The list of shipwrecks in 1863 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1863.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

Main article: List of shipwrecks in September 1863

October

Main article: List of shipwrecks in October 1863

November

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December

Main article: List of shipwrecks in December 1863

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1863
Ship State Description
Acacia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Hokiang, China.[1]
Adeline Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Valparaíso, Chile.[2]
Adrien Flag unknown The lugger sank at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of four of the five crew.[3]
African  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Champion Bay.[4]
Alcyone  United States The 88-ton schooner capsized during a gale at the Noyo River in Noyo Harbor at Fort Bragg, California, Confederate States of America either between 12 and 16 January or on 17 February.[5]
Alhambra  United States The 187-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri.[6]
Alice and Mary Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America.[7]
Antagonist United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits.[1]
Argo  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The sternwheel paddle steamer was burned by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Linden ( United States Navy) in Mississippi about 75 nautical miles (139 km) up the Sunflower River in mid-1863.[8]
Argosy  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The steamer was burned on the Sunflower River in mid-1863 to prevent her capture by Union forces.[9]
Artizan  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was abandoned at Killaloe, County Clare.[10]
Beejapore  United Kingdom The clipper was lost in the Pacific Ocean during a voyage from Keppel Bay, Queensland, to Callao, Peru.
Belle Creole  United States The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near West Columbia, West Virginia during the winter of 1863-1864.[11]
Belle Peoria  United States The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked in the Missouri River at Fort Buford in the Dakota Territory sometime between 1862 and 1864. She was repaired and returned to service.[12]
Blossom Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas.[13]
California  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The 77-ton schooner was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1862 or 1863.[14]
Caroline Flag unknown The 80-ton schooner was wrecked in Mendocino County, California.[15]
Carrier Dove  United States The clipper ran aground near Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.
Catalonian  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked.[16]
Catherine Flag unknown American Civil War, Union blockade: During an attempt to run the Union blockade, the schooner was stranded at Sabine Pass on the border between Louisiana and Texas sometime during the American Civil War.[13]
Charm  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Paul Jones ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[17]
Clara  Hamburg The brig was driven ashore in the Yangtze-kiang.[18]
Cleveland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Tanong Bolus". She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Rifleman ( Royal Navy).[19]
Cochief  United States The 69-ton schooner was wrecked on Fish Rock at Point Arena, California, on either 30 January 1863 or 30 January 1865.[15]
Colombo  United States The vessel was wrecked off Jamaica in early 1863.[20]
Colonel Clay  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The 257-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, in 1862 or 1863.[14]
Courier  United States The 165-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was lost.[21]
Dr. Kane  United States The 191-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in deep water in the Ohio River 300 yards (274 meters) below the public wharf at Cairo, Illinois, sometime during the American Civil War.[22]
Duke of Malakoff  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off Valdivia, Chile. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Chile to Belle Isle.[23]
Eagle Flag unknown The schooner may been stranded on the coast of California during 1863. If so, she was refloated and returned to service.[24]
Far West Flag unknown The two-masted schooner was stranded at Russian Gulch, California on either 15 January or 17 February.[24]
Francis Helen, or
Francis Ellen 		Flag unknown Carrying a cargo of railroad ties and pilings, the schooner drifted ashore in Bell Creek, California either during April or on 6 October.[24]
Frigate Bird Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was lost at Applegate Cove on the coast of Washington Territory.[25]
Gazelle  United States The ship was wrecked in the Palawan Passage. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to San Francisco, California.[26]
General McNeil Flag unknown The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s.[27]
Grand Duke  Confederate States Army American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana, late in 1863.[28]
Jeanie Deans  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait between the Fitzroy Islands and Green Island, Tasmania.[29]
Jesus Ramos  Chile The barque was presumed to have foundered.[30]
Juliana  France American Civil War, Union blockade: The sloop was captured by United States Navy forces at Galveston, Texas, and sunk by the gunboat USS Owasco ( United States Navy).[31]
Lady Abercrombie  United Kingdom The ship was lost near the mouth of the Congo River, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Lucy  United Kingdom The barque was lost in Duncan's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Hydaspes ( United Kingdom). Lucy was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.[32]
Maggie Johnston Flag unknown The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.[33]
Marens Flag unknown The brig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.[34]
Mary Martin Flag unknown The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.[33]
Matilda  Confederate States of America The schooner was wrecked in Matagorda Bay.[35]
Morning Star II flag unknown American Civil War, Union blockade: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederates off the coast of Texas.[36]
Nevik  Imperial Russian Navy The corvette ran ashore and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi, Japan and San Francisco, California.[37][38]
Nanjemoy  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The full-rigged ship was sunk with no cargo aboard in shallow water in the Coan River while operating as a blockade runner sometime between 1861 and 1863. The armed tug USS Yankee ( United States Navy) refloated her as a prize on 15 July 1863.[39]
Neptune  Confederate States of America The schooner sank in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida.[40]
Nevada  United States The sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag in Steamboat Slough upstream from Rio Vista, California, while racing the steamer New World ( United States). She then ran into a bank in Cache Slough in quicksand and sank without loss of life.[33]
North  United States The 232-register ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost in late 1863.[41]
Osiris  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The 145- or 183-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, operated as a ferry by the Confederate Quartermaster Department o between Charleston, Castle Pickney, and Sullivan's Island, was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by Union sympathizers sometime during the American Civil War (1861-1865).[42]
Parana  United Kingdom The ship was attacked by pirates off Hong Kong. Her crew were murdered and the ship was burnt.[43]
Paul Jones  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Charm ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[44]
Return Flag unknown The schooner foundered in Lake Erie off Long Point, Province of Canada, British North America.[45]
Rochebrune  France The ship was wrecked on the Asra Pruta Shoal, off Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Cochinchina to Shanghai, China.[46]
Rowena  United States The 435-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost on the Mississippi River. She either struck a snag and sank just above Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at either Buffalo Island or Devil Island on 18 April or she burned on 13 May.[47]
Sam Gaty  United States The 294-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Island No. 92 either in September or on 1 October. She was later refloated.[47]
Shawmut Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was lost on Bird Rock off San Francisco.[48]
CSS Slidell  Confederate States Navy The gunboat was lost on the Tennessee River in Tennessee sometime before 6 February.[49]
Stephen Decatur  United States The 308-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Devil's Island below St. Louis, Missouri, sometime between 1862 and 1865. She later was refloated.[50]
St. Jean  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Melbourne, Victoria.[51]
Success  United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Nova Scotia shore.[52]
Sultan  United Kingdom The whaler, a barque, was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Time and Truth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bluff Harbour, New Zealand.[4]
T. W. Roberts  United States American Civil War: The 288-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned at Shreveport, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Confederate forces.[53]
CSS Talomico  Confederate States Navy American Civil War: The armed sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally at Savannah, Georgia, in 1863.[54][55]
Undaunted  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta.[56]
Vermont Flag unknown The 255-ton steamer was lost, probably in the Great Lakes.[41]
Victoria  United States The four-masted schooner was burned at Port Famine, Mexico in 1863 or 1864.[57]
William B. Romer  United States The pilot schooner was wrecked on submerged rock – later named Romer Shoal – in New York Harbor sometime during the American Civil War. One pilot lost his life in the wreck.[58]
Wythe Flag unknown The schooner sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.[59]
Unidentified barge  United States Carrying a cargo of coal, the barge was sunk in the Mississippi River off Point Pleasant, Missouri, sometime before 2 December 1863.[60]
Unidentified floating drydock  United States American Civil War The floating dry dock was burned by Confederate forces on the Mississippi River at Walnut Bend in August or September 1863.[12]
Unidentified schooners  Confederate States of America American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled a number of schooners as blockships before 7 December to obstruct Skull Creek in South Carolina.[61]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4893. Liverpool. 16 October 1863.
  2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4951. Liverpool. 22 December 1863.
  3. ^ "Adrien". Pastscape. Historic England. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4703. Liverpool. 7 March 1863.
  5. ^ Gaines p. 25.
  6. ^ Gaines, p. 91.
  7. ^ Gaines, p. 165.
  8. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Argo
  9. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Argosy
  10. ^ "Artizan". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. ^ Gaines, p. 195.
  12. ^ a b Gaines, p. 105.
  13. ^ a b Gaines, p. 167.
  14. ^ a b Gaines, p. 1.
  15. ^ a b Gaines, p. 26.
  16. ^ "Catalonian". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  17. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Charm
  18. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4970. Liverpool. 13 January 1864.
  19. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4834. Liverpool. 7 August 1863.
  20. ^ Gaines, p. 33.
  21. ^ Gaines, p. 196.
  22. ^ Gaines, p. 135.
  23. ^ "The West India, Mexican, and Pacific Mails". Morning Post. No. 27832. London. 2 March 1863. p. 2.
  24. ^ a b c Gaines, p. 27.
  25. ^ Gaines, p. 194.
  26. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4945. Liverpool. 15 December 1863.
  27. ^ Gaines, p. 106.
  28. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Grand Duke
  29. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4926. Liverpool. 23 November 1863.
  30. ^ "The West India, Pacific, and Mexican Mails". Morning Post. No. 27986. London. 28 August 1863. p. 2.
  31. ^ Gaines, p. 169.
  32. ^ a b c "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 12186. London. 1 September 1863. p. 8.
  33. ^ a b c Gaines p. 29.
  34. ^ Gaines p. 184.
  35. ^ Gaines, p. 170.
  36. ^ Gaines, p. 171.
  37. ^ "Losses of Russian Ships of War". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 4157. London. 18 June 1878.
  38. ^ "Losses of Russian Ships of War". Star. Vol. 65, no. 6. Saint Peter Port.
  39. ^ Gaines, p. 185.
  40. ^ Gaines, p. 43.
  41. ^ a b Gaines, p. 197.
  42. ^ Gaines, p. 152.
  43. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 24708. London. 5 November 1863. col B, p. 12.
  44. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Paul Jones
  45. ^ Gaines, p. 56.
  46. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4925. Liverpool. 21 November 1863.
  47. ^ a b Gaines, p. 102.
  48. ^ Gaines, p. 30.
  49. ^ Gaines, p. 162.
  50. ^ Gaines, p. 103.
  51. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4735. Liverpool. 14 April 1863.
  52. ^ "1863". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  53. ^ Gaines, p. 75.
  54. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Talomico
  55. ^ Gaines p. 51.
  56. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4921. Liverpool. 17 November 1863.
  57. ^ Gaines, p. 81.
  58. ^ Gaines, p. 110.
  59. ^ Gaines, p. 191.
  60. ^ Gaines, p. 104.
  61. ^ Gaines, p. 158.

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