AH-WR-1470

Prince Albert

Blockade Runner · Great Britain · Lost 1864 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

A blockade runner stranded beside Fort Moultrie and wrecked by Union guns firing across the harbor mouth.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Prince Albert was a steamer that ran the blockade into Charleston. On 9 August 1864 she ran aground near Fort Moultrie while trying to reach the city. Union batteries on Morris Island shelled the stranded ship and wrecked her. Her remains lay in the shallows off Sullivan's Island.

Vessel

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

Loss

Date: August 9, 1864
Cause: Grounding
Location: Off Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, Charleston Harbor
Water: Charleston Harbor
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: 32.76° N 79.86° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Region: The Georgia & South Carolina Coast

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

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)

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.
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Maritime Research Division
Charleston-area wreck context.