Carolyn
Passenger And Freight Steamer · United States · Lost 1912 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine
An English-built iron steamer carrying potatoes and paper ran onto a ledge off Metinic Island in thick fog in 1912.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1889 at Whitby, England, as Parkgate, the iron steamer later renamed Carolyn was carrying potatoes and paper when she grounded on a ledge at the northeast end of Metinic Island on January 10, 1912. No lives were reported lost. The wreck was documented at the time in the Rockland Opinion newspaper.
Vessel
- 1889
- Not established
- Whitby, England
- Iron
- 289 ft
- 38 ft
- 2241
- Steam, single screw
- Not established
Loss
- January 10, 1912
- Grounding
- Northeast end of Metinic Island, Penobscot Bay, Maine
- Penobscot Bay
- Not established
- Potatoes and paper
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Metinic Island, Maine
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
Casualty outcome, depth, and present condition of the wreck are not established in the sources reviewed.
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Vessel specifications, former name, cargo, loss date and location, citing the Rockland Opinion.
