Collector
Schooner · United States · Lost 1883 · Tangier Sound & the Eastern Shore
A schooner capsized in a storm off Pungoteague Creek in 1883, drowning two of her five-man crew while the captain and three others clung to the hull and rowed ashore.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The schooner Collector, under Captain S. F. Byrd, capsized in a storm off Pungoteague Creek on Virginia's Eastern Shore in late September or early October 1883. Two crew members, Black men from Norfolk, drowned. Byrd and three other crew—Solomon J. Lucas, John Godwin, and Millard Poulson—held onto the overturned hull and eventually reached shore in a small rowboat. The wreck was reported in the Peninsula Enterprise of Accomack County.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Sail, schooner rig
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Loss
- October 1, 1883
- Storm
- Off Pungoteague Creek
- Chesapeake Bay, near Pungoteague Creek, Virginia
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- S. F. Byrd
The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Pungoteague Creek, Accomack County, Virginia
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
The vessel's build year, dimensions, tonnage, home port, and the names of the two men lost are not established in the sources reviewed.
Loss location, captain, crew names, survivor count, and casualty count.
