USRC Albert Gallatin
Revenue Cutter · United States · Lost 1892 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
An iron-hulled U.S. Revenue Cutter that grounded and was lost on a ledge off Manchester in 1892.
The Vessel and Her Loss
USRC Albert Gallatin was an iron-hulled revenue cutter built in 1871 for the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and homeported at Boston. She patrolled the New England coast for nearly two decades before grounding on Boo Hoo Ledge off Manchester-by-the-Sea on January 6, 1892. The wreck is now an exempted dive site managed by the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources.
Vessel
- 1871
- David Bell Company
- Buffalo, New York
- Iron
- 142 ft
- 23 ft
- 250
- Steam, single screw, auxiliary topsail schooner rig
- United States Revenue Cutter Service
Loss
- January 6, 1892
- Grounding
- Boo Hoo Ledge, off Manchester-by-the-Sea, Cape Ann
- Massachusetts Bay
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The Wreck Today
- 50 ft
- Broken up and scattered
- Not established
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- Massachusetts BUAR exempted site
Position
- 42.55° N 70.75° W
- Approximate position
- Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
Number aboard and casualty details at the time of loss are not established in the sources reviewed.
Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (Mass.gov)
Vessel dimensions, tonnage, date and location of loss.
Service history and loss date confirmation.
