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Glen Island

Passenger Steamer · United States · Lost 1904 · Long Island & the New York Approaches

A Starin Line excursion steamer that burned and sank off Glen Cove, Long Island, in 1904 with nine lives lost.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Built in 1880 as the City of Richmond, the sidewheel steamer was renamed Glen Island under the Starin Line's Long Island Sound excursion service. On December 17, 1904, fire broke out aboard near Matinecock Point off Glen Cove; nine of the 31 aboard died and the burned hull sank close to shore. Wreckers photographed salvage work at the site the following day, and remnants of her wooden hull and paddlewheel still lie in shallow water.

Vessel

Built: 1880
Builder: Hillman Ship & Engine Building
Yard: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Material: Wood
Length: 239 ft
Beam: 36 ft
Tonnage: 615
Propulsion: Steam, sidewheels
Owners: Starin Line

Loss

Date: December 17, 1904
Cause: Fire
Location: Off Matinecock Point, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Water: Long Island Sound
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: 31
Lives lost: 9
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 15-25
Condition: Wooden hull outline and part of a paddlewheel remain, otherwise broken down
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 40.90° N 73.63° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Region: Long Island & the New York Approaches

General area only: coordinate of Matinecock Point from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.