Howard
Ship · United States · Lost 1807 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
A Salem East Indiaman bound home from Calcutta with cotton and sugar was wrecked in a howling gale at Brace Cove, drowning her captain within sight of Gloucester.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The Salem ship Howard, homeward bound from Calcutta with a cargo of cotton and sugar, was caught by a violent storm off Cape Ann on 28 February 1807. She went ashore and broke apart at Brace Cove near Gloucester. Captain Benjamin Bray and three crewmen drowned in the surf; the rest of the company survived by riding the wrecked quarterdeck to the beach.
Vessel
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- Salem, Massachusetts
- Wood
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Loss
- February 28, 1807
- Storm
- Brace Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts
- Atlantic Ocean
- Calcutta, India → Salem, Massachusetts
- 200 bales of cotton and a quantity of sugar
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- 4
- Benjamin Bray
The Wreck Today
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Position
- 42.58° N 70.66° W
- Approximate position
- Gloucester, Massachusetts
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
The vessel's build year, dimensions, and builder are not established in the sources reviewed.
Good Morning Gloucester (Jude Seminara research)
Narrative of the wreck drawing on Rev. William Bentley's diary and period newspapers.
