The list of shipwrecks in February 1864 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1864.
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1864
Ship | Country | Description |
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 |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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] |
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1864
Ship | Country | Description |
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
Ship | Country | Description |
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] |
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1864
Ship | Country | Description |
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] |
References
Notes
- ↑ Gaines, p. 91.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 72.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 98.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 98–99.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 188.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, January-June 1864
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 130-131.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 37.
- 1 2 Gaines, p. 34.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 154.
- 1 2 Gaines, p. 129.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 195.
- 1 2 Gaines, p. 135.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 125.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 117.
- ↑ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Colonel Stell
- 1 2 Gaines, p. 167.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 118-119.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 119.
- ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 66.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 149.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 148-149.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 101.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 8.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 99.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 136.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 176.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 181.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 42.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 44.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 170.
- ↑ usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, July-December 1863
- ↑ Gaines, p. 89.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 6, 44.
Bibliography
- Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Louisiana State University Press, 2008,
ISBN 978-0-8071-3274-6.
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
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1867 |
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1868 |
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1869 |
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