The list of shipwrecks in 1864 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1864.
January[]
3 January[]
- Grafton (
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The Schooner was wrecked in the north arm of Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island. Some members of the crew survived
February[]
17 February[]
- H. L. Hunley (
Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: The submarine sank after ramming USS Housatonic in Charleston, South Carolina. She was lost with all hands.32°44′N 79°46′W / 32.733°N 79.767°W - USS Housatonic (
United States): American Civil War: The Sloop-of-war was sunk by Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley off Charleston, South Carolina32°43′7″N 79°48′17″W / 32.71861°N 79.80472°W
22 February[]
- USS Linden (
United States): A steamer sunk after striking a snag on the Arkansas River.
March[]
- Susan Douglas ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The brig was wrecked at Samasana, off Formosa. The captain[1] and at least 10 crew survived. The crew were picked up from Samasana by HM gunboat Bustard[2][3]
28 March[]
- USS Kingfisher ( United States): American Civil War: A barque that ran aground on the banks of the Combahee River, South Carolina.
April[]
1 April[]
- USS Rodolph ( United States): American Civil War: A Union stern-wheel tinclad minesweeper and gunboat sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) in Mobile Bay.
- USS Maple Leaf ( United States): American Civil War: The troopship struck a naval mine near Jacksonville.[4][5]
19 April[]
- USS Signal ( United States): American Civil War: A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria, Louisiana.
22 April[]
- USS Petrel ( United States): American Civil War: A steamboat that was burned in the Yazoo River, Mississippi.
May[]
5 May[]
- USS Covington ( United States): American Civil War: A gunboat that was scuttled to prevent capture off Alexandria.
11 May[]
- Invercauld ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): The sailing ship was wrecked on the Auckland Islands. Some members of the crew survived
- Aster ( United States): American Civil War: The tug ran aground on Carolina Shoals. She was subsequently burnt to prevent capture.
June[]
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August[]
5 August[]
- CSS Gaines ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: The Confederate side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.
- USS Philippi ( United States): American Civil War: A Union side-wheel gunboat sunk in Mobile Bay after heavy damage during the Battle of Mobile Bay.30°23′01″N 88°02′00″W / 30.3835°N 88.0334°W
- USS Tecumseh ( United States): American Civil War: A Union monitor warship sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) during the Battle of Mobile Bay.30°13′54″N 88°1′33″W / 30.23167°N 88.02583°W
7 August[]
- CSS Phoenix ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A Confederate ironclad warship scuttled at Dog River.30°36′08″N 88°02′19″W / 30.60231°N 88.03860°W
31 August[]
- Mary Bowers ( Confederate States of America): American Civil War: Iron-hulled sidewheel steamer of 680 tons, stranded on the wreck of CSS Georgiana while attempting to run the federal blockade into Charleston, South Carolina.32°46′47″N 79°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 79.75972°W
September[]
27 September[]
- CSS North Carolina ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A gunboat that sank off Southport, North Carolina.33°54′49″N 78°1′8″W / 33.91361°N 78.01889°W
October[]
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November[]
28 November[]
- CSS Florida ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A cruiser that collided with USAT Alliance at Newport News, Virginia.37°04′24″N 76°32′35″W / 37.0732°N 76.5431°W
December[]
19 December[]
- USS Water Witch ( United States): American Civil War: A sidewheel gunboat was burned to avoid capture at White Bluff.
21 December[]
- CSS Georgia ( Confederate States Navy): American Civil War: A Civil War ironclad floating battery was scuttled off Savannah.32°5′5″N 81°2′9″W / 32.08472°N 81.03583°W
See also[]
| 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 |
References[]
- ↑ "Part Two: The Wreck of the SS President Hoover". The Takao Club. http://www.takaoclub.com/hoover/wreck.htm. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "(untitled)". 29 September 1864. p. 4. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=ODT18640929.2.7&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0--.
- ↑ "(untitled)". 1 October 1864. p. 2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=ST18641001.2.3.5&e=-------10--1----0Mappin+brothers--.
- ↑ Barnette, Michael C. (2008). Florida's Shipwrecks. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5413-6.
- ↑ FJ Cantelas, BA Rodgers (1997). "Tools, Techniques, and Zero Visibility Archaeology". http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4636. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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