AH-WR-1620

Chelsea

Coastal Tanker · Lost 1957 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine

She grounded on Sandy Bay Breakwater on 10 February 1957.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Chelsea carried fuel oil in coastal service. She grounded on Sandy Bay Breakwater on 10 February 1957. After floating free, she sank off Loblolly Cove. The Coast Guard removed her crew.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Motor, single propeller
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: February 10, 1957
Cause: Grounding
Location: Off Loblolly Cove, Cape Ann
Water: Massachusetts Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Off Loblolly Cove, Cape Ann
Region: Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Present condition, precise position and casualty figures are not established here.

Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
Vessel identity, type, loss date or year, and named loss locality.