AH-WR-1478

Harriet A. Weed

Army Transport · United States · Lost 1864 · Florida's Atlantic Coast

The third Union steamer lost to Confederate mines in the St. Johns River in the spring 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Harriet A. Weed was a steamer serving the Union army on the St. Johns River. On 10 May 1864 she struck a Confederate torpedo and sank, the third Union vessel lost to mines on the river that spring, after Maple Leaf and General Hunter. Several of her crew were reported killed.

Vessel

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

Loss

Date: May 10, 1864
Cause: Enemy action
Location: St. Johns River, near Mandarin Point
Water: St. Johns River
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Several crew are reported killed; the exact number is not established in the sources reviewed.
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

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

Position

Coordinates: 30.15° N 81.66° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Mandarin Point, Jacksonville, Florida
Region: Florida's Atlantic Coast

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

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)

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.
Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research
St. Johns River wreck context.