D. M. Munro
Freighter · United States · Lost 1943 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine
A steel freighter was lost as a wartime marine casualty in Machias Bay off Libby Island in March 1943; little else about her is documented.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The steel freighter D. M. Munro was lost in Machias Bay off Libby Island, Maine, on March 6, 1943, recorded in federal wreck databases only as a marine casualty. Almost nothing else about her build, cargo, or the circumstances of her loss has been documented in surviving sources.
Vessel
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- Steel
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Loss
- March 6, 1943
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- Machias Bay, off Libby Island, Maine
- Machias Bay
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 44.57° N 67.36° W
- Approximate position
- Libby Island, Machias Bay, Maine
Position from NOAA's Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS).
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (40/100)
Vessel dimensions, cargo, cause of loss, and casualties are not established in the sources reviewed; very little is documented about this wreck.
Hunting New England Shipwrecks (wreckhunter.net), citing NOAA AWOIS
Loss date, location, hull material, and NOAA AWOIS coordinates.
