Tenedos
Sailing Whaler · United States · Lost December 1861 · The Georgia & South Carolina Coast
An 1806 whaler joined the Union Stone Fleet sunk to obstruct Charleston Harbor during the Civil War.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Tenedos was built in 1806 and later served as a whaler. The Union Navy acquired the vessel for its Stone Fleet. It was sunk at Charleston's Main Ship Channel bar in December 1861 to obstruct harbor access. The state survey describes the First Stone Fleet sinking interval as 17–21 December but does not attribute individual surveyed remains to this vessel.
Vessel
- 1806
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- Sail
- United States Navy
Loss
- December 1861
- Intentional sinking
- Bar of the Main Ship Channel, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
- Charleston Harbor approaches, Atlantic Ocean
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- The reviewed state survey does not provide a vessel-specific casualty account; no numerical claim is made.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Charleston, South Carolina
No individually identified wreck position is published in the reviewed state survey.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The individual loss day, casualty total, dimensions, depth and present wreck position are not established in the reviewed primary source.
Named vessel, former whaling service, Stone Fleet purpose, December 1861 First Stone Fleet operation at the Main Ship Channel, and limits of individual archaeological attribution. Build year 1806.
