AH-WR-1488

Douro

Blockade Runner · Great Britain · Lost 1864 · The Outer Banks

A twice-run blockade steamer lost on the beach near New Inlet in March 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Douro was a steamer that ran the blockade into Wilmington. She had been captured once and returned to the trade. In March 1864 she ran aground near New Inlet and was destroyed by Union blockaders. Her remains are among the blockade-runner sites recorded off Kure Beach.

Vessel

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

Loss

Date: March 11, 1864
Cause: Grounding
Location: Near New Inlet, north of Fort Fisher
Water: Atlantic Ocean
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: 34.01° N 77.90° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Kure Beach, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (50/100)

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

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
Loss date, circumstances and the vessels involved.
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology Branch
Wreck site and Cape Fear blockade-runner context.