AH-WR-1157

F. C. Pendleton

Schooner · United States · Lost 1930s · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine

A Bangor-built coasting schooner named for her own owner burned at anchor in Seal Harbor, Islesboro, sometime in the 1930s and still rests there today.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

F. C. Pendleton was a three-masted wooden schooner built in 1882 at Bangor, Maine, and named for her owner. She operated out of Belfast on the west side of Penobscot Bay. Sometime in the 1930s she caught fire while anchored at Seal Harbor, Islesboro, and burned, with no reported loss of life. Her hull remains partially intact in about 45 feet of water and is occasionally visited by divers.

Vessel

Built: 1882
Builder: Not established
Yard: Bangor, Maine
Material: Wood
Length: 145 ft
Beam: 33 ft
Tonnage: 408
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: F. C. Pendleton

Loss

Date: 1930s
Cause: Fire
Location: Seal Harbor, Islesboro, Maine
Water: Penobscot Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 45 ft
Condition: Hull partially intact on the bottom of Seal Harbor, showing marine growth.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established