The list of shipwrecks in March 1863 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1863.
2 March
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1863
Ship | Country | Description |
Atalanta |
United States |
American Civil War: The 141-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a bridge on the Cumberland River at Clarksville, Tennessee. The impact caused her cabin to separate from her hull.[1] |
John A. Parks |
United States |
American Civil War: The 1,047-ton full-rigged ship, on a voyage from Hallowell, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, carrying a cargo of white pine lumber, was captured and burned by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy) in the North Atlantic Ocean near 29°15′N 38°20′W / 29.250°N 38.333°W / 29.250; -38.333 (John A. Parks).[2][3][4] |
14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1863
Ship | Country | Description |
USS Mississippi |
United States Navy |
American Civil War, Battle of Port Hudson: The paddle frigate, heavily damaged and disabled by Confederate artillery fire, ran aground and was abandoned on the Mississippi River at Port Hudson, Louisiana. She floated back into the current, drifted downstream, and exploded violently when the flames reached her magazines.[8][3] |
Jemima |
Confederate States of America |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The 50-ton schooner was captured and destroyed on the York River at Milford Haven, Virginia, by boat crews from the armed screw steamer USS Crusader ( United States Navy).[18] |
Unidentified schooner |
Confederate States of America |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, a blockade runner in ballast, was captured and destroyed on the York River at Milford Haven, Virginia, by boat crews from the armed screw steamer USS Crusader ( United States Navy).[3][19] |
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1863
Ship | Country | Description |
Charles Hill |
United States |
American Civil War: The 699-ton full-rigged ship, carrying a cargo of salt from Liverpool, England, to Montevideo, Uruguay, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil near the equator at 01°23′N 26°30′W / 1.383°N 26.500°W / 1.383; -26.500 (Charles Hill) by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[2][3][25] |
USS Lancaster |
United States Navy |
American Civil War: The sidewheel ram was sunk by Confederate artillery in the Mississippi River off Port Hudson, Louisiana. |
Nora |
United States |
American Civil War: The schooner, carrying a cargo of salt from Liverpool, England, to Calcutta, India, was captured and burned in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil near the equator at 1°12′49″S 26°32′45″W / 1.21361°S 26.54583°W / -1.21361; -26.54583 (Nora) by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy).[3][2][26] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1863
Ship | Country | Description |
Gipsy |
New Zealand |
The schooner ran aground while trying to enter the mouth of the Buller River, New Zealand towards the end of March. Two lives were lost due to the capsizing of a canoe during the rescue of the crew.[29] |
Star of the West |
Confederate States of America |
American Civil War, Vicksburg Campaign: The paddle steamer, also referred to as CSS St. Philip, was scuttled as a blockship in the Tallahatchie River near Greenwood, Mississippi. |
Young Harry |
United States |
Bound for Matamoros, Mexico, with a cargo of flour, clothes, and other goods, the brig was wrecked on the coast of Texas, 6 miles (10 km) from the mouth of the Rio Grande. |
References
Notes
- ↑ Gaines, p. 159.
- 1 2 3 4 Ahoy - Mac's Web Log "Marauders of the Sea, Confederate Merchant Raiders During the American Civil War: CSS Alabama. 1862-1864. Captain Raphael Semmes"
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, January-June 1863
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 196.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 41.
- ↑ "Accidents, Inquests, Etc". Fatal Collision. London: The Penny Illustrated Paper. 14 March 1863. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Ahoy - Mac's Web Log "Marauders of the Sea, Confederate Merchant Raiders During the American Civil War: CSS Florida. 1862-1863. Captain John Newland Maffitt. CSS Florida. 1864. Captain Charles M. Morris"
- ↑ Gaines, p. 16.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 44.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 30.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 12.
- 1 2 usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, July-December 1863
- ↑ Gaines, p. 87.
- ↑ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Thirty-fifth Parallel
- ↑ Project MUSE: Mississippi River
- ↑ Gaines, p. 89.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 183.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 192.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 139.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 146-147.
- ↑ Gaines p. 61.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 15.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 39-40.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 23.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 23-24.
- ↑ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Vicksburg
- ↑ Gaines, p. 104.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 88.
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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