AH-WR-0105

Lamartine

Schooner · United States · Lost 1893 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine

A granite-hauling schooner that capsized off Cape Ann in 1893 when her cargo shifted in a storm, now studied within Stellwagen Bank sanctuary.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Lamartine was launched in 1848 at Camden, Maine, and spent 45 years carrying cargo along the Eastern Seaboard, notably granite for the booming construction trade. On May 17, 1893, while hauling granite sewer heads from Stonington, Maine, to New York, she encountered a storm off Cape Ann; her cargo shifted and the schooner capsized. One crew member drowned, but the captain and mate were rescued by a passing Gloucester fishing schooner. The wreck lies within Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and has been documented by NOAA researchers as a representative vessel of New England's granite trade.

Vessel

Built: 1848
Builder: Not established
Yard: Camden, Maine
Material: Wood
Length: 79 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 17, 1893
Cause: Storm
Location: Off Cape Ann, Massachusetts Bay
Water: Atlantic Ocean (Massachusetts Bay)
Voyage: Stonington, Maine → New York City
Cargo: Cut granite sewer heads
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 1
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: 42.65° N 70.59° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Region: Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine

General area only: coordinate of Cape Ann, Massachusetts from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.