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This section contains an alphabetical list of all known shipwrecks in Alaskan Waters. The earliest recorded wrecks in Alaskan waters begin with Russian activities back to 1750 and the latest I have entered is 2017.
- SS Aleutian
- SS Saratoga
- SS Farallon
- SS Yukon
- Torrent
Lost on May 26 1929, after striking a pinnacle just off the coast of Kodiak, the SS Aleutian was built in 1898 and originally named the Havana. Boasting an iron hull and many luxurious appointments, this 375 foot long ship had a 50 foot beam and originally carried passengers and goods along the route between New York and Panama. The SS Aleutian was...
Lost after running aground in 1908, the iron hulled Saratoga was built in 1878 in Pennsylvania. Nearly 300 feet long and used by the Northwestern Steamship Company to carry passengers and freight from Seattle to points north, the ship has been the subject of intensive research in recent years. Thought to be resting in Prince William Sound beneath 2...
After running aground in January of 1910, the steamship Farallon was abandoned in Alaska's lower Cook Inlet; the survivors nearly froze to death after a month of waiting for rescue with very little in the way of either clothing or provisions. A group of six men set out in a 12 foot lifeboat and were finally rescued after two months at sea; those wh...
Lost in 1946, the SS Yukon is located very close to the beach, in Johnstone Bay, about a two hour boat ride from Seward. 11 lives were lost in the grounding and subsequent sinking. Today, this shallow wreck is still in fairly good condition - a ghostly ship filled with marine life including Lingcod and Wolf eels. A favorite with Alaskan divers, the...
A 641 ton wooden sailing bark that was lost in July of 1868 near the Kennedy entrance to lower Cook Inlet, the Torrent is one of the most historically important shipwrecks Alaska has to offer. There were 125 soldiers, 4 women, 11 children, 2 servants, and a handful of officers, under the command of Captain Richard Carleton, on board when she sank -...
Viscera No 2 of Ward Cove shipwrecked on the reef, Alaska, 1914 (COBB 264).jpeg 300 × 497; 34 KB
The BOEM Alaskan Shipwreck table provides the most comprehensive compilation of Alaskan shipwrecks to date. The table is a list of shipwrecks that have occurred in Alaska from earliest Russian times (1741) to the 2000 compiled from an extensive literature search. See shipwreck sources and notes.
Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015. This section contains chronological tables of all known, referenced or recorded shipwrecks in Alaskan waters. The seven tables are the product of many years of research by Captain Warren Good and Michael Burwell.
Jun 13, 2019 · In terms of lives lost, the Princess Sophia was the worst maritime disaster in Alaska history; however, between 1878 and 1915, alone, 87 ships wrecked along Alaska’s rugged coast. In many instances, there were photographers on hand to document the disasters.
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