List of shipwrecks in November 1862
Ship Country Description
Happy Return United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and foundered 7 nautical miles ( 13 km ) off Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . Her two crew were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Speymouth , Forfarshire
Matchless United Kingdom The lugger collided with Cygnet ( United Kingdom ) and sank with the loss of a crew member
Parker Cook United States American Civil War , CSS Alabama ' s Gulf of Mexico Expeditionary Raid : The 136-ton barque , carrying a cargo of pork , beef , butter , cheese , and bread to Aux Cayes Haiti , was captured and burned off Cape Rafael , Santo Domingo , by the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama ( Confederate States Navy )
Princess Helena United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued
Stad Appingedam Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at Punta Mala , Spain . She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to Cádiz , Spain . She was refloated the next day
Unidentified flat-bottomed boat United States American Civil War , Union blockade : The flat-bottomed boat was destroyed at the head of Floods Creek in Virginia , Confederate States of America by the armed schooner USS Dan Smith ( United States Navy )
The list of shipwrecks in November 1862 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1862.