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King Philip

Excursion Steamer · United States · Lost 1935 · Boston Harbor & Massachusetts Bay

The flagship of Boston's winter "clam chowder squadron" of fishing-party boats froze, cracked, and rolled over at her own dock before being scuttled offshore.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

King Philip was a wooden excursion steamer built in 1892 at Bath, Maine, known in Boston as the flagship of the winter fishing-party fleet nicknamed the "clam chowder squadron." Laid up at T Wharf in late January 1935, she was caught by extreme cold that cracked a seacock, flooding her hull and rolling her onto her side at the dock. She was raised and, on April 7, 1935, towed out and scuttled at the harbor dumping grounds in 230 feet of water.

Vessel

Built: 1892
Builder: Not established
Yard: Bath, Maine
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: 169
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: January 27, 1935
Cause: Mechanical failure
Location: T Wharf, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (finally scuttled at the Dumping Grounds, outer Boston Harbor)
Water: Boston Harbor
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established