List of shipwrecks in 1864
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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 (
Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: The submarine sank after ramming USS Housatonic in Charleston, South Carolina. She was lost with all hands.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - USS Housatonic (
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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
3 May
- Jean Goujon (
France): Sailing from Havanna bound for Le Havre with a cargo of sugar, in a storm, at night, the Captain mistook his position and steered south of the rocks he thought were the Les Casquets. They were in fact the Écréhous and in doing so he ran onto the rocks off Jersey Channel Islands. The crew was saved. [7]
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.
June
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July
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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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
7 August
- CSS Phoenix ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled at Dog River.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
October
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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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
References
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| 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 |
