Poling Brothers No. 2
Small Tanker · United States · Lost 1940 · Long Island Sound & the Connecticut Shore
A small 1863-built tanker with a Civil War blockade-running past sank after striking ice off Greenwich in 1940, and still sits upright today.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Poling Brothers No. 2 began life in 1863 as the iron-over-wood vessel Little Ada, which served as a Civil War blockade runner before later conversion to an oil tanker under several names. On February 7, 1940, while carrying cargo from New York to Cos Cob, Connecticut, she struck pack ice in Long Island Sound and sank off Great Captain Island near Greenwich. Her crew escaped in lifeboats and no lives were lost. The wreck remains upright and largely intact.
Vessel
- 1863
- Not established
- Renfrew, Scotland
- Iron over wood
- 116 ft
- 18 ft
- 159
- Oil screw (originally steam screw)
- Poling Transportation Company
Loss
- February 7, 1940
- Ice
- Long Island Sound, about 1.5 miles south of Great Captain Island, off Greenwich, Connecticut
- Long Island Sound
- New York → Cos Cob, Connecticut
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 60-68
- Upright and mostly intact
- Upright
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 40.96° N 73.63° W
- Approximate position
- Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Connecticut
Converted from a published position of 40°57.350'N / 73°37.500'W.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
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