AH-WR-1625

Hilda Garston

Scallop Dragger · Lost 1961 · Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound

She sank off Westport on 20 February 1961 after her hull was ruptured.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Hilda Garston was built at Somerset in 1945. She sank off Westport on 20 February 1961 after her hull was ruptured. Her crew escaped in dories and reached Horseneck Beach. Divers considered contact with Old Cock Rock a likely explanation.

Vessel

Built: 1945
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Diesel, single propeller
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: February 20, 1961
Cause: Grounding
Location: Off Gooseberry Neck, Westport
Water: Buzzards Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Off Gooseberry Neck, Westport
Region: Buzzards Bay & Vineyard Sound

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Present condition, precise position and casualty figures are not established here.

Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
Vessel identity, type, loss date or year, and named loss locality.