Edward Rich
Schooner · United States · Lost 1899 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
A small wooden coasting schooner loaded with paving blocks that stranded on Sandy Bay's breakwater in 1899.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Edward Rich was a small wooden schooner engaged in the coastwise trade, carrying paving blocks along the New England coast. On August 30, 1899, she stranded at the eastern end of the Sandy Bay Breakwater off Cape Ann. The wreck has long been known to local divers and is managed today as an exempted archaeological site by the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 79.5 ft
- 22.6 ft
- 74
- Sail
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Loss
- August 30, 1899
- Grounding
- Sandy Bay Breakwater (eastern end), Cape Ann
- Massachusetts Bay
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- Paving blocks
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The Wreck Today
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- Massachusetts BUAR exempted site
Position
- 42.68° N 70.60° W
- Approximate position
- Sandy Bay, Rockport, Massachusetts
Position given by Massachusetts BUAR record; not published to full precision here.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
Builder, year built, and casualty details are not established in the sources reviewed.
Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (Mass.gov)
Vessel dimensions, tonnage, cargo, date and location of loss.
