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List of shipwrecks in 1908
...This list of shipwrecks in 1908 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1908.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| E. M. Dutlield |  United States
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The 92-gross register ton schooner foundered at Bridgeport, Connecticut. All three people on board survived.[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Julia Davis | United States
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The 58-gross register ton schooner was lost in a collision with the barge Valentine in the eastern end of Long Island Sound off Fishers Island on the coast of New York. All three people aboard survived.[2][3] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Abram P. Skidmore |  United States
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The tug was sunk in the East River off Corlear's Hook in a collision with a car float towed by New York Central No. 8 ( United States). Crew rescued by New York Central No. 8.[3]
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| Eugene Batty | United States
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The 19-gross register ton schooner was lost in a collision with the Quartermaster Corps screw steamer General Timothy Pickering ( United States Army) off Tampa, Florida. All three people on board survived.[4]
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| Geo. R. Hand or George R. Hand | United States
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The 34-gross register ton screw steamer was totally destroyed by fire at dock at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Michigan. All three people on board survived.[5][3] |
| Northern Eagle | United States
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The 36-gross register ton schooner departed Key West, Florida, bound for Tampico, Mexico, with nine people on board and was never heard from again.[2] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Bluefields | United States
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The 736-gross register ton steel-hulled screw steamer foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All 18 people on board lost their lives.[6] |
| Manistique, Marquette, and Northern 1 | United States
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The steamer struck an unknown obstruction entering Harbor at Manistique, Michigan. She made it to her dock where she sank.[3] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| D. Corson, jr. | United States
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With no one on board, the 19-gross register ton schooner was wrecked at Newport News, Virginia.[1] |
| Helen | United States
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The 388-gross register ton barge was stranded on Fishers Island in New York at the eastern end of Long Island Sound after losing her towline to C. B. Sanford ( United States). The only person on board survived.[7][8]
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| Julia | United States
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The 388-gross register ton barge was stranded on Fishers Island in New York at the eastern end of Long Island Sound after losing her towline to C. B. Sanford ( United States).[7][8]
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| Lizzie R Wilce |  United Kingdom
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The schooner was wrecked on Porthminster Beach, St. Ives, Cornwall, England. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| John F. Miller | United States
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With 30 fishermen, a crew of seven, and a cargo of 220 tons of salt and provisions aboard, the 170- or 179-gross register ton (sources disagree), 107-foot (32.6 m) schooner was wrecked with the loss of ten lives in either East Anchor Cove (54°41′30″N 163°04′00″W / 54.69167°N 163.06667°W) or Bear Harbor (sources disagree) on the coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands after her anchor chains broke during a gale that struck while her crew was attempting to salvage the schooner Glen ( United States), which had been wrecked there on 30 September 1907.[4][10][11]
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| Leonora | United States
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The 458-gross register ton schooner was stranded on the Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with the loss of five lives. There were two survivors.[2] |
| Mary Barrow | United Kingdom
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The schooner was beached on Porthminster beach, St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[9] Refloated a week later.[12] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Josephine Ellicott | United States
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The 391-gross register ton schooner departed New York City bound for Mayport, Florida, with seven people on board and was never heard from again.[2] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| John E. Devlin | United States
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The 1,107-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Metomkin Island on the coast of Virginia. All nine people on board survived.[4] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Eclipse | United States
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The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean on a voyage from Newcastle, Australia to San Francisco, California. The next day one of the life boats capsized and two crewmen died of exposure as a result.[3] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Two Brothers | United States
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The steamer sank at dock over night in the Ohio River at Legionville, Pennsylvania when her siphon pump was shut off. Later raised.[3] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| City of Hartford | United States
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The 29-gross register ton Launch vessel was destroyed by fire on Lake Salvador, in Louisiana. All six people on board survived.[6][3] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Malden | United States
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The 537-gross register ton schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Southeastern United States at 30°20′N 075°54′W / 30.333°N 75.900°W. All eight people on board survived.[2] |
| Mary L. Newhall | United States
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The 1,310-gross register ton schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) north of Bermuda. All 10 people on board survived.[2] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Lafayette | United States
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With no one on board, the 77-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer foundered at Mount Carmel, Illinois.[13] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Anne Comber | United States
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The 39-gross register ton schooner was stranded on Royal Shoal on the coast of North Carolina. All four people on board survived.[1] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| USS Sioux | United States Navy
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The Tug went ashore on Gull Rocks, Newport, Rhode Island. Refloated and returned to service.[8] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Epirus |  Greece
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The 3,276 GRT cargo ship, on passage from Sulina to Antwerp with a cargo of cotton, was run down in early morning fog by the Red Star Line ocean liner Finland ( Belgium) in the Scheldt off Terneuzen (51°24′N 3°45′E / 51.400°N 3.750°E) and subsequently sank.[14][15]
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20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sayre | United States
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The tug struck bottom, or an obstruction, in the East River and sprang a leak. She sank at a pier at the foot of Third Street, New York City.[3] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Ada May | United States
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While no one was on board, the 26-gross register ton schooner foundered in Pungoteague Creek in Virginia.[1] |
| Baltimore | United States
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The 692-gross register ton bark departed Hampton Roads, Virginia, bound for Savannah, Georgia, with nine people on board and was never heard from again.[1] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Greyhound | United States
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The steamer struck a floating obstruction between Latanier Landing and Melville, Louisiana holing her hull. She sank with the top of her cabin roof above water. Passengers and crew made it to shore.[3] |
| V. L. Watson | United States
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The steamer sank in Bayou Willow, Louisiana while tied to the bank, later raised. One crewman killed.[3] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Custus W. Wright | United States
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The 113-gross register ton schooner foundered at Newport News, Virginia, with the loss of all four people on board.[1] |
| Fannie | United States
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The 948-gross register ton iron-hulled barge sank off Barnegat, New Jersey after her tow line parted in a heavy gale and blinding snow storm . All six people on board survived.[7][3] |
| Grafton | United States
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The 531-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rhode Island 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) southwest of Block Island, with the loss of all three people on board.[4] |
| Gwennie | United States
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The 1,087-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) northeast of Barnegat, New Jersey, after her tow line parted in a heavy gale and blinding snow storm with the loss of all five people on board.[4][3] |
| White Band | United States
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The 1,186-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge lost her tow in a blinding snowstorm and heavy winds and foundered off Cape Henlopen on the coast of Delaware, part of her hull discovered washed on shore 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) north west of Overrfalls Shoals spar buoy the next day. Loss of all six people, four men and two women, on board.[6][3] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fall River | United States
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The 850-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) southwest of Block Island. All three people on board survived.[4] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen G. Moseley | United States
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The 566-gross register ton schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) east of Cape Henry, Virginia. All nine people on board survived.[4] |
| Mascot | United States
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The 349-gross register ton barge foundered in the Chesapeake Bay at Thimble Shoal off the coast of Virginia. All four people on board survived.[7] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar F. Luckenbach | United States
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The tug was sunk in a collision with Pawnee ( United States) between Governor's Island and The Battery in New York Harbor. One crewman killed. Survivors rescued by P. R. R. No. 9 ( United States).[3]
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| George R. Vreeland | United States
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The 423-gross register ton schooner departed Hampton Roads, Virginia, bound for New York City with seven people on board and was never heard from again.[4] |
| Matanzas | United States
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The 1,579-gross register ton schooner barge or scow barge was stranded at Montauk, New York. All five people on board survived.[2] |
28 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bart E. L. Molo |  United States
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The steamer sank at dock at Hickman, Kentucky. Raised and repaired.[3] |
| Mary F. Golden | United States
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The 37-gross register ton sternwheel paddle steamer burned to the waterline on Bayou Teche in Louisiana. Both people on board survived.[5][3] |
| Resignacion | United States
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The 9-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Guanica, Puerto Rico. All three people on board survived.[2] |
29 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen E. Taft | United States
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The 1,197-gross register ton schooner was lost in a collision with the screw steamer Uppland ( Sweden) off Cape Lookout on the coast of North Carolina. All ten people on board survived.[4]
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| Lotus | United States
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The 9-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel foundered in the Ohio River at Newburgh, Indiana. Both people on board survived.[5] |
30 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Berwind | United States
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The 1,141-gross register ton schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean east of North Carolina at 35°25′N 071°58′W / 35.417°N 71.967°W. All nine people on board survived.[4] |
| Gem | United States
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The steamer sank in the Beouff River one mile (1.6 km) above Brown's Landing.[3] |
31 Januaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Industry | United States
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The 26-gross register ton schooner foundered in Bodkin Creek in Maryland. All three people on board survived.[4] |
| New York Central No. 24 | United States
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The tug was sunk in a collision with Colorado ( United States) off Governor's Island in New York Harbor. One crewman killed. Survivors rescued by Towanda ( United States).[3]
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Unknown dateedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Petrel | United States
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The schooner was wrecked in Pybus Bay (57°16′N 134°05′W / 57.267°N 134.083°W) on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[16] |
Februaryedit
1 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Baker | United States
|
The 108-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Milbridge, Maine. All three people on board survived.[17] |
| Waldron Holmes | United States
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The 59-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Point Francis, Maine. All four people on board survived.[18] |
2 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | United Kingdom
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The 2,892-gross register ton steam cargo ship was wrecked on Half Moon Reef, Houtman Abrolhos islands off the coast of Western Australia. Five of her crew of 37 were lost.[19] |
3 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roda | United Kingdom
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The 2,516-gross register ton steam cargo ship was wrecked in dense fog on Jones Beach Island off the south coast of Long Island, New York. Her crew survived. Her wreck sank in 20 feet (6 m) of water.[20] |
4 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Abby Morse | United States
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The 34-gross register ton schooner was stranded in Narraguagus Bay on the coast of Maine. Both people on board survived.[1] |
| Emelie E. Birdsall | United States
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The 491-gross register ton schooner was lost on Winter Quarter Shoal off the coast of Virginia when she collided with the screw steamer Jefferson ( United States). Of the seven people aboard Emelie E. Birdsall, three lost their lives.[4]
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5 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Favorite | United States
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The steamboat sank at her moorings at Coquille, Oregon. She was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| George | United States
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The 29-gross register ton sloop either was lost at Nome, Alaska, or sank off Dauphin Island on the coast of Alabama, according to different sources. Both people on board survived.[4][10] |
6 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S. O. Co. No. 7 | United States
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The tug stranded on Nonamesett Island in Vineyard Sound after her prop hit rocks. Later raised and repaired.[3] |
7 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Any One | United States
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With no one on board, the 9-gross register ton sternwheel motor paddle vessel foundered off Prairietown, Indiana.[18] |
8 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F. L. Lowell | United States
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The 5-gross register ton schooner was stranded at Rodicks Island on the coast of Maine. Both people on board survived.[4] |
8 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel | United States
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The steamer, while laid up for the winter at the mouth of the Muskingum River, caught on gorged ice, she careened when pulled off and sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water.[3] |
10 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addie B. Bacon | United States
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The 422-gross register ton barge was stranded at Flynns Knoll, New York. All seven people on board survived.[21] |
11 Februaryedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kate McNamara | United States
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The 65-gross register ton schooner burned in the Choptank River off Tilghman Island in Maryland. All four people on board survived.[2] |