AH-WR-1603

Anoka

Cargo Steamship · United States · Lost Hull recorded in position since 1929, with slight movement. · The Potomac & the Virginia Chesapeake

Anoka is a Peninsula-type wooden cargo steamer documented among the shipbreaking remains in Mallows Bay.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Anoka was built in 1918 by Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. at Portland, Oregon for the United States Shipping Board. The vessel was a wooden Peninsula-type cargo steamship. Its remains became part of the commercial shipbreaking assemblage at Mallows Bay. Partly submerged hull with exposed stern and forepeak; machinery platforms recorded. Hull recorded in position since 1929, with slight movement.

Vessel

Built: 1918
Registry: Maryland archaeological site 18CH505
Builder: Peninsula Shipbuilding Co.
Yard: Portland, Oregon
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: United States Shipping Board

Loss

Date: Hull recorded in position since 1929, with slight movement.
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Mallows Bay, Potomac River
Water: Potomac River
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Partly submerged hull with exposed stern and forepeak; machinery platforms recorded.
Orientation: Resting on keel
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary; Mallows Bay-Widewater Historic and Archeological District