# List of shipwrecks in 1863

The list of shipwrecks in 1863 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1863.
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1863 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acacia | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Hokiang, China. |
| Adeline | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in the Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Adrien | Flag unknown | The lugger sank at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of four of the five crew. |
| African | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Champion Bay. |
| Alcyone | United States | The 88-ton schooner capsized during a gale at the Noyo River in Noyo Harbor at Fort Bragg, California, Confederate States of America either between 12 and 16 January or on 17 February. |
| Alhambra | United States | The 187-ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned on the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri. |
| Alice and Mary | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of Texas, Confederate States of America. |
| Antagonist | New South Wales | The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits. |
| Argo | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The sternwheel paddle steamer was burned by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Linden ( United States Navy) in Mississippi about 75 nautical miles (139 km) up the Sunflower River in mid-1863. |
| Argosy | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The steamer was burned on the Sunflower River in mid-1863 to prevent her capture by Union forces. |
| Artizan | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was abandoned at Killaloe, County Clare. |
| Beejapore | United Kingdom | The clipper was lost in the Pacific Ocean during a voyage from Keppel Bay, Queensland, to Callao, Peru. |
| Belle Creole | United States | The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River near West Columbia, West Virginia during the winter of 1863-1864. |
| Belle Peoria | United States | The sidewheel paddle steamer was wrecked in the Missouri River at Fort Buford in the Dakota Territory sometime between 1862 and 1864. She was repaired and returned to service. |
| Blossom | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas. |
| California | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The 77-ton schooner was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1862 or 1863. |
| Caroline | Flag unknown | The 80-ton schooner was wrecked in Mendocino County, California. |
| Carrier Dove | United States | The clipper ran aground near Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Catalonian | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked. |
| Catherine | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: During an attempt to run the Union blockade, the schooner was stranded at Sabine Pass on the border between Louisiana and Texas sometime during the American Civil War. |
| Charm | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Paul Jones ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline. |
| Clara | Hamburg | The brig was driven ashore in the Yangtze-kiang. |
| Cleveland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off "Tanong Bolus". She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Rifleman ( Royal Navy). |
| Cochief | United States | The 69-ton schooner was wrecked on Fish Rock at Point Arena, California, on either 30 January 1863 or 30 January 1865. |
| Colombo | United States | The vessel was wrecked off Jamaica in early 1863. |
| Colonel Clay | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The 257-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was scuttled as a blockship at the Dog River Bar in Mobile Bay, in 1862 or 1863. |
| Courier | United States | The 165-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was lost. |
| Dr. Kane | United States | The 191-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in deep water in the Ohio River 300 yards (274 meters) below the public wharf at Cairo, Illinois, sometime during the American Civil War. |
| Duke of Malakoff | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean off Valdivia, Chile. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Chile to Belle Isle. |
| Eagle | Flag unknown | The schooner may have been stranded on the coast of California during 1863. If so, she was refloated and returned to service. |
| Far West | Flag unknown | The two-masted schooner was stranded at Russian Gulch, California on either 15 January or 17 February. |
| Francis Helen, or Francis Ellen | Flag unknown | Carrying a cargo of railroad ties and pilings, the schooner drifted ashore in Bell Creek, California either during April or on 6 October. |
| Frigate Bird | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship was lost at Applegate Cove on the coast of Washington Territory. |
| Gazelle | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Palawan Passage. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to San Francisco, California. |
| General McNeil | Flag unknown | The sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Missouri River at Howards Bend near St. Louis, Missouri, sometime during the 1860s. |
| Grand Duke | Confederate States Army | American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Red River of the South at Shreveport, Louisiana, late in 1863. |
| Jeanie Deans | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait between the Fitzroy Islands and Green Island, Tasmania. |
| Jesus Ramos | Chile | The barque was presumed to have foundered. |
| Juliana | France | American Civil War, Union blockade: The sloop was captured by United States Navy forces at Galveston, Texas, and sunk by the gunboat USS Owasco ( United States Navy). |
| Lady Abercrombie | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near the mouth of the Congo River, Africa. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The barque was lost in Duncan's Channel. Her crew were rescued by Hydaspes ( United Kingdom). Lucy was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Colombo, Ceylon. |
| Maggie Johnston | Flag unknown | The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California. |
| Marens | Flag unknown | The brig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War. |
| Mary Martin | Flag unknown | The schooner was stranded on the coast of San Mateo County, California. |
| Matilda | Confederate States of America | The schooner was wrecked in Matagorda Bay. |
| Morning Star II | flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederates off the coast of Texas. |
| Nevik | Imperial Russian Navy | The corvette ran ashore and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hakodadi, Japan and San Francisco, California. |
| Nanjemoy | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The full-rigged ship was sunk with no cargo aboard in shallow water in the Coan River while operating as a blockade runner sometime between 1861 and 1863. The armed tug USS Yankee ( United States Navy) refloated her as a prize on 15 July 1863. |
| Neptune | Confederate States of America | The schooner sank in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida. |
| Nevada | United States | The sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag in Steamboat Slough upstream from Rio Vista, California, while racing the steamer New World ( United States). She then ran into a bank in Cache Slough in quicksand and sank without loss of life. |
| North | United States | The 232-register ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost in late 1863. |
| Osiris | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The 145- or 183-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, operated as a ferry by the Confederate Quartermaster Department o between Charleston, Castle Pickney, and Sullivan's Island, was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by Union sympathizers sometime during the American Civil War (1861–1865). |
| Parana | United Kingdom | The ship was attacked by pirates off Hong Kong. Her crew were murdered and the ship was burnt. |
| Paul Jones | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River sometime in 1863 while lashed to the sidewheel paddle steamer Charm ( Confederate States of America). Her wreck was burned to the waterline. |
| Return | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered in Lake Erie off Long Point, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Rochebrune | France | The ship was wrecked on the Asra Pruta Shoal, off Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Cochinchina to Shanghai, China. |
| Rowena | United States | The 435-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was lost on the Mississippi River. She either struck a snag and sank just above Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at either Buffalo Island or Devil Island on 18 April or she burned on 13 May. |
| Sam Gaty | United States | The 294-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Island No. 92 either in September or on 1 October. She was later refloated. |
| Shawmut | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship was lost on Bird Rock off San Francisco. |
| CSS Slidell | Confederate States Navy | The gunboat was lost on the Tennessee River in Tennessee sometime before 6 February. |
| Stephen Decatur | United States | The 308-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Devil's Island below St. Louis, Missouri, sometime between 1862 and 1865. She later was refloated. |
| St. Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Success | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on the Nova Scotia shore. |
| Sultan | United Kingdom | The whaler, a barque, was lost in ice off the coast of Greenland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Time and Truth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bluff Harbour, New Zealand. |
| T. W. Roberts | United States | American Civil War: The 288-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned at Shreveport, Louisiana, to prevent her capture by Confederate forces. |
| CSS Talomico | Confederate States Navy | American Civil War: The armed sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally at Savannah, Georgia, in 1863. |
| Undaunted | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Torres Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta. |
| Vermont | Flag unknown | The 255-ton steamer was lost, probably in the Great Lakes. |
| Victoria | United States | The four-masted schooner was burned at Port Famine, Mexico in 1863 or 1864. |
| William B. Romer | United States | The pilot schooner was wrecked on submerged rock – later named Romer Shoal – in New York Harbor sometime during the American Civil War. One pilot lost his life in the wreck. |
| Wythe | Flag unknown | The schooner sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War. |
| Unidentified barge | United States | Carrying a cargo of coal, the barge was sunk in the Mississippi River off Point Pleasant, Missouri, sometime before 2 December 1863. |
| Unidentified floating drydock | United States | American Civil War The floating dry dock was burned by Confederate forces on the Mississippi River at Walnut Bend in August or September 1863. |
| Unidentified schooners | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled a number of schooners as blockships before 7 December to obstruct Skull Creek in South Carolina. |