List of shipwrecks in September 1863
Ship Country Description
Alfred the Great United Kingdom The ship was lost at the mouth of the Rangoon River
Augusta United States The 218-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded at Hell Gate in the East River in New York
Bertha Denmark The sloop was discovered derelict in the North Sea by the brig Eltham ( United Kingdom ) . She was taken in to North Shields , Northumberland
Blitz Prussia The steamship struck the pier at Swinemünde and sank . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel . Blitz was refloated on 9 September
Cama Family United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the South China Sea . She was on a voyae from Singapore , Straits Settlements to Hong Kong , China . She was refloated four days later and put in to Manila , Spanish East Indies on 9 September in a leaky condition
Caroline United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on reefs north east of the Turks Islands before 25 September . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Havana , Cuba
Catherine Glen United Kingdom The ship was lost in the South China Sea . She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore
City of Madison United States American Civil War : The 419-ton sidewheel paddle steamer exploded on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg , Mississippi , after being set afire by Confederate agents . Reports of the loss of life in the fire and explosion range from 63 to 156 killed
Dunbar United Kingdom The ship was abanoned in the Norwegian Sea . Her crew were rescued by Governor ( United Kingdom ) . Dunbar was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to London
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Cliff End Fort , Isle of Wight . She was refloated on 15 September and taken in to Yarmouth , Isle of Wight
Eliza Hayward United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire
Esther Peru The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires , Argentina
Fanny Anne United Kingdom The ship struck rocks in the Aran Islands , County Galway and was holed . She was run ashore in Manchester Cove where she was wrecked . Her crew survived . She was on a voyage from Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire to Clifden , County Galway
Frederick Bruning , or Frederick Brunning Rostock The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 September . She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America and Fleetwood , Lancashire , United Kingdom . She was discovered derelict by the steamship Palermo ( Italy ) on 16 February 1864 and was towed in to Queenstown , County Cork , United Kingdom , where she arrived on 19 February
Frederick Gustav United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Antioche Rock , off the Île d'Oléron , Charente-Inférieure before 22 September . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Liverpool , Lancashire
George Sand United States The ship was wrecked on the Prata Shoals , in the South China Sea . She was on a voyage from San Francisco , California to Hong Kong , China
Harmonica Sweden The ship was lost in the North Sea before 12 September . Seven crew were rescued by Paul Jones ( United Kingdom )
James Ridley United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troy , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Constanţa , Ottoman Empire to a British port
Jeannie Deans United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Green Island and the Fitzroy Islands , Tasmania before 15 September
John Bell United States The 209-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at St. Charles , Missouri , on either 24 or 28 September
The list of shipwrecks in September 1863 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1863.