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Kate Harding

Bark (or Barque) · United States · Lost 1892 · Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

A sailing bark driven ashore and beached in a storm near Cape Cod Light in 1892.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Kate Harding was a sailing bark that was driven ashore and beached during a storm near Cape Cod Light in Truro, Massachusetts, on November 30, 1892, one of the countless vessels lost along Cape Cod's outer shoals.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 30, 1892
Cause: Storm
Location: Near Cape Cod Light
Water: Atlantic Ocean
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: 42.04° N 70.06° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Cape Cod Light, Truro, Massachusetts
Region: Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

General area only: coordinate of Highland Light, also historically known as Cape Cod Light, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.