List of shipwrecks in 1865
Ship Country Description
Alida United States The 35-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned
Au Revoir United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Waikato Heads , New Zealand
Belle Peoria United States The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked by ice in the Missouri River in the spring of 1865 in an area that later became known as the Peoria Bottoms
Canada United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the South China Sea . Some of her crew reached Sarawak , Malaya in a boat , the rest were rescued by the barque Patriot ( Bremen )
C. Matthews Flag unknown The schooner was lost in the vicinity of Manasquan , New Jersey
Carrier Dove United States During a voyage from Shields , County Durham , United King , to New York , the clipper ran aground on Governors Island in New York Harbor . After lighters took her cargo to the wharves in New York , she was refloated , repaired , and returned to service
Catherine Flag unknown American Civil War , Union blockade : During an attempt to run the Union blockade , the schooner was stranded at Sabine Pass on the border between Louisiana and Texas , Confederate States of America sometime during the American Civil War
Celeste United States The 79-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Duvall 's Bluff , Arkansas , in March or April 1865
Cochief United States The 69-ton schooner was wrecked on Fish Rock at Point Arena , California , on either 30 January 1863 or 30 January 1865
Comet United States The 496-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville , Georgia , either in November or on 2 December
Convoy United States Army The quartermasters vessel caught fire at Barrancas Wharf . She was cut lose and drifted in Pensacola Bay , Florida where she sank 1- 1 ⁄ 2 miles ( 1.6-2.4 km ) off the Pensacola Lighthouse at the Pensacola Navy Yard some time in Fall 1865
David Cavanaugh United States The 169-ton screw steamer vanished in early 1865 , probably in the Atlantic Ocean
Decatur Flag unknown The full-rigged ship was lost off Grays Harbor on the coast of Washington Territory
Deer Lodge United States The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River 12 miles ( 19 km ) downstream of St. Joseph , Missouri . She later was refloated
Dr. Kane United States The 191-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in deep water in the Ohio River 300 yards ( 270 m ) below the public wharf at Cairo , Illinois , sometime during the American Civil War
Dove New Zealand The 25-ton schooner sailed for Hokitika from Nelson in late 1865 . She , her crew of four , and two passengers , were never seen again
Elfin Queen New Zealand The hulk of the cutter was found drifting close to the entrance of Manukau Harbour in early October . Wreckage of the ship was also found along local beaches . The ship , with a crew of five , had left Auckland for Wellington in early September
Emilie No . 2 United States The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked by wind on the Missouri River at St. Joseph , Missouri , then floated downstream and sank at Atchison , Kansas
Ernestine United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Torres Strait . She was later refloated and taken in to Calcutta , India
Etta Confederate States of America The schooner was lost in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras , North Carolina
The list of shipwrecks in 1865 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1865.