AH-WR-1151

Cumberland

Tug · United States · Lost 1917 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine

A Rockland-built tug lost her tow cable in her own propeller during a gale off Vinalhaven in 1917 and was driven ashore and wrecked.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Cumberland was a wooden steam tug built in 1910 at Rockland, Maine, for the Snow Marine Company. On March 17, 1917, while leaving Vinalhaven Harbor towing a heavily laden barge in a gale, her tow cable fouled the propeller and she was driven by heavy seas onto Green Island, where she quickly went to pieces. No lives were lost, and the barge, though damaged, survived.

Vessel

Built: 1910
Builder: Not established
Yard: Rockland, Maine
Material: Wood
Length: 87 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Snow Marine Company, Rockland, Maine

Loss

Date: March 17, 1917
Cause: Storm
Location: Green Island (Greens Island), entrance to Vinalhaven Harbor, Maine
Water: Penobscot Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established