List of shipwrecks in February 1865
Ship Country Description
USS Arizona United States Navy The sidewheel paddle steamer caught fire on the Mississippi River 38 miles ( 61 km ) south of New Orleans , Louisiana , and was abandoned when the fire went out of control . After she was abandoned , she grounded on the west bank of the river , continued to burn , and finally exploded at 12:35 a.m. on 28 February . Four members of her crew were listed as missing ; 94 survived
Béarn France The paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked at Punta de Castelhanos , Brazil . All on board were rescued
Concepcion Spain The ship was wrecked at Matamoros , Mexico
Constance Augustine France The sloop sank off the Heve . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Rouen to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure and Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine
Spray United States Bound from Fort Monroe , Virginia , for Beaufort , South Carolina , Confederate States of America , with a cargo of United States Army coal , the schooner was wrecked on shoals off the coast of North Carolina 10 to 11 miles ( 16 to 18 km ) southeast of Cape Lookout . The armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Rhode Island ( United States Navy ) rescued her six crew members on 2 March
The list of shipwrecks in February 1865 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1865.