List of shipwrecks in August 1864
The list of shipwrecks in August 1864 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1864.
August 1864 | ||||||
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
References |
1 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rapid | The ship foundered off the Copeland Islands, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Alnmouth, Northumberland.[1] | |
Sedulous | The barque was driven from her moorings and severely damaged at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom.[2] |
2 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Henry Volant | The ship was driven ashore near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport to Gloucester.[3] | |
Joseph Rowan | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[2] | |
Lady Walton | The 150-ton sternwheel paddle steamer collided with Norman (Flag unknown) and sank in the Tippecanoe River at Warsaw, Indiana.[4] |
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acadia | The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[5] | |
Dan Pollard | The 77-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Cairo, Illinois.[6] |
4 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ada, and Aracan |
The full-rigged ship Aracan collided with Ada and sank off Cape Horn, Chile with the loss of a crew member. Her crew were rescued by Ada. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Valparaíso, Chile. Ada was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Callao, Peru. She was severely damaged and put in to Stanley, Falkland Islands in a leaky condition.[7][8] | |
Aguila de los Andes, and Lazenie |
Lazenie collided with Aguila de los Andes and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Aguila de los Andes and the galiot Magdalena ( | |
Ralston | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. Her crew were rescued by the barque Windward ( | |
Unnamed | The fishing sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[14] |
5 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bellevue | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bowling, Dunbartonshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[15] | |
Emulazione | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Cronstadt, Russia.[16] |
CSS Gaines | American Civil War, Battle of Mobile Bay: The sidewheel gunboat grounded in a sinking condition in Mobile Bay, Alabama, near Fort Morgan after suffering heavy damage, with two crew members killed. | |
USS Philippi | American Civil War, Battle of Mobile Bay: The sidewheel gunboat was set afire by Confederate artillery and sank in Mobile Bay, Alabama, (30°23′01″N 88°02′00″W) after suffering heavy damage. | |
Seafield | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[18] | |
USS Tecumseh |
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harmonic | The schooner was wrecked in the Pescadores with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Takao, Formosa to Shanghai, China.[19] | |
Mary and Ann | The ship ran aground and sprang a leak at Mistley, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Mistley.[20] | |
Rambler | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[15][21] | |
Yanutha | The 30-ton schooner went ashore at New Plymouth during a gale.[22] | |
Zephyr | The 56-ton schooner went ashore at New Plymouth during a gale.[22] |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carracoa | The ship departed from "Locopilla", on the west coast of Africa for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23] | |
Charles Mears | The 272-ton screw steamer burned at Muskegon, Michigan.[24] | |
Chekiang | The 1,264-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Hankow, China.[25] | |
Laurel | The schooner ran aground at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and put in to "Hitte", Sweden in a leaky condition.[21] | |
CSS Phoenix | American Civil War: The ironclad warship was scuttled at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, Alabama, (30.60231°N 88.03860°W) to prevent her capture by Union forces. A few nights later, men from the sidewheel gunboat USS Metacomet ( | |
Blue Bell, and Providence |
The sloop Providence collided with the pilot boat Blue Bell off Lavernock, Glamorgan. Providence foundered with the loss of five of the six people on board. she was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Minehead, Somerset. Blue Bell also foundered. All four people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lundy Island, Devon.[26][27] | |
USS Violet | American Civil War: The armed tug ran aground on the Western Bar of North Carolina′s Cape Fear River. Her own crew and that of the gunboat USS Vicksburg ( |
8 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bruce | The ship ran aground in the Rangapollen Channel. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[30] | |
Chekiang | The schooner was destroyed by fire at Hankow, China.[31] | |
Hilda | The ship was beached in the Saguenay River. She was on a voyage from Chicoutimi, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[32][33] |
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alma | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Limerick and Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[34][35] | |
Catharine | The smack foundered off the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[36] | |
J. C. Campbell | American Civil War: The supply barge, carrying a cargo of commissary stores, was obliterated at her moorings at a wharf at City Point, Virginia, Confederate States of America by the explosion of the barge J. E. Kendrick ( | |
J. E. Kendrick | ||
Lewis | American Civil War: The barge was blown up at City Point by the explosion of the barge J. E. Kendrick ( | |
Major General Meade | American Civil War: The supply barge, carrying a cargo of condemned stores and condemned ammunition, was obliterated at her moorings at City Point by the explosion of the barge J. E. Kendrick ( | |
Prince Albert | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 132-gross ton screw steamer, a blockade runner carrying a cargo of lead ingots and medicine, struck the wreck of the screw steamer Minho ( | |
Sultan | The schooner sank in Liverpool Bay. Her five crew were rescued by the Liverpool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] | |
Swallow | The schooner ran aground on Te Haupa / Saddle Island, at the mouth of the Mahurangi River.[22] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexandra | The ship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Dumbarton. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated on 12 August and resumed her voyage.[43] | |
Emperor, and Mary |
The schooner Mary was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by the tug Emperor, which ran aground.[42][44] | |
Penguin | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[45] | |
Racine | The 157-ton screw steamer burned at Rondeau, Province of Canada, British North America, killing thirteen people.[46] Survivors were rescued by the tug Avon ( |
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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A. Richards | American Civil War: The 274-ton brig was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Bay State | American Civil War: The 200-ton barque, carrying a cargo of wood from Alexandria, Virginia, Confederate States of America to New York City, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Carrie Estelle | American Civil War: The 218-ton brig or schooner, carrying a cargo of logs, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean about 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Sandy Hook by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Czar | The steamship was driven ashore on "Narvoe". She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[16][36] | |
James Funk | American Civil War: The 121-ton pilot boat was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off either Sandy Hook, or Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Janet | The lighter, under tow of the tug Conquest ( | |
Jules and Agloe | The barque struck a sunken rock at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was consequently condemned.[53] | |
Sarah A. Boyce | American Civil War: The 382-ton schooner was captured and scuttled or burned in the North Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Sandy Hook by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
William | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Deer Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated.[54] | |
William Bell | American Civil War: The pilot boat was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) east south east of Sandy Hook, or 35 nautical miles (65 km) south east of Fire Island, New York, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( |
12 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adriatic | American Civil War: During a voyage from London to New York with 170 emigrants aboard, the 989-ton full-rigged ship was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean either off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, or 35 nautical miles (65 km) Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Atlantic | American Civil War: During a voyage to New York City, the 156-ton schooner was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean, either off Sandy Hook, or off the coast of New York by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Lady Daly | The barque was driven ashore on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. She had become a wreck by 23 August.[55][56] | |
Spokane | American Civil War: Carrying a cargo of lumber from Calais, France, to New York, the 126-ton schooner was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Thebes | The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean (55°59′S 83°26′W). Her crew were rescued by the barque William Wilson ( | |
Wave | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Percé, Province of Canada, British North America.[55] | |
William and Mary | The ship was wrecked at Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgeport to New York.[58] |
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glenarvon, or Glenavon |
American Civil War: During a voyage from New York to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom, with a cargo of iron, the 789-ton barque was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Lamont Du Pont, or Lammont Du Pont |
American Civil War]: Carrying a cargo of coal from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, British North America, to New York, the 194-ton schooner was captured and either scutlled or burned (sources disagree) in the North Atlantic Ocean within 60 nautical miles (110 km) of New York by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Lotus | The 90-ton schooner, loaded with timber from Taranaki, was lost trying to cross the bar at the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in a heavy swell.[60] | |
Marathon | The ship was wrecked on the Krishna Shoal, 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of the Rangoon Lightship ( | |
Prince Arthur | The ship was wrecked on "Mansfield Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hudson Bay.[62] |
14 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gladiator | The 425-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded on the Mississippi River at Willard, Illinois.[63] | |
James Littlefield | American Civil War: The 547- or 593-ton full-rigged ship, carrying a cargo of anthracite from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom, to New York, was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Mearns | The steamship caught fire in Lake Erie and was beached. She was severely damaged.[65] |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Etta Caroline | American Civil War: Carrying a cargo of wood, the 39-ton fishing schooner was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Floral Wreath | American Civil War: The 54-ton schooner, bound from Bridgeport, Connecticut to C. H. Island in Maine was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Houqua | The clipper departed from Yokohama, Japan for New York City, No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She may have foundered in a typhoon. | |
Howard | American Civil War: The 148-ton schooner, bound from Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, British North America, to New York City with a cargo of coal, was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Mary A. Howes | American Civil War: The 61-ton schooner was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Perseverance | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[45] | |
Restless | American Civil War: The 50-ton fishing schooner was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off New England by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Wee Tottie | The brig went aground at New Plymouth. She had discharged her cargo at the port, but had not taken on enough ballast and became unmanageable.[66] |
16 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ceres | The ship collided with USS Sacramento ( | |
Cora | The barque was drive ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[43][45] | |
Hortensia | The ship was driven ashore in the Ems. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. She was refloated on 18 August and taken in to Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands for repairs.[68] | |
Leopard | American Civil War: The 74-ton schooner, carrying a cargo of wood to Boston, Massachusetts, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Magnolia | American Civil War: The 35-ton fishing schooner was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Oak | The brig sank off the mouth of the Uggerby Å. Her crew were rescued by the Hjorning Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cronstadt, Russia.[69][70] | |
P. C. Alexander | American Civil War: The 283-ton barque, on a voyage in ballast from New York to Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Pearl | American Civil War: The 42-ton fishing schooner was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Sarah Louise | American Civil War: Carrying a cargo of wood, the 81-ton schooner was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Stolp | The brig was driven ashore east of Stolpemünde, Prussia. She was refloated on 26 September and taken in to Stolp.[72] | |
William Pearson | The ship was wrecked on the Wolvers.[16] |
17 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frederick Huth | The brig was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to South Shields, County Durham.[33][68] | |
Frodsham | The schooner ran aground at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cemaes Bay. She was refloated.[32] | |
Johanna Hepner | The brig was driven ashore at Hela. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[33] | |
Josiah Achom | American Civil War: The 123-ton schooner, on a voyage in ballast from Portland, to Lingan, Nova Scotia, British North America, was captured and destroyed in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Miller (or J. H. Miller) | American Civil War: The 68-ton sternwheel paddle steamer, carrying a cargo of commissary supplies and mail, was captured and burned by Confederate forces on the Arkansas River 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[73] | |
National | The steamship was wrecked at Matamoros, Mexico.[74] | |
North America | American Civil War: The 87-ton fishing schooner was captured and scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean off Maine by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Speculation | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia.[69] | |
Venture | The schooner was driven ashore at Hopeman, Moray. She was on a voyage from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire to Hopeman. She was refloated and taken in to Hopeman, where she sank. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
18 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Empress Eugenie | The ship departed from Singapore, Straits Settlements for Whampoa, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] | |
George Clark | The brig was run into by the steamship Virginia ( | |
Highland Chief | The 342-ton sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River 2 miles (3.2 km) above Vevay, Indiana, with the loss of five lives after colliding with Major Anderson (Flag unknown).[76] | |
Patrician | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near the Cape Rosier Lighthouse, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Hector ( | |
Olympus | The steamship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Levant. She put in to Malta and the fire was extinguished.[79] |
19 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cormorant | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[33] | |
Eliza | The schooner ran aground on the Margate Sands, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fowey, Cornwall. She was refloated with the assistance of the lifeboat Friend to all Nations ( | |
James Smith | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[78][13] | |
No. 40 | The Scotch boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby.[68] |
20 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asheen | The schooner was discovered in a derelict condition 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire by the smack British Hero ( | |
Danish Princess | The ship was driven ashore at São José da Coroa Grande, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and taken in to Maranhāo, where she arrived the next day.[80] | |
Inkerman | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Calcutta, India. She had been refloated by 23 August.[30] | |
Roan | American Civil War: The 127-ton brig was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, by the merchant raider CSS Tallahassee ( | |
Sendiah | The steamship was wrecked at "Uando" with the loss of 23 of her crew.[82] | |
Wave | The schooner was wrecked at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[83][84] | |
Williams | The schooner collided with the steamship Grange ( |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Archeveque Schour | The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered off Ouessant, Finistère. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gijón, Spain.[69] | |
Aurora | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Outer Middle Ground, off the coast of New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[13] | |
Ensign | The barque was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[86] | |
Raven | The ship was struck by lightning and set on fire off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfok.[70] | |
Robert and Mary | The brig was driven ashore on Sjælland, Denmark in a capsized conditon and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[68][69] | |
Torrance | The ship ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Rocks, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition.[45] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arrica | The ship was driven ashore near Penarth Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[87][86] | |
Blue Bell | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Zakynthos, Greece. Subsequently foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands, wreckage was discovered off the Middle Cross Sand on 27 August.[88] | |
Courier | The 258-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was destroyed on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Cache River between Cairo and Mound City, Illinois, by a fire that began while she was transferring stores to the steamer Volunteer (Flag unknown).[76] | |
Ibalia | The ship was driven ashore near "Oxey". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[87] | |
Victor | The schooner collided with Sacramento ( |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adira | The steamship ran aground off Cape Boffos, Cyrus. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13] | |
Aliwal | The brig sprang a leak and was beached in Vanstille Bay.[87][89] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated and taken in to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[13] | |
Laura | The ship ran aground on The Platters. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[45] | |
Martha | The schooner struck the Stag Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to Dublin. She put in to Penzance, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[69] | |
Zeolite | The brigantine ran aground on the North Reefs, off the coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She had been refloated by 1 September and taken in to Bermuda.[74] |
24 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | The steamship collided with the steamship John Fenwick ( | |
Brazilian Packet | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. Following repairs, she resumed her voyage.[90] | |
Favourite | The cutter foundered in the Hauraki Gulf during a heavy storm.[66] | |
SMS Grille | The aviso ran aground in the Trave. She was later refloated with assistance from the gunboats SMS Comet and SMS Cyclop (both | |
Jeune Pauline | The brigantine was driven ashore at Zuydcoote, Nord with the presumed loss of all hands.[69] | |
Martha | The ship was driven ashore at Linn Head, Pembrokeshire.[69] |
25 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlotte | The ship was wrecked in Sandwich Bay. Her crew were rescued by Escort ( | |
Henrietta | The barque was wrecked in Long Cove, Gaspé Bay. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[55][92] | |
Maria | The steamship ran aground on the Rand Reef, off Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Havana.[93] | |
Titania | The ship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen.[34] | |
Urda | The schooner ran aground and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Stege to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Kristiansand, Norway in a leaky condition.[89] | |
Wandering Shepherd | The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Riga.[94] |
26 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emma Boyd | The 172-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag in the Alabama River at Selma, Alabama.[95] | |
Francisca | The brig struck the mole at Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English port. She put in to Swinemünde in a leaky condition.[54] | |
Oskar | The schooner was driven ashore at Vang, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Apenrade, Denmark.[96] | |
Wanderer | The brig was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[97][89] |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blue Bell | The schooner foundered off Scratby, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[82][70] | |
Woolton | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Fort Large", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Montserrat ( |
28 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baltimore | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[34][54][82] | |
Meteor | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at English Point, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[53] | |
Olives | The ship was driven ashore at Suez, Egypt.[34] Her crew were rescued.[54] | |
Unnamed | The barque was driven ashore on Bornholm.[54] |
29 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alidon | The ship ran aground off Rams Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pomaron, Portugal. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and resumed her voyage.[54] | |
Evie | The ship was wrecked on the Homer Head Reef, in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[98] She was refloated in mid-October and taken in to Sainte-Barbe, Province of Canada.[99] | |
Fantasie | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[34] | |
Margaret | The schooner was driven ashore at Duncannon, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[35][77][70] | |
Palm | The ship ran aground in the Bosphorous. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[84] | |
Sea Queen | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River.[61] | |
Serena | The ship collided with a steamship and sank. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to New York.[97] |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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China | The ship was abandoned off the Torres Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Bombay, India.[100] | |
Hannah | The brig was wrecked on Groves Reef. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Guiana to London.[101] | |
Prosperous | The schooner ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland or South Shields, County Durham to San Sebastián, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[84][82][77][70] |
31 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arabia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarlett Point, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her twenty crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[84][82][102] | |
Commerce | The ship ran aground at Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[83] She was refloated.[96] | |
Helen Macdonald | The ship was driven onto the Spanish Cay Reef. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Guiana to Liverpool.[101][98] | |
John Swasy | The 236-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Devil's Island above Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[103] | |
Mary Bowers | American Civil War, Union blockade: While attempting to run the Union blockade into Charleston, South Carolina, with a cargo of coal and general merchandise, the 550- or 680-ton iron-hulled sidewheel paddle steamer struck the wreck of the screw steamer Georgiana ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Advance | The cutter went ashore near the mouth of the Hokianga Harbour, while en route from Auckland to Kaipara Harbour.[22] | |
Alice | The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtze and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Shanghai, China. She was refloated on 21 August and taken in to Shanghai.[61] | |
Anastasia | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off "Katschov". She was on a voyage from Narva to Reval.[32] | |
Arcadia | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[105] | |
Argo | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[79] | |
Australia | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, off Amherst, Burma before 22 August.[8][61] She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port.[80] Australia was refloated on 8 September.[106] | |
Barbadian | The ship ran aground on Salt Key between 10 and 29 August. She was on a voyage from Havana to Sagua La Grande, Cuba.[107] | |
Calcutta | The ship ran aground at Kurrachee, India before 8 August. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Calcutta, India in a leaky condition.[108] | |
Castor | The ship was run down and sunk by a steamship. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Cádiz, Spain.[97][89] | |
Fawn | The schooner was wrecked on a sandbar at Sumner.[22] | |
Frederick Huth | The ship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to South Shields.[32] | |
Gem | The schooner collided with the steamship Southern Cross ( | |
Golden Spring | The ship was driven ashore on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Quebec City on 15 August.[35] | |
Huren | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga to the Maas.[84] | |
Ine | The ship was wrecked in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Hamburg.[32] | |
Johanna | The brig was wrecked on the Kettlebottom Rock, off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[110][79] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[32] | |
Labera | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Narva River.[97] |
Lady Prudhoe | The ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile.[111] Her crew were rescued by the barque Calypso ( | |
Lamont | The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated.[96] | |
Margaretha | The ship sank in the Ems.[84] | |
Martha | American Civil War: The lighthouse tender was captured and burned by Confederate forces in Chandeleur Sound near Mason's Keep on the coast of Louisiana.[112] | |
Maulmein | The barque was wrecked near Port Blair], India before 13 August. Eight crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Maulmein, Burma to Port Blair.[113] | |
Nereus | The ship was wrecked on Aarsuas Key. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Havana.[114] | |
Norwegian | The ship was lost on "Hokenweg".[94] | |
Paragon | The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[96] | |
Prima Donna | The ship was driven ashore near Cronstadt She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Cronstadt.[18] She was refloated.[44] | |
Rose | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Fort-de-France, Martinique. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Martinique.[97] | |
San Jean Baptiste | The lugger was abandoned in the North Sea before 13 June.[68] | |
Sapphire | The schooner struck a sunken rock and sank in the River Suir on or before 22 August.[96] | |
Schwan | The barque was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[97] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London, United Kingdom.[96] | |
Tigris | The ship ran aground in the Strait of Billiton. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 20 August.[115] | |
HMS Urgent | The troopship ran aground at St Anns, Nova Scotia. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America, where she arrived on 5 September. | |
Von Saffert | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hong Kong, China.[61] | |
Vriendschap | The ship was wrecked on "Kuhnio Island", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port.[84][82] | |
Wye | The steamship was driven ashore on Nevis in mid-August. She was on a voyage from the Windward Islands to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[54] | |
Zuileden | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Cronstadt. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[44] |
Unidentified wharf boat | American Civil War: Loaded with government stores, the wharf boat was burned by Confederate forces at Owensboro, Kentucky.[116] |
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- "Disasters to Liverpool Shipping". Liverpool Mercury (5203). Liverpool. 4 October 1864.
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- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12478). London. 6 August 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (7671). Glasgow. 9 August 1864.
- "Ship News". The Times (24954). London. 18 August 1864. col F, p. 11.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (7669). Glasgow. 6 August 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23458). Edinburgh. 8 August 1864.
- "Ship News". The Times (25014). London. 27 October 1864. col B, p. 10.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet (4152). Hull. 19 August 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12480). London. 9 August 1864. p. 7.
- Ingram & Wheatley, p. 104.
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- Gaines, p. 56.
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- "Ship News". The Times (24977). London. 14 September 1864. col A, p. 9.
- "Greenock". Liverpool Mercury (5186). Liverpool. 14 August 1864.
- "West India and Pacific Mails". Dundee Courier (5740). Dundee. 29 September 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23458). Edinburgh. 7 September 1864.
- Gaines, pp. 79-80.
- Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 104–105.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12540). London. 18 October 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5220). Liverpool. 24 October 1864.
- Gaines, p. 95.
- Gaines, p. 77.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5185). Liverpool. 13 September 1864.
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- "Collision off the Start". Blackburn Standard. 29 (1523). Blackburn. 24 August 1864.
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- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12646). London. 18 February 1865. p. 6.
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- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23454). Edinburgh. 2 September 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5177). Liverpool. 5 September 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5165). Liverpool. 20 August 1864.
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- Gaines, p. 32.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12500). London. 1 September 1864. p. 7.
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- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5175). Liverpool. 1 September 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23460). Edinburgh. 9 August 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23443). Edinburgh. 26 August 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5169). Liverpool. 25 August 1864.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant (9916). Newcastle upon Tyne. 13 January 1865.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant (9898). Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 September 1864.
- "Dundee Shipping". Dundee Courier (3451). Dundee. 30 August 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12521). London. 26 September 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5187). Liverpool. 15 September 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12507). London. 9 September 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5171). Liverpool. 27 August 1864.
- Gaines, p. 2.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23457). Edinburgh. 6 September 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5176). Liverpool. 2 September 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12534). London. 11 October 1864. p. 8.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (7750). Glasgow. 9 November 1864.
- "Ship News". The Times (25042). London. 29 November 1864. col F, p. 11.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Belfast News-Letter (32905). Belfast. 11 October 1864.
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- Gaines, p. 151
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- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12543). London. 21 October 1864. p. 7.
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- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12505). London. 7 September 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23499). Edinburgh. 25 October 1864.
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- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5218). Liverpool. 21 October 1864.
- Gaines, p. 70.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23478). Edinburgh. 30 August 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5178). Liverpool. 6 September 1864.
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Bibliography
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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 |
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