RMS Bohemian
Ocean Liner · United Kingdom · Lost 1864 · Cape Ann & the Gulf of Maine
A Royal Mail steamship that struck a ledge off Cape Elizabeth in 1864, drowning 42 people, most of them Irish emigrants nearing the end of their Atlantic crossing.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
RMS Bohemian was completing a transatlantic crossing from Liverpool to Portland, Maine, in February 1864 when she struck Alden Rock off Cape Elizabeth in poor visibility. Forty-two people died, most of them Irish emigrants who had almost reached their new home. Cargo worth roughly a million dollars scattered across Casco Bay, and the wreck remains one of the deadliest disasters ever recorded in the bay.
Vessel
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- Iron
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- Montreal Ocean Steamship Company (Allan Line)
Loss
- February 22, 1864
- Grounding
- Alden Rock, off Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- Casco Bay
- Liverpool, England → Portland, Maine
- Silk, pottery, and general merchandise
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- 42
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (72/100)
Specific details of the vessel's construction, tonnage, and total persons aboard are not established in the sources reviewed.
Wreck narrative, casualties, and cargo details
