List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
Name , age Date Species Location , Comments
James Kinney March 1851 Tiger Shark Killed while swimming in Honolulu Harbor , Oahu , Hawaii
Charles Chambers 1852 Unconfirmed Killed while wading ashore from a capsized vessel in Mount Pleasant , Charleston County , South Carolina
Sailor August 1852 Unconfirmed This sailor attempted to jump overboard the USS Pennsylvania in the waters of Norfolk , Virginia when he was almost immediately attacked by a shark , and died
Man Prior to July 13 , 1853 Tiger Shark This man was among several others who were bathing in the harbor of Charleston , South Carolina when a large shark appeared . All men made a break for a boat in the harbor , and all managed to reach the vessel on time , except one . This man was bitten in half . One of the man 's friends killed the shark , and the men on the boat proceeded to drag the shark onshore and discovered the shark to be pregnant
Capt . George Jacob Hanscheldt 1853 or 1854 Unconfirmed Knocked overboard and killed by a shark near Fernandina Beach , Nassau County , Florida
J.G . Luther , 21 March 16 , 1859 Unknown Luther was on a whaling ship off Kawaihae , Hawaii when he accidentally fell overboard . By the time any help had reached him , the sharks had eaten him up
Colonel Bryant Prior to July 18 , 1865 Unknown Bryant was killed while bathing in the Brazos River , in Texas
1850s-1860s
This is a list of fatal shark attacks that occurred in United States territorial waters by decade in chronological order.