Helen B. Crosby
Four-Masted Schooner · United States · Lost 1906 · Penobscot Bay & Midcoast Maine
A brand-new Bath-built coal schooner grounded on Penobscot Bay ledges within months of launching and broke up.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Helen B. Crosby was a large four-masted wooden schooner built in 1906 at Bath, Maine, for the coastal coal trade. Only months after her launch, she grounded on the Inner Bay Ledges in Penobscot Bay on October 11, 1906, and subsequently broke up.
Vessel
- 1906
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- Bath, Maine
- Wood
- 227 ft
- 46 ft
- 1776
- Sail
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Loss
- October 11, 1906
- Grounding
- Inner Bay Ledges, Penobscot Bay, Maine
- Penobscot Bay
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Vinalhaven, Maine
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
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