Allan Gurney
Schooner · United States · Lost 1900 · Long Island Sound & the Connecticut Shore
A schooner anchored in New Haven harbor was run down and sunk by a speeding night steamboat, a collision a federal court later blamed entirely on the steamer.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The schooner Allan Gurney was riding at anchor in the usual anchorage ground of New Haven harbor on the night of October 18, 1900, when the sidewheel passenger steamboat John H. Starin, outbound for New York at full speed, struck her on the starboard bow and sank her. The schooner's owners sued in federal admiralty court, which found the Starin's captain at fault for excessive speed and for failing to keep to the correct side of the crowded channel. The case, The John H. Starin, was decided by the U.S. District Court for Connecticut in 1902.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 95 ft
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Loss
- October 18, 1900
- Collision
- New Haven harbor, Connecticut, at anchor in the usual anchorage ground
- New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- New Haven, Connecticut
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
The schooner's build year, tonnage, and ultimate fate after sinking (raised, abandoned, or broken up) are not established in the sources reviewed.
The John H. Starin, 113 F. 419 (D. Conn. 1902)
Collision narrative, date, location, vessel length, and court findings of fault.
