AH-WR-1867

Laura A. Barnes

Four-Masted Schooner · United States · Lost June 1921 · The Outer Banks

One of the last four-masted schooners, stranded on Bodie Island in 1921; her timbers are displayed at Coquina Beach.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Laura A. Barnes was a four-masted schooner built in Camden, Maine in 1918, among the last of her type. In June 1921 she was driven ashore on Bodie Island in a storm. Lifesavers from Bodie Island station brought her crew safely ashore. Her remains were later moved to Coquina Beach, where the National Park Service displays them.

Vessel

Built: 1918
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: June 1921
Cause: Storm
Location: Bodie Island, north of Oregon Inlet
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: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Coquina Beach, Bodie Island, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Precise wreck position not taken into this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)

The precise wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in this record.

National Park Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Vessel identity, stranding and rescue account.
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras
Loss narrative and rescue context.