| Ship | State | Description |
|---|
| All Serene |  United States | The ship capsized in theFiji Islands. She was on a voyage fromPuget Sound toSydney,New South Wales.[1] |
| Amelia |  Straits Settlements | The ship was wrecked in theParacel Islands.[1] |
| Australia |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost in theBali Strait. She was on a voyage fromShanghai,China toLiverpool,Lancashire.[2] |
| Avalon Cleary | British North America | Thesealer was lost inGreen Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Bannolong | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Belle Creole | United States | The sidewheelpaddle steamer sank in theOhio River nearWest Columbia, West Virginia, during the winter of 1863-1864.[4] |
| Belle Peoria | United States | The sidewheelpaddle steamer was wrecked in theMissouri River atFort Buford in theDakota Territory sometime between 1862 and 1864. She was repaired and returned to service.[5] |
| Blanco | United States | The 170-tonbrig capsized off the coast ofOregon off the mouth of theSiletz River and washed ashore at the river′s mouth, whereNative Americans looted and burned her wreck. Her crew disappeared and were rumoured to have been killed by Native Americans.[6] |
| Brandt | Flag unknown | The vessel was lost either on 19 October or 26 November, either inYaquina Bay or offEdiz Hook,Washington Territory.[6] |
| Breadalbane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked atBellambi, New South Wales.[7] |
| Brothers | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Carolina |  Confederate States of America | American Civil War,Union blockade: Themerchant ship sank in theGulf of Mexico after departingGalveston, Texas. |
| Catherine | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: During an attempt torun the Union blockade, theschooner was stranded atSabine Pass on the border betweenLouisiana andTexas,Confederate States of America sometime during the American Civil War.[8] |
| CSSColumbus | Confederate States Navy | American Civil War: Thescrew steamer was burned and sunk in theOgeechee River inGeorgia, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) above the wreck of the sidewheelpaddle steamerCSSNashville ( Confederate States Navy). |
| Convey | United States | The 350-tonsteamer burned and sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water inPensacola Bay offPensacola, Florida, Confederate States of America.[9] |
| Cordelia Ann | United States | The sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank in the Ohio River belowGrandview, Indiana, during the summer of 1864.[10] |
| Dr. Kane | United States | The 191-ton sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank in deep water in the Ohio River 300 yards (270 m) below the publicwharf atCairo, Illinois, sometime during the American Civil War.[10] |
| Elizabeth | Flag unknown | Thefull-rigged ship was lost atManasquan, New Jersey.[11] |
| Elizabeth | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Ellwood | United States | The 21-tonsidewheelferry sank on theSt. Francis River inArkansas in the autumn of 1864. She later was refloated.[12] |
| Enterprise | Flag unknown | Thefull-rigged ship was lost atPoint Chehalis on the coast of Washington Territory.[13] |
| Evanthes | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Explorer | United States | Thebarge was torn from her moorings and sank during a flood on theColorado River atPilot Knob, California, nearYuma, Arizona.[14] |
| Falcon |  Norway | Thebrig ran aground on the East Barrow Sand, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofEssex,United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from thetugAmazon and thesmackIncrease (both United Kingdom).[15] |
| Fanny | Flag unknown | Thesloop lost her masts, became waterlogged, and was wrecked on the coast of Washington Territory offShoalwater Bay orWillapa Bay. Herhulk later capsized and sank afterPacific (Flag unknown) rammed it.[13] |
| Fanny Lewis | Flag unknown | The 273-tonbrig was wrecked offFort Fisher,North Carolina, Confederate States of America.[16] |
| CSSGallego | Confederate States Navy | American Civil War: Theschooner was run aground in a sinking condition by Confederate forces on theJames River below the obstructions atDrewry's Bluff,Virginia, in late 1864. She was refloated on 18 January 1865, repaired, and returned to service.[17][18] |
| General McNeil | Flag unknown | The sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank in the Missouri River atHowards Bend nearSt. Louis, sometime during the 1860s.[19] |
| Gillum | United States | Thesteamer was wrecked during a voyage fromNew Orleans, Louisiana, toMatamoros, Mexico. Nine members of her crew were rescued from one of her boats in the Gulf of Mexico offSabine Pass by the armedscrew steamerUSS Circassian ( United States Navy) on 3 September. TheschoonerCora (Flag unknown) picked up the rest of her crew.[20] |
| Harriet Ridley | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Hartford | Flag unknown | Thebarque was wrecked on theHumboldt Bar inHumboldt Bay on the coast ofCalifornia in either October 1861 or October 1864.[21] |
| Helena Lavinia | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| J. E. Murcock | Flag unknown | Theschooner may have been stranded inMendocino County, California, during 1864.[21] |
| J. H. Done | United States | American Civil War: The 211-ton sternwheelpaddle steamer was lost on theArkansas River atScotia, Arkansas.[22] |
| CSSJohn F. Carr | Confederate States Navy | The 200-tonsidewheelcottoncladgunboat may have been wrecked inMatagorda Bay on the coast of Texas.[23] |
| John Rumsey | United States | The 39-tonsteamer was lost atSt. Paul, Minnesota.[22] |
| Lady Prudhoe | United Kingdom | The ship foundered offCape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| La Salle | United States | The 196-ton sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank in theMississippi River atCape Girardeau, Missouri, in either August or late September.[25] |
| Lilledale | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Louis | Glag unknown | The ship foundered inLake Boden. Attempts to raise her by means of air bags were unsuccessful.[26] |
| Louisa | United States | The 250-ton sidewheelpaddle steamer wasscuttled in the Missouri River atSouth Point, Missouri, after her cargo caught fire.[27] |
| Louisville | United States | The 288-ton sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank belowSioux City, Iowa, andFort Randall inDakota Territory in either April or May.[27] |
| Marens | Flag unknown | Thebrig sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War (1861-1865).[28] |
| Martha | Norway | Thewhaler was crushed by ice and sank off Greenland. Her crew survived.[29] |
| Mary Lou | United States | Carrying a cargo ofwhiskey, thesteamer was lost on the Missouri River belowOmaha,Nebraska Territory.[27] |
| Monio | Flag unknown | Thebrig was lost nearManasquan, New Jersey.[11] |
| Noyo | United States | The 95-tonschooner was wrecked onCoos Bay Bar inCoos Bay off the coast of Oregon and burned to thewaterline.[6] |
| Ocean Bird | United States | Thebarque either was lost in thePacific Ocean southwest ofCape Flattery on the coast of Washington Territory on 19 March, or she disappeared on 3 April.[13] |
| Orion | United States | The 138-ton sternwheelpaddle steamer struck asnag and sank in the Missouri River atEureka Landing,Missouri.[27] |
| Osiris | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The 145- or 183-ton sidewheelpaddle steamer, operated as aferry by the ConfederateQuartermaster Department on the coast ofSouth Carolina betweenCharleston,Castle Pickney, andSullivan's Island, was destroyed by a fire allegedly set byUnion sympathizers sometime during the American Civil War (1861-1865).[30] |
| Packet | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay with the loss of all hands.[3] |
| Pride of the Huon | New Zealand | Theschooner, operated by theCanterbury Provincial Government was lost while leaving harbour on New Zealand's South Island West Coast, probably atMartins Bay, sometime prior to March 1864. The crew survived the wreck, but one died on the arduous trek across mountainous country to the nearest town,Queenstown.[31] |
| Rialto | United States | The sternwheelpaddle steamer sank in the Missouri River at the mouth ofBee Creek, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream ofWeston, Missouri.[27] |
| Shannon | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Stephen Decatur | United States | The 308-ton sidewheelpaddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River atDevil's Island belowSt. Louis, Missouri, sometime between 1862 and 1865. She was later refloated.[32] |
| Superior | British North America | Thesealer was lost in Green Bay. Her crew survived.[3] |
| Victoria | United States | The four-mastedschooner was burned atPort Famine Slough in Mexico in 1863 or 1864.[33] |
| William B. Romer | United States | Thepilotschooner was wrecked on submerged rock – later named Romer Shoal – inNew York Harbor offNew York sometime during the American Civil War. Onepilot lost his life in the wreck.[34] |
| Wythe | Flag unknown | Theschooner sank in the James River sometime during the American Civil War.[35] |
| Twelve barges | United States | American Civil War: The bargesBuena Vista,Commodore Stockton,Fort (112 tons),John McHale (122 tons),John Mitchell (114 tons),Margaret and Rebecca (125 tons),Mary Ann,Mary Linda (116 tons),Musadora (123 tons),Pilgrim (126 tons),Richard Vaux (120 tons), andRolling Wave (112 tons) and two unnamed barges (allUnited States) were purchased to bescuttled asblockships atTrent's Reach in the James River byUnion forces and were loaded with 60short tons (54.4 metric tons/tonnes) of stone each. Three of the barges sank while under tow fromBaltimore,Maryland, toHampton Roads, Virginia, sometime after 13 July, two sank at Hampton Roads, five were scuttled on 20 July at Trent′s Reach, and two were scuttled later in Trent's Reach. Which of the barges sank in which location and when was not recorded.[35] |
| Unidentified large boat | Confederate States of America | American Civil War: The boat was destroyed by the vesselBrinker (United States) in the James River ca. December 1864.[35] |
