D. T. Sheridan
Tug · United States · Lost 1948 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine
A steel coal-towing tug that ran aground in fog off Monhegan Island in 1948 and still rusts on the rocks of Lobster Cove.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The tug D. T. Sheridan was towing two barges of coal from Norfolk to Bangor when dense fog put her onto the rocks at Lobster Cove, Monhegan Island, on November 5, 1948. The entire crew was brought ashore safely with the help of a local seaman. Left where she grounded, the steel hull has remained a visible landmark on the island's shoreline for decades, shifted further onshore by a 1970s storm.
Vessel
- 1939
- Not established
- Brooklyn, New York
- Steel
- 110 ft
- 26 ft
- Not established
- Diesel, single screw
- Sheridan Towing Company
Loss
- November 5, 1948
- Grounding
- Lobster Cove, Monhegan Island, Maine
- Gulf of Maine
- Norfolk, Virginia → Bangor, Maine
- Towing two barges of soft coal
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 0 ft
- Steel hull remains largely intact, exposed above water on the rocks of Lobster Cove; shifted roughly 50 yards further inland by a storm in the 1970s.
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 43.76° N 69.32° W
- Approximate position
- Monhegan Island, Maine
Position derived from a published Loran/GPS fix for Lobster Point/Cove, Monhegan Island.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
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