List of shipwrecks in May 1864
The list of shipwrecks in May 1864 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1864.
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1 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emma | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: The 385-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was captured and burned by a Confederate States Army artillery battery on the Red River of the South near Fort DeRussy, Louisiana.[1] |
Latona | ![]() |
The ship collided with a brig off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and was abandoned in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[2] |
Medina | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Galata Point, near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Nicolayev, Russia to an English port.[3] She was refloated with assistance of 5 May.[4] |
Thomas Hannlon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Fairlight, Sussex. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and resumed her voyage to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[2][5] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[2][5] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship, a brig or schooner, was driven ashore on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom[2][5] |
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated.[2][5] |
Garman, or Janverm |
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The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Morthoe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[3][6][7] |
John F. Butler | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[7] |
Shand | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Sambracus Shoal, in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[4] |
3 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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City Belle | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: While carrying between 400 and 725 troops of the 120th Ohio Infantry Regiment (![]() |
Express, or Experiment |
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American Civil War, Union blockade: Attempting to run the Union blockade, the schooner, carrying a cargo of cotton from Galveston, Texas, to Tampico, Mexico, was captured and burned in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas by the armed screw steamer USS Virginia (![]() |
Jean Goujon | ![]() |
The ship was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, with a cargo of sugar, when, in a storm at night, her captain mistook his position and steered south of the rocks he thought were the Les Casquets. The rocks were, in fact, the Écréhous and by steering south he accidentally ran the ship onto the Ecropes Rocks off Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[6][11] |
Newport | ![]() |
The steamship, a luggage boat, caught fire off Birkenhead, Cheshire and was scuttled.[12][13] |
Pauline | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 135-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Shreveport.[14] |
4 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hope | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Seaham.[15] |
Kurea | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[16] |
Lavinia | ![]() |
The sloop sank in the Humber.[17] |
5 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Covington | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: Severely damaged in combat with Confederate States Army infantry on the Red River of the South, the gunboat was burned by her crew off Alexandria, Louisiana, Confederate States of America to prevent her capture by Confederate forces. Her commanding officer and 32 of her crew avoided capture and escaped to Alexandria.[8] |
John Warner | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: Damaged in combat with [Confederate States Army infantry and artillery on the Red River of the South near Marksville, Louisiana, while transporting 250 men of the 56th Ohio Infantry Regiment (![]() |
USS Signal | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: Severely damaged in combat with Confederate States Army infantry on the Red River of the South, the gunboat was burned by her crew off Alexandria, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Confederate forces. The Confederates captured her crew. |
Tay | ![]() |
The barque was holed by ice and sank in British North American waters. Her thirteen crew were rescued by Lord Byron (![]() |
William Walker | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Hven, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
6 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Lillegrund, off the Danish coast. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[20] |
USS Commodore Jones | ![]() |
American Civil War: The gunboat was blown to pieces by a 2,000-pound (910 kg) electrically-detonated Confederate mine on the James River in Virginia, killing 40 of her crew and wounding 29.[9][21] |
Henriette Sophia | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian vessel. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia.[22] |
John and Jean | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore north of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Perth.[15] |
7 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Holly | ![]() |
The barque ran ashore near Hoburgen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cronstadt.[23] |
Idas | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newchang, China.[24][25] |
CSS Raleigh | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The casemate ironclad suffered severe damage when she ran aground on the bar at the mouth of the Cape Fear River on the coast of North Carolina and was destroyed by her crew to prevent her capture by Union forces.[9][26] |
USS Shawsheen | ![]() |
American Civil War: The gunboat was disabled and captured by Confederate States Army troops on the James River in Virginia, Confederate States of America. The Confederate troops set her on fire when two United States Navy ironclads approached, and she exploded when the flames reached her ammunition magazine.[9][27] |
Prade | ![]() |
The sloop foundered off Greypoint. Her three crew were rescued by Petrel (![]() |
8 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cochrane | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland.[15] |
Sophia | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: While under the control of a United States Navy prize crew, the schooner foundered in a heavy gale off the coast of the United States. She had been captured by the schooner USS Dan Smith (![]() |
Stephen Glover | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta.[29] |
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abbey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Rosier, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[30] |
Cossack | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated on 12 May and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[31][32][33] |
Dame Durden | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Charles, Virginia, Confederate States of America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[30] |
Florist | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Long Bank, off the coast of County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the tug Ruby (![]() |
HDMS Nils Juel | ![]() |
Second Schleswig War, Battle of Heligoland: The frigate was damaged in battle off Heligoland. |
SMS Radetzky | ![]() |
Second Schleswig War, Battle of Heligoland: The Radetzky-class frigate was damaged in battle off Heligoland with the loss of five of her crew.[35] |
Rover's Bride | ![]() |
The sloop ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated but ran aground on the Girdler Shoal and was abandoned. Her crew got aboard the Girdler Lightship (![]() |
SMS Schwarzenburg | ![]() |
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Silver Cloud No. 2 | ![]() |
Carrying a cargo of United States Government supplies, the 287-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a rock and sank in shallow water in the Cumberland River in Tennessee, Confederate States of America. She was refloated the next day.[36] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Carondelet | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: The ironclad gunboat ran aground on the Red River of the South upstream of Alexandria, Louisiana, Confederate States of America. She was refloated.[9] |
Harriet A. Weed | ![]() |
American Civil War: Carrying 13 officers and 20 enlisted men of the 3rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Seaham. She was refloated and taken in to Seaham.[15] |
USS Mound City | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: The ironclad gunboat ran aground on the Red River of the South upstream of Alexandria, Louisiana. She was refloated.[9] |
Invercauld, and/or Minerva |
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The barque Invercauld left Melbourne, Victoria for Callao, Peru on 2 May. During a severe gale south of New Zealand, the ship hit the northwestern tip of Auckland Island and swiftly broke up. Of the 25 crew, six were lost in the wreck, the survivors were washed ashore and subsisted on plant roots and shellfish for a little over a year. By the time of their rescue only three of the crew were still alive: Captain George Dalgarno, Ship's Mate Andrew Smith, and one seaman. They were rescued on 20 May 1865 by Julian (![]() Contemporary sources have somewhat different information, referring to Minerva being wrecked in identical circumstances, with four survivors being rescued on 25 March 1865.[40] James Teer, a survivor of the shipwreck of General Grant recorded that in April 1867 the survivors found a stave on the mainland on a point inside Enderby Island. On the stave was written in charcoal Minerva - 4 men, 1 officer - Leith - May 10th, 1864 - March 25th, 1865. Teer notes from the relative position of the words, our impression was, that the word Leith had reference to the man or men, and not to the Minerva.[41] |
12 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Black Swan | ![]() |
The steamship struck the pier at North Shields, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[23] |
Blyth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, severely injuring four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bayonne.[23] |
Bright, or Wright |
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The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and beached at Orford Haven, Suffolk.[4] She was refloated on 16 May.[23] |
Honest | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank on the Long Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nassau, Bahamas.[4] |
Pierre | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[42] |
Sherwood Ranger | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Kettleness Steel, on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[23] |
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lydia | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east by south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by the steamship Lopede (![]() |
Orient | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Poorhead, County Cork. She was on a voyage from the Brass River, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] She was refloated and taken in to Queenstown, County Cork for temporary repairs. Orient was subsequently towed to Liverpool for permanent repairs.[43] |
14 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Eliza | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The sloop was on a blockade-running voyage from the Santee River in South Carolina, Confederate States of America to Nassau with a cargo of turpentine spirits when she was discovered dismasted and waterlogged in the North Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina (34°35′N 74°55′W) by the mortar gunboat USS Sea Foam (![]() |
Elizabeth Gillespie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Norson Inlet, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[16] |
Jenny Jones | ![]() |
The schooner was stranded on Peacock Spit while sailing up the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington Territory.[45] |
15 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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East London | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jacques Chaeur (![]() |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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John Williams | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on a reef off Danger Island in the Cook Islands and sank without loss of life. |
17 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marchioness | ![]() |
The brigantine parted her anchor cable off the coast of Taranaki, New Zealand during a heavy swell and was wrecked on a rocky shore between Oakura and Cape Egmont without loss of life.[47] |
18 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Latimer | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 198-ton schooner, carrying a cargo of flour, lard, bread, and kerosene, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Recife, Brazil, was captured and burned in the North Atlantic Ocean (34°55′N 55°13′W_ by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Florida (![]() |
Port Glasgow | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Beaufort Flats, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City. Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester.[50] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51] |
Runnymede | ![]() |
The ship driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Broyle, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Pernambuco, Brazil.[52] |
St. Joseph | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Lapsand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to the Øresund. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[53] |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eden | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53] |
Elizabeth and Mary | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[53] |
Fratellianza | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Indefatigable (![]() ![]() |
La Plata | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Barrel of Beef Rock, off Trinidad. She was on a voyage from Cedros Bay to "Jemander".[46] |
Star of Victoria | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the New River in southern New Zealand. She was being towed by the tug Aphrasia (![]() |
20 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Australian | unknown | The brig was deliberately run ashore at Akaroa, New Zealand after she was holed.[56] |
Ino | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Huntcliffe, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[53] |
21 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Era | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on a sandbar at Maketu without loss of life.[56] |
Hermann Wedell | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Christiania to North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[53] |
Lanarkshire | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to São Vicente. She was refloated.[57] |
Nile | ![]() |
The 650-ton screw steamer exploded at Detroit, Michigan, with the loss of thirteen lives.[58] |
22 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Columbine | ![]() |
![]() Illustration of the capture of USS Columbine. ![]() |
Iona | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[53] |
Sting Ray | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was grounded by her crew on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America after they overpowered a prize crew placed aboard her by the gunboat USS Kineo (![]() |
23 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lawton | ![]() |
The sloop ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to West Haven. She was refloated and beached.[53] |
Protector | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to tow boats; they were rescued by the steamship North American (![]() |
24 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hamon | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Tenerife, Canary Islands before 28 May. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana.[24][50][61] |
Lebanon | ![]() |
American Civil War: The steamer was captured and burned by Confederate States Army troops at Ford's Landing, Arkansas.[9] |
Three unidentified transports | ![]() |
American Civil War: The transports came under fire by Confederate States Army artillery on the Mississippi River at Daniel Session's Plantation. One careened over and was hauled to the river's bank, while the othr two were disabled and set afire.[62] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clementina | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[63] |
Martha | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Harlingen, Friesland.[16][64] |
Visalia | ![]() |
The 76-ton screw steamer struck a snag and sank at Hayes Bend on the Sacramento River, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) upstream of Nicholas, California, Confederate States of America.[65] |
26 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Boston | ![]() |
American Civil War: Aground on the Ashepoo River in South Carolina, Confederate States of America since around midnight on 25 May with the loss of seven or eight lives while transporting 300 personnel of the 34th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, 90 cavalrymen, and 60 horses (all ![]() |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Braganza Point, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pará, Brazil.[68] |
Graham's Town | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to London.[68] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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John Parkinson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to the Isles of Scilly.[68] She was refloated and taken in to Matthew Town, where she was condemned.[69] |
Lebanon | ![]() |
American Civil War: The 225-ton sidewheel transport was burned by Confederate forces on the Mississippi River at Greenville, Mississippi, Confederate States of America. She had been captured on the Mississippi about 10 nautical miles (19 km) downstream of Greenville near Ford's Landing on 25 May by a yawl manned by men of the 4th Missouri Regiment.[70] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The sloop sank off Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Wallace | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[71] She had been refloated by 14 June and towed in to Sulina.[54] |
28 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belle Creole | ![]() |
The sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, Confederate States of America.[72][73] |
Black Hawk | ![]() |
The 57- or 211-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[72][73] |
Empire Parish | ![]() |
The 279-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[1][73] |
Fawn | ![]() |
The sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[73][74] |
General Finegan | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of cotton and turpentine, the sloop was captured and destroyed in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida just north of the Chassahowitzka River near Homosassa Bay by two boats from the schooner USS Ariel (![]() |
Louisiana Bell | ![]() |
The 89-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[73][76] |
Meteor | ![]() |
The 417-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[36][73] |
New Orleans | ![]() |
The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[14][73] |
Time and Tide | ![]() |
The 130-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned in a wharf fire at New Orleans.[73][77] |
29 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Frank Pierce | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stanley, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued on 7 June by Charles Lambert (![]() |
Morning Star | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Aleste Reef. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to New York.[79] |
HMS Ringdove | ![]() |
The Vigilant-class gunvessel ran aground on the Bombay Shoal, off Palawan Island, Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong, China to Labuan.[80] |
30 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clara Ames, or Clara Eames |
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American Civil War: Ambushed by Confederate States Army troops on the Mississippi River about 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) downstream of Columbia, Arkansas, the 105-ton sternwheel transport ran aground about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) upstream of the Sunnyside Plantation, Arkansas, and was captured by the Confederates, who burned her to the waterline.[9][81] |
Condor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Villanova. She was refloated the next day.[57] |
Dardanelles | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on a reef off Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and put into Antigua the next day, where she was condemned.[82] |
Fortunate | ![]() |
American Civil War, Union blockade: After the sloop, carrying a cargo of cotton and turpentine, was captured and taken in tow by the screw steamer USS Bermuda (![]() |
Louisa | ![]() |
The brig was attacked by a pirate junk, set afire and sunk off Hainan, China. Several crew abandoned ship, others were murdered. Five survivors were rescued by the barque Young Greek (![]() |
Theodor | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Norwegian pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Mandal, Norway.[57] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conception | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Guadalquivir.[84] Her crew were rescued.[61] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acadienne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Confederate States of America.[16] |
Arnoldo | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Milazzo, Sicily and was scuttled.[31] |
Brinelle | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Grimsby, Lincolnshire and New York, United States. She was refloated and taken in to New York, where she arrived on 19 May.[50][64] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[85] |
Chieftain | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Thousand Islands, Netherlands East Indies before 28 May. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Billiton to Batavia.[86] |
CSS Doubloon | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: The 293-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was scuttled in the Red River of the South in Louisiana. She was refloated and repaired.[87] |
Drover | ![]() |
American Civil War, Red River Campaign: The 26-ton sidewheel ferry was probably scuttled as a blockship in the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana. She was probably refloated.[87] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cap May, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[24] |
Lavinia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia.[53] |
Lillian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia before 21 May.[30] |
Marys | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[88] |
Melita | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Newchang. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Newchang.[24] |
Nelson | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the African coast. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Falmouth, Cornwall.[23] |
Netherby | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Pescadores, Formosa before 18 May. She was on a voyage from Foochow, China to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[89] |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The steamship was lost whilst on a voyage from Kurrachee to Bombay, India.[88] |
Pontiac | ![]() |
The 68-ton sidewheel paddle steamer exploded at Grand Haven, Michigan, killing three people.[58] |
Rosette | ![]() |
The steamship struck rocks and was severely damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham during her sea trials. She was refloated and towed in to West Hartlepool.[53] |
Sicilian | ![]() |
The schooner left the Chatham Islands bound for New Zealand's South Island. No further trace.[90] |
St. Oswin | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated on 13 May and put in to The Downs.[15] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship collided with Lucy Caroline (![]() |
Wallace | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sulina to an English port.[30] |
References
Notes
- Gaines, p. 64.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12396). London. 3 May 1864. p. 7.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12398). London. 5 May 1864. p. 6.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12407). London. 16 May 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5065). Liverpool. 3 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5066). Liverpool. 4 May 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12397). London. 4 May 1864. p. 7.
- Gaines, p. 62.
- usnlp.org Navy Chronology of the Civil War, January-June 1864
- Gaines, p. 168.
- "The Wreck of the Jean Goujon".
- "Ship News". The Times (24864). London. 5 May 1864. col E, p. 14.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23347). Edinburgh. 5 May 1864.
- Gaines, p. 71.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant Newcastle (9881). Newcastle upon Tyne. 13 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5088). Liverpool. 30 May 1864.
- "Vessel Sunk in the Humber". Hull Packet (4137). Hull. 6 May 1864.
- Gaines, pp. 67-68.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant (9885). Newcastle upon Tyne. 10 June 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet (4138). Hull. 13 May 1864.
- Gaines, p. 177.
- "Dundee Shipping". Dundee Courier (3355). Dundee. 10 May 1864.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant Newcastle (9882). Newcastle upon Tyne. 20 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5094). Liverpool. 6 June 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5128). Liverpool. 8 July 1864.
- Gaines, p. 127.
- Gaines, p. 188.
- "Shipping Casualty". Belfast News-Letter (32773). Belfast. 10 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23410). Edinburgh. 19 July 1864.
- "Ship News". The Times (24893). London. 6 June 1864. col E, p. 14.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5074). Liverpool. 13 May 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12405). London. 13 May 1864. p. 7.
- "The Stranding of the Steam-ship Cossack". Hull Packet (4152). Hull. 19 August 1864.
- "Board of Trade Inquiry". Liverpool Mercury (5086). Liverpool. 27 May 1864.
- "The Sea Fight near Heligoland". Morning Post (28211). London. 17 May 1864. p. 5.
- Gaines, p. 70.
- Gaines, pp. 40-41.
- Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 100–102.
- "Invercauld". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events, R. K. Headland, p. 182
- "Wreck of the General Grant at the Auckland Islands, 18 Months Ago". Southland Times (882). 15 January 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5078). Liverpool. 18 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5095). Liverpool. 7 June 1864.
- Gaines, p. 38.
- Gaines, p. 194.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12432). London. 14 June 1864. p. 7.
- Ingram & Wheatley, pp. 99–100.
- Ahoy - Mac's Web Log "Marauders of the Sea, Confederate Merchant Raiders During the American Civil War: CSS Florida. 1862-1863. Captain John Newland Maffitt. CSS Florida. 1864. Captain Charles M. Morris"
- Gaines, p. 14.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12425). London. 6 June 1864. p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 7 June 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5097). Liverpool. 9 June 1864.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant Newcastle (9883). Newcastle upon Tyne. 27 May 1864.
- "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant (9887). Newcastle upon Tyne. 24 June 1864.
- Ingram & Wheatley, p. 102.
- Ingram & Wheatley, p. 100.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23374). Edinburgh. 6 June 1864.
- Gaines, p. 81.
- Gaines, p. 171.
- "Latest News". Belfast News-Letter (32794). Belfast. 3 June 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12430). London. 11 June 1864. p. 7.
- Gaines, p. 105.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5134). Liverpool. 15 July 1864.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12419). London. 30 May 1864. p. 7.
- Gaines, p. 31.
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- Gaines, p. 143.
- "Ship News". The Times (24929). London. 20 July 1864. col F, p. 12.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12468). London. 26 July 1864. p. 7.
- Gaines, p. 99.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5103). Liverpool. 16 June 1864.
- Gaines, p. 61.
- Anonymous, "," New York Times, June 5, 1864.
- Gaines, pp. 64-65.
- Gaines, p. 40.
- Gaines, p. 69.
- Gaines, p. 74.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23442). Edinburgh. 25 August 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (23424). Edinburgh. 4 August 1864.
- "Stranding of Her Majesty's Ship Ringdove". The Standard (12555). London. 4 November 1864. p. 5.
- Gaines, p. 93.
- "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard (12445). London. 29 June 1864. p. 7.
- "Chinese Pirates". The Times (24865). London. 31 August 1864. col C, p. 10.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5098). Liverpool. 10 June 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Messenger (23351). Edinburgh. 10 May 1864.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5131). Liverpool. 12 July 1864.
- Gaines, p. 63.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (5089). Liverpool. 31 May 1864.
- "Supposed Loss of the Ship Netherby". The Standard (12476). London. 4 August 1864. p. 3.
- Ingram & Wheatley, p. 105.
Bibliography
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- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
Ship events in 1864 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
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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