whitby , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was refloated.[ 19]
Glide
United Kingdom
The brig was lost off Happisburgh , Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 17] [ 18]
Telegraph
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth , Devon .[ 17]
5 March
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground on the Whiteness Rock, off the north Kent coast. A lifeboat went to her aid, but her crew refused to abandon ship. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Whitstable , Kent.[ 20]
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar .[ 8]
Audy Letchemy
India
The barque was sunk by a waterspout with the loss of 114 of the 134 people on board. She was on a voyage from "Vengalle" to "Paumben", Ceylon .[ 21]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bawdsey , Suffolk . Her two crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cley-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was refloated and put in to Harwich , Essex .[ 22] [ 23]
Chasseur
France
The lugger was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Sheringham Lifeboat.[ 20] [ 23]
Eyons
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk.[ 20]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Burnham Overy Staithe , Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 20]
Jeffrey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scratby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth .[ 17]
North Eastern
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Paternoster Rocks, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Travemünde . She was refloated and put in to Gothenburg , Sweden for repairs.[ 20]
Richard
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Dundalk , County Louth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Saltney , Cheshire .[ 24] [ 25] She was refloated the next day.[ 13]
Sharp
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ipswich , Suffolk . She was refloated.[ 24]
Verna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Folkestone , Kent to Blyth, Northumberland . She had become a wreck by 1 April.[ 26]
Unidentified schooner
United States
American Civil War : The schooner was captured and sunk at Cherrystone, Virginia , Confederate States of America by a mixed force of Confederate States Navy sailors and troopers of the 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment .[ 27]
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Adjutor
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape de Gatt , Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Naples , Italy .[ 7] [ 28]
Edith
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Dartmouth, Devon .[ 17]
Harriet Wade
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Sheringham , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Alexandria , Egypt . She was refloated and put in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[ 20]
Jane and Lucy
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the steamship Excelsior ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the Bull Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by Excelsior . Jane and Lucy was on a voyage from South Shields to Corfu , United States of the Ionian Islands .[ 20] [ 29]
John and George
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Turner Shoal. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 20]
Mary and Louisa
United Kingdom
The barque was run into by the steamship Excelsior ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Humber . Her crew were rescued by Excelsior . Mary and Louisa was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Genoa , Italy .[ 19]
Onyx
United Kingdom
The paddle tug sank at North Shields , Northumberland .[ 17]
USS Peterhoff
United States Navy
American Civil War , Union blockade : The former yacht , operating as a patrol vessel , was rammed and sunk off New Inlet , North Carolina , Confederate States of America by the screw steamer USS Monticello ( United States Navy ), which had mistaken her for a blockade runner . Men from the screw steamers USS Mount Vernon and USS Niphon (both United States Navy ) boarded her on 7 March and completed her destruction to prevent her salvage by Confederate forces.[ 14]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at the Spurn Lighthouse , Yorkshire .[ 20] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Superb ( United Kingdom )[ 19] She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 30]
7 March
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Gibraltar . She was refloated on 27 March.[ 31]
Asia
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Cuba . She was refloated on 9 March but was consequently condemned.[ 10] [ 32]
Challenger
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the brig Ariel ( United Kingdom ) off the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by Ariel . Challenger was located with the assistance of a steamship but had to be beached on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to London .[ 22]
Lass of Dereham
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 9 March.[ 10]
Louisa Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 10 March.[ 33]
Marys
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at West Hartlepool , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire to West Hartlepool.[ 34]
Preusse
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 10 March.[ 33]
Titan
United States Army
American Civil War : After being captured on 5 March by a Confederate States Navy raiding force, the tug was pursued by the gunboat USS Tulip ( United States Navy ) up the Piankatank River to its head at Freeport, Virginia , Confederate States of America , where the Confederates burned her to the waterline when the armed steamer USS Commodore Read , armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Jacob Bell , armed tugs USS Fuchsia and USS Thomas Freeborn , and the armed screw steamer USS Currituck (all United States Navy ) arrived on the scene.[ 14] [ 35]
Undaunted
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 20] [ 17]
8 March
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
A. J. Sweeney
United States
Loaded with a cargo of corn and twenty-eight horses, the 244-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a bridge abutment , burned, and sank without loss of life in the Cumberland River near Clarksville, Tennessee . She later was refloated and dismantled.[ 40]
James Lantest
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Hartlepool , County Durham for Glückstadt , Duchy of Schleswig . No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 41]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of two lifeboats and towed in to North Shields , Northumberland .[ 17]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The brigantine struck a rock off the Isle of Skye , Outer Hebrides and sank. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship Clydesdale ( United Kingdom ). Oliver Branch was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to the River Tyne .[ 42]
Otter , andUnited States
United Kingdom
The steamship Otter collided with the paddle tug United States , which was being launched at South Shields , County Durham. She was consequently beached on the Dortwick Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg . Otter was refloated the next day. United States was also damaged.[ 17] [ 10] In July 1864, the Admiralty Court found Otter to be to blame for the collision. This decision was successfully appealed in February 1865.[ 43]
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Alice Drouchet
France
The ship was wrecked in the Old Bahama Channel. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Havana , Cuba .[ 44]
Coral
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Ipswich , Suffolk.[ 45] [ 46]
Helen
Confederate States of America
Departing Charleston, South Carolina , during a gale to run the Union blockade and carry a cargo of cotton to Nassau, Bahamas , the 185-register ton steamer was wrecked on Bowman's Jetty at the entrance to Charleston Harbor . Only one person on board survived.[ 14] [ 47]
Mary Clark
United Kingdom
The brig departed from South Shields , County Durham for Hamburg . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 48]
11 March
12 March
13 March
14 March
15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
British Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Bute . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies and Singapore , Straits Settlements . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Sir Isaac Newton ( United Kingdom ) and towed in to Gourock , Renfrewshire.[ 59]
CSS Countess
Confederate States Navy
American Civil War , Red River Campaign : The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground in the Alexandria Falls on the Red River of the South near Alexandria, Louisiana , and was burned by her crew to prevent her capture by advancing Union forces.[ 14] [ 60]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Middelplaat, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Elbe and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg .[ 33] [ 42]
Fanny Bullitt
United States
The 438-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Napoleon, Arkansas .[ 61]
Garland
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Middelplaat and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Northumberland , Northumberland to Hamburg.[ 33] [ 42]
Klevsdampt
Netherlands
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape Spartel , Morocco by Alabama ( United Kingdom ). All seven people on board were rescued by Alabama .[ 28] Klevsdampt was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Naples , Italy .[ 62]
Sappho
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in Table Bay . Her crew were rescued by the Cape Town Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Shanghai , China to London .[ 63] [ 64]
Sinbad
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse , Flintshire .[ 65] She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 50]
16 March
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Aris
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the schooner Susan ( United Kingdom ) and was run ashore at São Rocque , São Miguel Island , Azores .[ 69] [ 70] She was on a voyage from London to "Martel". Although condemned, she was refloated and temporary repairs were made with the intention of taking her to Faial Island or Lisbon , Portugal for permanent repairs.[ 71]
Cicero
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Bombay , India .[ 55]
Highland Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the steamship Oscar ( United Kingdom ) and was beached on the Thompson Bank, in the Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from Fleetwood , Lancashire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 67] She was refloated the next day.[ 72]
Magdalina
Duchy of Schleswig
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Heiligenhafen to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[ 73] [ 74]
SMS Nymphe
Prussian Navy
Second Schleswig War , Battle of Jasmund : The Nymphe -class corvette was damaged in battle off Rügen .
Triumph
United States
The schooner was sunk in a collision with Western Metropolis near the Cross Rip Lightship . 2 crew died, survivors rescued by "Western Metropolis".[ 75] [ 76]
18 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Bernard
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 77]
Gleemaiden
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked on a reef (14°50′N 77°32′W / 14.833°N 77.533°W / 14.833; -77.533 ). She was on a voyage from Savanilla , United States of Colombia to Bremen .[ 66]
Grace
Jersey
The sloop struck the Great Russell Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Guernsey , Channel Islands . She arrived at Guernsey in a sinking condition.[ 77] [ 68] [ 45]
Grotete
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Jamaica. She was refloated and taken in to Penarth , Glamorgan in a leaky condition.[ 77] [ 68] [ 45]
William S. Hansell
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras , North Carolina , Confederate States of America . She was on a voyage from Guantánamo , Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 78]
20 March
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Apollo
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Maldon, Essex . She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[ 45] [ 52]
Avon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Sanlúcar de Barrameda , Spain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cádiz , Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 79]
Betsy
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and foundered off Huntcliffe Foot , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the tug Renown ( United Kingdom ). Betsy was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London .[ 42] [ 50]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven against the pier and wrecked at Macduff, Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 79] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen .[ 30]
Spread Eagle
United States
The 389-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at either Pickney Bend or Washington, Missouri .[ 80]
Volunteer
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Macduff. Her crew were rescued.[ 79]
Zone
Victoria
The schooner was wrecked at Newcastle, New South Wales with the loss of three lives.[ 81]
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Clifton
Confederate States of America
American Civil War , Union blockade : The 892-bulk-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on the coast of Texas at Sabine Bar on the west side of Sabine Pass while trying to run the Union blockade . Unable to refloat her, her crew threw her cargo overboard and burned her to prevent her capture by Union forces.[ 82]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Spurn Point , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 52] [ 42]
Phœbe Dunbar
New South Wales
The ship was destroyed by fire at Sydney .[ 83]
Wild Pigeon
Flag unknown
American Civil War, Union blockade: During a blockade-running voyage from Havana , Cuba , to Florida , the 37-ton schooner sank immediately with the loss of one crewman after being rammed amidships by the screw steamer USS Hendrick Hudson ( United States Navy ).[ 14] [ 11]
22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Lappin Sand, off the coast of Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 79]
Agamemnon
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean [ 84] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 44] She was discovered on 29 March by Beeston Castle ( United Kingdom ) and taken in to Crookhaven , County Cork .[ 85]
Buffalo
United States
American Civil War , Union blockade : Taken as a prize by the barque USS Braziliera ( United States Navy ) on 1 February, the sloop was driven high onto a beach on Ossabaw Island on the coast of Georgia , Confederate States of America by a storm.[ 15]
Emily
Flag unknown
The schooner ran aground on a beach south of Velasco, Texas , Confederate States of America and quickly filled with sand and water.[ 86]
Nathaniel
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was beached north of Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 87] [ 52] [ 42]
Tomas Joaquin
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Bulabadlangen Island, north east of Panay , Spanish East Indies . She was reported to be on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom to Cienfuegos , Cuba , or "Zelin".[ 88] [ 89]
23 March
24 March
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the steamship Norfolk ( United Kingdom ) and ran aground at the Landguard Fort , Felixtowe , Suffolk . She was refloated.[ 30]
Alice Dean
United States
The 394-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a bank on the Ohio River 10 miles (16 km) below Cincinnati, Ohio , and sank. Jennie Hubbs and Lady Pike (Flags unknown) took off her passengers and cargo. She was later refloated.[ 94]
Decotah
United States
American Civil War : Confederate troops under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest burned the 230-ton sternwheel paddle steamer while she was under repair on the Marine Ways at Paducah, Kentucky .[ 95]
Glenny
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Calcutta , India . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 96]
John Land
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to New York .[ 44]
Unidentified schooner
Flag unknown
American Civil War, Union blockade : Carrying a cargo of salt and leather , the schooner was burned at Swansboro or Morehead City, North Carolina (sources disagree), by a joint Union Army -United States Navy landing party consisting of personnel from the 158th New York Infantry Regiment and the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Britannia ( United States Navy ).[ 14] [ 97]
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Howard
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough , Yorkshire . The sole crew member on board was rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[ 79] [ 48]
Victoire
France
The schooner was wrecked on the Libenton Rocks, off "Aberach". She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Inférieure to Campbeltown , Argyllshire , United Kingdom .[ 31]
Vixen
Isle of Man
The schooner foundered off Port Erin with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 98] [ 99] [ 100]
Volunteer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Banff, Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Macduff, Aberdeenshire .[ 31]
27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
San Sebastián y Habanera
Spain
The ship was wrecked at San Sebastián .[ 101]
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Rangoon River . She was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 102]
Diana
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the brig Rover , the tugs Fury , United States and Universe (all United Kingdom ) and two schooners then ran aground in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[ 100]
Euroclydon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 100]
J. H. Russell
United States
American Civil War : On a voyage to New Orleans, Louisiana , with a cargo of cattle , cotton , hogs , mules , and seed , the 416-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was destroyed at Plaquemine, Louisiana , Confederate States of America , by a fire set by a Confederate agent.[ 103]
USS Kingfisher
United States Navy
American Civil War, Union blockade : The 451-ton barque was wrecked off the coast of South Carolina , California States of America on a shoal on the Combahee Bank in Saint Helena Sound near the south end of Otter Island . She was abandoned on 5 April.[ 104]
Tempest
United States
The 63-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was sunk by ice on the Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio .[ 105]
W. Libbey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Rangoon River. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Cork or Falmouth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 102]
Woodford
United States
American Civil War, Red River Campaign : The 487-ton sidewheel Hospital ship was wrecked and sank on the Red River of the South while going over the Alexandria Falls near Alexandria, Louisiana , Confederate States of America.[ 106]
Unidentified schooner
Confederate States of America
American Civil War, Union blockade: Loaded with a cargo of cotton , the schooner was destroyed in Matagorda Bay off the coast of Texas by the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Estrella ( United States Navy ).[ 107]
29 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and sank north of Cambois , Northumberland .[ 91] [ 26] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 53]
Avon
United States
American Civil War : The full-rigged ship , carrying a cargo of 1,600 tons of guano from Howland Island to Cork , United Kingdom , was captured, used as a gunnery target, and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean (15°11′N 34°25′W / 15.183°N 34.417°W / 15.183; -34.417 (Avon ) ) by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Florida ( Confederate States Navy ).[ 14] [ 108]
Catharine
Hamburg
The schooner was wrecked on the Tille, in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Harburg .[ 109]
City of New York
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on the Daunt Rock, off the coast of County Cork . All 270 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 109] [ 110] [ 111] City of New York broke in two on 19 April during an attempt to refloat her and was a total loss.[ 112]
Florence
United States
The 399-ton steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas .[ 113]
Pacific
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a schooner in the Kattegat and was beached at Copenhagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland, County Durham . She was taken in to Copenhagen for repairs.[ 73] [ 74]
30 March
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Columbia
United States
The 44-ton screw tug burned on the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee .[ 14] [ 36]
Ellida
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau , Prussia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Pillau.[ 37]
Etta
Confederate States of America
American Civil War , Union blockade : The schooner , a blockade runner , was destroyed near Cedar Key, Florida , by a boat expedition from the gunboat USS Sagamore ( United States Navy ).[ 14]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Londonderry and was scuttled.[ 91]
Unidentified schooner
Confederate States of America
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner , a blockade runner, was destroyed near Cedar Key, Florida , by a boat expedition from the gunboat USS Sagamore ( United States Navy ).[ 14]
31 March
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Camillus
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Henriette ( Netherlands ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 114]
Childe Harold
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°09′N 22°15′W / 35.150°N 22.250°W / 35.150; -22.250 ). All on board were rescued by the brigantine Fredericke ( Grand Duchy of Oldenburg ). Childe Harold was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 66]
Osprey
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , and sank. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated with the assistance of the smack Increase ( United Kingdom ) and put in to Harwich , Essex.[ 31] [ 37]
Weaver
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from "Crunetti" to Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire. She was refloated on 2 April and subsequently resumed her voyage.[ 74]
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1864
Ship
State
Description
Agricola
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Manila , Spanish East Indies to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 39]
Alexandria
United States
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Rhio Straits.[ 7]
Archimedes
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brielle , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 8]
Banyard
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the Georges Bank on the 22-23.[ 115]
Charles Carrol
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the Georges Bank on the 22-23.[ 116]
Christian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to a port in the Great Belt . She was refloated and put in to Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 87]
Dennis Hill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Odessa . She was refloated.[ 39]
Ella Brache
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Mateloto Reef. Her crew were rescued by the brig Liberia ( France .[ 117]
Elvina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River .[ 98]
Emily
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Burr Island. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Llanelly , Glamorgan .[ 20]
Emma Frances
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 22nd and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the 22-23. Lost with all 9 crew.[ 118]
Exile
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Runton , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. She was refloated on 6 March.[ 17]
Fairy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony . She was on a voyage from Hondeklip Bay to Table Bay .[ 73]
Fleur de Para
France
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Pará River . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Maranhão , Brazil .[ 73]
Flore
France
The ship was wrecked before 8 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a French port to Saigon , French Indochina .[ 70]
Jessie Coffin
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay , India . She was refloated on 4 March.[ 119]
J. G. Dennis
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 15th and vanished, probably lost in the gale of March 22-23rd. Lost with all 10 hands.[ 120] [ 121] [ 122]
Klei Old Amt
Netherlands
The ship collided with Alabama ( British North America ) and sank off Cape Trafalgar , Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Naples , Italy .[ 123] [ 68]
Lady Leigh
United Kingdom
The schooner was lost in the "Benin Islands".[ 8]
Leon
United States
The 87-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Burnum, Arkansas .[ 124]
Liberia
France
The brig was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Ningpo , China before 24 March. All on board were rescued by HMS Cockchafer ( Royal Navy ).[ 117]
Light of Home
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 15th and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the Georges Bank on the 22-23. Lost with all 9 crew.[ 125] [ 126] [ 127]
Madras
United Kingdom
The ship was lost before 8 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangkok , Siam to China.[ 69] [ 70]
Mary Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Faro Point , Sicily , Italy . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa , Italy to the Levant .[ 31]
Mathilda Troon
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Portugal.[ 8]
Nawadaha
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 16th and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the Georges Bank on the 22-23. Lost with all 9 crew.[ 128]
Norman
United States
The ship was destroyed in the Shawnee River before 23 March.[ 53]
Oliver Burnham
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 16th and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the Georges Bank on the 22-23. Lost with all 9 crew.[ 129]
Premier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mahaica , British Guiana before 26 March. She was on a voyage from Troon to Demerara , British Guiana.[ 130]
Premium
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from North Shields , Northumberland to Hamburg .[ 42]
Robert James Haynes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between "Sarso" and "Warnholmen". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Copenhagen , Denmark. She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to Mollösund in a sinking condition.[ 109]
R. E. Spofford
United States
The fishing schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 17th and vanished, probably sank in a gale on the 22-23. Lost with all 10 crew.[ 131]
Royal Dane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashorMonte Video , Uruguay. She was refloated and towed in to Monte Video on 27 March by HMS Sheldrake ( Royal Navy ).[ 132] [ 133]
Seine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , United Kingdom .[ 134]
Shipner
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Agger Canal , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Aarhus , Denmark.[ 135]
Silver Cloud
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Hog Island , Bahamas before 14 March. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Nassau, Bahamas .[ 109]
Singapore
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank in the Rangoon River . She was on a voyage from Rangoon , Burma to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[ 55]
Star of Peace , andSusan Vittery
United Kingdom
Star of Peace was reported missing off São Miguel Island , Azores following a collision with Susan Vittery , which was severely damaged.[ 7]
St. Nazaire
France
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Colón to New York . Her crew were rescued.[ 87]
Susan Douglas
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Samasana , off Formosa . Her captain and at least 10 crew survived. The gunboat HMS Bustard ( Royal Navy ) picked up the survivors from Samasana.[ 136] [ 137] [ 138]
William Barnhill
United States
Towing barges carrying empty oil barrels, the 149-ton sternwheel towboat struck a canal aqueduct on the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh , and sank.[ 139]
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Shipwrecks 1860–69, by month
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