List of shipwrecks in April 1862
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1862 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1862.
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1 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Express | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bootle, Lancashire.[1] |
Improver | ![]() |
The schooner was driven onto the Spanish Battery Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to North Shields, Northumberland in a severely leaky condition.[2] |
Llewellyn | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Genoa, Italy.[3] |
Mars | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Crow Rock and sank with the loss of 35 of the 41 people on board. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4][5] |
Mary Stewart | ![]() |
The schooner sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Islote de Sancti Petri, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Cristina (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The galiot was driven onto the Spanish Battery Rocks. She was refloated and towed in to North Shields.[2] |
2 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Cedarine | ![]() |
The convict ship, a barque, was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her ten crew, all 27 passengers and 191 convicts on board were rescued, 134 of them by the Grange Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[7][8][9][10][11][12] |
Kate | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, a blockade runner carrying a cargo of salt, ran aground on the coast of North Carolina near Lockwood Folly Inlet while being pursued by the armed screw steamer USS Mount Vernon, bark USS Fernandina, and gunboat USS Cambridge (all ![]() |
Maid of Erin | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at North Shields, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields. She was later refloated.[2] |
3 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Bella Donna | ![]() |
The barque was severely damaged at Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[15] |
Cygnet | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The pilot boat was captured at Carrabelle, Florida by boats from the United States Navy blockade ships and burned.[16] |
Floyd | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The Schooner was a few miles above Carrabelle, Florida by boats from USS Mercedita. Unable to float over the Bar at the Mouth of the river they grounded in 7 feet of water and was burned after her cargo of cotton was removed.[17][16] |
Mary Olive | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The pilot boat was captured at Carrabelle, Florida by boats from the United States Navy blockade ships and burned.[16] |
New Island | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The Schooner was captured a few miles above Carrabelle, Florida by boats from USS Mercedita. Unable to float over the Bar at the Mouth of the river they grounded in 7 feet of water and was burned after her cargo of cotton was removed.[17][16] |
CSS Red Rover | ![]() |
American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the 625-ton sidewheel paddle steamer in the Mississippi River behind Island Number Ten. She was refloated and repaired by Union forces and placed in service as the first Union hospital ship.[18] |
Rose | ![]() |
The Schooner was captured a few miles above Carrabelle, Florida by boats from USS Mercedita. Unable to float over the Bar at the Mouth of the river they grounded in 7 feet of water and was burned after her cargo of cotton was removed.[17] |
5 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 244-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was scuttled by Confederate forces in the Mississippi River near Island Number Ten.[19] |
C. D. Brewer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark.[20] |
John and James | ![]() |
The smack ran aground at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Robert and Betsy | ![]() |
The brigantine parted her cable while at anchor in Oamaru harbour and drifted ashore. All hands were saved.[22] |
Skjoldinoin | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at "Bjellond Trimoe".[23] |
6 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Columbia | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, captured off the coast of Texas on 5 April by a launch from the armed screw steamer USS Montgomery (![]() |
Effort | ![]() |
The ship schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Elsina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Horn Reef. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Leer. She was refloated and put in to "Ostmatron".[15] |
Harmony, and James Watt |
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The sloop Harmony collided with the schooner James Watt and sank off Islandmagee, County Antrim. James Watt was beached on the shores of the Belfast Lough. She was later refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[26][27] |
Inkermann | ![]() |
The barque collided with the barque Janna Cœli (![]() |
CSS John Simonds | ![]() |
American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the 1,024-ton sidewheel paddle steamer as a blockship in the Mississippi River near Island Number Ten.[30] |
CSS Kanawha | ![]() |
American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the 147-ton sternwheel paddle steamer as a blockship in the Mississippi River near Island Number Ten.[30] |
Solstice | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her twelve crew were rescued by Galena (![]() |
Venus | ![]() |
The schooner was last sighted off the coast of New South Wales on this date. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[34] |
7 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Bacalian | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[35] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Landskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Landskrona. She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Landskrona.[36][35] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Middle Patch, in Liverpool Bay.[37] |
CSS Grampus | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Island Number Ten: The sternwheel paddle steamer was scuttled in the Mississippi River between New Madrid, Missouri, and Lake County, Tennessee, to prevent her capture by Union forces. She was refloated by Union forces and placed in service as a receiving ship.[38] |
CSS Mohawk | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Island Number Ten: The 100-ton sternwheel paddle steamer, possibly a gunboat, was scuttled by Confederate forces in the Mississippi River at Island Number Ten.[39][40] |
CSS New Orleans | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Island Number Ten: The floating battery was scuttled in the Mississippi River between New Madrid, Missouri and Lake County, Tennessee, to prevent her capture by Union forces. |
Phoenix | ![]() |
The screw steamer sank in Auckland Harbour during a severe gale. The Township (qv) was wrecked during the same gale, and many other ships were damaged.[22] |
Thomas Young | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Amrum, Duchy of Holstein.. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[15] |
Township | ![]() |
The schooner broke up when driven ashore in Auckland Harbour during a severe gale. The Phoenix (qv) was wrecked during the same gale, and many other ships were damaged.[22] |
CSS Yazoo | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Island Number Ten: Abandoned by the Confederates, the 371-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was captured and scuttled by Union forces in the Mississippi River at Island Number Ten.[41] |
8 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Augusta | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Dragør. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nykøbing.[42][15] |
Cactus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Korsør, Denmark. She was refloated and put in to the Rivefjord in a leaky condition.[43] |
Charlotte Spences | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, off Margate, Kent.[42] |
Deborah Pennell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dublin, United Kingdom.[44] |
Globe | ![]() |
The brigantine struck the Rocques Donores, off Jersey and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[42][25] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex.[25] |
Louise | ![]() |
The ship collided with the barque Balcombe or Balkan (![]() |
Nymph | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Port Eynon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Port Eynon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Port Eynon.[27]{ |
Prince Albert | ![]() |
The brig was run into by the steamship Diana (![]() |
Savoyard | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock.[42] |
Sparkling Wave | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York.[42] She was later refloated but found to be severely leaky. She was taken in to London for repairs.[46] |
9 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Jessie | ![]() |
The brigantine struck a sunke rock near Oban, Argyllshire, United Kingdom and was beached in Oban Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[47] |
Twellinger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kastrup.[15] |
Unidentified brig | ![]() |
American Civil War: Loaded with a cargo of cotton, furniture, and loot stolen from residences on Edisto Island off the coast of South Carolina, the brig was wrecked on the coast of Edisto Island.[48] |
10 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Lady Herbert | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the English Channel. A message in a bottle confirming the ship's loss washed up at Plymouth, Devon on 29 April.[28] |
Liverpool | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Keystone State (![]() |
Pocohontas | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Long Point, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Toledo, Ohio to Buffalo, New York.[50] |
11 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Albert | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Charlestown, Cornwall.[15] |
Brise Lames | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked north east of Abrevach, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[23][43] |
Liberal | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. Liberal was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[27] |
12 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Donaghadee to Douglas, Isle of Man. She was refloated and put in to Belfast, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[15][27] |
Elizabeth McKenzie | ![]() |
The ship foundered east of Cape Wrath, Caithness with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Scrabster, Caithness to Ullapool, Ross-shire.[51] |
Integrity | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition.[15] |
Lion | ![]() |
The smack ran aground and sank at Cemaes Head, Pembrokeshire. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[36][21] |
HMS Pelican | ![]() |
The Camelion-class sloop ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[52] |
Samuel Adams | Unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: Attempting to run the Union blockade with a cargo of salt, candles, soap, olive oil, rum, and other goods, the schooner was forced aground by United States Navy warships on the western end of Isle of Palms off the coast of South Carolina, Confederate States of America.[53] |
13 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Neustadt in Holstein, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Neustadt in Holstein.[47] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The smack struck rocks at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Montrose. She was refloated and taken in to Montrose in a severely damaged condition.[47] |
Heroine | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Crow Rocks, off the north Devon coast and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London tpo Bideford, Devon.[47] |
Lion | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[35] |
Picton | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire.[27] |
14 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Karnack | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas.[54][55] |
Erebus | ![]() |
The screw tug accidentally burned to the waterline without loss of life on the Mississippi River and sank 3,800 yards (3,475 meters) below Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederate States of America. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[56] |
15 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Dacotah | ![]() |
The 90-ton St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad sidewheel paddle steamer foundered with the loss of four lives in the Missouri River at St. Joseph, Missouri, when a tornado struck her.[57] |
Empire | ![]() |
The whaling barque (or ship) was wrecked when it was driven onto rocks at Wangaroa Bay in New Zealand's Chatham Islands. All hands were saved.[58] |
Euphrosyne | ![]() |
The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cape Corobedo, Spain. All 50 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[59][60][47] |
Genius | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Arkona, Rügen. She was on a voyage from Stettin to and English port. She was refloated and taken in to Stralsund for repairs.[27][23] |
Harriet | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south east of Torcross, Devon with the loss of all hands.[47][61] |
Harry Hastings | ![]() |
The ship departed from Akyab, Burma for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62] |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Aberffraw, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Flint.[63] |
Leda | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43] |
Levana | ![]() |
The ship foundered off "Auchanhoan Head", Argyllshire, with the loss of all hands.[64] |
Ruby | ![]() |
The smack was wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex.[65] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Newhaven.[66] |
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Guanita | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Rock Channel. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[67] |
Vedra | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. Vedra was refloated but found to be severely leaky. She was assisted in to Harwich, Essex by the smack Beulah (![]() |
18 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Everdina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68] |
Mechens | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ancona, Papal States.[69] |
19 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Lussin | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Pascha (![]() |
USS Maria J. Carlton | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The mortar schooner was sunk on the Mississippi River just below Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, Confederate States of America by a shot that tore through her magazine deck and hull, wounding two crewmen. Union forces destroyed her remains on 25 April.[71] |
Mersey | ![]() |
The ship was run down in the Kattegat by the steamship Dwina (![]() |
CSS Rappahannock | ![]() |
American Civil War: The armed sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces on the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia.[73][74][75] |
Reine del Oceana | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trebolgan (![]() |
Shooting Star | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[70] |
Traviata | ![]() |
The pilot boat foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon.[70] |
Walter Scott | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire off Vlissingen.[70] |
20 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Armegina | ![]() |
The koff was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Glückstadt, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition.[44] |
Berenguela | ![]() |
A pinnace from the Petronila-class frigate was wrecked on the Los Homos Rocks, off Vera Cruz, Mexico with the loss of five sailors. Survivors were rescued by French Navy ships.[77] |
Catherine Sophie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skive, Denmark to London.[28][23] |
Criteria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Brixham, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[66] |
Regulus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Vera Cruz.[77] |
Tanger | ![]() |
The Tanger-class corvette broke from her moorings and was driven into Essex (![]() |
Vision | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground in the North Sea off the mouth of the Agger Canal and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg, Prussia.[72][23] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore at Vera Cruz.[77] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The clipper was driven ashore at Vera Cruz.[77] |
21 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Avenger | ![]() |
The ketch lost off Wellington Head, New Zealand with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Otago, New Zealand to Sydney. The wreck was found at the mouth of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, late in the month. There were two bodies on board.[58][78] |
CSS Bienville | ![]() |
American Civil War: The gunboat was destroyed by her officers in Louisiana in the Bogue Falaya River or on Lake Pontchartrain to prevent her capture by Union forces.[79][80] |
John and William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham.[72][23] |
Mary Merrill | ![]() |
The ship went aground in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand during a heavy gale.[81] |
22 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Tornby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia.[82] |
Cleveland | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by Amazon (![]() ![]() |
Merrion Lass | ![]() |
The smack ran aground at Aberdovey, Cardiganshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat.[21] |
23 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandria | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the chasse-marée Leonnia (![]() |
Argo | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore near "Cosevon".[44] |
Friends | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Queen Victoria (![]() |
Maria Soames | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Callao, Peru. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[46] |
Licanter | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John.[84] |
Michens | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ancona, Papal States.[85] |
Sardinian | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[86] |
24 April
Ship | State | Description |
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CSS Belle Algerine | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The gunboat was accidentally rammed and sunk on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, by the gunboat CSS Governor Moore (![]() |
Eunice | ![]() |
The 231-ton sternwheel paddle steamer collided with the sternwheel paddle steamer Commodore Perry (![]() |
CSS General Breckinridge | ![]() |
American Civil War: The sternwheel ram was burned on the Mississippi River at Fort Jackson, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces.[90][91] |
CSS General Lovell | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The sidewheel ram was burned by her crew on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces.[92][91] |
CSS General Quitman | ![]() |
American Civil War: The cottonclad ram was set afire by gunfire by the steamer USS Varuna (![]() |
CSS Governor Moore | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The gunboat was disabled by gunfire from United States Navy warships on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. She drifted ashore with 64 dead. Her surviving crew set her on fire to prevent her capture by Union forces, and she exploded when the flames reached her ammunition magazine.[94] |
CSS Launch No. 3 | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The steam launch was lost on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in combat with United States Navy forces.[95] |
CSS Manassas | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The ironclad warship was forced aground by the sidewheel paddle frigate USS Mississippi (![]() |
CSS Mosher | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: Attempting to tow a fire ship alongside a heavy sloop-of-war – probably USS Hartford (![]() |
CSS Music | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The sidewheel paddle steamer was destroyed by the Confederates to prevent her capture by Union forces.[98] |
CSS Phoenix | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The tug, operating as a tender, was destroyed on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in combat with United States Navy ships.[99] |
CSS Star | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The tug was destroyed on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in combat with a United States Navy gunboat.[100][101] |
CSS Stonewall Jackson | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: Damaged by gunfire by the steamer USS Varuna (![]() ![]() |
Sweepstakes | ![]() |
The clipper ran aground in the Sunda Straits in the Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated later that day but was declared a constructive total loss and was sold in Batavia, Netherland East Indies, for scrap. |
Texas | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The 1,223-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, possibly after being converted into a gunboat, was destroyed on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.[101] |
USS Varuna | ![]() |
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CSS Warrior | ![]() |
American Civil War, Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: The sidewheel ram was hit by a broadside of 11 shells with five-second fuses by the screw sloop-of-war USS Brooklyn (![]() |
Unidentified schooner | Unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the schooner USS Isilda (![]() |
25 April
Ship | State | Description |
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CSS Mississippi | ![]() |
American Civil War: The incomplete ironclad warship was burned at New Orleans, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces. |
CSRC Pickens | ![]() |
American Civil War: The schooner was burned at Algiers, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces.[105] |
Pioneer | ![]() |
American Civil War: The submarine was scuttled in the New Basin Canal in New Orleans to prevent her capture by Union forces.[13] |
Washington | ![]() |
American Civil War: The brig was scuttled at the docks in New Orleans to prevent her capture by Union forces.[106] |
William M. Morrison | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 662-ton sidwheel paddle steamer was set afire and cast adrift on the Mississippi River at New Orleans to prevent her capture by Union forces as the fleet of Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut approached. She collided with the ferry boat at Canal Street and later was salvaged.[107] |
Various unidentified vessels | ![]() |
American Civil War: Various unidentified vessels were burned at New Orleans to prevent their capture by Union forces, including three burning vessels that went adrift and floated down the Mississippi River and a number of steamboats carrying cargoes of cotton that were set afire at the city′s wharves.[107] |
26 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Chase | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The 20-ton schooner was forced aground on Raccoon Key or Romain Light in Bull's Bay off the coast of South Carolina, Confederate States of America by the armed clipper USS Onward (![]() |
CSS Resolute | ![]() |
American Civil War: The sidewheel ram, aground in the Mississippi River 1 mile (1.6 km) above Fort Jackson, Louisiana, since the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip on 24 April, was burned by the Confederates to prevent her capture by Union forces.[109] |
27 April
Ship | State | Description |
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CSS Anglo-Norman | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 558-ton armed sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces at New Orleans, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces.[110] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The sloop ran aground on the Bridgirdle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hunstanton, Norfolk. She was refloated on 1 May.[51] |
Jason | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Fulta Sand, off the coast of Ceylon.[111] |
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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CSS Defiance | ![]() |
American Civil War: The cottonclad ram was burned on the Mississippi River at Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces. |
Leander | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[28] |
CSS Louisiana | ![]() |
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CSS McRae | ![]() |
American Civil War: The screw sloop-of-war was scuttled along the city wharf at New Orleans, Louisiana, where she had arrived in a severely damaged condition the previous evening.[113][97] |
Polka | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Maldon, Essex.[46] |
Samuel | ![]() |
The cutter struck the wreck of the steamship Yarborough (![]() |
Unidentified brig | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of cotton, the brig was burned at Fort Livingston, Louisiana to prevent her capture by approaching United States Navy ships.[107] |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Dewdrop | ![]() |
American Civil War: The schooner was towed ashore and burned in the Mississippi River below New Orleans, Louisiana, by the gunboat USS Owasco (![]() |
Elizabeth and Catherine | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Julie (![]() |
Hubert | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[51] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The steam transport caught fire at Portsmouth, Hampshire and was scuttled.[51] |
Joseph H. Toone | ![]() |
American Civil War: The schooner was burned on the Mississippi River at Fort Jackson, Louisiana, by United States Navy forces.[117] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rangoon, Burma.[86] |
Tallahassee | ![]() |
American Civil War: The steamboat was towed ashore and burned in the Mississippi River below New Orleans by the gunboat USS Owasco (![]() |
Warburton | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ringabella Point, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[50] |
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Phoenix | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Skien to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from Alfred, Aurora's Increase and Volunteer (all ![]() |
Silistria | ![]() |
The ship collided with Narcissus (![]() |
Telemachus | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned and subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[50] |
Tres Graces | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at San Miguel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage form Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Alicante.[84] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Aura | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to London.[119] |
CSS Bienville | ![]() |
American Civil War: The incomplete sidewheel gunboat was burned on the Bogue Falaya River at Bayou St. John, New Orleans, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces.[120][80] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ketch was wrecked at the mouth of the Warehama (Whareama) River, New Zealand, about the middle of the month.[22] |
CSS Carondelet | ![]() |
American Civil War: The steamer was burned in Louisiana on Lake Pontchartrain, on the Bogue Falaya River, or on the Tchefuncte River to prevent her capture by Union forces.[121][80] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[122] |
Director | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef before 11 April. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[123] |
Geneviève | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Othgo".[122] |
Harvest Home | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Australian (![]() |
CSS Jackson | ![]() |
American Civil War: The gunboat was burned at or near New Orleans, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Union forces. |
Johanna Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Memel.[122] |
Lafayette | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: Captured on 4 April by boats from the barque USS Pursuit (![]() ![]() |
CSS Launch No. 6 | ![]() |
American Civil War The steam launch was lost on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, either in combat with United States Navy forces on 24 April during the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip or burned on 28 April below the forts.[126][117] |
Lisette | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Sari Siglai Bay after 16 April. She was on a voyage from London to the Danube. She was refloated on 22 April and resumed her voyage.[51] |
Mario Anna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Belle Isle.[20] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[122][27] |
Napoleon III | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal with the loss of nine lives.[127] |
CSS Oregon | ![]() |
American Civil War: The screw gunboat was scuttled in Louisiana either the Tchefuncte River or the Bogue Falaya River below Covington, Louisiana to prevent her capture by Union forces.[128][98] |
CSS Pamlico | ![]() |
American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer was burned on Lake Pontchartrain to prevent her capture by Union forces.[129] |
Petrel | ![]() |
The ketch was wrecked at the mouth of the Porangahau River, New Zealand, about the middle of the month.[22] |
Prince | ![]() |
American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer was sunk by Confederate forces in the Mississippi River prior to the Battle of Island Number Ten to prevent her capture by Union forces.[130] |
Prince Alfred | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on the coast of America. She was on a voyage from New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was refloated and taken in to Newport, Rhode Island, United States, where she arrived on 7 April.[44] |
Shanghae | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Frederiksberg to London. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn.[20] |
Sir Robert Peel | Unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by United States Navy warships, the schooner ran aground on the coast of South Carolina, Confederate States of America in early April. Her crew burned her to prevent her capture by Union forces.[53] |
Tongawanda | Unknown | The schooner capsized on the coast of California 12 miles (19 km) north of the San Francisco Heads.[131] |
Trestermaoa | Unknown | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Macao, China.[132] |
Virginia | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 548-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia before 19 April to prevent her capture by Union forces.[133] |
William Woodside | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 18 April. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.[134] |
Unidentified schooners | ![]() |
American Civil War: The schooners were burned by Confederate forces at Fredericksburg, Virginia, before 19 April to prevent their capture by Union forces.[135] |
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- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11743. London. 2 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "The Shipwreck of the Mars Steamer". The Times. No. 24212. London. 5 April 1862. col E, p. 5.
- ^ "Loss of the Steamer Mars". Belfast News-Letter. No. 15242. Belfast. 4 April 1862.
- ^ "The Peninsular Mail". Morning Post. No. 27551. London. 8 April 1862. p. 5.
- ^ "(untitled)". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4414. Liverpool. 4 April 1862.
- ^ "The Convict Ship Cedarine". Belfast News-Letter. No. 15243. Belfast. 5 April 1862.
- ^ "The Isle of Wight". Southampton Herald. Vol. 39, no. 2014. Southampton. 5 April 1862. p. 5.
- ^ "The Wreck of the Cedrine". Daily News. No. 4971. London. 16 April 1862.
- ^ "Shipwrecked Colonial Seamen". The Standard. No. 11755. London. 16 April 1862. p. 6.
- ^ "Royal National Lifeboat Institution". Dundee Courier. No. 2728. Dundee. 9 May 1862.
- ^ a b c d usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, January-June 1862
- ^ Gaines, p. 122
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11753. London. 14 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d Meide, Chuck (January 2001). "Dog Island Shipwreck Survey 1999: Report of Historical and Archaeological Investigations". academia.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b c More shipwrecks of Florida: A comprehensive listing. Pineapple Press/Googlebooks. 26 November 2019. ISBN 9781683340379. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Gaines, pp. 101-102.
- ^ Gaines, p. 91.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4416. Liverpool. 7 April 1862.
- ^ a b c "Royal National Lifeboat Institution". Morning Post. No. 27581. London. 12 May 1862. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e Ingram & Wheatley, p. 76.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11760. London. 22 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ Gaines, p. 167.
- ^ a b c d "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11749. London. 9 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Collision off Belfast Lough. Vessel Sunk". Belfast News-Letter. No. 15246. Belfast. 9 April 1862.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11755. London. 16 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e "Ship News". The Times. No. 24232. London. 29 April 1862. col F, p. 13.
- ^ "Southampton, Thursday". The Times. No. 24235. London. 2 May 1862. col F, p. 9.
- ^ a b Gaines, p. 98.
- ^ "Wreck on the Banks of Newfoundland". Daily News. No. 4976. London. 22 April 1862.
- ^ "SHIPS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND IN THE 1850s". Searle. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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- ^ "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9782. Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 June 1862.
- ^ a b c "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11754. London. 15 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 24220. London. 12 April 1862. col D, p. 12.
- ^ "Shipping". Leeds Mercury. No. 7484. Leeds. 8 April 1862.
- ^ Gaines, p. 96.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Mohawk
- ^ Gaines, p. 100.
- ^ Gaines, p. 104.
- ^ a b c d e f "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4418. Liverpool. 9 April 1862.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9774. Newcastle upon Tyne. 25 April 1862.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11763. London. 25 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Falmouth Express". Royal Cornwall Gazette. No. 3068. Truro. 11 April 1862. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9775. Newcastle upon Tyne. 2 May 1862.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11756. London. 17 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ Gaines, p. 157.
- ^ Gaines, p. 150.
- ^ a b c "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11768. London. 1 May 1862. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11769. London. 2 May 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Naval Disasters Since 1860". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4250. Portsmouth. 10 May 1873.
- ^ a b Gaines, p. 155.
- ^ "Latest from America". Belfast News-Letter. No. 15271. Belfast. 8 May 1862.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11843. London. 28 July 1862. p. 7.
- ^ Gaines, p. 99.
- ^ Gaines, p. 106
- ^ a b Ingram & Wheatley, p. 77.
- ^ "The Loss of the Steamer Euphrosyne". The Times. No. 24228. London. 24 April 1862. col C, p. 12.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 24230. London. 26 April 1862. col F, p. 12.
- ^ "Foundering of a Vessel". Daily News. No. 4974. London. 19 April 1862.
- ^ "Mercanile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11952. London. 2 December 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Holyhead". North Wales Chronicle. No. 1827. Bangor. 26 April 1862.
- ^ "Shipping". Belfast News-Letter. No. 15269. Belfast. 6 May 1862.
- ^ Renno, David (2004). Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century. Sevenoaks: Amhurst Publishing. p. 211. ISBN 1-903637-20-1.
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- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Leeds Mercury. No. 7493. Leeds. 18 April 1862.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11950. London. 29 November 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 24228. London. 24 April 1862. col F, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4428. Liverpool. 19 April 1862.
- ^ Gaines, pp. 69-70.
- ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Leeds Mercury. No. 7497. Leeds. 22 April 1862.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: Rappahannock
- ^ wrecksite.eu CSS Rappahannock (+1862)
- ^ Gaines, p. 187.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4487. Liverpool. 28 June 1862.
- ^ a b c d e "Rough Weather". Caledonian Mercury. No. 22685. Edinburgh. 12 June 1862.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Aberdeen Journal. No. 5980. Aberdeen. 20 August 1862.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Bienville
- ^ a b c Gaines, p. 61.
- ^ Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 76-77.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11761. London. 23 April 1862. p. 7.
- ^ "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 9778. Newcastle upon Tyne. 23 May 1862.
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- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4473. Liverpool. 12 June 1862.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Belle Algerine
- ^ Gaines, p. 60.
- ^ Gaines, pp. 134, 135
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: General Breckinridge
- ^ a b c Gaines, p. 65.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: General Lovell
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: General Quitman
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- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Launch No. 3
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Mosher
- ^ a b Gaines, p. 70.
- ^ a b Gaines, p. 71.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Phoenix
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Star (tug)
- ^ a b c Gaines, p. 74.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Stonewall Jackson (ram)
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Warrior
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Isilda
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- ^ Gaines, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Gaines, p. 76.
- ^ Gaines, p. 144.
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Resolute
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- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Louisiana
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: McRae
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- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Launch No. 6
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- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: Oregon
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: Pamlico
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Ships Histories: Confederate Ships: Prince (side-wheel steamer)
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