Alice M. Colburn
Schooner · United States · Lost 1923 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
A four-masted wooden schooner carrying construction supplies that struck Great Egg Rock and broke up in a 1923 storm, with all ten crew saved.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Alice M. Colburn was a large four-masted wooden schooner purchased by the Ulen Contracting Company to carry construction materials for South American projects. On January 3, 1923, while bound for Norfolk, Virginia, she struck Great Egg Rock off Manchester-by-the-Sea during a storm. All ten crew were rescued by the Coast Guard, and the schooner broke up over the following day.
Vessel
- Not established
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- Wood
- 225.1 ft
- 43.3 ft
- 1603
- Sail
- Ulen Contracting Company
Loss
- January 3, 1923
- Grounding
- Great Egg Rock, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Cape Ann
- Massachusetts Bay
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Construction supplies
- 10
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 30
- Broken up
- Not established
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- Massachusetts BUAR exempted site
Position
- 42.57° N 70.73° W
- Approximate position
- Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (Mass.gov)
Vessel dimensions, tonnage, date and location of loss.
List of shipwrecks in January 1923, Wikipedia
Corroboration of loss date and grounding details.
