AH-WR-1743

Antoinette

Schooner · Lost About April 26, 1863 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

The schooner Antoinette was destroyed by Union forces at Murray’s Inlet about April 26, 1863.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Antoinette was a schooner recorded in W. Craig Gaines’s Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. The vessel-specific entry states that Union forces destroyed her at Murray’s Inlet, South Carolina, about April 26, 1863. It does not establish her construction, dimensions or cargo. The precise wreck position and surviving remains are not established.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: About April 26, 1863
Cause: Enemy action
Location: Murray’s Inlet, South Carolina
Water: Murray’s Inlet
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Murray’s Inlet, South Carolina
Region: The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)

Exact position, present depth and surviving condition are not established in the reviewed sources.

W. Craig Gaines — Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks (LSU Press, 2008)
Individual South Carolina Antoinette entry: schooner, completed destruction by Union forces at Murray’s Inlet, approximate April 26, 1863 date; Gaines cites Spence List p.640.