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Nancy

Schooner · United States · Lost 1927 · Boston Harbor & Massachusetts Bay

A five-masted schooner dragged her anchor off Boston Light in a 1927 nor'easter and grounded on Nantasket Beach, where she became a beloved tourist attraction for years.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Nancy was a wooden five-masted schooner built in 1918 at Portland, Oregon. On February 19, 1927, she anchored near Boston Light to ride out an expected storm; the following day a violent nor'easter with winds to about 70 mph dragged her from her anchorage and drove her onto Nantasket Beach in Hull. Her crew reached safety and no lives were lost. The stranded hull became a popular local attraction for years before being dismantled by a WPA crew during the Great Depression.

Vessel

Built: 1918
Builder: Not established
Yard: Portland, Oregon
Material: Wood
Length: 259 ft
Beam: 44 ft
Tonnage: 2117
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: February 20, 1927
Cause: Storm
Location: Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts
Water: Massachusetts Bay
Voyage: Boston, Massachusetts
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: E. M. Baird

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Hull dismantled by a WPA crew during the Great Depression; keel reportedly buried under the sand
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established