list of shipwrecks in 1863#14 September

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

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|ship=Acacia

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque was wrecked at Hokiang, China.

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|ship=Adeline

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Valparaíso, Chile.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=22 December 1863 |issue=4951 }}

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|ship={{PS|Adrien|1857|2}}

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The lugger sank at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of four of the five crew.{{cite web|title=Adrien|url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1087422|website=Pastscape|publisher=Historic England|access-date=11 January 2017}}

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|ship=African

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked in Champion Bay.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=7 March 1863 |issue=4703 }}

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|ship=Alcyone

|flag={{flag|United States|1861}}

|desc=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.Gaines p. 25.

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|ship=Alhambra

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The 187-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri.Gaines, p. 91.

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|ship=Alice and Mary

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America.Gaines, p. 165.

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|ship=Antagonist

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} New South Wales

|desc=The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=16 October 1863 |issue=4893 }}

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|ship=Argo

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: The sternwheel paddle steamer was burned by the sidewheel paddle steamer {{USS|Linden|1860|6}} ({{navy|United States|1863}}) in Mississippi about {{convert|75|nmi|km}} up the Sunflower River in mid-1863.[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/argo.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Argo]

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|ship=Argosy

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: The steamer was burned on the Sunflower River in mid-1863 to prevent her capture by Union forces.[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/argosy-steamer.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Argosy]

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|ship={{PS|Artizan|1853|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The paddle steamer was abandoned at Killaloe, County Clare.{{cite web |url=http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=20706|title=Artizan|publisher=Clydeships |access-date= 6 November 2019 }}

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|ship=Beejapore

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The clipper was lost in the Pacific Ocean during a voyage from Keppel Bay, Queensland, to Callao, Peru.

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|ship= Belle Creole

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near West Columbia, West Virginia during the winter of 1863-1864.Gaines, p. 195.

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|ship= Belle Peoria

|flag={{flag|United States|1860}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 105.

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|ship= Blossom

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas.Gaines, p. 167.

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|ship=California

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1861}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 1.

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|ship=Caroline

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The 80-ton schooner was wrecked in Mendocino County, California.Gaines, p. 26.

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|ship=Carrier Dove

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The clipper ran aground near Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.

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|ship={{SS|Catalonian|1862|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked.{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=15 |title=Catalonian |publisher=The Yard |access-date=18 February 2017}}

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|ship=Catherine

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=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.

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|ship=Charm

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Paul Jones ({{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/charm.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Charm]

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|ship=Clara

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The brig was driven ashore in the Yangtze-kiang.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=13 January 1864 |issue=4970 }}

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|ship=Cleveland

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground off "Tanong Bolus". She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated with assistance from {{HMS|Rifleman|1846|6}} ({{navy|UK}}).{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=7 August 1863 |issue=4834 }}

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|ship=Cochief

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The 69-ton schooner was wrecked on Fish Rock at Point Arena, California, on either 30 January 1863 or 30 January 1865.

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|ship=Colombo

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The vessel was wrecked off Jamaica in early 1863.Gaines, p. 33.

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|ship=Colonel Clay

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1861}}

|desc=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.

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|ship=Courier

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The 165-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was lost.Gaines, p. 196.

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|ship=Dr. Kane

|flag={{flag|United States|1860}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 135. }}

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|ship=Duke of Malakoff

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off Valdivia, Chile. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Chile to Belle Isle.{{Cite news |title=The West India, Mexican, and Pacific Mails |newspaper=Morning Post |location=London |date=2 March 1863 |issue=27832 |page=2 }}

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|ship=Eagle

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner may have been stranded on the coast of California during 1863. If so, she was refloated and returned to service.Gaines, p. 27.

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|ship=Far West

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The two-masted schooner was stranded at Russian Gulch, California on either 15 January or 17 February.

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|ship=Francis Helen, or
Francis Ellen

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=Carrying a cargo of railroad ties and pilings, the schooner drifted ashore in Bell Creek, California either during April or on 6 October.

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|ship=Frigate Bird

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The full-rigged ship was lost at Applegate Cove on the coast of Washington Territory.Gaines, p. 194.

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|ship=Gazelle

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked in the Palawan Passage. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to San Francisco, California.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=15 December 1863 |issue=4945 }}

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|ship=General McNeil

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s.Gaines, p. 106.

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|ship=Grand Duke

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863|name=Confederate States Army}}

|desc=American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana, late in 1863.[https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/grand-duke.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Grand Duke]

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|ship=Jeanie Deans

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait between the Fitzroy Islands and Green Island, Tasmania.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=23 November 1863 |issue=4926 }}

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|ship=Jesus Ramos

|flag={{flag|Chile}}

|desc=The barque was presumed to have foundered.{{Cite news |title=The West India, Pacific, and Mexican Mails |newspaper=Morning Post |location=London |date=28 August 1863 |issue=27986 |page=2 }}

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|ship=Juliana

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=American Civil War, Union blockade: The sloop was captured by United States Navy forces at Galveston, Texas, and sunk by the gunboat {{USS|Owasco|1861|6}} ({{navy|United States|1863}}).Gaines, p. 169.

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|ship=Lady Abercrombie

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost near the mouth of the Congo River, Africa. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Lucy

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque was lost in Duncan's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Hydaspes ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Lucy was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon.

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|ship=Maggie Johnston

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.Gaines p. 29.

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|ship=Marens

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The brig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.Gaines p. 184.

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|ship=Mary Martin

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California.

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|ship=Matilda

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=The schooner was wrecked in Matagorda Bay.Gaines, p. 170.

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|ship=Morning Star II

|flag=flag unknown

|desc=American Civil War, Union blockade: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederates off the coast of Texas.Gaines, p. 171.

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|ship=Nevik

|flag={{navy|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The corvette ran ashore and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi, Japan and San Francisco, California.{{Cite news |title=Losses of Russian Ships of War |newspaper=Pall Mall Gazette |location=London |date=18 June 1878 |issue=4157 }}{{cite news |title=Losses of Russian Ships of War |newspaper=Star |location=Saint Peter Port |issue=6 |volume=65 }}

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|ship=Nanjemoy

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1861}}

|desc=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|1861|6}} ({{navy|United States|1860}}) refloated her as a prize on 15 July 1863.Gaines, p. 185.

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|ship=Neptune

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=The schooner sank in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida.Gaines, p. 43.

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|ship=Nevada

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag in Steamboat Slough upstream from Rio Vista, California, while racing the steamer New World ({{flag|United States|1863}}). She then ran into a bank in Cache Slough in quicksand and sank without loss of life.

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|ship=North

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The 232-register ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost in late 1863.Gaines, p. 197.

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|ship= Osiris

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1861}}

|desc=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).Gaines, p. 152.

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|ship=Parana

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was attacked by pirates off Hong Kong. Her crew were murdered and the ship was burnt.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=5 November 1863 |page=12 |issue=24708 |column=B }}

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|ship=Paul Jones

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Charm ({{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}). Her wreck was burned to the waterline.[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/paul-jones.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Paul Jones]

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|ship=Return

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner foundered in Lake Erie off Long Point, Province of Canada, British North America.Gaines, p. 56.

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|ship=Rochebrune

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=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.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=21 November 1863 |issue=4925 }}

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|ship=Rowena

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 102.

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|ship=Sam Gaty

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=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.

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|ship=Shawmut

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The full-rigged ship was lost on Bird Rock off San Francisco.Gaines, p. 30.

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|ship=CSS Slidell

|flag={{navy|Confederate States of America|1861}}

|desc=The gunboat was lost on the Tennessee River in Tennessee sometime before 6 February.Gaines, p. 162.

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|ship=Stephen Decatur

|flag={{flag|United States|1860}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 103.

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|ship=St. Jean

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Melbourne, Victoria.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=14 April 1863 |issue=4735 }}

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|ship={{SV|Success||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=The fishing schooner was lost on the Nova Scotia shore.{{cite web |url=https://www.downtosea.com/1851-1875/1863.htm |title=1863 |publisher=downtothesea.com |access-date=8 July 2021}}

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|ship=Sultan

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The whaler, a barque, was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Mercantile Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=1 September 1863 |issue=12186 |page=8 }}

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|ship=Time and Truth

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Bluff Harbour, New Zealand.

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|ship=T. W. Roberts

|flag={{flag|United States|1861}}

|desc=American Civil War: The 288-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned at Shreveport, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Confederate forces.Gaines, p. 75.

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|ship=CSS Talomico

|flag={{navy|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: The armed sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally at Savannah, Georgia, in 1863.[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/confederate_ships/talomico.html Naval History and Heritage Command: Confederate Ships: Talomico]Gaines p. 51.

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|ship=Undaunted

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=17 November 1863 |issue=4921 }}

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|ship=Vermont

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc= The 255-ton steamer was lost, probably in the Great Lakes.

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|ship=Victoria

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc= The four-masted schooner was burned at Port Famine, Mexico in 1863 or 1864.Gaines, p. 81.

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|ship= William B. Romer

|flag={{flag|United States|1861}}

|desc=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.Gaines, p. 110.

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|ship=Wythe

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The schooner sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.Gaines, p. 191.

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|ship=Unidentified barge

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc= Carrying a cargo of coal, the barge was sunk in the Mississippi River off Point Pleasant, Missouri, sometime before 2 December 1863.Gaines, p. 104.

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|ship=Unidentified floating drydock

|flag={{flag|United States|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War The floating dry dock was burned by Confederate forces on the Mississippi River at Walnut Bend in August or September 1863.

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|ship=Unidentified schooners

|flag={{flag|Confederate States of America|1863}}

|desc=American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled a number of schooners as blockships before 7 December to obstruct Skull Creek in South Carolina.Gaines, p. 158.

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References

=Notes=

=Bibliography=

[http://scubagonewild.com/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Civil%20War%20Shipwrecks%20-%20(Malestrom).pdf Gaines, W. Craig, Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks, Louisiana State University Press, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129144606/http://scubagonewild.com/documents/Encyclopedia%20of%20Civil%20War%20Shipwrecks%20-%20(Malestrom).pdf |date=2010-11-29 }}, {{ISBN|978-0-8071-3274-6}}.

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