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The Inside Passage & Alaska

Long distances, poor charts, hard water

Gulf of Alaska · Alaska · United States

Steamers carrying gold seekers, canned salmon and mail worked a thousand miles of narrow channel and open gulf.

Charts lagged far behind traffic, tides run hard through the passages, and rock lies close alongside deep water. Add fog, williwaws, ice and winter darkness, and a single uncharted reef could take a crowded liner in minutes. Alaska's losses include some of the worst maritime disasters in Pacific history.

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Records in These Waters

Artistic impression of the AnconAvailable

Ancon

AH-WR-0140

Loring, Alaska

1889 · Passenger And Freight Steamship

Artistic impression of the ATT No. 1Available

ATT No. 1

AH-WR-0399

Alaska coast

Date not established · Army Tug

Artistic impression of the Clara NevadaAvailable

Clara Nevada

AH-WR-0083

Eldred Rock, Lynn Canal, Alaska

1898 · Steamer

Artistic impression of the H.L. TiernanAvailable

H.L. Tiernan

AH-WR-0660

Shumagin Islands, Alaska

1882 · Schooner

Artistic impression of the Kad'yakAvailable

Kad'yak

AH-WR-0414

Kodiak, Alaska

1860 · Bark (or Barque)

Artistic impression of the Louisa DownsAvailable

Louisa Downs

AH-WR-0917

Sullivan Island, Lynn Canal, Alaska

1867 · Sailing Schooner

Artistic impression of the NevaHistorical Listing

Neva

AH-WR-0659

Kruzof Island, near Sitka, Alaska

1813 · Frigate

Artistic impression of the Onward HoAvailable

Onward Ho

AH-WR-0658

Cape Fairweather, Alaska

1916 · Halibut Fishing Boat

Artistic impression of the SS AleutianAvailable

SS Aleutian

AH-WR-0142

Larsen Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska

1929 · Passenger Liner

Artistic impression of the SS BerthaAvailable

SS Bertha

AH-WR-0913

Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska

1915 · Passenger And Cargo Steamer

Artistic impression of the SS FarallonAvailable

SS Farallon

AH-WR-0472

Black Reef, Iniskin Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska

1910 · Steam Schooner

Artistic impression of the SS IslanderAvailable

SS Islander

AH-WR-0081

Douglas Island, near Juneau, Alaska

1901 · Passenger Steamer

Artistic impression of the SS MariposaAvailable

SS Mariposa

AH-WR-0656

Point Baker, Alaska

1917 · Passenger And Cargo Steamship

Artistic impression of the SS OlympiaAvailable

SS Olympia

AH-WR-0473

Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska

1910 · Steamship

Artistic impression of the SS PortlandAvailable

SS Portland

AH-WR-0915

Katalla, Alaska

1910 · Passenger And Cargo Steamer

Artistic impression of the SS Princess KathleenRegistered

SS Princess Kathleen

AH-WR-0139

Point Lena, near Juneau, Alaska

1952 · Passenger And Freight Steamship · 52-134 deep

Artistic impression of the SS Princess SophiaAvailable

SS Princess Sophia

AH-WR-0082

Vanderbilt Reef, Lynn Canal, near Juneau, Alaska

1918 · Passenger Steamer

Artistic impression of the SS YukonAvailable

SS Yukon

AH-WR-0657

Cape Fairfield, Alaska

1946 · Cargo And Passenger Liner

Artistic impression of the Star of BengalAvailable

Star of Bengal

AH-WR-0084

Coronation Island, Southeast Alaska

1908 · Sailing Freighter

Artistic impression of the USC&GS Carlile P. PattersonHistorical Listing

USC&GS Carlile P. Patterson

AH-WR-0916

Alaska coast (site not specified in sources reviewed)

December 1938 · Survey Ship

Artistic impression of the USRC TahomaHistorical Listing

USRC Tahoma

AH-WR-0400

Mitrofania Island, Alaska

1914 · Revenue Cutter

Artistic impression of the USS WordenHistorical Listing

USS Worden

AH-WR-0141

Amchitka Island, Alaska

1943 · Destroyer

Artistic impression of the Walter A. EarleAvailable

Walter A. Earle

AH-WR-0661

Cape St. Elias, Alaska

1895 · Sealing Schooner

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