AH-WR-0610

Etiwan

Blockade Runner · Confederate States of America · Lost 1864 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

A Confederate blockade runner lost on a harbor reef near Fort Johnson during the summer of 1864.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Etiwan was a Confederate blockade runner operating out of Charleston that ran aground and was lost on Fort Johnson Reef, within the inner harbor, on 7 June 1864. Few details of her final voyage survive beyond the date and location of loss recorded by later researchers cataloguing Charleston's Civil War-era wrecks.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, side paddle wheels
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: June 7, 1864
Cause: Grounding
Location: Fort Johnson Reef, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Water: Charleston Harbor
Voyage: Charleston, South Carolina
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Grounded and lost on the harbor reef
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 32.75° N 79.90° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Fort Johnson, James Island, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Region: The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

General area only: coordinate of Fort Johnson from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel (Fort Johnson Reef, Charleston Harbor), not a surveyed wreck position.