USS Columbine
Gunboat · United States · Lost 1864 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
A Union Navy gunboat disabled by Confederate artillery on the St. Johns River and burned after capture in 1864.
The Vessel and Her Loss
USS Columbine was a Union Navy sidewheel gunboat serving on the St. Johns River during the Civil War. On 23 May 1864 she was disabled by Confederate shore batteries near Horse Landing and captured, one of the rare instances of a U.S. Navy vessel taken by land forces. The Confederates subsequently burned the vessel. Her remains are not confirmed to survive at a known location.
Vessel
- 1862
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- Wood
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- Steam, side wheel
- United States Navy
Loss
- May 23, 1864
- Enemy action
- St. Johns River near Horse Landing, Florida
- St. Johns River
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 29.54° N 81.71° W
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- Horse Landing, Florida
General area only: coordinate of Horse Landing on the St. Johns River from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
The wreck's precise location and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Naval History and Heritage Command
Service and capture details
USGS Geographic Names Information System — Horse Landing, Florida
coordinate of the named place of loss
