Louise B. Crary
Schooner · United States · Lost 1902 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
A five-masted coal schooner sank locked bow to bow with the Frank A. Palmer off Gloucester in a single 1902 gale, killing six of her eleven crew.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Louise B. Crary, a five-masted wooden coal schooner launched in 1900, was carrying coal from Newport News to Boston when she collided with the schooner Frank A. Palmer in a gale off Gloucester on 17 December 1902. Both ships sank together, and eleven of the twenty-one combined crew died before rescue. Located in 2002, the intertwined wrecks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vessel
- 1900
- New England Shipbuilding Company
- Bath, Maine
- Wood
- 267.1 ft
- 44.2 ft
- 3700
- Sail
- Thomas B. Crary and investment consortium
Loss
- December 17, 1902
- Collision
- Off Gloucester, Massachusetts, Stellwagen Bank
- Massachusetts Bay
- Newport News, Virginia → Boston, Massachusetts
- About 3,700 tons of coal
- 11
- 6
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 350 ft
- Upright, intact to main deck level, bows locked together with Frank A. Palmer
- Not established
- 2002
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; National Register of Historic Places
Position
- 42.53° N 70.29° W
- Approximate position
- Gloucester, Massachusetts
Evidence
Overall confidence: Well documented (92/100)
NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel specifications, collision narrative, and survivor account.
National Register of Historic Places nomination
Confirmation of listing and site description.
