AH-WR-1626

Lackawanna

Steam Tug · Lost 1915 · Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

She sank in Nantucket Sound on 15 August 1915 after collision with the barge Nanticoke.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Lackawanna was built at Camden in 1900. She sank in Nantucket Sound on 15 August 1915 after collision with the barge Nanticoke. Two crewmen died. Her wreck was cleared with explosives in May 1916.

Vessel

Built: 1900
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, propeller
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: August 15, 1915
Cause: Collision
Location: Southwest of Handkerchief Shoal
Water: Nantucket Sound
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: Southwest of Handkerchief Shoal
Region: Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Exact present condition and verified wreck coordinates are not established here.

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