List of shipwrecks in September 1862
The list of shipwrecks in September 1862 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1862.
September 1862 | ||||||
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | Unknown date |
1 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lord Worsley | The steamer grounded fore and aft 11 miles (18 km) south of Cape Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand. Passengers and crew were landed safely with the help of Māori from a local pa, despite the fact that a state of war existed between colonials and natives along the Taranaki coast.[1] |
2 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gypsy | The 113-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck at snag and sank in the Sacramento River in California near Ludgkin's Ranch, 20 miles (32 km) below Sacramento.[2] |
3 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Silver Lake | The 70-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Osage River in Missouri.[3] |
4 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hannibal City | The 563-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River 8 miles (13 km) below Louisiana, Missouri.[4] |
5 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ocmulgee | American Civil War: The 454-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Picket | American Civil War: The screw gunboat was struck by Confederate artillery shells and blown up on the Pamlico River at Washington, North Carolina, killing 20 members of her crew. The armed screw steamer USS Louisiana ( |
7 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Starlight | American Civil War: The schooner, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
8 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ocean Rover | American Civil War: The 313-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship carrying a cargo of 1,100 barrels of whale oil, was captured near Flores Island and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
9 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alert | American Civil War: The 398-ton whaler, a bark carrying a cargo of clothes, tobacco, and other goods, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 39°37′N 31°05′W / 39.617°N 31.083°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( | |
Weather Gauge | American Civil War: The whaler, a schooner, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
10 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Revere | Unknown | The schooner burned off Beaufort, South Carolina.[10] |
USS Tigress | The armed tug sank after colliding with the steamer State of Maine (flag unknown) in the Potomac River off Indian Head, Maryland.[11] |
13 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Altamaha | American Civil War: The 119-ton whaler, a brig, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 40°34′00″N 35°24′15″W / 40.56667°N 35.40417°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
14 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Benjamin Tucker | American Civil War: The 349-ton whaler, a full-rigged ship, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
15 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arctic | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was captured and burned in the Great Wicomico River in Maryland by the gunboat USS Thomas Freeborn ( |
16 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Courser | American Civil War: The 121-ton whaler was captured, used for target practice, and burned in the Atlantic Ocean 4 or 5 nautical miles (7.4 to 9.3 km) from Flores Island in the Azores by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( | |
Unidentified store ship or light boat | American Civil War, Union blockade: The store ship or light boat ran aground on Beacon Island in Ocracoke Inlet on the coast of North Carolina and was burned by USS Fanny ( |
17 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Virginia | American Civil War: The 346-ton whaler was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 40°03′00″N 32°46′45″W / 40.05000°N 32.77917°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
18 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elisha Dunbar | American Civil War: The 346-ton whaler, a bark, was captured and burned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores at 39°50′00″N 35°25′45″W / 39.83333°N 35.42917°W by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( |
24 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Phantom | Carrying US$10,000,000 in gold and silver ingots from California, the clipper was wrecked on the Tankan Shan Reef off China.[14] |
26 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified schooner | American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the paddle steamers USS State of Georgia and USS Mystic (both |
27 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Guiding Star | The screw steamer struck rocks while leaving the New River, Invercargill, New Zealand. She was driven onto shore to prevent loss of life.[16] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Damascus | American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the full-rigged ship as a blockship in the James River in Virginia near Drewry's Bluff.[17] | |
John Simonds | American Civil War: The steamer was sunk in the Mississippi River.[18] | |
Volant | Unknown | The brig was lost at New Inlet on the coast of North Carolina.[19] |
References
Notes
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 79–82.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 28.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 107.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 96.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, July-December 1862
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 Gaines, p. 17.
- ↑ Gaines, pp. 126-127.
- ↑ Gaines, pp.17-18.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 154.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 79.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 133.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 18.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 35.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 132.
- ↑ Ingram & Wheatley, p. 82.
- ↑ Gaines, p. 179
- ↑ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: John Simonds
- ↑ Gaines, p. 130.
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.
Ship events in 1862 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 |
Ship commissionings: | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 |
Shipwrecks: | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 |
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