Georgia
Steamer · United States · Lost 1875 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine
A former Confederate blockade runner turned commercial steamer stranded on a Penobscot Bay ledge at night in 1875.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1862 at Dumbarton, Scotland, the iron steamer later named Georgia had earlier wartime service as the Confederate blockade runner CSS Georgia. Under later commercial ownership, she stranded on the Northern Triangles ledge in Penobscot Bay on the night of January 14, 1875. No lives were lost in the grounding.
Vessel
- 1862
- Not established
- Dumbarton, Scotland
- Iron
- 212 ft
- 27 ft
- 1000
- Steam, screw, with auxiliary sails
- Quebec and Gulf Ports Company
Loss
- January 14, 1875
- Grounding
- Northern Triangles ledge, Penobscot Bay, Maine
- Penobscot Bay
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
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Position
- 43.93° N 69.03° W
- Approximate position
- Northern Triangles, Penobscot Bay, Maine
Position from a published Loran/GPS fix for the Northern Triangles ledge.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (68/100)
Hunting New England Shipwrecks (wreckhunter.net)
Vessel specifications, former names, loss date, cause, coordinates, citing a period New York Times report.
