AH-WR-1031

Plymouth Rock

Schooner · United States · Lost 1888 · Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

A lumber-laden schooner broke apart on the Peaked Hill Bars in 1888, her full crew of six saved by the High Head lifesaving crew.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

The schooner Plymouth Rock, carrying a cargo of lumber from Nova Scotia to New York, wrecked on the Peaked Hill Bars about a mile northwest of High Head, Provincetown, during a storm on April 11, 1888. All six of her crew were rescued by the High Head Life-Saving Station crew under Keeper Charlie Kelley just as the vessel began taking on water and breaking apart.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail, schooner rig
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: April 11, 1888
Cause: Storm
Location: Peaked Hill Bars, about a mile northwest of High Head, Provincetown
Water: Atlantic Ocean, outer Cape Cod
Voyage: Nova Scotia → New York
Cargo: Lumber
Aboard: 6
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established