List of shipwrecks in April 1863
Ship Country Description
Berosa Confederate States of America American Civil War , Union blockade : The steamer , a blockade runner , sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida ( 29°50′N 079°50′W / 29.833°N 79.833°W / 29.833 ; -79.833 ( Berosa ) )
Effort United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked . Her crew were rescued by a smack . She was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to London . Effort was refloated on 14 April by the smack Increase ( Template : Flagcoutnry ) and taken in to Harwich , Essex ,
Fulwood United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Colombo , Ceylon . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Julius D. Morton United States The 472-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the St. Clair River near Monroe , Michigan
USS Keokuk United States Navy Harper 's Weekly illustration from 1863 of USS Keokuk sinking . American Civil War , First Battle of Charleston Harbor : The experimental ironclad screw steamer sank 1,300 yards ( 1,200 meters ) off the south end of Morris Island in Charleston Harbor , South Carolina , Confederate States of America ( 32°41′36″N 79°52′19″W / 32.69333°N 79.87194°W / 32.69333 ; -79.87194 ( USS Keokuk ) ) after taking 90 hits from Confederate artillery the previous day , 19 of them at or below the waterline
Pandora United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Gironde . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Bordeaux , Gironde , France . She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux in a leaky condition
R. C. M. Lovell United States American Civil War : Carrying a cargo of sutler ′s stores for the Union Army , the 45-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was captured and burned on the Cumberland River above Clarksville , Tennessee , Cofederate States of America by the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment ( Confederate States Army ) . The Confederates executed her captain and eight African Americans who were on board
Rover ' s Bride United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Læsø , Denmark . She was on a voyage from North Shields , Northumberland to Dantzic . She was refloated with assistance and put in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark
Saxonia United States American Civil War : Carrying a cargo of sutler ′s stores for the Union Army , the 60-ton screw steamer was captured and burned on the Cumberland River near Clarksville , Tennessee , by the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment ( Confederate States Army )
William and Sarah United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dumball Sand , in the River Parrett . She capsized and sank with the loss of all but on of her crew
The list of shipwrecks in April 1863 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1863.