List of shipwrecks in February 1864

The list of shipwrecks in February 1864 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1864.

February 1864
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29 Unknown date

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Belle Creole  United States The 206-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Plum Point, Tennessee, with the loss of one life.[1]
Planet  United States The 604-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded on the Mississippi River at College Point in St. James Parish, Louisiana.[2]
Jack Frost  United States The barque was wrecked during a violent gale in Foveaux Strait, southern New Zealand.[3]
Pacific United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tasmania The whaling ship was wrecked at Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, southern New Zealand during a heavy westerly gale. All hands were saved.[4]
USS Smith-Briggs  United States Army American Civil War, Battle of Smithfield: After being disabled by enemy fire, running aground in the Pagan River at Smithfield, Virginia, and being captured by Confederate troops on 31 January, the sidewheel gunboat on 31, was set on fire by the Confederates. She was destroyed by an explosion when the flames reached her store of black powder.[5]
Wild Dayrell  Spain American Civil War, Union blockade: Bound from Nassau in the Bahamas and trying to run the Union blockade with a cargo of blankets, provisions, and supplies, the 440-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on the coast of North Carolina near New Topsail Inlet and Stump Inlet. The armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Sassacus ( United States Navy) found and captured her. After salvage efforts failed, the crews of Sassacus and the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida ( United States Navy) burned Wild Dayrell on 3 February.[6][7]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Iona  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: The 368-gross ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner, was 24 hours into a voyage from Queenstown, Ireland, to Nassau in the Bahamas when she foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island.[8]
Frederick the Great Unknown American Civil War, Union blockade: Attempting to run the Union blockade with a cargo of gunpowder, lead, percussion caps, rope, liquor, and other goods, the schooner ran aground on the coast of Texas near the mouth of Caney Creek while under pursuit by boats from the armed screw steamer USS Queen ( United States Navy).[9]
Firecracker  United States The 1,040-ton steamer foundered on the Yangtze River in China 50 miles (80.5 km) above Kiukiang.[9]
Presto  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: The 500-gross ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner with a cargo of stores, liquor, blankets, bacon, ham, and other goods, struck the wreck of the screw steamer Minho ( United Kingdom) and ran aground on Sullivan's Island off Fort Moultrie on the coast of South Carolina. The monitors USS Catskill, USS Lehigh, USS Nahant, and USS Passaic (all  United States Navy) and Union Army artillery at Battery Gregg and Fort Strong discovered her there and opened fire on her on 2 February and continued to shell her until 3 or 4 February, by which time she was completely wrecked.[6][10]
USS Underwriter  United States Navy American Civil War: While anchored in the Neuse River near New Bern, North Carolina, the sidewheel gunboat was boarded and captured by a Confederate States Navy boat expedition. While she was under fire by Union-held Fort Anderson, the Confederates stripped her and set her on fire, and she exploded.[6][11]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
B. C. Levi  United States Carrying a cargo of military stores and passengers that included 28 Union Army soldiers – among them Brigadier General Eliakim P. Scammon ( United States Army) – the 110-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was captured on the Kanawha River at Red House, West Virginia, by troops of the 16th Virginia Cavalry Regiment ( Confederate States Army) and burned at Vintorux’s Landing at the mouth of Big Hurricane Creek.[12]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Daniel G. Taylor  United States American Civil War: The 543-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was destroyed on the Ohio River with the loss of one life by a fire set by Confederate infiltrators.[13]
Dick Fulton  United States The 66-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River at Point Pittsburgh with the loss of one life after colliding with Hawkeye (flag unknown). She was refloated and rebuilt.[13]
Nutfield  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Sassacus ( United States Navy), the 531-gross ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground at New River Inlet on the coast of North Carolina. Her crew abandoned ship. When salvage efforts failed, Union forces removed some of her cargo of Pattern 1853 Enfield rifles, swords, compasses, and quinine and Sassacus and the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida ( United States Navy) destroyed her with gunfire.[6][14]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Dee  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The 200-ton screw steamer – a blockade runner carrying a cargo of ammunition, bacon, coffee, distilled spirits, guns, and lead ingots – ran aground on a shoal off North Carolina one mile (1.6 km) south of Masonboro Inlet. Sailors from the armed screw steamer USS Niphon captured her on 7 February, lightened her, and attempted to tow her off, but burned her after she grounded again.[6][15] One source claims that the gunboat USS Cambridge ( United States Navy) completed her destruction.[6]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Spunkie  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: Trying to run the Union blockade with a cargo of blankets, shoes, and provisions, the 166-gross ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on the coast of North Carolina just west of Fort Caswell. The armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Quaker City ( United States Navy) and two tugs (both  United States) found and tried to refloat her, but she broke in two in heavy surf.[11]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Colonel Stell  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally in Galveston Bay off Pelican Island, Texas. The Confederates quickly raised and repaired her and returned her to service.[16][17]
Emily of London  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: The 355-gross ton screw steamer, a blockade runner carrying a cargo of gunpowder, salt, and war materials from Bermuda, ran aground on the coast of North Carolina north of Masonboro Inlet on the night of 9–10 February. Sailors from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida ( United States Navy) boarded her but came under fire from Confederate artillery. They set her on fire and abandoned her, and she subsequently blew up on 10 February.[6][18]
Fanny and Jenny  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: The 497- or 727-bulk ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner carrying cargo of bacon, gunpowder, liquor, an expensive jeweled sword for General Robert E. Lee from British sympathizers, and (according to one source) a quantity of coal, and rumored to be carrying a shipment of gold, ran aground on the coast of North Carolina near Masonboro Inlet. A party from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida ( United States Navy) boarded and captured her, but was driven off by Confederate artillery fire, leaving the ship after setting her on fire. She was destroyed by the fire and several explosions.[6][19]
Peri  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Skysea, Glamorgan, Wales. Her crew were rescued.[20]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Hope  United States Navy The 218-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River above New Orleans, Louisiana, after colliding with the gunboat USS St. Clair ( United States Navy).[21]
USS Housatonic  United States Navy American Civil War, Union blockade: The screw sloop-of-war was sunk with a spar torpedo by the submarine H. L. Hunley ( Confederate States Army) off Charleston, South Carolina, at 32°43′7″N 79°48′17″W / 32.71861°N 79.80472°W / 32.71861; -79.80472 (USS Housatonic (1861)) in the first successful submarine attack in history. Five members of Housatonic′s crew were killed.[22]
H. L. Hunley  Confederate States Army
The wreck of H. L. Hunley during its recovery on 8 August 2000.
American Civil War, Union blockade: The submarine, operating under the control of the Confederate States Army, sank in Charleston Harbor off Charleston, South Carolina, at 32°44′N 79°46′W / 32.733°N 79.767°W / 32.733; -79.767 (H. L. Hunley (submarine)) with the loss of her entire crew of eight after using a spar torpedo to sink the screw sloop-of-war USS Housatonic ( United States Navy).[23]
Orient  United States The 222-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri, with the loss of 14 lives.[24]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Ad. Hine  United States The 94-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag on the Arkansas River 8 miles (13 km) below Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and sank in 8 feet (2.4 meters) of water in five minutes. She was refloated and returned to service.[25]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Herald unknown The schooner was deliberately run ashore about 12 miles (19 km) north of Timaru, New Zealand, after her cargo of lime caught fire. All hands were saved.[26]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Kaskaskia  United States The 49-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Grand Chain on the Ohio River.[27]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
USS Linden  United States Navy American Civil War: The steamer sank after striking a snag on the Arkansas River 15 miles above its confluence with the Mississippi River.

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Charles Henry  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was burned by a gig from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Jacob Bell and the gunboat USS Currituck (both  United States Navy) in the waters of Virginia.[28]
Gratitude  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was burned by a gig from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Jacob Bell and the gunboat USS Currituck (both  United States Navy) in the waters of Virginia.[29]
Nan-Nan (or Little Lila)  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: Fleeing from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Nita ( United States Navy), the steamer, a blockade runner carrying a cargo of cotton, ran aground in the East Pass of the Suwannee River in Florida and was burned by her crew to prevent her capture by Union forces.[6][30]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Rebel Unknown American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, carrying a cargo of cotton, liquor, salt, and boxed goods, was captured abd destroyed by boats from the bark USS Roebuck ( United States Navy) at Fort Compton on the Indian River in Florida.[31]
Westward Ho!  Peru The clipper burned and sank while at anchor at Callao, Peru.

29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Cassie Holt (or Catherine Holt)  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: After being captured in the Gulf of Mexico in San Luis Pass inside Galveston Island off Galveston, Texas, by the mortar gunboat USS Virginia ( United States Navy) earlier in the day, the sloop, carrying a cargo of cotton, ran aground off San Luis Pass. Sources differ on whether Virginia burned her to prevent her recapture by Confederate forces or was unable to burn her.[6][17]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date February 1864
ShipCountryDescription
Lizzie Baron  Confederate States of America The schooner sank off Lamar, Texas.[32]
CSS Sharp  Confederate States Navy American Civil War: The 218-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces on the Yalobusha River in Mississippi to prevent her capture by Union forces.[33][34]
St. Mary′s  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The 337-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, carrying a cargo of cotton, was scuttled by her crew on 7 or 9 February to prevent her from being captured by the gunboat USS Norwich ( United States Navy), which had trapped her in McGirt's Creek above Jacksonville, Florida. She was refloated, rebuilt, and placed in service by Union forces.[6][35]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gaines, p. 91.
  2. ↑ Gaines, p. 72.
  3. ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 98.
  4. ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 98–99.
  5. ↑ Gaines, p. 188.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, January-June 1864
  7. ↑ Gaines, pp. 130-131.
  8. ↑ Gaines, p. 37.
  9. 1 2 Gaines, p. 34.
  10. ↑ Gaines, p. 154.
  11. 1 2 Gaines, p. 129.
  12. ↑ Gaines, p. 195.
  13. 1 2 Gaines, p. 135.
  14. ↑ Gaines, p. 125.
  15. ↑ Gaines, p. 117.
  16. ↑ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Colonel Stell
  17. 1 2 Gaines, p. 167.
  18. ↑ Gaines, pp. 118-119.
  19. ↑ Gaines, p. 119.
  20. ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Gaines, p. 66.
  22. ↑ Gaines, p. 149.
  23. ↑ Gaines, pp. 148-149.
  24. ↑ Gaines, p. 101.
  25. ↑ Gaines, p. 8.
  26. ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 99.
  27. ↑ Gaines, p. 136.
  28. ↑ Gaines, p. 176.
  29. ↑ Gaines, p. 181.
  30. ↑ Gaines, p. 42.
  31. ↑ Gaines, p. 44.
  32. ↑ Gaines, p. 170.
  33. ↑ usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, July-December 1863
  34. ↑ Gaines, p. 89.
  35. ↑ Gaines, pp. 6, 44.

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Ship events in 1864
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